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4 'THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 7, 191D, 4 - iter Mf ........XT K 2 f . .1 4 11 I f i V BY LEONE CASS BAER. WITH an Irishman named Barney Roilley ahead of the company, and an Irishman named John Hogarty back with the show as its manager, a third Irishman, Chauncey Olcott, is coming to Portland. The only non- Celt In the combination is Abraham Krlanger, who is sending: the show to us. The play Mr. Olcott is using; this season ia a revival of "Macushla," which has been elaborately made over. Mr. Olcott will sing: his sweet tongs and his company is said to be an excellent one. The play, a comedy, is in four acts, and the action takes place near Dublin. The engagement opens on Thursday night and closes on Saturday night. In the week fol lowing "She Walked in Her Sleep," a George Broadhurst farce, will be th Heilig offering. The Orpheum today is offering the likable duo, John Hyams and Leila Mclntyre. Vaudeville is truly the home of this ingratiating pair. Near ly IB years ago, after a colorful ro mance in a Chicago production of "Beauty and the Beast." which cul minated in their marriage, they em barked upon the two-a-day sea to in sure their being together in stage life. At the outset they had stormy nailing in their efforts to convince the powers that be in vaudeville that they could present a superior offer ing that would meet with the pub lic's taste, but ultimately art and talent triumphed, and they began their theatrical ascent. They have long been popular favorites and head liners. This season they return In a skit called "Maybloom." "Cheating Cheaters." a Max Marcen comedy drama of the underworld, opens at the Baker today, with every one 'of the players In support of Verna Felton and David Herblin as the two moving spirits. 'The Private Secretary" is announced to follow "Cheating Cheaters." At Mie Alcasar thl6 evening the final production of "Fantana" goes on the boards, and the new offering, "Nobody Home," opens tomorrow evening. This is a musical comedy 1 ntwo acts by Guy Bolton and Jerome Kerns, who wrote also "Very Good. Kddie," "Leave It to Jane" and "Have a Heart." Old favorites. Harry Girard and Agnes Cain Brown, once stars In the western-made musical comedy hit. "The Alaskan," come as principals in "The I.uck of a Totem," one of Mr. Glrard's creations, as feature of an attractive programme at Pantages for the week beginning tomorrow. With Mr. Girard in . the authorship was Joseph Blethen, owner and editor of the Seattle Times. The act brings fresh, cold ozone from the far the north. IRISH COMEDIAN IS COMING Chauncey Olcott Will Appear at Ileitis Dec. 11, 12 and 13. Lovers of clean, wholesome Irish comedy will welcome the engagement at the Heilig Theater next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. December 11, 13 and 13, special matinee Saturday, of Chauncey Olcott in his -most noted success, "Macushla." In the part of Sir Brian Fitzgerald Xfr Olcott has won ftDrMRR fnw th delightful human touches he gives to the happy-go-lucky Irish character. n maiiva on ui i a ii iJtftri ok mm, and he Uvea every minute with the part that has been so closely identi fied with Mr. Olcott'a auecess. Four new songs will be Introduced by Mr. Olcott. and from their titles they are sure of success. "That's How the Shannon Flows" will be the first one: next will come Heart), then 'Til Miss You, Old Ire land, God Bless Tou. Goodbye," and last T1k n n IiHnh Girl I 1 .rv Bnfl Khe's Just Like You": all truly with the green of Ireland In the titles. It has always been A. L. Erlanger'e motto to give to the theater-going public the best that is in him. and the production promised of "Macushla will excel any In the Olcott repertoire. A company selected in person wil upport Mr. Olcott, and all details press by the Literary Digest. will be looked after with the usual Krlanger diligence. In support of Mr. Olcott will be Madge West, noted for her portrayal of Irish colleens; Grace Canflcld, Nellie Strong, Josle Claflin, Leo Stark, an Australian actor of note; John Todd. John Hamilton. J. Arthur O'Brien, James Marr and many others. FARCE ' COMING TO HEILIG "She Walked in ITer Sleep" to Be Produced December 18. The association of Mark Swan as author with George Broadhurst, him self a master judge of the art of en tertainment, as producer, completes the delightful combination responsi ble for the production of the hilarious and successful farce. "She Walked in Her Sleep," which will be offered for the first time locally at the Keilig theater for three days, beginning De cember 18, special matinee Saturday, with Miss Norton and Paul Nicholson. This new rarce. from the pen of the co-author of "Parlor. Bedroom and Bath," has already been applauded by audiences In New York and Chicago, who found In it much to amuse and delight them. The action of "She Walked In Her Sleep" takes place in a New York apartment hotel. So when a young and beautiful girl at tired in a silken nightgown takes to somnambullzing. who was there, to deny that many embarrassing and complex situations are apt to make it the more difficult that the young lady is not aware of the fact that she does not sleep calmly through the small, wee hours. It is not very hard to picture what happens when the woman's midnight wanderings takes her into the apartments of a young married couple during the absence of the new and confiding wife. From that time life assumes a most pre' carious aspect for all concerned. ORPHEUM HAS COMEDY BILL John Hyams and Leila Mclntyre in "Maybloom" Are Headllncrs. Three nights and four matinees of Orpheum vaudeville as usual will be the schedule this week, the new show to open at the Heilig, with the mat inee today to close Its Portland en gagement with the matinee - next Wednesday. A typical big-time vaudeville bill with comedy predominating and na tional favorites featured is the Or pheum s new offering. John Hyams and Leila Mclntyre, who are among the pets of big-time vaudeville, are the headllners In their artistic act called , "Maybloom." a model playlet built especially for the talents of this popular couple. Mr. Hyams is an ultra comedian and Miss Mclntyre is as dainty and delightful as a rose bud. Her impersonation of the Quak eress has became her trademark. In "Maybloom" Mr. Hyams has oppor tunity for his dry, unctious humor and Miss Mclntyre includes her fa mous- Quaker number in the songs. "Maybloom" as handled by Hyams and Mclntyre is one of the gems of Orpheum vaudeville. The extra added attraction of the new show is a separate performance in itself. It is the act of Charles and Henry Rigoletto, who. assisted by the tswanson sisters and company have an act that includes magic, yod- ellng. juggling, posing, acrobatics and dancing. This act is entitled "Around the v orld," and It Is praised as being muse of versatility. The Rigo letto brothers are expert in a dozen forms of entertainment, they have magnetic, personalities -and they are showmen of the highest order.- "Golfing with Cupid" is the third feature as presented by Charles Cart mell and Laura Harris. This act teems with bright comedy and in every city visited on the Orphejim tour Cartmell and Harris have been placed in the hit column by news paper reviewers for the excellence of their singing and dancing. Remaining acts are James H. Cul len, the perennial favorite, in his eighteenth tour of the Orpheum cir cuit in comicalities that are sure-fire; lieorge vaiis ana Bene Ham ley in "Laughs Coated with Melodies": Fox and Ward, the record minstrel and vaudeville duo of the world; the Van Cellos. Americas own exponents of pedagogy In t oot t eats ; Kinograms, visual news of the world in a reel shown for the first time at the Or pheum and Topics of the Day. pep pery paragraphs chosen from the A epe I ' r ? SYA :- " 'V AX " " - ' i 'A yVrf .011 trrtr-y-" " A . - - ,-.-: -...r - Jul r- 4 h. :. - ; .if ?;, f lit7 - i sr.-. - , .. -..r.;. i s&r Sj&" 3?zrj cial programme will be played by the Orpheum concert orchestra under direction of George E. Jeffery before every performance. "STUBBORN CINDRELLA" NEXT I Alcazar Players to Stage Show After "Nobody Home." "A Stubborn Cinderella" Is the at traction scheduled at the Alcazar the ater following "Nooody Home." open ing Monday night. December 15. It is a much exploited and highly praised musical comedy and was written by Hough, Adams and How ard, who are the authors of "The Time, the Place and the Girl," which was one of the banner attractions presented by the Alcazar Musical Players. This quality musical comedy has created a sensation throughout the United States and played for 500 con secutive performances at the Princess theater, Chicago, and more than a year at the Broadway theater. New York. ' FAN TANA" CLOSES TONIGHT Alcazar Players Present Big Hit for Last Time. The Alcazar musical players will give their last performance of "Fan tana tonight at the Alcazar theater. It was in "Fantana" that Jefferson De Angelis scored his biggest hit, and it is in "Fantana" that the Alca zar musical players are at their best. "Fantana" is worth while seeing. ers" were "Very Good, Eddte, a Heart," "Leave It to Jane," and these were all written by Guy Bolton and Jerome Kerns. Manager Everett ' announces that the fourth and perhaps the best work of these two sterling writers, named "Nobody Homo." will be the offering at the Alcazar theater, week begin ning Monday, December 8. "Nobody Home" sets the pace for good fun, bright wit and tuneful mel odies, and is a musical play that is particularly fitting to the Alcazar company. The action and humor of "Nobody Home" is on the order of a French farce, but there isn't one line or situation that Is objectionable, but the funny situations and compli cations cause no end of laughter and pleasing entertainment. Like "Very Good, Kddie," "Have a Heart," and "Leave It to Jane," the new offering. "Nobody Home" is of the new style musical comedy that aroused all New York in the past several years and is away from the ordinary every day musical shows. In fact, there Is so much snap ana go to the play that one wishes that the end of the play will never come. Alcazar fans are assured of a typi cal Alcazar production, an entertain ment that is light and pleasing. played and sung admirably and will be handsomely staged ana costumea. The matinees are on Wednesday and Saturday as usual. NOBODY HOME' TO OPEN Alcazar Presents Musical Comedy, Beginning Tomorrow. Of the most recent musical comedy successes, the most popular ones pre sented by the "Alcazar Musical Play- top the photoplay and vaudeville bills of the Hippodrome this afternoon. The vaudeville feature will be Whit ney's operatic dolls and the picture will be Forence Billing's mystery story. "Wit Wins." "Wit Wirs " in ,v,rv i a ? mVRf,rv nnH nr c nf thd mnKt linllllal character. It is based on thd strange way the stocks and bonds held by a certain bank decline in value as if they were bewitched and of the dis appearance of others of. the stocks. Suspicion attaches to the heroine, the part played by Miss Billings, but the more she is investigated the mora certain the detectives and the audi ence are that they are on the wrong track. The mystery continues up to the last few feet of the film when a very simple explanation enlightens the whole situation. The operatic dolls are grotesque, tiny actors said to be exceptionally clover entertainers with a gift for fnnmaking that is enviable. Their singing likewise of a programme of popular songs is said to make a hit. "The Demonstrators" are Burke brothers and Kendall, a trio of mentally agile young people with much wit and originality in their chatter. Unexpected feats in jug gling and dancing are other of their stunts. "The Tag Girl," who was so popular during the war days in her exertions for one or another kind of patriotic endeavors forms the basis of the skit by Willa and Fred Royce. Song and dialogue are used In their "expose" of the irresistible tag girl. Dialogue of the rapid fire order, replete with repartee and wit is prom ised by Willard and Culver. Leonard and Haley present a laugh making comedy entitled. "The Wrong Hat," in which their chatter centers about incidents that have befallen since they acquired the hat. i "The Clown and the Demon" is the billing of Los Arados who are first seen i i pantomime and conclude their offering with 81, me excellent acro batic work. THRILLS FILL BAKER BILL "Cheating Cheaters" Will Be Pre sented by Stock Company. Traps set for crooks and sprung by crooks, the wholesale plotting of rob beries and the operation of a band of thieves cloaked as detectives in a scheme to halt the operation of an other band of thieves are incident artfully combined In "Cheating Cheat ers," the underworld drama by Max Marcin. which will open at the Baker theater this afternoon. In spite of the fact that some score CITY MAIL ORDERS RECEIVED NOW HEILIG SSIc Dec. 18-19-20 SPECIAL PRICK MATINEE SATIEDAY. GEO. BROADHIRST PRESENTS "THE HILARIOUS "FARCE" "She Walked in Her Sleep" WITH MISS NORTON, PAUL NICHOLSON AND SPLENDID CAST EVENINGS Lower Floor, J2.00 I Bal- 6 rows Jl.iO. 17 rowa $1 Gal. 7 rows 75c; Admission 50c -SPECI.tl, PRICE SATI'RDAV HlTIri Lower Floor..;.......,. , $150 Balcony. 9 rows $1. 1J rows 50c HOW TO SF.CVRK SEATS BY MAIL Address letters, make checks -and postoffice money orders payable to W. T. Pangle, Manager Heilig Theater. ADD toe WAB TAT TO PR ICE TICKET DESIRED. Include self-addressed stamped envelope to help insure safe return... of new scenes form the basis of the plot of the play, the clever author has reserved a genuine surprise which gives a thrill to the final act and which is as much responsible for the success of the drama as is the fact that the much overworked theme of the crook, the pretty girl, the mis take, and the false imprisonment of the girl, has been completely Ignored In the construction of "Cheating the Cheaters." Verna Felton will have an unusu ally heavy part, playing the role of "Nan," who holds the limelight from the time one band of lawbreakers be gins planning to steal a rich woman's diamonds and another band, posing as detectives, decides to use a novel means of obtaining the gems. Although it is the tenseness of the four big acts which makes the play notable, there- is a plentiful mixture of smart dialogue which is evenly dis tributed among the other members of the Baker stock company who will be seen in the production. David Herb lin. as the, polished crook with a streak of good in him. will have a part different from any in which be I David Herblin a chance for more of his has been . east since his arrival n Portland. The role in which Miss Felton will be seen was used by Marjorle Ram beau in New Y'ork with great success. The character is called upon to par ticipate in several emotional climaxes In which a love theme seems headed toward a wreck and is saved by a most unique twist in the plot. There will be matinees today, Wednesday and Saturday, with a spe cial pries performance tomorrow night. OLD FARCE TO BE REVIVED "The Private Secretary" Will Fol low "Cheating Cheaters" at Baker. In sharp contrast with the story of crooks pitted against crooks will be "The Private Secretary," which will follow "Cheating Cheaters" at the Baker theater. The farce, which is one of the most mirthful of all laugh plays, is built up of irresistibly funny lines and situations, and will afford TICKET OFFICE SALE OPENS TOMORROW HEILIG lsTxVRDTy-NIGHTS, DEC. 11, 12, 13 THEATER BROADWAY AT TAYLOR. PHONE MAIN 1. SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE SATl'RDAY. A. L. HLAKUER PRESENTS CHAUNCEY LCOT IN "MACUSHLA" A BEAUTIFUL IRISH COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS BY RIYA JOHNSON YOUNG j HEAR OLCOTT SINGl That'll How the Shanaoa Flows." "Marnahla Artkorr" (Pnlme or My Heart) "It's m Irish Gtrl 1 Love and She's Jt Like on," 'I'll MUa Yon. Old Ireland. God Blesa You, Good-Bye- EVE'S Floor. $2.00; Balcony. 1.50, $1.60; Gallery. 7ic. 50c. SPECIAL PRICE SATl'RDAY MATINEE Floor.. JL60; Balcony. $1. 50c. comedy character work which broughtjq him a new following when "Hob- son s Choice was given, verna Fel ton. George Webster and other mem bers of the company will be featured in parts made for laughing purposes only. "The Private Secretary" was nsed as one of the biggest stepping stones in the career of William Gillette. HIPPODROME HAS 2 FEATURES Operatlv Dolls and Mystery Film Are on Xew Programme. A unique headline attraction will PANTAGES TO HAVE COMEDY The Luck or the Totem" to Be on Bill Opening Tomorrow. With the environment of the Yukon for a background. "The Luck of the Totem," the musical comedy success with Harry Girard, Agnes Cain Brown and a real New York company, will be offered as the principal attraction on an exceptional programme of vaudeville at Pantages for the week beginning with tomorrow's matinee. The music and book ia by Harry Girard. who was starred a few sea- fConcluded on Page 5.) xsr waVVMuvH V " THi STt$ IN VAuoevitte I .ii i T i I leila i . ' . ... V I I JOHN IIYfilS rlc!FJTRE M a modci riarut - V3AYOLOOIV" by man TaMMFR B Orpnmm Or cull tow of JAtV.ES K CULLEN "The Man from ir WesC GMVmTTS in BELLI K&VLEY In L,cri Cootgo1 Wttn Mcum' CHARLES LAURA CABHilLLt?:oHARRIS in a new simcinc uo owtcina ttui "GOLFING WITH CUP10" FOX AND WARD The Record Wmitrd m VsuofevOc Team ft, wand THE VAN CELLOS ajrraOwCponc"tf Pcdtoqyn f ooi Teal WNOGRAKSIICLUSilfD- TOPICS OF THE DAY i CHARLES USD HEfJBY RIGOLETTO imSWARSON SISTERS S0 COMrintn "AROUND THE WORLD" SHOW CLOSES WITH WED. MAT. tasgg??l