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DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. "
IIBILIG Saturday and 8unday, Lew Dockt(Jer and his mlnlstrela
BAKER Resident Btock company In "The Halfbreed." .
OAKS Musical comedy. "Jakey. Mlkey and Ikey." - 1
STAR '-Trip to Coney Island," musical comedy. .' ,
PANTAUt.s--vauaevi. ., : ';.
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LYRIC "The Bushranger. j
NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS.
BAKER "Lovers Lane." :
LTRIC "Held by the Enemy." ,
PROMISES MADE BY
THE PEESS AGENTS
' Lew Dockstader at the Hetlig. .
- 'The Hellis. theatre. Fourteenth and
Washington streets, will. have a splendid
offering nest Sat ur. lay afternoon, eight
and Sunday night. June ( and. T, when
Lew Dockatader and his minstrels play
an engagement The coming of Dock
stader end, his fun-making companions
Is . always-ji source of. 4laaaant.lajitlcl-J
patlon, ' ;th L only minstrel
comedian who plays the leading theatres
in the large cities, and he always brings
with him a company that is first clabs
In every respect The popularity which
he and his - minstrels enjoy is amply
demonstrated by the large audiences
which he attracts everywhere. As a
monologue artist Dockstader la. without
a peer in this country. - His offering
this season is called "A Dull Day in the
White House," the title of which sug
gests a wide scope of fun for his clever
speeches. His -"makeup" in the skit is
an exceedingly clever bit of art, almost
realistic-and on can readily anticipate
the original views which he will present
upon trust-busting, bear hunting, race
suicide and other Important current
topics which are presumed to emanate
from Washington, D. C . T i
The other fun-makers of the company
have plenty of opportunities in their
own : special directions. Kelt O'Brien'
has a new song f ilia own-com posi
tion in the first part called "iirpther
Not hi n'." 'and appears later in a new
skit called "Quick Lunch.' The other
comedians in the 1 company ar John
King, Eddie Mazsier, Pete Detael and
Tommy Hyde, with Harry M. Morae,
interlocutor. The first part is divided
Into what are called "Introductions.
There are three, each with Its own par
ticular end men and ballad singers.
Among the sweet-votoed soloists this
year are Reese v. Prowser. who has a
new- ballad called "What W!tt Tour
Answer Be"; Will Oakland, who sings
"My Twilight Queen." Thomas Hackett
whose song is celled "I'll be Waiting
Dearie," and Wi H. Thompson, who has
a splendid number entitled "'Neath the
Old Acorn Tree.' The setting for the
opening pan is one or tne nanasomest
scenic and lectrle- light effects ever
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Among the many and varied features
of the program not already referred to
is a travesty on secret societies called
"Joining the. Elk," a pictorial, singing
and dancing act called "The Land of
Nicotine." In which a. comnanv of IB
exceptionally clever dancers perform
tne ounces or various countries, ana
a skillful and graceful drill called
"Reveille at West Point" in which all
the vocalists and dancers appear. . The
( "The Halfbreed.at the Baker.
Arrangements have been made with
Oliver Morosco who owns the play for
the . Baker stock companjf to present
"The Halfbreed" which has a great rec
ord of seven weeks at the Burbank
theatre, Los Angeles. It- will open at
the Haker this afternoon, and is one of
the biggest things, aeenlcally that' the
popular stock company has offered this
year, -A '
The piot is laid in the-Indian Terri
tory and ieils with the period about
1.S99, when the Indians were raiding out
lying settlements led ' by a white rene
gade, who, in the play, turns out to be
our half-breed, Spavinaw. , Spavlnaw
and Bm Kennion both love th lovely
daughter . of Judge Huntington. The
former is tliit-Tsiiieatif" polished' kind;
with claws lust under the velvet while
the latter is the firm straightforward
westerner.
Spavlnaw manages to create suspicion
that Kennlon is leader of the raids and
comes within an ace Of getting him
hanged. Many thrilling scenes and cli
maxes are introduced and"- the charac
ters are true types of the western play.
The rainstorm soone is unique, amuHlng
and interesting, and many other scenes
tire-brranct to attract unusual' attention
"The Halfbreed" runs the entire festi
val week with a Saturday matinee, and
the cast of the Baker stock company in
it Is as follows:
' Ross Kennlon, a power in the land.
Oeoree Alison; Delmar Spavinaw of the
rud blood, Robert Homans; Hooley Belt.
long sulrerlng, out noperui, uonajfl
Bowles. Fugit FllDpin, called j "Fuge.
Howard Russell, Judge John Dwyer
Huntington, JSvelyn'e father, William
Gleason; Doc Fraaeo. a. type, William
Wolbert: Emmett Crutchfleld, the sher
iff, James Gleason; Leon Pardeau, host
of "The Hermitage," Edward Lawrence;
Yellow Snake, a full blood Indian, Karl
r. Dwire; Dick, Kennlon's, boy, called
"Little Pal." Miss Mamie Hkslam: How
ard Devlin, of the Circus Royal, Charles
Lewis; Johnson, a cattle raiser, R. B.
PLAYED CLEAN: COMEDY AT MODERATE PRICES
Allen Stock Company Closes a Very Successful Season in Portland and Goes to Calgary Under
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Wanted By theatrical' managers, a
daughter.: . , ,' ' " -
Not all theatrical managers are insert
ing such an ad in (the want columns, but
It might be a good thing if they did.
The presence of a daughter In his com
pany ! the reason, according; to Pearl
R. A'ien 'of the Allen stock company,
tv h turn-(l on tradition and began
ptvlfig really - ekcellent plays wjth his
;-rui.ir pr"d company.
It this arcordlng to t Mr.
Al!i-n; Verna.Fclton. his daughter, La.t
been playing tn his stock company for
seven years. She Is a, girl of more than
usual talent, as nearly every ons in the
coast cities knows. Mr. Allen, whose
heart would make -.1 0 of ' those of ; the
ordinary owner of a theatrical company,
didn t care to see the girl in whose fu
ture he has so much faith playing the
scalped heroine la an Indian war melo
drama or the muchly wronged chee-yild
of the streets In the very Lad plays of
sentiment, that most popular-priced or
gnnliatlons Indulge In. So In order that
Miss Felton might .have the kind of
plaja that, wouldn't, injure ber or any
Pearl K. Allen, Manager of the Allen
v Stock Company,: and Hla Leading
- Lady, Mlas Yerona Felton . C .
one "else, Mr. Allen has ben giving a
class of dramas In Portland that com
pares very- favorably with those seen
at the highest priced' stock companies,
several of his plays, in fact, having
been presented by the Allen people be
fore they were seen tt 1 a seat In the
Klaw & Erlanger houses. '
i- The record of : the Allen ' company
which . has just Closed its season in
Portland Is remarkable in wore ways
than in its having' broken, from bad
melodrama Into- good. clean'Comedy. It
has been running steadily for over two
years without a weeks vacation. The
company was organised . in California
and played in Vancouver, B. C, then in
road stock,' a summer season "at the
Third Avenue in Seattle, two years Con
tinuously in Tacomsvoseven months at
the Star ' in Portland and then at the
Lyrlo in 1 Portland, playing steadily at
the latter house, i with the exception Of
12 weeks on the road. . K , . v.
This week Mr. Allen goes to Alberta,
where he has a contract to play for. one
year In Cajgary, and where he will open
earjy this week, the members oil the
company having but one day's rest bfv
tween their . railway travel and' their
opening day, : s ; , .
Lew Dockstader as "The Man of the
Hour," In "A Dull Day at the
White House,",
Bradbury: Gordon, a cattle raiser, Sid
ney. Isaacs; Robert a servant, James
Waters; Evelyn Huntington, John's
daughter, Miss Isetta Jewel; Dolly Par
deau. with a penchant for "Fuge," Miss
Marlbel Seymour; Susette Stapleton,
caled "Surly Sue," Miss Louise Kent;
Eliza Simpson, housekeeper at Hunting
ton's. Mina Crolina Gleason; Marianne
Adair, a link between the past, and
present. Miss Luclle Webster.
. Vaudeville at thf Grand.
For the rose carnival week at the
Grand SuHrvsards ConshUne'ha'v booked
as good .a vaudeville bill as one wants
to see anywhere. , The leading feature
will be the Thirteen ' Pekln Zouaves.
George Wilson, the original George of
"waits m again" fame, is the special
added attraction. There Is no minstrel
man In the country better known than
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n limiu nor murQ popular ta uiw ucikm-
borhood. Wilson Is a sure shot laugh
very time. - -v '''. -m, '
There are manv singing fours -who
call themselves the American Newsboys'
quartet, but the only and original is
Doogea to appear on tne new dui wnicn
starts at the Grand tomorrow afternoon.
Musical Lowe, who was xylophone solo
ist with Sou sa for two years,, will play
severe' selections on that instrument,
of which ha U credited with being the
master.
"The girl who saya things Is the bill
ing of Nellie Revell, a singing comedi
enne. An especially appropriate illus
trated ballad will be' sung by Fred G.
Bauer. "Roses Bring Sweet Dreams
of You" Is the title and it fits in well
with the Rose Festival spirit P. F. Mon
tressa, who preside over the motion
pictures, promises a new film which will
surprise the public.
Today, and tonight will be th last of
the present program which has the
seven 8amois, Arabian acrobats, Potter
and Hartwall. gymnasts; Lawrence and
Harrington. J3owery types; Macks, Hart
and LaMarr, from New England; Harry
Helm aii, tester, and the pictures, "The
Legend of the Ghost" .... i
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At the Oaks. ,
The, Oaks enters upon a new line of
policy beginning with today. This af
ternoon at 3 o'clock In the new shel
tered Airdoma, Portland will be Intro
duced to the new band of white and
a-old signalized' as' the Herr Waldemar
Llnd- Symrrfiony - orchestra. --Thls or-,
ganlzatlon of 20 artists and their in
vestiture In the striking uniforms of
white, and gold is the particular fond
dream of Manager Freeman, who has
brought about- this organisation com
posed largely of local musicians.
Herr Llnd is not only an artist, but
an. enthusiast and he has entered upon
his work with characteristic energy and
It- Is expected that his concerts at the
Oaks will be a feature of that resort
There haa been a demand for . music
from the . best that the Pacific north
west has to offer and the preparation
of the paat five months will find con
summation when the big program is
rendered , this afternoon.
The evening freo attraction at the
Oaks every night will be a big musical
comedy with bright and catchy music,
winning and whlstleable dancing num
bers and a cast of unusuad capability
and elaborate scenic accompaniment of
fered by the Allen Curtis musical com
edy company. .:
- Allen Curtis is known far and wide as
a character comedian of more than
usual ability. HIS company , numbers
25 upito-d ate performer presenting the
latest Weber-Fierdsv skits; while he has
never been' seen In the Pacific north-1
west it goes without saving that he will
goon make himself known. . The pen-
Mi
Ervln Blunkall, Leading Man With
the Blunkall-Atwood Company.'at
the Lyric. .
ver News, speaking of this company,
says;-. -
''Jakey, Mikey and Ikey" last night
held the audience in one continual spell
of laughter from start to finish and
their surrounding company . of 16 peo
ple. Including a remarkably well drilled
chorus,! were given every opportunity
to score. The chorus In Its entirety
is a show In itself. All the members
are talented, pretty . and shapely and
possess singing voices out of the ordi-nnry.-
They also know how to wear
stunning gowns uncommonly well.
Fifteen song hits were heard during
the action of the comedy and each had
the popular swing and received vocif
erous applause at the hands of the many
spectators. The music was expressly
composed for the offering and it la in
itself an innovation .
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The Bushranger."
-The hundreds of- loyal Lyric pat
rons who have enjoyed the splendid
production and performances that have
been given , at that popula rf arally the
atre will be delighted to learn that the
opening of the new stock season - will
occur tomorrow night when the Blunkall-Atwood
forces will make their first
Portland appearance.. The bill will be
in keeping with the Importance of the
occasion being that thrilling drama of
life "The Bushranger." . .
Ths play Js well adapted to display
the various talents of the company to
the best advantage- Great Interest is
manifested in the appearance of Miss
Lillian At wood, one of America's fore
most leading women who has dis
tinguished herself -in all the principal
cities of the country. The . work of
Edwin Blunkall, leading man and com
pany manager is too well known to
need comment .Ha has made good with
tne Dost or mem. t
In the cast there are a largs sum
ber , of. excellent artist including
unaries tfcnau, uracie fiaisiea, joan
Storm and Lawrence Peterson.
Manager -Flood positively, guarantees
the company to the Lyrlo patrons .and
k it . I . known that the management
always keps Its word, you may take
It as settled that the Blunkall-Atwood
company will be the best popular price
organization mat nas ever appeared
here. First performance of "The Bush
ranger! Monday night Get your vests
now. .' - ;:. A,r
f v Musical Comedy at Star. t
Right on time this afternoon at the
Star theatre the Armstrong company
will Introduce a new musical . comedy
to Portland tinder , the sweeping title of
A Trip to Coney Island.' !. This attrac-
tloa win also be offered twice this
evening as well a twice each evening
throughout ', the " week. There : will be
daily matinees.- All . those who visit
Portland to attena the festival and who
are seeking musical comedy should re
member that the Star is the home of
this popular form of amusement and
the only house making it a specialty.
The comedians of the Armstrong
com pan v are really - funny. the . Drin-
clpals can sing and the chorus is com
posed of .carefully selected girl who
are young, handsome, can sing, dance
ana wear xeusnins; costume. . H.SCU
week there is a new musical oomerlv.
and the one to open this afternoon. "A
Trip. to Coney Island," is the sixth of a'
series.- ..-..''....,.
"A Trip to Coney Island is not bur
dened with plot- In fact . there is
oarcelyv a shred of a story. The piece
Is an excuse for assembling a lot of
humorous situations, clever , dialogue,
By J. F. 8.
A UR train pulled up to the a little
station platform just as the last
1 I coach of the Portland bound Urn-
V; f lted disappeared out of sight be-
. yond the fringe of burned timber
stood , out bleak and forbidding
against the cheerless winter sky-line. It
aa lata afternoon and ws were to be
held In Ccntralla possibly 20 minutes
while a special wrecking outfit could
have time to catch up with and pass us.
It was an aggravating wait . ' , v '
' Ai I went to the rear platform, hop.
Ing against hep that the station loung
ers might furnish some novelty, I had
my first arlimnsa of tha stasra children
off duty, and beyond the deceptive il
lumination of the footlights. Their
presence was so totally unexpected, the
iaea or nair a hundred youngsters clus
tered together on the platform at Cen.
irana seemed so unusual, that for a
minute . I could not understand why
they were there. It was the wrong tlnu
or tne year ror Sunday scsool picnics.
Entire schools do not migrate. What in
heaven's name were all those poor little
tads, to short dresses and knickerbock
ers doir.r there? Could It be that an or
phan asylum was traveling sn masse?
. Under the direction of several gor
geously - dressed young men the flock
was marsnaiiea and got aDoara the train
whera w soon learned that they were
the -members of a children's opera com
pany, .on Its way to ths next night's
svanu. . .,...-,. -'. .- ;'
There was jiomethtnar Inexnresaiblv nit
iful in the sight of the homeless young
ster being herded about-an impres
sion that was not changed by the care
ful explanations of the manager of the
attention he gave his -charges of how
they were drilled In their lessons by
experienced tutors and how carefully
the governesses and nurses looked after
their health and manners. - The care
takers had not washed the grease-paint
from ths faces of the 12-year-old girls,
marked , into impossible rouge smiles,
which were given the He by the tear
streaks -that had furrowed their way
down the cheeks of some of the smaller
children, .--.. -
Tired, restless, unhappy, clutching
meir uoiis ana tneir sewing rags Jn a
pathetic attempt to- be like ordinary
children with homes and mothers, ss
unnatural looking as the toy they held
in their arms, they were an object les
son in child labor that no one who saw
uiem iorgot
, ' e .
Why Is It, If you please,' that we are
lorcea to see children shamelessly ex
ploited in this fashion? As sure as you
see a child who ought to be in the kin
dergarten or the nursery, dragged
around night after night to the theatres.
subjected to- the unnatural conditions of
parading themselves before people, of
working while others are playing, and of
having an exorbitant amount of atten
tion . paid them you can be sure that
somewhere its worthless parents .are
enjoying tne rruit or its youth.- its
health and Its' 'moral welfare The
presence of children on ths stags adds
very little to the naturalness of a pro
duction. They are placed there to gain
no good beyond the mere pleasing of an
audience. They are usually merely in
cidental to the plot, as for instance the
Utterly useless exhibition of children of
tonderyear that Mr. Lackay gave in
"The "Bondman."
"Mr. L Wiggsof Jha-Cabbag Pateh"
can scarcely be said to warrant the use
of babies that it Indulges In. A short
time ago a helpless child of a few
months of age was subjected to the
ordeal of blinding footlights, foul air
and a dozen yelling- men every night
for a week for no better purpose, appar
ently, than that its parents might say
that It had begun it stage career at the
tender age of 90 days. The vaudeville
theatres are old offenders and seem to
tnke particular delight tn exhibiting
children In difficult and daring teats of
skill. "A Doll's House," which stands
out a on of the few plavs where chil
dren are absolutely necessary Xo ths
plot and where the plot seems to war
rant their use, can be arranged so that
older girls can take the part of the
child characters.
Producers of play who use children
seem to rely upon a , general tiresome
sentimentality to bolster them up in
their efforts. They say that everyone
likes to see and hear children and that
the sight of the little dear should do
us all good. That it -doesn't do any
one good. Is too palpable to require re-ltei-atlon.
It' a cheao anneal for sym
pathy, whatever novelty. It one had is
rapidly wearing away, and with it has
gone the Interest of the general public.
This business of exclaiming Ah and O
at every appearanoa of a child' on the
stage Ilka bumpkins at a Fourth of July
display of fireworks isn't as popular as
It once was. And If Mrs. Trumbull and
the child-labor commission keep on as
well as they have begun it will be less
popular stllL- The stags will not have
suffered any Irreparable loss while -'a
few selfish and lazy parents s will -be
kept from letting their children out to
theatrical managers as they would a
monkey to a hand-organ' man. r: -" ' -
jOn the other hand, while the : law
doe right to step In and interfere with
the - uaing of children commercially,
night after night, there la another side
to the question of children -in the the
atre. You can see it on a Sunday after.
noon down in the lower East Bide of
New - York, where live the Slavs and
the Italians and the foreign-speaking
Jews and the immigrants from those
nations of central Europe whose people
look to America as their one chance, for
bettarlng their existence. -There, in the
auditorium of the Children' theatre on
East Broadway, the Educational Alli
ance is doing its work towards fitting
tbo children of these foreigners to be- '
come-useful men and women and its
Instrument is the Inherent love of the
drama that Is found alike in all people.
We can all remember with wliat "
childish delight we saw our first mati
nees, whether they were of "Cinderella"
or "Little Lord Fauntleroy" or "Unci
Tom' Cabin," how we cam home to re
act the parts through many a - rainy -
morning, ana what an ; important part
this dramatic sens played in our lives.
It ha been used by the Educational Al-1
llance . to develop the ideals and the
imagination of the child, to teach him
erect carriage, and self-confidence and.
a proper , enunciation of the English
language. ..
It has met the craving for "a show"
by giving the children of the East Sid
their own theatre, where they can act
themselves and see their companions
act, where they can hear the fairy
stories-and even the more serious works
of the drama and have their horizons
broadened and their outlook upon Ufa
mads better and mors cheerful.
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Of course, this theatre in not a com
mercial affair. Miss A. Minnie Herts,
who took charge of the entertainment
department of the Alliance and insti
tuted the first of the play four years
ago at first set the price at five cents
uii inn ineory mai every cniia couia
save tlve pennies for the performance.
Later It was found -necessary to raise
this to 10 cents because of -the re
stricted capacity of . the theatre. As
Miss Herts wrote In the Atlantic
Monthly describing her VAnfura .-"The
box office count meagre returns, but
educationally we coin the very gold of
young aearts into eternal prom.
That the Influence of this theatre
upon ..the children of New York has
been strongly for the good there can '
be no doubt Whether it would be pos
sible to apply her method locally Is
doubtful. - Mrs. Trumbull tells me that
she has found that amateur perform
ances are objectionable. Inasmuch as
tney aey tne cua up to tne point or
golnr on the stare, f acinar audiences
and that -it Interferes seriously with the
natural duties and pleasures of his' life.
Certainly there "is not the same peed
ror . sucn - entertainment among tne
children of well-to-do parents' that there
Is among those of the tenements, and
Portland's slum children are fortunate
ly few tnnumber. -And 6 to the ques- -
tion or tne . aesiraoimy or tn amateur
J performances that, I presume, depends
argely on the . character of the per
formances, the director and Jhe chil
dren. It is hard to lay down a definite
rule in such matters. There can be no
doubt but that most children have at
some time in their lives gone througii
ths experience and the race doesn't
seem to-be- mueh the worse- for- iu It
certainly contains none of the more
serious objections that hold so good
against professional work, and tt often
adds an entertaining and harmless ex
perience to a child's pleasures.
That there are enough stage children
to count as really important factors In
New York is shown by the theatricals
which are given every Saturday after
noon during the winter In the Waldorf
Astoria. Hero the big east ' room Is
transformed Into a stage and Wilbur
Flnley Fauley, who has charge of the
theatricals, gives some of the old
favorites. Ills actors are stage children
that have grown too big to take very
young child parts but that are still too
young to play" grown-ups. And so these
children In the transitional stags be
tween their dramatic careers give mat
inees for other children. Dlavin Punch
and Judy, Cinderella and translations
from tne French, AiDan ie foines -i
Petit" belnc ia particularly popular
number with the New York children.
Inasmuch as there is this dramatic
Instinct In all of us ana it is bound to
find its expression In the growth and
Improvement of the child It is of course
desirable that It be turned away from
the at least useless channels of the
cheaper and more vulgar theatres and
given its opportunity to expand under
the most desirable circumstances. But
it Is difficult to see in what way the
exhibition of children under 1 years
old upon the professional stags Is going
to bring about this result or any other "
that will counter-balance the effects
of its unwholesome, unnatural Ufa
new and tuneful song and fancy danc
ing. There will also be an additional
specialty In the way of an extra vaude-
..in . . i T-t i A unu. . tin
V ill V nurnwr. aini-n- HVI win-, .......
been engaged for this and will b found
amusing Knocnaooui
Three performances dally at the Star,
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cuse Jr plain and fancy coniedy.
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Star Acts for Marquam.
All week the police department ' and
sheriffs men have been trying to dig up
soma sort of oontrtvance that would
hold Hardeen, a Pantages feature, at
the MarQuam, They have used Oregon
boots, mauacles with Intricate locks,
straight-jackets and even a packing
ease. In hla strange way Hardeen baf
fled every attempt to secure him. His
act-was supplemented with seven Ather
good turns, making up a show of big
value. " -
For the new bill Manager Johnson
ha drawn on the best for his perform
ers. A double feature will be offered
in the Gotham Comedy Four and the
Three Juggling Vannans. The Gotham
quartet stands high while the three
Vannans are fast and furious In their
unequalled juggling work.
There isn't to be an set on the new
bill, for that matter, but could - be
utilised as a feature. Del-a-phone, for
instance, has been widely featured by
other circuits, but -aniages uses hlra
as an ordinary member of the program.
His Imitations of phonographs and his
work as a mimto make Del-a-phons'a
high- priced performer.
The Yialto duo are the fastest dancers
In the game. . They present all sorts
of novelty ' dancing including the new
dance hit The Soul Kiss."
Crawford retnera,-tne eastern com
RATHER BE, MOTHER
THAN STAR, SAYg OLGA
Olga Nethersole Says She Has Sac
rificed Natural Joy of
' Life. ' ' -
edlans whose work the part year . haa
attracted considerable attention, are
coming her for the first time. Bert
Lennen,- a character change, artist of
reputation and marked ability, will add
much to the program. Jean Wilson will
sing a new illustrated song and - the
hi o graph will spin out a new. comedy
film. ; f. V; f
I 1 . -
"Lovera Lane" Coming Nt "
For the week following Th Half
breed,' the Baker Stock company .will
present Clyde Fitch's celebrated rural
flay. "Lover's Lane," opening next
unday matinee June T. This is on of
the . most popular play in stock, and
its charming pastoral pictures, its true
types of characters and beautiful heart
story -all combine to make an Ideal
stage entertainment that the Individual
must be sordid indeed who can resist
J Farewell to Allen Today.
This afternoon and tonight the Allen
Stock company will give Its- final per
formance in Portland repeatinor for
the last time its great success, "Under
Two Flags." . V
New York, , May S3. "If I had my
life to live over again, I would be a
wife and a mother."
In this phrase Olga Nethersole, the
actress, who has pictured on the stag
every conceivable character, impulse
and passion In woman, today admitted
that her life work, so far as happiness,
is to be considered, had been In vain.'
Miss Nethersole, In an Interview, am
plified the. views she expressed on mar
riage last Sunday to members of the
People's institute.
"I have sacrificed the natural Joy
which is s the '-right and privilege of
every woman,'.' she said, . "to gain a
money-making place 4n the stage. I
would rather be a wife and a mother
than achieve fame on the stage or in
any other sphere of professional life.
"The one ideal life, and the one to
ward which education is tending,' I be
lieve, is perfect marriage. Education
make woman free to love with no mer- :
cenary thoughts. The result will be a
more perfect mating, more successful
marriages.
"The star of a borne, 'playing' to an
audience of husband and child, Is hap
pier than a star of a stage, winning the
applause of thousands."
; ,. urn r '' '
. ... Balaac and tho Thief.
. : From the Westminster Gazette. ,
A story, said to be. new, of Balzac Is
related by a French contemporary. A
burglar gained admission, to Balzac's
house and was soon at work, by the ?
light of the moon at the lock of th
secretaire In the novelist' chamber.
Balzac was asleep at the time, but th
movements Of ths Intruder aroused him. -The
burglar, who was working most
industriously, paused. A strident laugh -
arrested his operation and he beheld -by
the moonlight the novelist sitting ,
up In bed, his sides aching with laugh
ter. , - ' .i
"What Is it that make you tnerryT'
demanded the burglar. -
"I laugh," replied the author of "Per
Ooriot" to think that you should com :
in the night without, a lantern to search
my secretaire for money when I can ',
never find any. there in broad daylight,
"7'';;- ' - Next, ;.' .-' .' -'. -
H1 Prnm the f tousfon Pnt. i "
The cyclone now lias had It fling
Has gone a-roarlng bv. ,- -The
next list of fatalities'
is due Fourth of July.