The Portland daily press., 1900-01-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THEIAUNCH OF A POPULAR LEC-
TURER,

VUREh.
1t was about ten years ago that n
young nan OF inherited wen tn, and BE-
longing to one OF Chicago's first families,
returned home from pleasure trip to
Japan. He was known to his friends as
an indefati gable amateur photographer,
and ut the request OF the Chicago Camera
club he exhibited the pictures he had
taken In this Mikado's kingdom as col
lection.of lantern slides. OF course he
was Obliged to explain things as he went
along, and both the pictures and the talk
were so enjoyable that he was urged tn
repeat the entertainment, this time for
a fashionable charity. Then another
pet bsnevolsncs put in its claim to be re-
memtere1. and so 1t went Oh, until the
young man, not yet OF age. discovered
thst he had blossomed into a full grown
amateur lecturer.
The next sum ner he went globe trot-
ting again, and on his return with fresh
views and q new fund of information he
determined to turn professional. He had
grown fond of the work, and as he had
no business interests to claim attention,
he decided that he could not bstter ocou-
py his time than by following the bent
OF lis incllnations. For four seasons he
limited bis Geld to the wetsrn oitless, but
last year, OF the retirement Of John l..
Stoddard, hs stsppsd into the lattsr's
shoes, and tie Hurton Holmes Lenton
Lectures were feature Of the season at
Days.
Last summer Mr.. Holmes journeyed
to the hawaiian Islands. Here be Was
an eye witness Of the scenes incid entail to
annexation, and to the haltipg of trans
ports on their way to Manila, and his
views include not only ths usual colored
stereoptlcon slides, but moving pictures
as we'll, Another spot from which he h as
secured fresh material Ii the Grand Can
yon In Arizona.-Munssy's Magazine.
Burton Holmes will deliver = course
of five illustrated lectures at City Hall,
commencing Thursday evening, Feb
LIST. Secure your seats now at Cressey,
Jones & Aliens.
JAMES O'NEIL.
James O'Neill, who will be seen here
tomorrow evening In Liebler 81 Co. 4
gorgeous production OF 1.-THE Muske'
ters," Is lover OF antique things and
rars books. Some question having arisen
as to whether Dumas entirely created his
famous character OF D'Artagnan, or
whether he wrote his novel with a real
parsonage as center. Mr. O'Neiu wrote
TO II. de Grouchy, q we'll known anti
quarian In Paris, asking him II he could
ind any positive proof as to the real sx-
istsroe OF D'Artagnans. NJ. Grouohy
answered that In a day book belonging
TO the Maitre Caillet, Paris notary In
1889, he found an Inscription stating that
"Msitre Pierre Cadreau does let and
duly devise to Pierre D'Artagnan, Chew
alier Brigadter Captain. aud Major Cen
eral of the Kings Army. house with
large entry. situated In the Rus do Rich
ellen, for Ito iivres q year. The lsas,
IL signed ''Codrcau and UArtagnans,
the lattsr being evidently not as pro
fcient VITA ths pen as with the sword.
This interesting discovery, and ft 1
amusing to noss that D'Artxguan should
shooss house In the street named after
his most powerful enemy. - rendered
doubly interesting from the fnct that II
clears up onoe and for all tbs vexed qaes
tion as 10 D'tragnAn's Christian name.
which unless Maitre Caillet was In error,
was Pierre.
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