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' r TnE. SU3TPAY OREGOmy, rORTLAD, DECEMBER 24, 1916. 2 players will mov into the Maxine El SEASON OF BENEFITS NETS GOOD SUMS FOR NEW YORK CITYS NEEDY DURING PAST WEEK Christmas Trees Will Be Feature of Tomorrow's Programmes in Many Theaters, With Actor Folk Dispensing Generously Several New Plays Billed to Appear Soon. liott (vacated by William Hwlge and HIGH COST OF LIVING INVESTIGATORS ARE AMONG THESE NEWS CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHS Boston and New York Federal District Attorneys Are Instructed to Find Out Reason for Prices Count Tolstoy Is on Visit to America. "Fixing Sister") and offer an unique programme of short plays. The email theater seems quite the thing this year. "Treasure Island" started the style at the Junch and Judy Theater and Is playinsr its second season ln'the artistic Jittle playhouse. At the Bandbox, m r ifty-ninth street. where the Washington Squarers used to play. Helen Freeman and her play ers are drawing crowd nightly and then there is the-Little Theater where "Pierrot the Prodigal haa played lor many weeks. The Bramhall Players have another tiny playhouse uptown, and there are several In Greenwich village, all de voted to the exploitation of the drama. In most of these no salaries are paid Elmply art for art s sake, and the re ceipts from the moderately priced tick ets are used to pay expenses, the rest going into the association fund. "Treas ure Island and "Pierrot the Prodigal" are not to be classed with the organizations. ( - "; ' . ! : -JTv 1 f : - - - -c . - ; ' W i k -V - - Vi . ' " " ' X WA l - : ill n 5" v -''"1 viiK lr - 4- ; -- f Sir i - v,4?s ? -f w - f , ; - 4,- ii'r - - ' - ; ' V 7 '"'V' ''""i ii$&mJ? . : ? a,-" - ' -:fN. Ill , A is - - "VV - ' -' " - - - . . ., 1 ..m --' Llebler A Co. to Return. Liebler & Co.. at one time one of the most, prcomnent theatrical managers, have announced their intention of re turning to their old business. Their productions were on the hlcrhest scale ana out tor the ill-fated Century, they mignt stin De m the producing bus! ness. "The Christian" was one of their Big moneymakers, and Jt was followed ly many others. The New Theater failed to attract the desired throngs and Liebler & Co. obtained the lease and set about to crowd the house. The hoodoo that had affected the first own ers was passed along with the lease and eventually the Lieblers were force into bankruptcy. It is strange that their return should come when the Century has dispelled ine nooaoo. for "The Century Girl" Is pacKing tne nou.se ror the first time in its history, and itr seems as if the ghost had been laid. No plans have been announced yet. but the new com pany will bexwelcomed with open arms. White Rats Worry Manager. Theatrical managers are a bit wor ried over the attitude of the White Rats, a big theatrical organization made up principally of vaudeville and musical comedy people who have been trying to secure an agreement with the managers. A strike is threatened. but the date is being kept secret. One 'loader said it would not be when the theaters were in shape to fill their. places, but at some future time, to be announced later. One thing cer tain, if the White Rats can make it. It will be when least expected and least desired. NEWS OF. THE THEATERS (Continued From Flntt Page. amuser whose jokes "ana jingles keep the audience laughing from rise to fall of curtain. Th'e ninth episode of the photo drama of the Oregon woods,-"The Lass of the Lumberlands." with Helen Holmes in the leading role, has numerous dra I matlc incidents. The continuous performance today. commencing at 2:15 and ending at 11 o'clock, will mark the final appearances of the London Singing Bell Ringers and the supporting programme of unequaled vaudeville. IT I -be Ur , MOn; v - i J7f.:' G. li? jSrrcZ&Tvaxt. VLWv . . Zs'rnvr 2jrrer ry" oscsw. . - . - . n - j aV-0 Vfl 1 V 1 - i' t . T IS reported that Fuad Pasha will be made Minister of Turkey to the United States if the allies will let him come over. BT LLOYD F. LONERGAX. NEW YORK. Dec 23. (Special.) The season of benefits is on us. The week before Christmas, known as the poorest week in the theatrical cal endar, usually is given over to benefits or special performances of some sort. Tuesday. Cohan & Harris donated their theater and "Captain Kidd, Jr." for the Actors Catholic League, of which Jerry Cohan is president and many promi nent ineatricai Aio Pd'af a Great that no further "violation" take place until the case be settled. It is being watched with great interest by many others, who give or take part in Sunday benefits and the outcome will have much to do with" future activities. Tribute Paid to Bernhardt. A pretty tribute to the great French actress was paid during the past week by Lauretta Taylor, whose play. "The Harp of Life," in spite of some adverse criticism, has caught the public fancy. folks are officers and i . .Y - J""- Vv- v""r,"r" r'lri- brouhmT ooHiJ If, rfeal.?ift "iUt ance t Empire Theater in honor of brought a goodly sum into the club 1 co u c i v,iu . few guests and all of them invited ones. treasury. "Captain Kidd. Jr." has had a most prosperous run and it would be im possible to donate an evening except at this time of year. So. too, with the Hippodrome benefit. Mr. Dillingham set aside Saturday evening's perform ance for the "Save-a-Home" fund of the Evening Mail, which takes care of de serving families and accomplishes much good. At this time money is' greatly needed and the proceeds will be used for belated Christmas cheer and for as. sistance during the early months of the new year. Many theaters have donated the(j services for other affairs there will be Christmas trees tomorrow on several stages, and the kindly actors and actresses the most charitable peo ple n any profession will help to make Christmas a brighter and happier day. Charity Performers In Court. An interesting case, in connection with a charitable affair at the Hippo drome a week or so ago, was in the courts the other day. New"York does not have Sunday performances, except at tne vaudeville and burlesque houses, which term them "sacred concerts." There is supposed to be a difference in the character of the weekday and Sun day show, but it often happens that the difference is so slight that it is almost invisible. Every little while, some the atrical manager is haled to court for violating the rule, but benefit per formances are usually let alone. This time, the Hippodrome was selected and among those summoned to court were Anna Pavlowa and Toto (the clown) as well as the owners and managers of the biggest playhouse m the world. Their "offense" consisted in appearing at a Sunday performance for charity at the Hippodrome. This seems carrying matters a bit too far, when there are so many violations of the law in vaudeville and burlesque theaters. The case was put over for a week, but the promise bad to be given When Madame Bernhardt was in New York, before she was charmed with Peg O' My Heart" (Miss Taylor's first big success) and expressed a desire to see her play something else besides comedy This time they met again and Miss Taylor offered to have a special performance of the new play, but Madame could not leave the Empire, so the entire "Harp of Life" company was moved bag. baggage and scenery, to the Empire for one afternoon only and the performance greately appreciated. The feature of Bernhardt s second week was the little part she played in English. It was a light comedy role and she enjoyed it as much as the audience. The engagement is rapidly drawing to a close, and everyone re grets that it cannot be "extended." No such announcement has been made. and, with theaters at a premium on Broadway just now, it seems likely that the coming week will be the. last in New York of the greatest actress in the world. Maudo Adams Returns, ucrnhardt's "going" will signal the triumphant return of Maude ..dams in a new Barrle play. "A Kiss for Cin derella," which is described as just as charming as its name. Produced in London recently, it made a great im pression and critics hailed it as Bar rie's best work since "Peter Pan." The Frohman company, wtth David Belasco, will present Francis Wilson In a new comedy soon. It in called "The Laughter of Fools" and Mr. Wil son's comedy role will be different from anything he has ever done. Since his appearance in New lork, more than two years ago. In "The Bachelor's Baby," written by himself and directed by Charles Frohman, he has been lec turing at colleges all over the country. His talks were principally on "The Humorous Side of an Actor's Life" and MOUNTAIN" DKAMA AT BAKKlt The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" Is Christmas Week Offering. That sweet romance of the Virginia Mountains. "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," known to millions of book lovers and many playgoers, will be offered in ill its wealth of scenic effects by the Alcazar Players at The Baker as special Christmas week offering, be ginning this afternoon. Like "The Girl of the Golden West. "The Old Home stead." "The Great Divide" and others. this play can be seen over and over again with new and growing delight by both old and young. It is the romantic and simple heart- touching tale of a little Virginia Moun- I tain wild fl.ower, June Tolliver. grow I lng up amongst the rough and un couth surroundings and associations of moonshiners, feudists and killers. But it carries with it a breath of innocence and childish sweetness and idealism that never fails to reach. The girl is a strange mixture of nat ural affection and love for thines beau tiful and pure," and a wild half animal hate engendered by her bringing up a hatred that wells Jip at the mention of one of her family's bitter enemies and changes her nature completely Ruth Gates, the popular leading woman of the Alcazar Players, will of course be seen in the role of -June, created by Charlotte Walker, and Al bert McGovern that of the young civil engineer who takes his life into his own hands by penetrating the moun tain fastnesses, and who ultimately forces these poor, ignorant people in spite of themselves, to take other views of life. Special attention has been given to the scenic roduction. which Is always a big feature of plays like this. It will open this afternoon, and there will be a special Christmas Pay matinee tomor row as well as Wednesday and Satur day. The bargain night this week will be Tuesday instead of Monday on ac count of Christmas failing on Monday. "TINY TIM" IS AT STBAN'P on Eugene Field. "Joseph Jeffer son' and "Mark Twain- all three great Famous Dickens Story Is Offered, as personal friends of his Mr. W ilson was quite a lecture fan and bis appearance at Carnegie Hall and other centers on "off" afternoons while he was playing in New York caused all sorts of rumors before his lecture tour was announced. Like the good actor that he is, Francis Wilson was studying is field before attempt ing to launch out In It. He watched the lecturers, he mingled with the audi ence and the psychology of it all helped him in planning his own career. A good actor should make a good lec turer, and he does sometimes. Francea Starr'a Opening Awaited. David BeIas;o gives out little advance information about his new productions, and so little is known about "Little Lady in Blue" except 'that it will bring Frances Starr back In her first new play in several years. Marie Odile" was such a great success that it played for more than two seasons and would still be playing if the public had its. way. "Little Lady in Blue Is Miss Starr's first comedy role under Mr. Belasco's management. She has had some wonderfully -dramatic roles as a Belasco star, and It will be inter esting to see which sort of part she excels in- Knowing Belasco' a judg ment. however, one is pretty certain that she must be a good comedienne, else the play would not have been se lected. Horace Hedges and T. Wigney Percyvtel are co-authors and the com. pany includes Jerome Patrick, George Glddens, A. G. Andrews, Frederick Grabam, Horace Braham. Charles Garry, Carl Sauerman. Roland Ruahton. Harry Holiday, Adrian H. Rosley, Lucy Beaumont and Fleanor Pendleton. After playing matinees for two weeks, alternating with "Old Lady 31 (who retained the evenings and regu lar matinees), Stuart Walker was able to engage the Princess Theater, Just across the street, and performances are now given twice daily. Just around the corner the Washing ton Square Players are firmly ea consed in the comedy with four charm ing little one-act plays on their nightly bilL A third organization, which, like the Washington Square Players, had its orlrfin in Greenwich Village, will Join the party this week, playing right across the street from one and around the block from the other. Gertrude- Kingston and her English Well as Vaudeville. "Tiny Tim" the brightest sunbeam among all the wonderrul phild creations of Charles Dickena, is coining to the Strand Theater to make the Christ mas season this year the sweetest that the patrons of Photoville have ever known. Millions have read Dickens' "Christ mas Carol ; have smiled over it ana have wept over it and have been made better men and women because of it but no one in Portland has ever seen its characters living and moving before them as they will now see them. The Bluebird film company has pic- turized the Christmas classic under thel title, "The Right to Be Happy." and has! EEJES picturized it as only Bluebird can do. Earl Curzon, of Kecfleston. has been chosen by Lloyd George. British Pre mier, to head the War Council of the new British Cabinet. He Is to marry Mrs. Grace Elvina Duggan. widow of Alfred Duggan. of Buenos Ayres. Mrs. Duggan Is an American woman, being the ' daughter of the late J. Monroe Hinds, once American Minister to Bra zil. Earl Curzon is a widower. In 1895 he married Mary Victoria, daugh ter of the late Levi Z. Leiter. of Chi cago and Washington. "Lady Curzon died in 1906 and left three children. G. W. Anderson, the United States District Attorney at Boston, has been Instructed by the Attorney-General to begin a comprehensive inquiry into the high cost of food. m w The Crown Prince of Japan became of age recently and was "proclaimed" heir to the thrown with great ceremony and public celebration. www Frank M. Swacker has been desig nated by the Attorney-General to have charge of the New York City end of the investigation of the high price of food. Literary circles In the United States wH be much Interested In the visit of Cozjnt V' TbJs ot. Count Eli Tolstoy, son of the famous author, who has arrived in New York. Count Tolstoy looks much like his late father. JUSTICE IN JAILOR BOOZE Seller of Liquor at State College Is Fined $1000 Also. BELLE FONTE. Pa.. Dec. 11. L. C. Bullock, a Republican politician, who last Spring was appointed a Justice of the Peace at Slate College by Governor Brumbaugh when the latter was strengthening his forces against Pen rose, last week pleaded guilty to six bills of Indictment charging him with the illegal sale of liquor at State Col lege and was sentenced by Judge Qulg ley to pay a fine of 11000 and serve six months in jail. To save forfeiting his commission by Imprisonment Bul lock resigned as Justice two weeks ago. In sentencing Rullo-k Judge Quiglev said that the one place In Pennsylvania., that had been safeguarded from the -l n 0 1 4 .... n W . v. A I...... . W 1 M L lllUU, " . L II V .IX I 1111 I. VI I 1 1 monwealth was State College, as the law prohibits its sale there or within a radiutt of four miles, and Bullock's ac tion was a crime too serious to be light ly regarded. He also stated that the 3000 students t the college and the splendid e.lucii- liunui a i vriil , 1 1 .... til- 1 1 1 V- I vr vi u in nu protected, no matter what the cost or consequence to the individual. BULLET IN BRAIN MAN LIVES Victim. However, May Die Without Warning, Say Doctors. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Pec. 19. With a bullet from a heavy-caliber revolver Imbedded in his brain. T. W. Hopper. 37 years old. a telegrapher giving his home as Easton. N. M., retains con sciousness and declares he suffers no pain. Hopper was the victim of mysterious shcoting In the city's business center earlv Tuesday night. Phystciana say the bullet penetrated the skull squarely in the center of the back of the head and say while Hopper may recover, his death may come without warning. iitimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii S , illlllllllllllllllllllilllX - YS imimiimminimiimnii iiiiiiiii!iiiimiimiiiiM FOUR DAYS ONLY e : Rupert Julian, who will be remem bered as having directed and starred in "The Bugler of Algiers." has directed the production of "The Right to Be Happy." For those who remember tpe wonderful beauty and appeal 6f"The Bugler." this fact alone should be enough V make them not rest until they had 'seen the Bluebird production of "The" Right to Be Happy." A vaudeville bill of exceptional, ex cellence - balances ' the photodrama feature for the holiday week. The Du Fresne Sisters, besides being ajever singers and dancers, are quite 'U'able of winning the audience just because the average audience delights to see something beautiful and that is what the . Du Fresne Sisters cer tainly are. ". Another feature extraordinary in the bill will be the appearance of Emille Michel in a repertory of character songs. Miss Michel has a wonderfully beautiful and appealing voice and a manner that goes right to the hearts of her hearers. The Waynes have an act filled with pretty features and entertaining char acter offerings, with plenty of singing and dancing of the first rank. Finally there is ' the Deacon Jones Quartet, a whimsical, melodious aggre gation of harmony makers that never fail to carry their hearers right away with them. A French doctor has combined a tiny telephone transmitter and receiver in to an instrument to be fastened to the ear to help a partly deaf person to hcar. 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