The Portland daily press., 1901-02-14
MUsIC AND DRAMA.
"BEoKY SHARE" {"

BECKY SHARP"
Miss Gertrude Coghlan, whose success
fuI portrayal OF Thackerays great char
acter Becky sharp In VANITY Fair"
has proven one OF the theatrical surprises
OF the season. will bring her big produo-
tion to the Jefferson theatre Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 18th and eOth.
Miss Coghlan's SUCCESS In this character
Is unquestionable. She has always been
considered a young actress OF rare anih-
ty. but when 10 was announned some
months ago that she was to begin her
starring career In dramatisasion OF
Fhackeray masterpiece. IL caused All
sorts OF comment IN the theatrical world,
ana her friends feared lest she should
! make failure. They all knew what a
cinioult role she was undertaking and
that in preparing the prod nction II would
necessitate the expenditure Of many
Thousands OF dollars. The production
was made, however, and Miss Coghlan
began her starring career with perfect
suocess. It WIS bold attempt, and the
pluoky little woman. who by the way Is
scarcely out OF her teens, deserves all the
credit and benefit that she is now rsoeiv-
ing Her father, the late Charles Cogh-
Ian, was one OF the finest romantic actors
of his day, an artist to his finger tips,
and his daughter In this respect, is a
chip OF the old block. Coghlan is rare
old theatrical name and the indications
are that It will live and remain popular
with the people for years to come.
VANITY Fair is a very heavy scsnin
: production and the company supporting
Miss Coghlan is an exceedingly large one
WONDERS OF THESSALY.
1.-The Wonders of Thsssaly will be the
subject OF Dir Burton Holmes lecture at
City Hall, this evening. The lscture will
be properly illustrated with stil pictures
t, in addition to which the following mo-
tion pictures will be shown: The Luoa-
MIA leaving the pier, New YORK. Irestle
and Tunnel, White Pass and Yukon rail-
way; The White Horse Rapids, Yukon
river; steamer Kinau dischnrging car
go OF hawaiian cattle, Honolulu; surf
dashing on lava coast, Hawaii; caravan
of Caraoba carts entering the walled
City, Manila; the Ninth Regiment, U.
Infantry, on the bridge OF spain, Ma.
Mia. This regiment has recently served
in China; battle of Ballaug, r. l.. the
Third Infantry, Col. Page defending an
earshwork; Rikshas arriving at tins
Grand Hotel, Yokohama; Geisha in a
Tea House, Toxic; Geisha Dance, Noza-
wayas Garden, Yokohama; combat by
Japanese Swordsmen, Toxic; "Jim Jut-
su, the japanese Art of Self Defence, IL
lustrated by tsn wrsstIers, Toxic; the
"Geta Dance" In color, Yokohama
Course and evening tickets on sale at
Cressey, Jones Il Aliens
EroN.THoMPsoN.
1t Is hopeless task to attempt to trans
fer even q 1.-THE of the charm OF Seton
Thompson's wood life to cold type. Aid
ed by the marvellous camera effects, the
! heaIer seemed for the time 20 have gotten
far away from his city home, with its
blare OF torches, its hundreds of cam
paign marohers and its humdrum life,
and he was studying the animal tracks
in the snow, Watching the beavers in
their gigantic engineering operations, or
studying the chief hares as they syste-
winters crop of hay.
The charm or Seton Thompson art Is
In its simplicity. its novelty ana the
flavor Of the forest which he imparts TO
all OF his descriptive work. Whether he
is analyzlng the tracks OF the hare, imi-
tating the challenge to battle OF the bull
elk, or repeating the mocking bark OF the
pin gopher, he Ia all the time carrying his
audience farther back from the foothill
into the Rockies and getting them nearer
to the true life of Nimrod.
Great sale OF seats to the above lectures
which are given at City hall February
10th.
HAROLD BAUER.
Philip Hale, In the Boston Journal
says: "Ihis was remarkable concert
Mr.. Bauer not only gave pleasure &c
the inveterate and greedy concert goer
he also awakened respect, sympathy, and
lively admiration in the hearts of the
hardened musician ana critic. His pro.
gramme was exactipg, Tor Ii demanded
the display OF mature thcughtfulness,
musical bFiniance. deep emotion, as well
as mere grace, delioacy, and exalted tech-
MO. he set for himself severe task. He
accomplished this gloriousiy, and with
the true modesty of a great oonqueror.
The pianist interpreted the mightiest OF
composers (Beethoven) as no pianist hal
done here since d'Albert moved all hearts
r by his reading OF the slow movement II
, the same masters Concerto In @ major
The performance or MIR. Bauer was q
masterpiece of rhythm, sentiment, poetry
understanding"
Mr. Bauer is at kotz sohmar hall Febru
. aIy 10th, Seats at NJ. Steinert's & Son
, Co., Thursday morning.
= PHELAN STOCK COMPANY.
> The offerings OF the Phelan Stock com
3 pany yesterday at the Jefferson were wei
/. received by good slzsd audiences, both II