SOCETY TURNS OUT , ; EN MASSE TO ALL THREE PE RFORmANCES Portland's Opera Season a Bit .J IUl. l joyeu vviuiaii DECLARED REAL A TREAT Combination of Strong" Opera Cast Irresistible. , k- Th Hnrlal ajinfrt of the ODCra IS OT16 curiosity, some because everybody else is to be there and others to nam over ' tha familiar strains of favorite arias. But the real compelling charm is the musio itself, interpreted by masters oi rorld renown, accompanied by a superb orchestra. All leave, ruic, u moods according to the individual -tastes, but most pronounced or aay - . l - . - 4..,i.. -0 tl. ihpu tur. fArm.iua Inst heard, the thrones of people were entertained thoroughly. oeyona tne usual reacn i iue iuubiv. J In each "case the dramatic note was ...... L 1 Vi Batlfv1n(F gtfftlft The opera season was taken greedily ' by patrons of art and the same faces f . I vnv 111n 1 Vl A tHAOtA 1 yr luq 11 J IO L yau iiiicu v . - - . Mih iwrrormtnce. ine antnnaia dren'S after Christmas ennui; having ; tasted too freely of .all tne tempting sweets, tne RaDDV memories loaay am ' doubtless not unmixed with a very real fatigue. Taklnjr grand opera, fol lowed in. each case by the-ballet, in ,-three large helpings in Just two days ' is strenuous pleasure finding. AIUVUK IUWBC OCC 11 11 ..IV, WAO M." niaht were: Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett -and ruests. Mrs. Elliott R. Corbett.- - - . . mar T 1 j 1 U. a U.mII a.V ana mr. ajiuj u duiiiu aua - OaJvin HelUe &nd cuestrV Mrs. Rob , ert walker. Mrs. Elliott Kelly, Mrs. i Stephen Appleby, all of Tacoma; Mrs. AlMAndF PantftsTes. of Seattle, .and 1SA4a4Alr X2aI11 " Dr. and Mrs. Charles Edwin Sears and guests. Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Cof fey and little Misses Norma and Mar- ceua Bears. t jonnson, i. .ti. .tsernegger. ' Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Moore and guests, j . Ti - i J m . a "m" -av - oooit mauyiu evuu iait, . muuic, ; , u a mum Mil o. vr Vs. v and Mrs. and Mrs. Natt McDougall. r t t w - wi j . - an iiiiH iiiwrr mi k wrrei m i rvi a o o ; xeyte. miss tavira leveront, Miss Blanc a Saroya, Mrs. M. Saroya and Miss Fely Clement. Mrs. Warren E. Thomas and guests. Mrs. John F. Logan, Mrs. W. H. Boy er and Miss Avis Lobdell. Miss Abby Whiteside. Misa Dorothea Nash and Edward Lister. Mrs. Delphine Marx, Mrs, Herman PoliU. James F. Swing, Henry Teal and E. C Mears. - Mr. and Mrs. Guy Webster Talbot others noted in the audience both ..oamruay aiiernoon ana evening were: - - MN I J. Hnrrman Mica lf..v.n, UAff. 'man. m r I'nafie. Nh.i Mr. t-t rt . wreen. airs, r reaerlck Kothchlld, Mr. - ciuu jura. j. vvesisT idnn. Mr. ana r. 1, 111LUEV iJUlflr ill T. Mill! ,11 TH Krkln WaaH Xfi itrm rtmi.i i - - I'M, WfU 0. ,uuiu uuu -I iweitrauii, Mr. ana Airs. fTanjc j- auB onjr riart, Mrs. aoiomon iiuKii, me aiiesen mrsca,- ur, ana ; ra a. u. v-aiianan, vt. ana Mrs. r aui ,M;Rey, jur. ana Airs, ira rowers, Mr. - ana Mrs. Marry JNicoiai, Mr. and Mrs. : AURA Wll H Jr. nf Ksf.m Ml. an t Mrs. N. G, Pike. Dr. and Mrs. Henry -Waldo Cos. the MUspk Henrietta V. i and Mary Failing, Colonel and Mrs. Henrr Cabell. Mr. &nr1 iwrra . u.n-n. Flelschner. Mrs. Henrv Metzcrer Ulu lrrart Ratil.r Mis. U.ml il... . . . , n r .1.. XJnlnft. T 1 I Mlsa Htloda Kdmelin. jMr. Jnwnh 1ST " I AO I Wll.t. TM1 1 ( w -n . , . J:' tom.rT Mrw TV.ItAr w nun-ail x(- . n ilium MarMMi.r iwii.a moiaia Maw ; w. ... . . A . . . . . . S Master, Miss Gladys Pitts of Victoria, . U.; Miss ixuise Poulsen, Hiimar -Pabst. Dr. Kenneth A JT u.VM.i. v-Mlssea. Jean and Harhapa Kf.nlr.n.t. " " W1U9 i McGinn. Mrs. J. Coulsen Hare, Mrs. . W. B. Hare, Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Pet- ,sei. Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar Llnd. Mr. o..v. mi. xzu rum, .Mr. ana Mrs. li, : C Colt Mr B.nH Mr. W.li.. u- n.l. "u no. limuias m. Joyce. MISS aiiB, jr. jeiierua. ur. ana ; Mrs. W. A. Cummlng, the Misses Har riett and Shanna Cummini. Mr and . 1 Ala Dt.. T T . . , , . Mrs. Henry w.. Wamer. H.nrv w.v. Tl.r TA1ll W.Mtnv.. If a ; - Kurt Koehler, Mrs. A. J. Mpbr'Mr. Uigmund Frank. Miss Mary Louise FeU otaaeimer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.' Aoama, miss Daisy Adams, Mr and Mrs. Alma D. Katz. Mis. Rh..rm.A to Mary Ponces Isom. Miss Jean - r " uiw u. nan. ,aM AA.uer.ne riari, Mr. and Mrs. James TP n rlrinn Vri- .i . Ridgley, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher L.iim4 ."-nsn, Mrs. Thomas Mul len. Mrs. xroes. Misa Marjory Forbes -wu owning, Mr. and Mrs. : v. o, wacKson. Mrs i. . tm. u. Warlna Mr. Pnui i il, . . , . . 1 H... Ann Tl 1 VMHV 111. Al 1 UK. " " " , fliers, jiibs Annie ru .ouvtuu, ar. . aa Mr8 Charles F Jserr. Mr. and Urn TjikU u um. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kerr, Mr. and Mrs! . f- rmon, Mr. and Mrs. Isadora "'V1 Mrs., j. Dittenhofer. -Misa Cornelia Cook. Mrs. N. E. Ayer. Miss Margaret Ayer. Mrs.- Hasei Blu mauer Litt. Mrs. Thomas Pmn,. u. G. P. Campbell. Mr. ant Mr. u,nr ipOttenhelmer, Mr. and. Mrs. John Kerr. . i wfluwu. D.WC11. Air.-.ana. - Air. M1vwn , r-;Harris Mr.' and Mrs. Arthur Murray j Mava nwvu, niW VP XVfllilJ, fflTM. 1. rTOft men mritMB u a .i i . . -r..i , Mrs. Mark Gill,Mrs. Harry E Coleman. , a vuiua.ib All, . tnu - ; Mrs. v w.uiam Washburn. Mrs. Hmrr juuVm. arry i-ang. Miss Flora , AOBH1DI1ZL - Air. I KlihAl Mb Vlf -j -SrcheVMra. Edward Hirach. Mrs. B. G. .r. tuiu jars, u xiraaanaw. : Mr. and Mrs.. Lee Hawley Hoffman. . lit. LeJr Gregory. ' ' : ntsin .KeportSays rotttr liOm-PaUaka Are Reported to Save aaned AS of Tbelx Officers ' --.ia Tfprtstac. f; ,; s . 7 "LmdotvJ March 'iu P.) Their demands for," demobilization having been refused,- Bulgarian regiments' at Lom-Palanka have mutinied and killed all the officers, according to Bucharest dispatches received here tonight. Man Eecojers Sight WKen Head Hits Post Kaola, California, i. jkan. , 10 fl- Blind, Xs Tletlm of X,ncky Accident As He Alights .Prom Traln " " Richmond. CaL, March 25. U. P.) Bjr a isemlng jntreclt the eyesight of George Payne, Pinole - resident, ' blind for 10 years, is restored" today. Ai Payne alighted from a train at Pinole he bumped b head against a post. - For a moment his eyes pained sharply. Then, he declares, there was a flash of white light and he was able to see. " ' . .. OCCURRED UPON THE River Lays Strong Claim id Being Most Historic on the Face of the Earth, From the National Ooyrtphle Magtshie. The Euphrates is the largest river in western Asia, and civilization Is re puted to have come Into being upon its banks. For 6000 years at least em pires have risen and fallen on its plain, conquering armies have marched to battle, and a hundred cities have come up out of the earth and fallen into ob literate ruin again. The Euphrates lays a strong claim to the honor of being the most his toric river on earth, and certain it is that in ' the region it drains, along with its twin sister, the Tigris, man first emerges from: behind that im penetrable curtain which divides the known from the unknown past. From then henceforth civilizations have risen and fallen, nations have come and -. gone, cities of rare beauty have raised their proud heads above the plain only to pass on into obliter ate ruin. The Euphrates rises in two arms, flowing parallel to one another on the north side of Taurus mountain, through narrow valleys into which pour innumerable small streams from the high Armenian plateau. The north ermost of the two ibranches Is the shortest, but it is generally regarded as the real source of the river. It lies to the north of Erezum, while the longer branch passes It to the south. The two branches are divided by the wild mountain district of Dersim. After uniting they form the Euphra tes proper, which boldly breaks its way through the mountains by a zig zag course that carries it now to the right and now to the left. 'Now it flows for SO miles at right angles to its general course, then 60 miles par allel to it, and then 180 miles at right angles again, as though It were headed for the Mediterranean sea. Then it winds to the south for 80. miles. Here it takes up Its general trend to the southeast and with innumerable sharp windings and bends, but with only & few broad curves, it heads its way to the sea. The air line distance of the remotest spring' of the Eu phrates from the sea Us only 800 miles, and yet its -waters must travel 1800 mllea-before -they reach the sea. In, the last 1300 miles of its course the 'Euphrates is slow and sluggish. wandering all over the land when it has opportunity, making that which it touches a marsh and that which it can not reach a desert. Its fall during the last 1200 miles is only 10 inches to the mile, and it broadens out so much that while it contains enough vater to float the greatest battleship, it is so shallow that at places a swimmer cannot float In it. British casualties in all the war fields during February showed a total of 739 officers and 17,847 men, a grand total of 18,586. CIVILIZATION'S DAWN BANKS OF EUPHRATES TO GIVE RECITAL TOMORROW ' -' ; ; : '-'J i I ' - v i 1 fx : f 'V ' 1 w f V ""7Y f r Eleor.SaiifoPd.Large, who will - " - , little Theatre , On of the notably delightful events of the week will be the dramatic read- lngs from Shakespeace and songs with Shakespearian texts to . be combined tomorrow evening at the Little Thea tre. ; Mrs..Eleanor Sanford-Large will read scenes from "Cymbellne" and "As Ypu Like- IV m Mrs. - Henry W. Mets ger wm jsing; "Bid on Discourse'' from HOUSE AGRICULTURAbeOMMITTiEE -J - - - - " r : . y ' - y . The' house agricultural committee, which has reported favorably a bill carrying an appropriation of $24,501,093 for agricultural improve ments and expense. This is an increase of $1,529,311 over the current appropriation. Seated, left to right, around the table: Congressman Lever -of South Carolina, chairman (holding; the gavel); Chandler of Mississippi, Rubey of Missouri, Jacoway of Arkan sas, Keilly of Wisconsin, Ward of Xew York, McDermott of Illinois, Steele of Iowa, McLaughlin of Michigan, Howell of Utah, An. derson of Minnesota, Wilson of Illinois, Hawley of Oregon, Helgcsen of North Dakota, Haugen of Iowa, Overmyer of Ohio, Doolittle of Kansas, Lesher of Pennsylvania, Young of Texas, Heflin of .Alabama, and Lee of Georgia. VILLA THE VICIOUS AND THE Brutal and Lawless From Boyhood, Mexican Bandit Lead er Has Waged Wild Career of Crime That the Uni ted States Now Seeks to Check. Ar VICIOUS-FACED man of 87, very much in need of a shave; person of big muscles and swaggering gait, unkempt of dress and body, and crude of speech. His head is covered with black hair, as crisp and curly as a negro's; his Bkin is the color of a well-smoked meers chaum; a small dark mustache' serves to mask a mouth which is cruel even when it Is smiling. He is General Francisco Villa, the Mexican bandit, or, as known - to many, "Pancho" Villa, the "Tiger." Villa is the man whom soldiers of Uncle Sam have- been ordered to get "dead or alive." following the mas sare of civilans and troopers at Columbus, N. M. If they succeed It it will mean the passing of one of the most romantic, if savage and brutal, characters in modern history, rather Died, Brokea-Kearted. Francisco Villa (he was christened Doroteo Arango) was born at El Rodeo, on the River Nazas, whose fertilizing mire has enriched the cotton district of La Laguna., Villa's mother died a few days after his birth. " His father, broken-hearted over the escapades of the wayward son. went to his grave when Villa was still a young man. , Arango had sacrificed many com forts to give the boy a good educa tion. Villa learned by heart the catechism at a parochial school; but. however, he took very little interest in the Ten Commandments, unless it was Just enough to break them. The mischievousness of his nature was manifest in his early youth. After six months in the school of the priest, Ladislao Martinez,- he came near to killing his preceptor by placing a lighted fuse in the ear of the horse the priest had mounted to hurry to the bedside of a dying man. The horse became so frightened that he jumped from the top of a high cliff into the river, which at that time of read scenes from Shakespeare at the Monday evening. "Venus and Ahdonis," by Bishop: "Mis tress Mine." , from "Twelfth Night." by 6. Coleridge-Taylor; Who '.is Syl from "The Two Gentlemen From Verona," by Schubert; "Harkv Hark, the- Lark," from "Cymbellne,' by Schubert. Charles Dlerke will be at the piano.' The entertainment is open to members or to anyone who pays-the membership dues of SI at the door. the year was dry. The horse was killed. The priest emerged alive, and. with his leg broken in several places, spent two months in bed thinking over his pupil's brutality. rinds Way to Jail. v From the day that Father Martinez was almost killed Villa did nothing but rob the mipas of corn, hunt rab bits, shoot quail and torture his com panions. This latter accomplishment so! grieved the young barbarian's father that he decided to send Villa as an apprentice on a Norwegian merchant ship, of which there were many on the Pacific. Then the -crisis came. Villa had his eyes on the herds of cattle that were grazing on the prairies near his home town. He made himself conspicuous by the extraor dinary cunning and intrepidity he ex hibited as a cattle thief. At the age of 14 he was already a "general" a general all-around thief. But despite his recognized craftiness he fell into the hands of the rurales, with all the boys who were his truant followers. Don Arango, his father, cried, begged and did everything he could, and -finally obtained the release ef his son from prison with the promise that he would send him far from home. Villa left the Siera de San Fran cisco for the Sierra del Rosarlo, but In spite of the warnings of his father and the discipline of a severe em ployer he again started on a career of crime. A few years later he com mitted his first murder, that of a young magistrate whom his sister loved. Beoomes a Bandit. For more than 14 years after that night of tragedy "Pancho" roamed the. woods and the hills, hunted by the rurales, always terrorizing them and always eluding their grasp. Time after time he escaped capture by strategy. He made his pursuers ap pear as laggards and blunderers. Under their very noses the bandit would perpetrate his deeds of daring, laugh at the rurales, then escape to the hills. The posses Invariably re turned '.n a day or two, shame-faced and discouraged. With each new1 raid "Pancho" grew bolder, until he came to be known as a daredevil and a fighter among fighters. When Madero revolted against Diaz. Villa cast his lot with the revolutionist, giving up for a time his routine of professional outlawry for the purpose of satisfying his re venge. Diaz, you see, had placed a price of $10,000 on "Pancho's" head, arousing the bitter enmity of the mountain bandit. Joining Madero brought Villa into the national af fairs of Mexico, and since then, either as a-' defender of the government or as a rebel, he has been a figure- of prominence. With all his illiteracy he can scarcely read or write and with all his blood lust. Villa has shown him Belf a born soldier. He is not a mili tary genius of the European- -type. but just the tactican and strategist for the country in which he has fought and will continue to fight this time the troops of Uncle Sam. He creates an army from a ragged horde. 'He is feared by his own horde because of his vindictive temper, which strikes forth without warning, and he is feared by his enemies be cause of his brutality. A atagnetlo Personality. "Pancho" is of magnetic personal ity, cunning, resourceful and - alert. He has some of the capacity of Stonewall Jackson for driving his men on forced marches and appearing suddenly at the unexpected place, striking a telling blow, then disap pearing utterly, only to .be heard from a week later miles aWay doing more damage. He has the nerve to make a bold attack as witness that on Columbus but even his friends say he will run to avoid a battle with a force of equal size.. One must not believe that Villa is a coward on the field of battle. Far from it. He fights with the savagery of an animal, and he , is as ; cunning. There is not a water hole, nor a trail, nor a cave big enough to hide iu throughout the fastnesses of the mountains that "Pancho" ( and his fellow bandits do not know about And so, say military experts of the United States, the people .of -this country should not grow impatient if Villa is not' captured within a short time. No hunter attempts to bag a tiger without a due amount of -caution. 5-.. Acquitted Three. Times. : Charles Ci ty, Iowa. ' March 2 5. Wil liam., Waterhouse was acquitted by a Jury itoday for: the third time on . a charge of operating Sunday motion picture , shows.- . The whole- town la stirred up over the fight against the movies, which Is led by clergymen. The losses of the British forces in Mesopotamia In the 'recent battle near Felahie are estimated by the Turkish t K AAA . GENERAL WHO Brigadier General PershingxHas Fine Record in the Army for Achievement and His Ability to Capture the Man He Seeks Is Not Questioned by Any Who Know Him, w HEN a newspaper reporter asked a United States officer the other day, "Can Pershing catch Villa?" the officer replied laconically: "Can a duck swim 7 From which it is to be inferred that the army thinks Villa is a 100 to 1 shot i (or less) in the man hunt now on in. Mexico. Who is this Pershing fellow de tailed to command the expedition after "Pancho," the tiger of the Mexican foothills? What has he done to merit the coveted stars of a brig adier general? Not a few persons have asked these Questions the last fortnight, evidence that fame and glory are but short lived. A hero of Indian wars, of the notable battle of San Juan, Cuba, and of the Philip pines should remain longer in the memory of a patriotic people. The man who will trail the cruel and tunning Villa through the treach erous passes of the mountains to capture him "dead or alive" was graduated from West Point in 1886 as senior cadet captain, the highest honor which can be bestowed by the academy. Neither "grind," nor "pull," nor prowess as an athlete can win this meritorious ' grant, for it betok ens alike scholarly excellence and soldierly distinction, a sound and well trained mind in a body expert in the management of arms and horses, and best of all It betokens the self-control which warrants the responsibility of command. Prom Academy to Cavalry. Pershing, modest and unassuming, left the academy to enter a more rigid training school. He was as signed to the old Sixth Cavalry and in the days that followed shared in the task of dealing a deathblow to the power of Geronimo and his Apaches in opening the southwest to the white man and civilization. Al most from the start he began to re ceive those "recommendations" which mean so much to the soldier more than any symbols of rank or wealth or Influence. In August, 1887. Gen eral Miles complimented him for "marching his troop, with, pack train, over rough country, 140 miles in 48 hours, bringing in every man . and animal in good condition." In 1889 he rescued a party of horse thieves and cowboys who were be sieged by hostile Zunis without firing a shot, and was "highly recommended for discretion" by General Carr. Dis cretion is not a common thing in a young soldier with a keen liking for rough and tumble work. His western training ended with the Cree cam paign of June. 1896, in which he gained "especial recommendation for judgment and discretion. From all that Lieutenant Pershing was called back to the bustle and coldr of West Point, and was serving as tactical officer there when the Spanish war broke .out in 1898, At his own . request heSjoihed his regi ment, the Tenth -Cavalry, and went to Cuba, winning distinction at San Juan and other, battlefields. ' His own colonel furnished all needful comment on his conduct:- "I have been in many fights and was all through . the civil war; but on my word he is the bravest, and. .coolest .man under fire I ever saw in my life." . From the excitement of Santiago he came back to Washington, and for a year solved "difficult and vexatious problems"- at a desk, as head of the division of customs and insular af fairs. Then,, in September, 1899, he was assigned- - -o duty in the Philip pines, again at his own -request. He was sent at once to Zambonoga, where he . reported ' to General Kobbl. and was ' made adjutant general of the district of Mindanao and Jolo. In June, -f900, -he was transfered to the Fifteenth Cavalry, where ne, received his promotion as'captain in the regu lar service..,-:,. :-y .;( . v ; -Xa the VfcUlppine. j Pershing's service in the Moro country gave him peculiar- qualifica tions for commanding a., post, and he was sent to Iligan. . General Davis had been operating for-some time in Mindanao and - had. - conducted . the most severe fight tn all the Philip' pine campaign south of Lake Lanao. The "-general had established Camp Vicars, and all through the hot sum mer months of . 1902 he tried to pacify the Moros and bring them to a realization of the authority of the United States and of the - friendly intent of that country .toward them. His efforts had . not met 'with -the success hs ' desired; and he oast about for a .young officer with .cour age and , determination; good Judg ment and men tan balance, and pos sessing- 'these peculiar- qualities of diplomacy -"'Which, .would qualify him for dealing ; with the savage tribes men. . . . Captain Pershing was 30 miles to the northward and had - shown Just the qualities as an officer which Gen eral Davis desired. - He was sent f on In five days,, and practically without an ' escort, - he ; traveled : from.. Iligan . r. '. r . ... - ... - . - -fc SEEKS HIM to Camp Vicars and reported to Gen- eral Davis. During the succeeding weeks no man in the service met with more trying experiences than Captain Pershing. Day after day he would leave his camp with an. escort of a troop or two of cavalry and travel through a hostile country, seeking by moral suasion to bring the sultans datos and leading men-to a peaceful attitude and to the acceptance of the sovereignty of the United States. Pershing did his work well. No assignment that came to him but was accepted uncomplainingly and carried out to the best of his ability. Promotion zs .Bapld. For a part of 1905 and 1906 Cap tain Pershing was military attache at Toklo, and for a few months accom panied Kuroki's army in its campaign against the Russians In Manchuria. In 1906 occurred Pershing's promotion from captain to brigadier general over the heads of several hundred ranking army officers, an honor which had few precedents in the an nals of the American army. Presi dent Roosevelt made the appointment. In 1906 Pershing returned to the Philippines and became governor of LMoro ' province. When some Moros again showed evidence of hostility he led Uncle Sam's troops against them, resulting in the defeat of the brown men at the battle of Bagsag June 12, 1913. The marriage of Pershing to Miss Frances Warren, a daughter of Sena tor Francis E. Warren of Wyoming, was one 4t the big social events of the year 1906. The wedding took place In Washington and was at tended by President Roosevelt. In August of last year Mrs. Pershlnr and three of the four Pershing chil- aren were sufrocated to death in a fire which destroyed the general's house at the Presidio of San Fran cisco. Though grief-stricken by the terrible tragedy, he hid his feelings from fellow officers and went about i a.-.' . ,J,.',',wi(..'.'Mfl,")', FD) 3P 2 W 5 4 Our Hand - Filled Packets of Vegetable and Flower Seeds Contain generous portions of Fresh, New-Crop Seeds, in varieties best adapted for home and market gardens in the Northwest. . ' - . Rock Plants, Perennials, Vines, Shrubsy Hollies, Roses, Fruit and Shade Trees, Stra-wberries; Bush Fruits, Rhu barb and Asparagus Roots should BE PLANTED NOW. OUR 164.PAGE CATALOG, Ifsting the .best of everything for home Irardensf Fertilizer Booklet and new edition "How to Grow Kose will be mailed -to you on request. . ASK FOR CATALOGUE NO. S00 t his duties commanding - troops along the Mexican border. General Pershing is Just the kind of leader, say those who .are best ac quainted with his - record, to send after a foe with the eyes and ears and cunning of wild creatures foe like Villa and his horde - of bandits. He'll pacify. ; if .? possible, any mis trusting troops of Carransa, but, they add, he'll go after Villa with the ag gressiveness of an unleashed bulldog. FELICE LYNE MAKES DEBUT.IN PORTLAND AS Ml Ml IN 'BOHEME' (Contlnaed rreitf Page One ) ' doors for the matinee at 1, but the line rapidly extended far into the street.' and the doors were - opened in the morning. By ,11 o'clock all of the seats were taken. This, Mr. Pan gle said, was the heaviest rush ever recorded for the lower priced seats, Balcony and parquet and all of the available boxes were filled at every perzormance.- i : "X.e Boheme" Kara Treat. As for the production of "La Bo heme" last night,-it must go into his tory as a rare treat, Indeed. ' With an ideal Mimi supported- by five other brilliant stars such as . Olivet Marcel as'Musetta; Gulseppl-Gaudensi as the poet Rodolfo; Thomas .Chalmers as the painter, Marcello; Jose Ma'rdones as the Philosopher Colllne. and Glorsri Fulitl as the musician- Schaunard. there remained nothing further to be desired in the way of vocal and his trionic equipment. Paolo Ananian as the landlord was, too, a potent factor In the splendid ensemble. Moranzonl conducted and the . orchestra did its part, to perfection. Effect Intensely Dramatlo. Miss Lyne scored from the begin ning, for It became apparent at once that her voice is all that has been said of It, fresh, clear and glorious. She rose to C In altlsslmo at the close of the first act and held it there firm ly while disappearing from the Paris attio studio with her lover Rodolfo. The dying scene in the last act was given with intense dramatic effect, After the third act the applause was so . insistent that Mlml. Musetta. - Ro dolfo and Marcello were compelled to bow their, acknowledgment more than a dozen times. The handclapplng would not cease, and when finally Miss Lyne appeared alone a storm of ap piause swept the house. Even the members of the orchestra stood up and joined vigorously in the handclapplng, Tamaxl Ulnra Xs wonderful. Tamakl Miura is a wonderful CIo- Cio-San. At the Saturday matinee perform ance of "Madame Butterfly", she lived the part. ' It was a portrayal the like of which has never been seen In Port land. This ouminutive Japanese soprano not only possesses a voice of remark able timbre, but it is free and open and soars to heights that others fear, ap parehtly with the greatest ease. Every note, every flourish, seems so natural that - the listener becomes charmed. At the end of the first act as the curtain fell upon the love scene of Plnkerton and Cio-Clo-San, the enthu siasm was so intense that many stood in their seats with cheers upqn their lipa It was a tremendous climax, with tympanies thundering, muted trumpets snarling and strings shrill ing, but the glorious voice rose above it all, blending In perfect Intonation with the lyric tenor of Riccardo Mar tin, who essayed the role of Plnkerton, the handsome officer of the U. S. N. Petite Woman Pits Part. Graceful in her every movement, the little Nipponese looked as lovely and dainty as the famous cherry blossoms of her native Nippon and as tender. Riccordo Martin made an ideal lover, and his voice, too, was a revelation in this triumphant climax. It will be long perhaps till Portland opera lovers again have the opportunity to see and hear this scene presented with such consummate artistry. The orchestra, under Conductor Moransoni, again played a most delightful finish. It was in the long night watch and the final hari-kari which gave the scene in which Madame Miura' natural gifts enabled her to scale with ease sht of the opera, the supreme achievement Yonnip Eloinnie TESTED - r fe&era0ie, Juoidec anSQermittum Tet It was all so delicately done. Just as delicately suggestive, yet tremen dous in its appeal as the orchestra tion which Puccini weaves in and out " of . the warps Into the tragedy of a de-" spoiled love. - : , Jt Enough, Merer Too nCuen. . The suggestion of an intense grief, yet never the demonstration that stir to the" inmost of one's whole nature,,, : yet never even approaches the display of a grief made manifest but not suf- fered. Just enough all the time, at no time ever too much. - " Even the child entered Into th spirit of the scene. So much' of it was thrown into contrast by the woman who could not understand, to whoitt! the whole joy and pain of the forsaken-, love-wife was an unknown story. - One of the exquisite bits was the rnenaiy engagement or the flowers p between mistress and maid. The scenic effects were gorgeous." 1 -The tribute of flowers that wa showered on the principal singer did. not begin to express the appreciation. of the audience. Neither did the many' repeated curtala calls that greeted all'. of the performers at the end of the act seemed to satisfy the desire Of those present to express their gratl- " Pavlowa Xs Dancer Supreme. The Coppelia ballet given at the matinee was a rare performance. The . beauty of the setting, the harmony or the coloring and the picturesqueness of the costumes were fittingly ap propriate to the series of dances, which, make up this spectacle of Joy for eye. and ear. To see Pavlowa and to witness her. surrounded by such a competent band' of dancers is to mark a milestone in: one's experience. The ballets of the larger stages afford more in numbers and more room for the pirouetting, but they do not offer a better ensemble. One has not' seen toe dancing unless one has seen Pavlowa. And the way she trips her toes and shakes her feet ia unison with the runs of the violins is a delight to the eye and a fasclna-. tlon that will ever be hari to resist. ; . Effect Was Gorgeous. When the curtain lifted on the Btag-' lng of the Spanish dances, following.! La Boheme, a scene of color that wash gorgeous and beautiful met the eye,J.. And when the fandango, the tarantelle.i the dancing mad whirling and steps of the villagers were mixed in con volutions of the dance the effect was" gorgeously kaleidoscopic. The inimitable Pavlowa proved her self an actress as she mimicked the village flirt and teased her dancing partner to his best endeavors. Even those Fathered about her on the stage seemed carried away by the entrancing music that made one keep step in spite of himself. They shared with the greatest glee the revelry that was open to everyone. It was a most brilliant setting and M a fitting close to tne most successful. season of opera Portland has wit, nessed. The company leaves for Seattle this morning to fill a season of two days. Real Skiddoo Citizen. Des Moines. Iowa, March 25. George ; Washington Mercer is Des Moines t "skldoo man." He has had the same , office for 23 years. The building has; a 23 foot frontage. Ills automobile number is 23. Mr. Mercer arrived in.-' Des Moines on July 23. 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