The Sunday Oregonian., January 12, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 2, Image 34

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA PORTLAND, JANUARY 12, 1908.
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WHAT with Jimmie Powers In mu
sical comedy, and Kubelik at the
Heilig: Florence Roberts in rep
ertoire at the Marquam; "'Soldiers of For
tune" at the Baker; "At the Old Cross
Roads" at the Empire? "The Transgres
sor" at the Lyric; "A Child of the
Slums" at the Star, and the usual vaude
ville at ' the Grand and Fantages, there
certainly was a sufficient- variety of the
atrical offerings at the local playhouses.
The attractions to come will be . "The
Man of the Hour," which opens a week
- at the Helllg tonight; "The Other Girl"
at the Baker: "The $10,000 Beauty" at the
Marquam; "The Texas Outlaw" at the
Empire; "The Land of the Midnight
Sun"- at the Lyric; "The Whltecaps" at
the Star, .and the customary vaudeville
offerings. All these bills will go on this
afternoon or tonight, except the Lyric
' and the Grand and . Fantages, which
change tomorrow and offer last week's
bills today: '
Later attractions promised at the Helllg
are Henry Woodruff In "Brown of Har-,
vard" next week. Woodruff is under
Henry ' Miller's- management the first
time he has ever sent an attraction to
this Coast In a managerial capacity. Un
derlined are "The Gingerbread Man,"
Frank Daniels in ''The Tattooed Man,"
De Wolf Hopper in "Happyland," and
Grace George in "Divorcons." The three
i attractions just named offer a tempting
array to local show patrons. The next
big recital 'events will be Herbert With
erspoon, the distinguished basso, on Jan
uary 28. at the Heilig, and the appear
ance of Madame Carreno, the great
pianist, on February 3, at the Marquam.
I-ee Willard and his company have been
resting here for a week. Mr. .Willard
will .this week produce for the first time
on any stage his new play. "A Country
Squire," at Salem. He" wtll bring It to
the Marquam the first of February. The
play Is a rural comedy by James A.
Kent, a San Francisco newspaper man,
Mr. Willard collaborating.
The cheaper stock theaters of the coun
try have proved to be excellent training
schools for stars, who have sltlce rfsen
to great prominence. This Is illustrated
in the. case of Mme. Bertha Kalich, whom
Harrison Gray Flske discovered in' a lit
tle theater on the Bowery, and who has
become one of the foremost of our
actresses. Occasionally one sees at the
Star or LyriT: in this town a really artistic
bit of acting. As an instance, in "The
Transgressor" at the Lyric last week,
Verna Felton, who played a heavy emo
tional role in the last 15 minutes of the
performance, developed a strength and ef
fectiveness that no one dreamed she pos
sessed". , Her portrayal of a remorseful,
repentant woman and her death scene
was worthy of some of the women who
have a National reputation. A. A. G.
"MAX OF THE HOCR" TONIGHT
Famous Play on the Graft Situation
Begins Engagement at the Heilig.
The much-talked-of Broadhurst play,
"The 'Man of the Hour." under the di
rection of William A. Brady and Joseph
. R. Grismer. is t'o be presented for the
first time in- this city tonight at the
Heilig theater. Fourteenth and Washing
ton streets, where it remains for an en
tire week, with matinees Wednesday and
. Saturday. While Mr. Broadhurst has
taken for his central theme the political
situation as it exists in nearly every city
in the country where there are "ma
chine" politics and "graft," he has also
interwoven what Is said to be a de
lightful love story-
The particular "graft"" that Mr. Broad
hurst .has utilized is a scheme on the
part of the "machine boss" and a
shrewd financier to put a bill through
the Council of the city In which the
action -takes place, giving to a certain
street railway a perpetual franchise. The
passage of this bill will be a great pe-
' cuniary gain to ootn parties. Election
' is near at nand. and in casting about
for a possible candidate for Mayor, who
can be "handled." young Alwyn Bennett.
' a young man whose father has left him
a large fortune. Is selected as the most
likely. The young man Is In love with
: the niece of the . financier, and he has
told Mm that before ah -r nmmu
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become his wife he must prove himself
worthy and "do something." The Mayor
alty is his opportunity. He accepts the
nomination and. after a strong fight,
wins the election. The franchise bill in
the course -.of time passes the Council
and comes to the Mayor for his signa
ture, but Bennett, realizing that it is a
"steal." steadfastly refuses to sign it.
All kinds of pressure are brought to
bear, and for a time it would appear
that his course will not only cost his
sweetheart her entire fortune but take
her from him. In the end strict honesty
proves the best policy and, despite ob
stacles which at the time seem almost
insurmountable, Bennett wins his sweet
heart, saves her fortune and his own
honor..
The cast includes Lionel Adams. Cecil
Kern, who is a native daughter of Port
land; . Louis Hendricks, J. R. Arm
strong, Felix Haney, R. D. Cain, Thomas
L. Davis, Everett Butterfield, William
Lloyd. Ruby Bridges, Ethel Brandon,
Murdock J. McQuarrie and A. G. Carlton.
Seats are now selling at theater for the
entire engagement.
"DOOMSDAY" IS COMIXG.
Beautiful Spectacle to Be Presented
at the Marquam Grand Theater.
With the coming of Lewis & Lake In
the $10,000 Beauty, the musical beauty
show, at the Marquam for one week,
starting Sunday matinee, will be as an
extra added attraction, the spectacular
production, "Doomsday," probably the
most beautiful electrical production now
before the public. "Doomsday" is all that
the name implies, the consummation of the
world, in the year of our Lord two-thousand
and five. The curtain rises on the
city of New Tork, showing that portion
of the' city now on East river below the
bridge. One sees steam launches, motor
boats, autos, parades and people wending
their several courses, through different
streets and waterways. Chimes are heard
in the distance and the beautiful sun
rises above the tall, massive structures,
and sets bathing the city in purple
splendor. The moon rises, over the bay,
and one nears the Christians singing in
the Temple, when suddenly an explosion
is heard, and one of the buildings bursts
into flames. The fire department is called
out. and a desperate struggle takes place.
Songs of rejoiclitg are heard as the
firemen go to their homes. Suddenly
great clouds sweep over the sky, light
ning and thunder .is seen and heard, the
earth rocks, and from the heavens there
comes a rain of fire, flaming balls smash
through the strongest buildings. The
waters dry up, and the city is In a state
of desolation. Suddenly the audience lsi
confronted with the pits of hell, fiends
are seen plying through ine flames and
darkness. Screams and moans are heard
on every side, and Satan in his majesty
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hell is banished as if by magic It is
then that the spectator is confronted by
beautiful hazy clouds, scores of angels
float irfajestic&lly around the beautiful
aurora, lights dazzle the eye. and the
gates of Heaven loom up before him.
The audience -hears the sweet voices sing
ing, and then realizes what it all means.
Truly this grand spectacle must be seen
to- be appreciated.
'THE OTHER GIRL."
Augustus Thomas' Successful Com
edy Opens Today at the Baker.
"The Other Girl," which the Baker
stock company will present for the first
time in Portland this afternoon and all
the coming week, is an original comedy
of American life In three acts, from the
pen of Augustus Thomas, author of
"Arizdna," "Alabama," "In Mizzouri"
and. in "fact, a score or more strictly
American plays that have been eminently
successful in this and other countries-,
"The Other Girl" was produced in New
York several years ago with Lionel Bar
rymore in the leading role, and enjoyed a
long run. after which it toured the East
for two or three years. Like many other
successful plays, it found such good fields
for venture through the Eastern cities
that Portland never got the opportunity
to see it before this season. The plot, is
unique. and the leading character is the
champion' middleweight pugilist of his
time (really supposed to be Kid McCoy),
who has an affair with a society girl of
New York, one of those hero-worshiping,
dramatic sort of girls, who do wild, reck
less sort of things under the strong im
pulse of the moment and live to regret
them ever after. The Kid Is flattered by
her 'admiration, and an elopement is
planned. She Is only saved from herself
by- the clever intervention of a young
girl friend a girl of humbler station, who
u staving at her home, and who manages
to lock the lady" out on a baicony, and
she, herself, arrayed in the goggles and
veil of autoisns, rides away with him into
the night. The scenes and situations are
most exciting, and the original character
of the gentlemanly pugilist who becomes
mixed up in all- this high society, is full
of rich surprises and amusing traits. The
cast of the Baker company will -be as fol
lows: -
Doctor Clifton Bradford, th parson.
Robert Homans
"Kid Garvey" fTheldon, the pug...
Austin Webb
Reginald Lumley Donald Bowles
Henry Watterman.. Earl D. Dwire
Mr. Pulton William -Gleason
Judge Newton Bate R. E. Bradbury
Mr. Taylor, a reporter. , . . . . Howard Ruasell
James, the butler :7. James A. Gleason
Catherine Fulton '.Miss Marion Barney
Estelle Kltterldge Miss Louise Kent
Mrs Watterraan. . . . .Mina Crolfus Gleason
Myrtle Morrison .Miss M&ribel Seymour
Ann. the cook Miss Owynne Sterling
Maggie, the maid Mim Fay Balnter
Synopsis of Scenes.
Act J A deck "built at the rear of a city
house as an extension to first floor.
Aet II The library.
Act ,111 The dinlng-rpom.
Time, the present; place. New Tork.
"A TEXAS OUTL-AW."
Thrilling Tale of Life In the Lone
Star State at Empire Today.
One of this season's new melodramas
of life In the far Southwest is. "A Texas
Outlaw," which will open a week's en
gagement at the Empire this afternoon.
There will be the usual matinees also on
Wednesday and Saturday.
"A Texas Outlaw," with Its scenes laid
in Louisiana and Texas, tells the story of
a much-wronged girl, and tells it with
much emphasis on every incident that
offers hope of a thrill for the audience.
It is a melodrama, with, some of the ex
aggerations that mark that style of play,
but its tale at love triumphant aod vii-
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is told in a way to hold attention and
provoke interest. E. Lorlng Kelley, who
is seen as Joe Raleigh, is unjustly ac
cused of a crime for which he is arrest
ed and imprisoned. During his incarcera
tion the villain, "A Texas Outlaw," man
ages to worm his way into the good will
of the father of "Savannah" Blake, Joe's
sweetheart, and t.ie latter is finally be
trothed to the villain. This is the state
of affairs that Joe meets when he is
pardoned from prison, but of course the
girl remains true to him and in the end
there is a reconciliation of all the char
acters, except, the villain, who gets some,
at least, of his deserts. "
'BROWX OF HARVARD" COMIXG
Henry Miller Presents Henry 'Wood
ruff In Famous College Play.
Henry Miller, of "Great Divide" fame,
will 'present at the Heilig Theater I next
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights,
January 19, 20 and 21, Henry Woodruff in
the best of all college plays, "Brown of
Harvard," the offering which subsequent
to its opening at the Princess Theater in
New York ran for 73 consecutive weeks,
smashing all records for a college play.
The reconciliation between the independ
ents and the trust has made it possible
for this attraction to be presented In a
great many cities where heretofore it was
impossible for it to secure time. The
company supporting Mr.- Woodruff num
bers some 30 of America's most ambitious
young actors and actresses, the majority
of whom are college graduates, which
fact qu&HBes them to naturally portray
life at Harvard, where all of the scenes
of this delightful play are laid. The ex
tremely sensational boat race between the
Harvard eight and an English crew never
fails to evoke thunders of applause from
the audience.
The supporting east, which numbers 30
odd people, contains the names of Helena
Byrne, William Rosell, -Frederick Forres
ter, Gordon Johnstone, Eugene O'Brien,
Franklin Jqnes,' Louis Haines, Adrien
Bellev'ue, Charles M.. Bates, Oliver Fol
lansbee, Robert Stowe Gill, J. C. King,
Daniel Pennell,. Albert Shower, Charles
Durnell, J. R. Rensaeller, Arthur Read
ing, - Robert Compton, James Herman,
James Keating, Frank Willard, Jino
Chiny, Bernice Wiley, Golden, Ethel Mar
tin and others. Seat sale opens next
Friday, January 17, at box office of the
theater for the entire engagement. A
special price matinee will be given Tues
day afternoon.
1'IiAXD OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN"
Famous Hall Caine Drama at the
Lyric Commencing Monday.
The' Lyric management takes especial
pleasure n announcing that .the Allen
stock. company will present for the week
commencing Monday Hall Caine's master
drama of human life In Its most intense
phase, "The Land of the Midnight Sun."
The play Is a dramatisation of Caine'a
great novel, "The Bondman." and has
attracted the attention of both the critics
and public all over the English-speaking
world as one of the most powerful of.
modem dramas.
The scenes- are laid In Iceland at the
present time, and the story concerns .two
half-brothers, one of whom rises Jo a
position of power and Influence and Is
made governor of Iceland -by the popular
choice. The other brother Is a rover,
who has sworn to kill his half-brother
because of the wrongs inflicted on his
mother by their father. He returns to
Iceland and plans to carry out- his de
sigfl. when a revolution occurs, and.
strangely enough, both the brothers are
sentenced to the sulphur mines by the
rival political power. In order to em
phasise his revenge, the new governor
has the brothers chained together with
out either of - them knowing the other.
After a time, however, the older brother
discovers that his mate is the former
governor and his younger brother.
Meanwhile, however, his hatred has
changed to love, and he saves the
brother's life after being rendered blind
by an explosion.. Eventually they be
come reconciled and the play ends hap
pily. There Is a beautiful love story
running through the play and some de
lightful comedy.
Rupert Druinm and Charles Ayres, as
the two brothers, will make a very strong
Appeal to popular favor. Vema Felton
will' be seen as a lovable and attractive
American girl; Forrest Seabury and Mrs.
Clara Allen will shine in the comedy
roles, while Marie Thompson will appear
in a sympathetic part. Special scenery
and mechanical effects have been' pre
pared, and the stage settings will be
among the most elaborate In the history
of the Lyric. Opening performance .Mon
day night. Seats now selling.
"THE WHITECAPS" TODAY
French Stock Company Will Present.
Thrilling Play, at .the Star.
Night riders, who. are now terrorizing
Kentucky, are successors of the white
caps. For this reason the play at the
Star Theater this week Is appropriate
and timely. "The White Caps" will start
with the matinee this afternoon and run
all week, with the regular matinees Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
"The White Caps" were an organized
gang In . the South and caused more
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trouble than any other crowd of out
laws until the recent revival of the gang
under the name of night riders. The dis
patches in newspapers have been filled
with, accounts of the depredations of the
nightriders for several weeks and
columns of editorials have been written
on the subject. The gang travels armed
to the teeth and destroys private and
public pg-operty without restraint. There
have been shooting and bloodshed gen
erally during the raids until the militia
has had to be called out to suppress the
outlaws.
In "The White Caps" the plot of the
play is practically identical with the
action of the nightriders. The white caps
defied, the law and ran things with a
high hand until finally exterminated.
Some of the more exciting experiences- of
the white caps are Introduced in the
drama and the' story of how the leaders
of the gang were run down and punished
is told. The white caps Intimidated
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Judges until conviction m-as impossible
and even defied Sheriffs who attempted
to bring them to justice.
- Fun is not overlooked in ;"The White
Caps" and there is also a charming love
story, wherein the - Sheriff, after many
difficulties, wins the girl he loves. In
The V hite Caps" there is not an un
interesting moment and it will be a
banner week at the Star. The French
Stock Company , will be increased for this
occasion and special scenery will be used.
This, will be the first time "The White
Caps' has been produced by a stock
company, although it has been on the
road for several seasons and pleased
everywhere. Seats for today's perform
ance ana an ween are on sale at the box
office. .
'THE MILLS OF THE GODS'
Play by Author of "The Man of the
Hour" Next Week at Baker.
George Broadhurst's serious drama,
The Mills of the Cods." will follow "The
Other Girl" at the Baker, opening next
Sunday matinee, January 1. Following.
as it does, his great theatrical sensation
of the year. ' people will naturally want
to see them both, and the Baker Com
pany's production will be its first time in
the West. It was produced In Isew York
last Spring by Edgt-r Selwyn and Flor
ence Rockwell, with Frank Sheridan, well
known here, in the cast, and made a deep'
Impression for its run, which continued
throughout the rest of the season at the
Astor Theater. - While Broalhurst Is best
known by his famous farces, these two1
more serious plays have caused him to
rise to a higher plane among present -day
playwrights.
Last Times for "Transgressor."
This afternoon and tonight for the last
times the Allen stock company will re-l
peat its remarkably successful bill, "The
Transgressor." the sensational theatrical'
play in which the public has displayed
such tremendous interest during the past
week. Those who have not already seen
the play should lose no time, but should
take advantage of these last chances.
'"' "A -Desperate Chance" Coming.
Starting next Sunday, matinee at tha
Empire Theater, Theodore Kraemer's fa-l
mous melodrama, "A Desperate Chance.'"
will open for a week's run. As a melo-!
drama of realism, "A Desperate Chance",
ranks amon the best in th- lanfl, and
Theodore Kraemer, the noted ' play1
wright, has excelled himself in a char
acterization (hat thoroughly depicts thei
life and habits of the notorious Blddlof
brothers, from the time that they commit
ted the murder that ended in their senj
sational escape through the assistance of
the warden's wife, and their subsequent
recapture. Deep heart Interest prevails1
throughout the play, which is especially;
adapted to the' multitudes.
COSTLY ACTS AT THE GRAND
Ameen Abou Hamad and 'Troupe
of Arabian Tumblers This Week.
if a vaudeville entertainment can ba
judged from the salary list, then the new;
programme at the Grand this week, start
ing tomorrow afternoon, Is in the front
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