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THE .OREGON DAILY JOURNALS PORTLAND. SATURDAY - EVENING, -MAY 18, I8C8. mm- a DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. HEILIQ Tomorrow night Tuesday and Wednesday, Francis Wilson In "When Knights Were Bold." Friday, Portland Symphony concert. BAKER Resident Stock oompany In "Secret Service." LYRIC Allen Stork company in "Nell Gwynn." PANTAGES Vaudeville. STAR Armstrong Musical Comedy company in "The Toreadors." GRAND Vaudeville. NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS. IIEI&G Wednesday, Zlmm Musical Comedy company; Friday, Satur day, John Drew in "My Wife." v PAKER Resident stock company in "Why Smith Left Home," .LYRIC Allen Stock company in "Under Two Flags.' M ,r" 4a V" - w I i - 6' TKB eTAR. . I 1 "i!tJi ' '-v V'' ; v - a aa- 5 . ,;- u at SJ ' - ''j.',i!ni n'r'"1 ''ill. J.., ii.VJJiii'.UirZi ; ,.i. -, I 7 i ?H - - . - TI1E PBESS AGENTS Francis Wilson at Heilig Tomorrow. "WTien Knights 'Were Bold." tha Charles Marlowe comedy In which Fran cis Wilson is appearing this season, is already in Its second successful year in London and Earlier Mr. Wilson pro-' seated It : for five consecutive months in New York city at one of the Broad way playhouses. rt is the general con sensua of opinion that In the role of 61r Guy De Vera, Mr. Wilson Jias the best part one better suited to his personality and allowing him greater .latitude man anything he nu Had sinoo tie fleserieu comic opera. The hero of the play, ' Sir Guy De Vere, has Just succeeded to -the ances tral .acres, fortunes and titles and has gathered about him a week-end party at the old - castle, Beechwood -Towers. Not only his guests, but his relatives ana - especially ni cousin iuiy ko wena continually harp upon the glories of the bygone-ages which appeal but very, little to this extremely modem young man. A severs cold in the head prevents his dining with his - guests end it is also an inducement to copious draughts of whlskey-and-water. under the influence of the latter, in front of the great fireplace in the knight's room. Sir Guy falls asleep and has a dream which is son vivid that It be comes an actuality. The second act of the play, when the dream Is on lit earnest, is said to be brimful of fun, each situation and complication being mors amusing than its predecessors. Each of the week-end guests, as well as . the rela tives' who are introduced in the first act are In the second, not as themselves, Jiowever, but as some, long-forgotteii forebear, the hero alone retaining his 20th jcentury dress and customs. It is come time before he is able to realise that he is really living some 700 odd years- before he is born. The act cul minates In the hero buckling on a com plete suit of 12th century armor o meet la. mortal combat an Irish Jtnlrht of the period, fully accoutered. After several vain attempts to injure his nd , versary , with hlsf sword, Blr Guy not only discards that weapon, but his boil er plate as well and, under the rules established by the lata Marquis cf Queensbury. cuts. in and puts his an tagonist down and out, so that he can not take the "count" ' ;. Wnen B r aoytomef, Daeic to eartu in the third act he recollects much that , he has learned In the preceding one and by iu iniroaucuon or a iew 12th ventury methods,- exposes ' venturer who would suDDlant Lady Rowena's affections and convlnceu ' that i young woman that the tp-to-date present is really much preferable to the "glorious past" -Charles Frohman. who presents Fran els Wilson, has surrounded the star with a company of exceptional merit it is said, the cast including In the rrlncfpal roles, Mary Boland. Clarence Handysides,- Margaret Gordon, Camp bell Oollam. Edna Bruns. -Joseph C. Allen., Victor Benolt and a number if other well-known players. There 1 is ulsft i larae chorus and the scenlo ef fects are said to , be both elaborate find handsome.-. At tha Helllg, three jjights, beginning tomorrow evening. : - ; ;.;:',& : ; . ' John Drew Coming. T?e celebrated American 'actor, John Irew. il presented at the Helllg theatre. May 29 and . JO, by Charles Trofiraan in the delightful comedy, "My Wif-V This brilliant light comedy v hh-h sparkles with wit and teems with fun at every turn is the most- popular jlay Mr, Drew as.yet appeared in. j!r. Iiretr'i actim? as the make-believe liiiMiHrid is a tr. i In - itself and his lra,i;cit lady. 'Bilila Burke, and tha i!o!) Knglinh " comedian, "Ferdinand ;nttcha!k, alve him splendid artistic sssifisnre. The advance sale win open at tiieatre,. Aiay iti. ; ;- p. southern girl, who loves him, will of course ,dbj piayea Dy Miss Jewel who ib a e ironic iavorue in Portland. CaDtaln Thome's love for V.dth v. ney and the great struggle that occurs in his heart between love and duty form the basis of the plot The details are mrimng. There is not so much of the war ele ment, and, no one-sided appeals to pat riotism, it is just a powerful story, dramatically told, and the scenes in me - government telegraph station, wnere inorne goes to send out die- patches to his side, also the scene in Which his brother kills himself to nro- tect him and the cause, are among the most dramatic in modeVn stagecraft The play Is long and unusually heavy, and the matinee curtain will rlno promptly at 1:06 and evenings at 8:06. The cast complete wlll.be: i BrlKadier-General Nelson Randoloh. commanding in Richmond, William Glea son; Lewis Dumont, United States se cret service, known in Richmond aa Cap tain inorne, ueorge Alison; Henry Du mont, United States secret service, Lewis Dumont's brother, Donald Bowles; Mr. Benton Arrelsford. Confederate se cret service, Robert Homans; Lieutenant aiaxwell, 'president e detail, Earl D. Dwlre; Lieutenant Foray, first operator muiiary teiegrapn lines, James uiea- son: Lieutenant Allison, second operator military leiegrapn, rrea aaunaers; Wil fred Vamey, Howard Russell; Sergeant rt iisonr-it.- us. M-aaoury; corporal Et llngton. Walter Renfort: Coroorai Mat- son. Sldnev Isaacs: eavalrv. PhnrlB tewis; artillery orderly, Frank Roland; messenger from hospital, Charles Lewis; Eddinger, Charles Walton; Jonas, a ne gro servant William Wolbert: war de- 8 artment messengers, soldiers, etc; Mrs. eneral Vamey,- wife of confederate of- iicer -or men rana. juina uronua (tiea- son: Edith Varner. her daughter. Miss xietta jeweu:. (Garonne Mitrora. rrom across the street, Miss Marlbel Sey mour; Miss Kittrldge, sewing for the hospitals. Miss Lmclle Webster; Mar tha, a negro servant Miss Leulse Kent ; W 'K- Vaudeville at the Grand With the matinee tomorrow tha Grand will present a new vaudeville en tertainment wWch will be a big Im provement on the bill of the past week, good though it was. 8ulllvan St Con- sidina are "securing several notable features for the new program and there will be enough music, fun and novelty to supply several ordinary vaudeville entertainments. James Harrlgan is the headllner. Har- rlean IS TlOt the man that tha anno- i.a named after but he is even more pop- I lh,n to interest and entertain the pub ular. Harrlean la a tutilur u.-hn h.. a I lie. monologue attachment which has wont Gene Wilson will be heard in the lat hlm fame and a high salary from one I Illustrated song hit and the biograph end of the country to the other. Th present one of the latest comlo juggling which Harrlean does with cla-ar moving pictures. boxes is enough to make an audience T'e orchestra under the direction of hold its breath. I Professor H. K. Evenson will render 2. special added attraction will be! several high class selections. ,;A i - - -;; i i' - ! Is .fill -r ' h II t ! , 7 4 ; . Xl j I T; flit 5 I course with the Wind, though the dis tance covered is actually a good deal f reater. An ice yacht handles very dlf erently from a water yacht, for the sharp runners grip the lea firmly, and the slightest movement T the helm is instantly followed by a corresponding movement of the boat: at high speeds a very slight movement of the tiller changes the course very quickly. . " The up-to-date racing ice yacht- is,' In its broad principles, the essence of sim plicity. Two wooden members form a cross and are held In position by steel wire rope stays; three runners at three extremities of the cross, one swivelling for steering, and a lateen or a lib and main sail of the simplest type, consti tute the craft. Actually, however, the construction is a delicate and complex matter. Some of the timbers are cut from certain parts of the log to produce Just the proper curve. The balancing of the whole craft the position of the sail plan with ref erence to the runners must be care fully worked out. The materials used throughout and especially the steel rig ging, must be of the strongest for the stresses to which they are subjected are enormous.'-...-- ,,. - ,. The latest models are expensive.' and they look it Woodwork is handsomely finished by varnishing and. even' polish ing; fittings are nickel plated, and sails are made by sallmakers whose names oq bills stand for high prices. Every- Waiter . . Damrosch vTHE to. "V NeWYorK Symphony Orchestra andA-'AA' SOLOISTS' " 'i . J2i& Wednesday J.V ,) f -T ,T TT. "a " 'EVENINQ.Kii Thursday - -jf AFTERNOON AND EVENING if?. 3 and 4 Direction ' Lois Steers Wynn Coman SEAT SALE Thursiday, May 28, 10 a. m. Sherman, Clay & Company prices ; 92.50, 92.00, 91.50, ?1 Out of town orders must be accompanied by check. ' thing is should b of tha best and' everything be of the best, for the boat Is called upon to stand the pace, which may be as great as a mile in SO sec- ands. ,- Have Confidence in 0'Day. There -Is no more important off leek; mn that of circuit Judge. There iaj 9 nolitice in this office. The Dresent Incumbent, Judge O'Day. Is conceded to be eminently fitted for the position. He Is no experiment He has the confi dent of both the bar and public and should be re-elected. John Drew Is Coining Coastward the Robert Henry Hodee "The Troubles of Bill Blithers the Bach- company In elor." Thla i edy boiled down to a regular musical com. the fill! nt.ui.ni-. mnA will be found one of the strongest feat- II ures the program. The art of Musical Comedy at the Star. The Toreadors' will be the musical comedy whlph the Armstrong company will offer at the Star theatre this week, beginning this afternoon. The public p.r, Hun .a. . I tiaa cviDQ rmiiso luai ma mummii character change artists. This is one I comedies at Ue Star' are well worth t;;..;,.1 V" 'VA to witnessing. the' Treat'"exwrt "in th. hi,,!'80 . For the fourth week of the engage without a urerior. FrM ci wm I mtnf at th .ArmatronaT comnanv th rend! th Iftteat IHustrnf a mns I nrfira.nizattnn has selected "The Torea F F MOZltfCBsa. t h ft Pari nf An mrtvin I dors." Of course every one knows that picture . operator,! will have new films. I toreador Js a man who Is a profea- ur in wild oanjo playing is rapidly passing away ntJfxw, m?8''rl,0' tnis vanishing! s i UBIQ ClalU V,UI lll II, A girl act is that of the Earl sisters. xnese gins are slneers. rlancor. Bnl Todar will be the last n.rfnF.....l atnnnl hull ftehter in Soain, or of the -present bill with 'The Laughing I Mexico. -. It is on the shadowy plot of Horse, the Doric Four and the other -I burlesque .bull fight, that "The To Interesting acta, I readors" has its being. The main ob- Pantages' Attraction!, lect or the piece is to incite laug-nter. inere are no ran moments in ine fun shows at the Star, for every second mora ia inmainina nmu n An ihn ,ap. The. aim of the management of the I pet The Armstrong brothers and Bar- fantages attractions at the Marauam I m wui" . wonn living, Secret Service at the Baker. rrcbablr the best and most "enduring i f all the plays by the well-known Am erican author,. William Gillette, -Is his ".Secret Service." which the Baker Stook romnanv will present for the entire -nV, opening this afternoon. It is not (inlr lnnly celebrated in its own land. but ha i"i t with ImmeriM success over lu Khttlnnd nnd Krance. The Baker com i mH (fH-e ne of th best produe i - w t t t lie Bfson and Mr. Alison n. ii t. ai tar at ills very be"t in the - ittf bero rl'. He t"Ul play Cap t . - 1 )i n at ha Ui known in Itloli- - -. 1. who In hiding as a npy for the ?'ilt. I tie i-Hit remirei ability of i , t kwiO. Ju-na Varncy, tbel Grand, Is to give the public the very best that Js-to be had, in vaudeville. That rt is succeeding is attested by' the rrowitig' popularity of these attractions each week-, -r s- - - t The feature act for the' week' of Man- day. May 18, wUI be the Bell trio, hich class vocalists. The Bell trio is one of the . best in the - realm of vaudeville. They are singers who possess fine voices and sing tbe beat and cleverest of Lee Morrison and company are comedv jKetcn artists or me rirst water and the chorus is the talk of. the town. A feature of these 6hows is the musical end. There are none but new songs In troduced and these are of a catch v va riety, ine -loreaaors- win De esne- clally provided with musical numbers. and in addition there will be a couDle or extra vauaevuie numoers. Under the present policy there are three shows dally at the Star theatre. one belnr a matinee. The night, shows are at i.m ana sue o cjock. "Nell Gwynne" at the Lyric. Patrons of the Lyric will hall with who have a most nleaslna; act . fea.fh!heP;CUb the announcement that the AU cami lie and uer wonderful troupe of ed- IBn company win revive lis -very sua ucated dotts. and leaping greyhounds. I cessful production of that beautiful The graceful hounds have been trained I . . i.-i . to perform some almost Incredible feats. ZT"!'w ""V o. Wise and Miltotu a darktown suinrise. I Gwynne. The opening performance comedy angers and Indian portrayersi J will occur Monday- night and there is Bert Wlgglo. comedy iuacter: Crawford I already a steady demand for seats at eoo joBKer, comraiuii ano ine Aianonime oox oince inaicating install wiil sisters inH a high class musical act, are I break all records for attendance. When all stars in their lines-And have some-1 previously presented 4Vfrna Felton, in the title character, made her first great, success as a "grown-up" and aroused the srreatest dearee of. enthusiasm . The play tells the true story of the life of Nell Owynne, who was England's greatest actroas 200 years ago. How sho rose from being a poor and un known girl to be the favorite of King (jnaries 11 and the Idol of London. Her beauty, wit. impulsiveness, wayward ness, her sensational exploits, including her famous duel, and an entrancing se ries of stage pictures makes this one of mo greatest or recent dramas. Mis Felton fairly illuminates the part and her support will be of. the very highest order. The management Is paying no neea to expense in making it tne most elaborately mounted piece ever staged at popular prices. First performance on Monday night w - t "Why Smith Left Home." A comedy with a laugh in every line is Broadhurst's "Why Smith Left Home," which will be presented by the Baker Stock company following "Secret Service" and opening next Sunday matinee, May 24. It deals with home married, life and . jao doubt contains features that appeal directly to the av erage married couple. Broadhurst is the author of many successful play a, I both comedy and serious, and is raterl I among the best of American play writers. w Out at the Oaks. Patrons of The Oaks who went out to the amusement park yesterday after noon to the opening were not disap pointed with .what they found there. At no place on the Pacific coast is tbero to be found an amusement resort pos sessed of . so much natural beauty, and this year nature has been i upon by those who have had charge of the grounds. Aside rrom What hatur ham 4nna however, and from the scenic attrac tions the visitors at the opening found that they are to be furnished with many new attractions and specialties for the opening week. Chief among the things that please are the Tyrolean singers, who gave their first concert : yesterday afternoon and again appeared In the evenlna. Portland cimriU heard tnuslo of all klndg and sorts,, irfTrtE T0REAPOR5AT.c5TVRt. from grand opera down the scale to the hits of the vaudeville, but It is safe to ay xney never nave Heard more tuneful meioaies than those sung by the Tyr oleans yesterday. Coming from . the aids or Switzerland these singers have voices adapted to the open air, and they know how. to use them. Their singing ieaiure or tne anernoon. Another specialty, one of another sort entirely, but one that held the. throngs on the grounds spellbound was Harry Breton's "leap of death" in his iiymg automoDiie. From the time he clambfred up the steep incline beside his queer looking automobile until after he had cut it loose and dashed across the aerial gap to safety the pruiators scarcely arew breath. Both the Tyroleans and Breton Will these specialties are a number of , other entirely new to tne . Fort land people, principal of Which is The Tickler, which affords as much amuse ment to the . spectators as to those Duivmg its mysteries. . ; - , , . TWO MILES A MINUTE. On an Ice Yacht Which Goes F4ter Than the Wind Driving It. There is a, widespread bellef.j says a writer in Towh. and Country, that an Ice yacht can-be made to jump clean over huge cracks In the ice, rising to the leap like a huge greyhound and gauging the distance exactly. " Aa, a matter of fact the p res surf of the wind on the sails is constantly : tendinr to overturn the boat and the Instant the leeward runner leaves tha supporting Ice ii is sure to arop into tne water with startling- suddenness. - : . i. The windward runner might' rise into the air at the same instant, but only because the , whole boat would turn with the backbone as an axis as soon as the lee-runner left the ice. '. Ulven . a wide crack or even an expanse of thin ice and the ice yachtsman attempting to do any fancy Jumping is sure to get into trou ble. : , ' . - ; If the, crack. Is wide enough the boat rtay shove her bow under the Ice on the far side instead of landing on top. The writer knows, because he has had this very thing happen and had to crawl out on the boom to escape drowning. Watching the sailing of an Ice yacht for the first time is likely to furnish surprises for the sailor whose exneru enoe hae all been on melted ice. For Instance- the main sheet Is never eased; the yacht always runs close hauled., re- kgardless of the direction of the wind. in running oeiore tne wino a gigzai course, is taken, the boat tacking so af to keep the wind always on one quart ter or the other. . In this way the vaeht can get from one point to another much quicker than by running - a straight - So . .... .- 'r-, Sixteen - years ago. v wneii Mr.J Drew made his.' first .appearance as a,str, ln The Masked Ball," In New York" city, Mr. WJlllam Winter 'wrote the' follow ing tribute' to the actor,-who was then atUl Jo his. thirties: ; . ,..,,- Mr. Drew is esneciallv welcnm ha. cause he .represents In the art of com edy, the spirit- of youth and hope and joy. - In our utilitarian clvltsatlon there is., need of the 'Jeyous element and men and women by whom it Is inmarted are public benefactors. The adminis tration or mere nuarity -indeed Is an Influence , that -baa been rtuahnrt tn e-r. cess and it ought to be repressed, rather man-invigoratea; lor it promotes vac-, uttv ' of mind, - pertness, slang, and a coarse and commonstrain of manners. The administration of joy. on the ; con tra rv is a sweet and eentle influnnce. diffusing refinement, humor, and -kindness,, and its augmented prosperity must; ever, be deemed a public benefit' In. i each ' successive theatrical genera- j tion this spirit has had Its represent ativesactors who have gained the f feet ion . as well aa the admiration Of the' people-by contribution to--make i r r. them happy.4 Eetcourt andjWilks ifcnd Lee Lewis and Banister, thejate Charles Matthews' and the late Lester Wallack were . artists of ( that kind, and John Drew comes of that -lineage, and surely: has earned a rank in that honorable company. . , ,., , ,, ""He 1s dellghtfuJ tn'-the vein f qul- , . Voke, and has an absolute command of It . He is thoroughly in earnest and his attitude toward his art is that of intellectual purpose and authority.. Mr. ,T Drew's acting, furthermore,, is lllumin- . a ted with the lustre of high principle, personal purity and a life of thought v: and refinement.-' Nobleness and grace In art are absolutely dependent - on 7 nobleness and frace in life; no actor reaches the distinction to which Mr. l; Drew has .. . attained, without deserv , fog. iti- .1 7 i Mr.ii Drew is' comingy to ;th-Paclfle a coast shortly and will be seen in "My . Wife,'l a comedy In which he has played ... the most successful season he has ever ' bad as a star. ' :Mj-. Charles - Frohman -has provided a large and distinguished . ; compwny '-to suoport- MK- Drew and his advent here will be the really Important 1 feature of this season s Jtheatria Jns- s
