liT" W fyiSl UP ji jiil li ii " 'L!I!JW5ra!L5 - i. j p ,."3 "alfaaiff,s ' of life ana adventure In a. western minlni
I'(JewraM a . i 3?" n I I V5? v7 town In tnc early days when was
$imJllWiTi -J' K5pS "M I FajZfZEjy JlLASURyJA L klnK. The pUy abounds in .trons dra-
' Jt M 1m?3 v" f'l f I x "-" fV. I , " TTiatlc jeituationj and powerful climaxes.
A 'WrHM I Sj' J U (5C'' 5 I - I I . ' 7W- P -iBf- a - - - s - deftly arrived at ty lecjttlmate queans
fllff Ite ,C l? I ' I I ' , .Vf erVS -Y-i. wHli tho assistance of mechanlral effects
II r'AtN. -V rDf I 1 I 7 f Av S ' and gtaee carppntry. Th-story Is full of
I f llffSt - ?L'-i 72-2- I I ' , I- ' ht element of heart interest so ne,-e-
.I1? . A - K TAS ! I 1 f 1 STf - CfY - . -' 5 aary to the succesa of a plaj-. Tt alma
I Ni Si (V"-!? . .-r-T-ZT Pv3 I pQC f . wo , JL4 T to Kettle no social questions, tiut pre-
4 C ' (US ''Uf J ' ' V" " ? Mini i phiM of lite ft exteti. tni
-?7--. XV"A jrL SIfZ5-5 nSP I ' t - ? AtSy . 5.K " Picture Is a true one. flood comedy
j ' ,y C1 T--'rx - f , . ' ACS ' at . ' -V?? : ' , ... ... . . is furnished by the amnslnar love affairs
.. . Vi? -.-r- 7!ST k If I - 4f35 . . " RvX 1 A of Belle and Joe. also by the bread
nfi musical comedy fans wii nave B' J 7 2 .1 ir U Wl . V & I . !iWKI ,1 LnmaW Rn irhit, " hPn
Sthlnff. all to themselves at the Hetlis
tlif wnek. for there will be "nothing
to It" but the sinking show. Tonight Olsa
' vnn HatzMdt. who has been soon here in
"The Btiraroniastcr" and "The Storks,"
will prefi!nt "The little Ouchecs,'
whlrh Anna Hold displayed her eyes nnd
figure for two reasons, l-ater In the week
"Th Strollern" will piny Iter initial en
Kasemnt here. Underlined for The Mel-
UK are Olzn Nethersole In "Sapho" unci
"The fJecond Mrs. Tnnntiorn?
Irving, who will off or 'Sun
of a Hwband."
Mi week Allen Docme gave ''Kerry
Oow," nnd "The Sultan of Sulu" returned
for four performances.
ManncM- Baker's players gave tolerable
performances of "Old Heldelbergr,' with
John Salnpofls and Hllllan Lawrenc in
the lealtng role?, as usual, The omirelon
of the musical numbers, hftretotore a big-
feature of the play, was a aorry dlaap
polntmcnt. "Ransom's Folly," a dashing military
comedy of the' Southwestern frontier, will
be the bill this week, and the rompany
should give a good account of itself. The
play Is by Richard Harding DavU. and
was H!d as a successful starring vehicle
Tor Robert Bdeeon. three or ft)ur.ysra
ago, ariti later by Daniel Frawley, who
appeared In It at the Mflrq;;am. The cast
us so arrnnsed thnt, although written for
star the honors are divided among a
numticT ol parts, u 'onouia go veil in
toek.
'leading man with pleasant anticipations
TUume Is strong We. and no better
Choice could have been made. He will
open February 3. prohably as Francois
TUlon In "If I Were Klny.""
"Tilly Olson,' a new kind of Swedish
dialect comedy, held forth succeaafully at
tthe Empire. "At Cripple Creek, one of
E, J, Carpenter's test thrillers, will open
fat that theater tod-ay. and will continue
through the week.
"Harbor Lights," a well-known English
melodrama, was well presented by the
Lyric company. The last performance of
the piece will be given today, the bill
changing to "Sa-pho," which should, to
say the least, bo Interesting, tomorrow
afternoon.
Today will see the close or a. most sat-
ilsfactory week with the Allen Stock Com
pany In "The Little Minister" at the Star.
'Tomorrow night "Humbug." a rattling
farce, will go on Tor the week.
There was nothing unusually good in
'the vaudeville line at the Grand and Tan-
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OLGA NKTHERSOF.R AT
THE Hih:iL.IOr.
J. 1 JJLJJLJ'' & I B I ?' " JNa Vss J ffiO olaek." whoso loyalty to Joe through U
V I I - WAffi f , If? Klf ' JNm vr;fs ;;jr There will bft a special popular-priced
SAiVitA feS I Qfe? Sf i'''5' is it '3&i X J- -' 4 matinee Wednesday and the regular Sat-
17 m - V&y I p A W " As - ' ' . " e W - ' urnav matinee. The Initial performance
jt ' I 1 S H j UJ" V ' ' ,H.," "ef " ' J t,,iS a-r,ornoon at 2:15 oclock.
" - W if -lm l 'lT D XOMOH,
IT' J ' . . I i Jzlr ' K::n'l?W l' . countess Olga ion natzfcltltln DC-
SSfr&r C5!Sc? ? ' f flS'T i,W , ' H.lcal comedy oe not .Ira to ,1-
w-. lizS&X V ?,- W - ' ' V.lVvJ evato the stage, but to entertain In a
lr1rir-gf-i ' " i breezy sort of way. The averatr thfi-
SD BSovwwag wv mao-ftww WWar fT 4J?J ; 5 , -J , , rOT f I " te" to Prett' -riuslo, look t pretty
Q i Nv ?Tvvvw rVuTTl U JmSi -I r'?J ' Jffi ; , l NV1 girls, fetchlnpr costumes and laugh at
58 ' - I . i -. J vpO s v ' comedians. lie does not care to bother
Get 1 LJ f-. 2rC Xir? t r "XT v. , i hliriBoir with an Intrtcnto plot that re-
C 1 5 Y- y?wiK !:?;':-:';;;-::-,;'';::,::--:--::,:it if fy s quires Too much mental energy on lils
fj 1 s" ''V.V 1 , ' v ! IS JyJy A'$M ,s ' I I v ' 1 part Consequently, the most sneers
AS ; Yb ffif Mk&Vt ' F & I J I fytTf ' Musical offerlnsrs arc those that flp-
" j, iIsS6iy' -Ca-St ! ' - - :.' I ..-vj JfTs-dtir I" " pea 1 mow t xtronel v to the eye. the ear
r - .. ' "MpJ f -if . :- f . :- . 3 CTSm - and the risibilities. That these qual-
W ( o 'fff ' - m 'Wiftffi Nf " f I jil'.vl 'f " ltlcs are abundant In "The Littte Purii-
W i v " 0 i ' K jllijl NSP "I I ' ' 1CtSl )Mi I ess." which cornea to the UelHjr Theater
C2 . W? -UllftSs. -JisJr5 A jl i f?s"V$ tonight for a f our-n itth ts stay, is quite
'?5i: ...':::!;::.."? : :s S Sj Z3$ ,8 - , e 4 5rr3f?Vr k. 7 (1. rSS-CX well established to those who saw Anna
ward to ( j- asw ' i T&5irV cjJ" - : ffl' I 'II m " J.'
S J E sr. , ; fl11ft'SL '- i A
i anil ii ii ii - - i, -sst fc. jc t jr s tars
te. but the ofTerlnss averaga up well
nough.
The post-holiday Blump Is gtill somewhat
In evidence, but the present week should
theaters back:
- A. A. O.
"RAX SOX'S FOLLY." .'
The Baker Company Presents Davis'
Delightful Comedy This Week.
'Ranaon'a-Folly," a comedy oy Ulcli-
nra Harain5 Davis, is the attraction
of the Baker Stock Company this week.
and la one that will attract all classes.
The atory, cominsr from the pen of
auch a distinguished author, is well
known to readers and Is delightful in
every detail, as are all of the Davia
stories. In addition to having an tin -
usual plot It has the advantage ot a
military background, one of the most
alluring- and attractive of all stage
set tings.1 Gold lace and brass buttons
are ever dear to both man and woman-
kind, and there will be plenty of this
kind of costuming- in "Ranson's Folly."
Hanson is a young lieutenant at
THE SUKftlY OnEGoSllK, PottTLAXD; JitUM" 19 ibftY. '
' ' " 1 v 1 tfn 00 .na piBina. - lie ii I . B r iir iiii i.rrirTrill ii" . ACT I Aftwnoon. stor
loves an adventurous life and when
the story opens has already served In
the Spanllr-war in Cuba and a season
In. the Philippines. Nautrally he finds
ttie , unerentrui : life of the barracks
prosaic and declares his Intention of
resigrnina- and looking; for exelteraent,
w tn-11 someone beg-lna talking; of re
Cent hou-ups or the overland stage.
The Impetuous young officer Irama-
d lately sees some excitement In an
escapade which formn in hla mind. aJiI
lie declares tits intention, of no Id Ins;
up the stage that night with a pair
of scissors. . As fate will have it the
real bandit holds up the, ta that
nlht before Ramon vets at chance at
it, ana eventually he ja arrested tor
the crime and threatened with a court-
martial and life imprisonment. Evi
dence is all against Ranson and the
only loyal trlera ii6 na In His troutolo
is the pretty daughter of the post
trader, Mary Oar. ill. It takes quite
a chain of circumstances to prove the
young officer -innocent, but after the
real desperadoes are discovered and
the money- whlhh was lost through the
hold --u n - -secured, ' lieutenant Ranson
ft1'- ft iiinli 1-1 ' H
EMPIRL
marries the pretty Mary and bids the
army a. lasting- farewell.
This piece will 6e produced under
the st&ce direction of Arthur Macley,
and the cast is as follow :
o-s K-Jij cqoJc m tb otticers' m.
.Bf las SCarlhel Seymour
.Abtt Cm. Lynton Athey
-Joe Fisher, bos packer William Harris
Mary. Cahlll, the post, traders daughter..
....Mips Lillian Lawrtr.ce
Lieutenant Ranson, Twelfth United States
a, vfvlr-y John M. Salnpolls
Kn.r-- Bolland, Colonel Twelfth United
bcates Cavalry William L. aieaaon
Mrs. Color.el Bolland.. Mrs. Mlna C. Gleason
"Jeff Cahill. post trader at Fort Crockett
Arthur Mackley
LlBhtfoot. a. Navajo Indmn.. . . Thos. Htavr-xser
Sergoant Clancy, Twelfth United States
Cavalry........ William DI1U
Captain Chfts. Adjutant Twelfth Cavalry
- . - . . . Donald Bowles
Ueutenant Wadleleh "Waddy". Twelfth
T' nlted States Cavalry Howard Ruseoll
uentenant crosoy, Tweirtn unltea states
Cavalr?
..Jama A.'Glea8on
.J w
Lieutenant Rosa. Twelfth United St&tss
Cavalry Leo Ltndhard
Major Xtlley. Post Suriaon, Fort Crockett
w 1111am nami
Mrs. Post, Mrs. BoIIand'i sister.
Mian Luclle Webater
Alice Post, her daughter. . .tlsai Ethel Terry
Berg-eant Reeder. Twelfth Cavalry
---. Thomajj Harper
LadlM at th Pojt. Officers and Enlisted
Men of the Twelfth Cavalry.
Time. lxm present, locality. Fort Crockett.
New Mexico,
at .the post
ACT II Nieht. the 'Fame. -The ball.
ACT III The following morning. . Lieu-
tenant Hanson's quarters.
"AT CRIPPLE CREEK" THIS WE
Empire Offers Greatest Melodram-
fttic Production of the Season,
'At Cripple Creek. which open's a
week's ensasetnent at the Empire today,
is by far the -best melodramatic pro-
Auction o the eeason ana it Is anticipated
that it will play to "standing room'
audiences throughout its visit to Fort
land. "At Cripple Creek." is known to
many of the theater patrons of this City
and la one of the moat popular produc
tions which ever toured the "West. Now
York gazed in wonderment at it last
geason ana, the management was reluct
ant about giving western prlvllegea, but
they were obtained and the grreat pro
duction will open at today's matinee.
The cast ,ls one of the very best in the
cotmtry and the scenic equipment la said
to be superb.
"At Cripple Creel"" Is e, beautiful story
Held a few seasons afro in this same
musical comedy. The star of "The Lit
tle Duchess" this season ' is likewise
quite as well-known here as the mu-
sical comedy itself. Countess 01g;a von.
Hatzfeldt, who is to be seen in the
part formerly played by Anna Held,
made a host of admirers In Portland
when
Storks"
ter."
she appeared here In "The
aiwl again in "The Burgomaa-
On the occasion of her last bow to
Portland, the critic of The Oregonian
said of her: "Olga von Hatzfeldt made
an enviable- reputation here in 'The
Storks' and 'The Burgomaster.; She
Is a natural actress, has a clear lyric
soprano voice. Is a graceful dancer and
was most eflertlve in- both roles."
In "The Little Duchess" there are no
lees than six distinctly original com
edy characters, cleverly portrayed by
as many comedians of the highest rep-'
t