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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-01
Chnrgcd With Theft

This morning Harry Boyer ana
James Rogers, two young men Who
were recently employed on the Sec
tion gang of the O. Il. & n. at Wealth
erby, who We're arrested yesterday
morning by Chief of Police Jackson
and Constable Yantis, and lodged ii
the county jail, will be called upon u
answer the charge of having robbed
fellow employe. Bluford Brooks, OF
500 on the day following Christmas
Baker City Democrat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-01
OPPOSE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
LOstine Democrat Docs Not Want
General Public to Pay for II.

A movement is on foot to have the
question of a county high school in
Wallowa county submitted to the
voters next June. says the Lostine
Democrat.
This question was voted on at the
general election four years ago, and
it decisively settled, at that time, that
the veters did not favor the proposi-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-01
TROUBLE WITH THE GREEKS.
Section Hands at Barniart Are Max.
ing Threats.


Trouble is being had today with the
Greek section gang at Barnhart sta
tion. This morning the sheriff's Of
flee received a message to the effect
that the Greeks had made threats
against the life Of Section Foreman
NJ. v. Cooper. though SO far no actual
violence has occurred. The trouble
is over the refusal of the railroad
company to provide passes for the
men after having discharged them,
The men are now waiting at Barnhart
for their transportation and threaten
to take vengeance on the foreman
should passes not be given them
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely will go to
the scene should the situation warrant
n
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-01
Notice to Members.

Alpha Assembly No. ., u. A., will
meet Tuesday evening, beginning Jan
uary 2. All members are requested
to attend meetings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-01
WILL FARM IN TEXAS.

Sherman County Farmer Has Leased
5000 Acres i'm Northern Texas and
Orders Large Steam Plow.
A. F. Smith, a Sherman county
farmer, has just ordered a 50-horse-
power steam plow from A. Kunkel,
to be sent from the factory in the
east into the Panhandle of Texas
where Mr.. Smith has leased 5000
acres of land and win engage in farm.
ing on a large scale.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-01

Near Terre Haute. Ind, Frank Hall,
aged IS. shot and killed Claude
Brown, aged 20. They quarreled over
Browns attentions to Halls sister.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-01
KLAMATH PIONEER HERE.

J. B. Rlair Leaves Lakeview for
French Gulch, Montana. to Locate.
]. &. Blair, for the past 33 years a
resident of Lakeview, klamath coun-
ty, is in the city today on his way to
French Gulch, Montana, to locate.
While here he is visiting his brothers
T. j. and G. +. Blair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-01
PIANO
$4,000
Sc Per Month Payments

A Good Secondhand Upright Piano
for O.e0-Another One for
$4,000, In a Beautiful Dark Oah
Case.
Those prices are FULLY one-half the
real value, and you can pay 50 or 80
per month. We are continually TAX
ing In exchange both organs and pia'
nos as part payment for Pianola Pia'
nos, Grand Pianos and Uprights
Such pianos we Immediately dispost
OF by making the price low enough.
Remember, you have our guarantee
of "money back" II not as represented
besides, IL you wish we will take IN
exchange either of the above pianof
at any time within two years from
date at the price you pay towards the
purchase price Of any new plano We
carry. which includes over 80 OF tie
worlds best makes.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
Harmony Means Success.

Il is the stage that attracts the dol
lars TO the business office, and upon
the business Office devolves the task of
expending as few OF the dollars as is
possible without impairing the mag
netism that draws them Thus there
must be harmonious relationship be-
tween the artistic and the commercial
sides OF the venture IL it is to win
and retain public support
II was a knowledge OF these facts
that prompted me TO visit the Colonial
Theater one day last week and see how
Mr. Bacon and Mr.. Kurtzig were pulling
together. I found both OF them very
busy and that was all the better for
my purpose. which was not to study
them posing. They were discussing
Mr. Bacon never argues-some details Of
construction. and so interested were
they in il that my presence was quickly
forgotten Which was still better
IN the profession it is rumored that
Mr. Bacon has never been known to lose
his temper. much less TO swear. while
directing a final rehearsal. and I could
almost believe the incredible story as
he talked with Mr.. Kurtzig That human
dvnamo's readiness to devour ideas, and
his quickness to approve or condemn
them. vas quite as remarkable as the
elaborate digestion and measured com
ment given them by his associate
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

stage is not engaging their attention.,
said Mr.. Bacon.
Is there any proposed arrangement
that Frank and you disagree over?'
asked the business side of the house.
we have not yet definitely decided
to adopt an advertising curtain" he
answered. Il say yes and Frank
says no."
Bully for Frank" 1 shouted Amy
thing else?"
Well. l rather favor suggestion
that we dress our ushers in colonial
fashion" Mr.. I0hrtzig responded. The
costume would harmonize with the title
of the theater. you know
Mr.. Bacon's countenance did not be-
tray what he thought about the pro-
posed innovation.
Never was a theater opened with
greater promise of success than con-
fronts the Colonial" he said with we'll
nigh enthusiasm You see this is the
only substantial and permanent home
of drama that San Francisco will have
for many a day to come, and it's class
Of offerings will be without rivalry all
that time. 1t only remains for us to
secure and hold a clientele from a
population that is almost as large to-
day as it was six months ago. when
half a dozen playhouses of this kind
were competing for patronage. And
that is saying nothing about favor
ableness of location and other things
that contribute to a theater's sue
cess
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
Animation VS.. CaLmness.

The character student who lilSened
kurtzig to d bundle OF watchspringS
struck apt simile, for the little man
was constantly a-quiver with anirna-
ton His speech was rapid. his eyes
sparkled and his hands and shoulders
were even more expressive than his
language And ali the while his part
ner responded merely with an afirma-
tive nod or a negative shake of his
head or an equivocal play of eyebrows
Usually. however. when Ma Kurtzig's
viewpoint had been fully stated and Mr.
Bacon did not regard 1t is entirely
tenable, II was changed by a few
quietly uttered words from the latter
When the surrender was on the other
side, Mr.. Kurtzig's show of triumph
was pleasing to see.
Il knew you'd come to my way Of
thinking after ] explained it to vou.'
vas his glowing acknowledging of
Ar. Bacon's last concession. and he
trotted away, cluckling. to instruct
workman
Friction" said the stage manager
when twittingly mentioned that word
in connection with the recent exchange
OF opinions between himself and part
ner. How could there be friction be-
tween Martin and me. when we are two
Tor one and one for two We may not
agree on every proposition that comes
up for decision. but when we talk it
over, just as we did now. II is settled
10 our mutual satisfaction. We know
each other too well to get into -Iric-
tlon.s which sounds too much like
fighting 10 suit either Of Us
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
Big Acts in Vaudeville.

A noticeable feature of the current
vaudeville season is the number Of
large acts that are booking engage
ments, says New York paper. When
Alfred Butt of the London Palace of
Varieties was over here. he comment
ed upon the massiveness eff the acts
played in American houses. The strict
ly family way in which the vaudeville
houses are run also impressed him.
but the sight of so many large turns
almost overwhe e1med him. In fact there
is noticeable all along the line in
vaudeville a tendency to elaborate and
heighten the tone of shows. Compare
vaudeville with what 1t Was twenty
wears ago and you see how great an
advancement there has been. Twenty
years hence a similar advancement
will have been made.
This advancement should be along
the path of making the sketches 4
little more coherent. How many vaude-
vile sketches there are which contain
an excellent idea, soon lost sight of in
a wilderness Of horse play and joking.
1t seems to me that a really pretty
little thing like Cressy's BILL Bifin's
Baby went really better than many a
Strong Sketch. which probably started
out to tell story, but lost itself in
utter incoherency. Managers are in
doubt as to whether the presence OF
legitimate stars in the bill directly
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
New Plays and Players.

We are now thinking of Christ
mas spectacle said Mr. Bacon, that
Will enable us to show just what we
can do in the way of scenic novelty
and realism In the meantime we shall
present standard dramatic successes.
opening with The Man from Mexico,
and following it UP with Out of the
Fold 'Piney Ridge and Soldiers Of
Fortune in the order named. / have
secured the exclusive Pacific Coast
rights to large number of 'sure-fire
dramas. so we will have no lack Of
material after we get started The
company? This cast of u he Man from
Mexico tells about all concerning them
that has not heen published.
And the cast he handed me showed
that in the Du Souchet comedy he will
play the title part, with Bert Wesser
as Mr.. Majors. Wilfred Royer as War
den Lowell. Orrel Humphrey as officer
Cook Robert Galindo as Bismarck
Schmitz, Milton Mobiles Jr. as Mr. Far
rer, Harry Pollard as Mr.. Douten.
Walter Belasco as Louis. Arthur Kirk
bride as Officer Goosan, Miss Izetta
Jewell as Mrs Fitzhugh, Miss Bessie
Stuart Bacon as Miss Nettie Majors
Miss Eleona Oldcastle as Miranda and
Miss Edna Mcclure as Nellie Florence
We will have a weekly change OF
bill and scenery specially constructed
for each play" Mr.. Bacon continued.
And, an orchestra of eight pieces
that will interpret popular music from
until curtain-rise, Mr.. Kurtzig put
in. Mr. Bonn. who directed the music
at the Majestic when the earthquake
came. will perform that function for
US If the preliminary concert does not
find popular favor we can abolish it,
but Frank and l agree that the expert
ment is worth trying
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
His {doIafYy Is Ardent.

The new theater is Mr. .<urtzig's
idol. No young motner could bestow
more care on her first born than the
aaercurial little man lavishes on me
pretty playhouse which he designed
and has brought to completion in the
face OF obstacles that would have dis
mayed any ordinary man. 1t was al
most ready for opening=indeed the
printed announcements were out
when earthquake and fire attacked il
and were beaten by its concrete walls.
While surrounding buildings of less
solid construction were razed. It stood
alone and would have escaped with
very slight damage II effort had nor
been made TO blow it up IN order to
check the fiery advance upon the Hi
bernia Bank.
But even dynamite could not de-
stroy it. said Mr., Kurtzig. proudly
patting the wall at his side. -Ior only
the roof and some outside scafoldfnv
which the painters had put UP were
hurt by the explosives. Not a crack
was made in the concrete and so well
was the fire kept out that some Of nv
Office furniture was not even scorched .
When the smoke cleared away and
the insurance WAS paid up the inde-
fatigable owner of the theater imr1e-
diately began TO repair DANA ages. His
original intention had been to devote
fhe house 10 vaudeville and spectac-
ular illusions. for which the stage was
specially arranged: but after a talk
with AR Bacon he changed his plan
New York hied Mr.. Bacon to obtain
plays and engage people. leaving Mr.
T. urtzig behind to hcsten the recon-
Sfrslcfion
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
Bohemian Club Concerf.

Promoters of the Bohemian Clubs
annual concert next Tuesday afternoon
in the Greek Theater are more than
satisfied with the advance sale of
seats Enough reservations have al
ready been ordered to assure q very
large attendance, and It looks as if
every desirable seat Will be sold be-
fore the gates are opened This is the
programme:
Overture. The Man IN the Forest
(Joseph d. Redding): song, ITO the
Skylark (words by Bret Harte). Wal
lace A. Sabin; Christmas ode (for solo,
chorus and orchestra), Theodore Vogt
part songs. The Chamber of Sleep
"Bedouin Love Song" (H. J. Stewart)
prelude. The Quest Of the Gorgon''
(solos. chorus and orchestra). Vogt:
part songs. when Sylvia Saunters
By" "A Spring Madrigal7 (Sabin); ga
Vote torchestraD, Redding; selections
from music for a Christmas panto-
mime tStewart); numbers from tho
new opera "Cleopatra" CIV J. Nc
Cov).
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

at the meat of their lines and saying
them at rehearsal anyhow. very
slipshod and disastrous habit for an
actor to contract. Stock company
work also breeds mechanism in treat
ment, and of that all conscientious
players are very much afraid.
These considerations and no others
ing into stock work. Anything they
say. rather than the work Of the stock
company"
Mrs. E. L. Fernandez. while admit
ting that players dreaded the effects
described above, said they also balked
at the awful strain of stock company
work.
1T means twice a day-twelve per-
formances a week" said She Not so
bad for men. but simply awful for wo-
men, who. in addition to everything
else, have the labor of trying on cos
tune after costume each week
Miss Lizzie Hudson Collier who has
had a great deal of experience in stock
company work, was in here this after
noon, and she, too, vowed that moth
ing could ever tempt her into a stock
Company again. The emoluments are
high, but still the artists turn these
offers down and accept engagements
of far less pecuniary value
Opinion along the Rialto ran to the
effect that work in. stock was an ex-
cellent thing for an actor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
BY James Crawford.

Il + A UNION Of extremes effects per-
fection Of balance then the new
Colonial Theater is exceptionally
l. fortunate in it's management, for
two human temperaments more an
tipodal than those thus engaged are
rarely combined in single ambition.
Frank Bacon. imperturbability personi-
fed. and Martin Kurtzig, with mind
susceptible as a compass needle and
Just as demonstratively responsive
there you have them. But the incon-
gruity does not end there. Mr.. Bacon's
mental process was neither inherited
nor acquired in the British Isles, where
aplomb that defies disturbance is recog-
nized as indicative of class" for he is
American-and Western American at
that-to the backbone. And the Latin
like proneness TO emotional display
that possesses Mr. Kurtzig comes from
Teutonic forbears. He was born and
educated in the fatherland
Constant communication between the
two men is unavoidable. Both are ac-
tuated by desire to bring success to
their mutual investment. Mr. Bacon's
experience as actor and play producer
is TO be reflected from the stage, while
Mr- Kurtzig's proved ability as a
money maker is TO be exploited "in
front OF the house" But the interests
OF the two departments are so inter
woven as TO make them interdependent
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
Mansfield in Peer Gynf.

TheP announcement that Richard
Mansfield is to do Peer -Gynt is the
natural corollary to the earlier hint
that he was planning an excursion in
to Ibsen. says the Dramatic News
Mansfield is a poet-actor. and Ibsen.
though in most Of his other plays a
pathologist and pessimist. in Peer Gynt
is poet and an optimist- It is
one of the all-world dramas in the
same sense as is Faust. which II in
some respects resembles. An ever so
cursory glance at the text indicates
that Richard Mansfield has in prepara-
tion for the American public the most
elaborate and spectacular production
lie has ever given them But this will
only be accessory to the poetry. phil
osophy and charm OF the character and
it's fantastic presentment.
Peer Gynt is the story OF a life
threatened with ruin by selfishness.
saved By love Peer is Norwegian
youth with fantastic imagination and
singular bravado who has dreams OF
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

no lesser destiny for himself thap<
kafserdom- His imagination has a
Midas gift, which makes a success OF
all he attempts. At first he only ven
lures the spinning Of harmless LES
about his own adventures, which Re
embroiders out Of the lore Of the noun
tains, as a Jest with his mother. ar
TO enjoy the wonder and applause G.
the peasants. Women are no less SUI
ceptibIe to the influence OF his clever
ness But when his mother dies 10
seizes his emancipation to go on h
world conquest Every material SUE
cess is his; he becomes a plutocrat ar
a power; sycophants gather as his
riches multiply, but he finds no SIN
cerity in these false friends and TO
permanence in his sordid wealth. The
all dissolve and maturity is upon him
without any consolation OF rectitud =
He returns to the mountains OF the north
and finds there the woman who year
before offered him the priceless love
OF a pure heart She has been faith
ful to her love for him her whole life
long. and IN her heart he finds his true
haven and heaven. Here was my
kaiserdom."
This briefly IS the story OF Peer GYM.
it is embroidered in tender sentiment.
frequently with romping. humor ana
at times with fantastic Introduction
Of the supernatural This last Is REP
resented by two allegorical figures.
One is the sordid troll-king. or king
goblin. a sort OF fairy Mephistopheles.
who teaches ITO thyself be enough"
that is. realize yourself by the utter
satisfaction OF your own will. selfish.
self-centered point Of view which Peer
has unknowingly assumed. The other
is the spirit OF final accounting. or
angel Of death. who appears as a voice.
then as a passenger aboard ship. and
finally as the button-molder with his
ladle. and urges Peer to go round
about instead of ruthlessly and In
considerably straight through. and
learn to be thyself." that is his rela-
tion to the scheme Of life and try to
learn his duty. instead Of to crafty
his will.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
By No Means a Novice.

AS every theater-goer of experience
on the Pacific Coast has seen Frank
Bacon play and knows his professional
worth it would be space wasting to
attempt anything like biographical
treatment of him. but of Nj. Kurtzig
less is known, and l frankly told
him so.
Well he responded, this is not my
first time in the show business. for
twenty years ago | came to the Pa
cific Coast as a member of Hanlon's
'Superba company, and liked the coun-
try SO wen that | severed my connec-
tion with the troupe at Fresno and
have remained in California ever
since, engaging in various fields of in
dnstry, more or less remunerative. But
my early ambition to be a manager-
every young actor possesses it--has
never been quenched. and as soon as |
had acquired enough money to justify
me in attempting to crafty it l began
building the Colonial You know the
rest
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
When Labor Was Scarce.

But my trouble only commenced
then" the latter told me. because !
could not get either materials or labor
for anything like reasonable prices.
With Frank hustling and making con-
tracts at the other side OF the continent
] had to do something. and did it"
He pulled of his coat. put on a suit
OF overalls and went to work himself.
Frank explained.
Yes. sir. that's what ] tid.' the other
pursued With the few plasterers and
painters and decorators and other
workmen ] could obtain I labored day
and night We @idnt get the house
ready 70 open at the time announced.
Monday before last but it'll De all
ready Saturday after. next, as you can
see"
Then we toured the interior. and its
appearance certainly. would have Justi-
fed Mr. Kurtzig's pride even If he
had not contributed his handiwork to
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

The Zazell and Vernon troupe of aero
batic comedians return with their
piquant French pantomime, The
Elopement'' the Three Roses will re-
turn with the musical entertainment
in which they pleased Orpheum audi
ences before, and Adamini and Taylor
are to offer a refined and picturesque
act that appeals particularly to lovers
of high class music. Clifton Craw-
ford, the best single entertainer that
ever appeared in San Francisco, will
present new songs and limitations;
Eleanor Dorel, vocalist, will change
her selections, and Leroy and Wood
ford, Fortune and Davis and new mo-
ton pictures will round out the pro-
gramme.
Harry James Travesty Stars appear
tomorrow evening at the Davis
Cafe" and Way Up East both
pieces having been played success
fully by the Weber and Fields Com
pany, from whom the original cos
tunes have been procured. Rice and
Cady, Bobby North. Rosemary Glosz,
Lily Sutherland, Ed. Lynch. Matt
Trayers and the other principals are
said to be exceptionally well served in
both casts, and George Lask has taken
especial pains to make the chorus work
better than evcr-which is saying a
great deal.
At the Central Theater next Monday
evening Lonesome Town" will enter
its fourth week T. o. e." is said to
be in preparation.
An entire change of programme will
rr,t.
cal comedy are offered at popular
prices.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
Stock Work Is Grinding.

From the New York Telegraph it is
learned that in that city there is among
leading women something tantamoun-
to a strike against stock companies.
The stock managers are absolutely st
a loss to discover suitable leading wo-
men for their theaters. They offer high
prices, but lind that even this does not
tempt women of any pronounced ability
to undertake the engagement. Fur
thermore, it is difficult even to find
actors and actresses to fill the smaller
roles.
Mrs II. c. de Mile gives as the rea-
son Of this the fact that actors and
actresses feel they cannot stay long
in stock companies without losing
something vital and yet delicate in
their art.
..The amount OF study demanded from
stock company artists is far too great, :
said Mrs. de Mile. Consequently
they get into the habit Of getting only
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

it's completion. Its general color
scheme is green, relieved by artistic
scroll designs of pink. and the space
between floor and ceiling is unbroken
by a balcony-which will come when
labor is easier to get. The seating
capacity is about 1000, and the pitch
Of the floor is so steep that so far as
seeing the stage is concerned a back
seat is just as desirable as one in
the front row. On either side of the
proscenium arch is a spacious box, and
the proscenium itself is prettily plain.
Behind the footlights there is plenty
OF room for the staging of ordinary
productions, and the dressing and prop
erty rooms are adequate and neatly
fitted. The stage floor can be removed
when necessary and a water scene
produced with genuine Spring Valley
aqua.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

draw the handsome salaries they are
paid.
Indirectly of course they do. Now
wouldn't it be a good thing TO write
well-knit sketches. broadly painted
and conceived. to hit the tastes Of
vaudeville audiences. to act them WE'LL
and dispense with the expensive serv-
ices OF legitimate actors? The experi-
ment would be worth trying. The
trend of vaudeville is, as 1 have said,
upward and onward. and the upward
ness and onwardness will be found to
be in the direction or well played
heavy acts.