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' I urally the play of the week and
the fact that It ran for a full
week to surprisingly good business. Indi
cated that the Hclllg was giving Its pat
rons what they wanted. It Is a big, po
' tent play and the present company gives a
Rood performance In It. Mr, Adams and
: Miss Kern, the latter, by the way, a Port
land girl, of whom the town may well
feel proud, made the most distinct impres
sion. '. -....-'... '.. . "... .'
At the Baker there was. "The Other
Girl," a new Augustus Thomas comedy
containing a lot of interest in which the
stock actors acquitted themselves well.
At the Marquam the Lewis and Lake
Company offered "A JiO.foO Beauty," a
reasonably good musical attraction.
The Empire presented a melodrama as
usual, this time called "A Texas Out
law." The Lyric gave "The Land of the
Midnight Sun," the Star a melodrama,
"The W'hltecaps," and the Grand and
Pautages rattling good vaudeville bills. .
- The coming attractions are: "Brown of
Harvard," with Henry Woodruff, tonight,
and until Tuesday night, with a special
Tuesday matinee; "The Devil's Auction"
-all week at the Marquam. beginning to
day; at the Baker matinee today the
players will appear fn.."Tho Willis of the
Gods," a Broadhurst play;, at the Umpire,
"A Desperate Chance"; at the Lyrio, "Mr.
Barnee of New York," opening tomorrow
"night, and the Star, 'KldnapedV:. will be
the bill all week, opening yils afternoon.
The new vaudeville bills go on at the
Grand and Fan tag us tomorrow afternoon.
A. A. G.
"BllOWX OF UAKVARD."
Jlenry Miller Presents Henry Wood-
ruff In Brilliant College Play.
Of surpassing Interest Is Henry
Woodruff's appearance tonight at the
Heillg Theater, Fourteenth and Wash
ington streets. In "Brown of Harvard."
.The engagement will be for three
nights only, with a special priced mati
nee on Tuesday. This lively college
pluy carries with it not only the In
dorsement of New York, Chicago fl.nd
'Boston, In each of which cities it had
unusually long runs, but it also has
been pronounced "right" by scores of
smaller cities as well. This latter is
..the nnal test of merit, because many
bad plays which have been hailed with
acclaim In New York have had theu
measure unerringly taken upon invad
ing the .interior. ...
"Brown of Harvard." with Mr. Wood
ruff as star, enjoys the unique distinc
tion of having been presented 73 con
secutive weeks, beglnnnlg with Its first
. production 'at the Princess Theater,
New York. After 30 Weeks at that
'playhouse. It ran all Summer at the
Gerrick Theater. Chicago, following
this with a road season lasting until
the middle of last July. A halt of six
weeks was called then, only to permit
Mr. Woodruff to take an Imperatively
needed rest, .
"Filled with the spirit of youth," is
the expression which best suggests the
.'character of "Brown or Harvard." Its
.manly exuberance makes the old young
again, and makes the young glad they
are young. In no play have the joys
and ambitions of life's springtime been
more, actively, convincingly and beau
tifully set forth. The manliness which
has made .America the clean-limbed,
clear-headed and warm-hearted mascu
Unity characteristic of the' youth of
thia fair land is here.' Such a play
should, and docs, appeal to men and
women alike.
' Mr. Woodruffs role Is that of Tom
Urown. a wealthy and popular student,
who Is at once generous and unassum
ing. Many struggling undergraduates
sre being helped through college by
him without knowing who their bene-
,-f.ictor is. One of these is Gerald
Thome, a Southerner, who is working
-his way through Harvard, and at the
same time supporting Wilfred Kenyon.
i the brother of the girl whom Tom
Brown loves. Gerald-Thome is stroke
for Harvard ana the bulwark of
- strength. In the crew. The plot cun- witma. Itself a most delightful feature,
-erns the attempt of a rascally alum while the entire company Is. drilled aJ
nus, Colton by name, to prevent Thome 1 most to perfection Itself In the various
rowing in the race against the. Eng- ! and separate characters.. The principals
. llsh crew, by having him believe. Just and the specialty stars seem molded Into
.as the contest is' about to "begin, that the parts they assume.. Features In the
.his sister has disappeared. Tom : past unknown to the presentation enhance
Brown leaps into the breach by taking ' the spectacular to a degree that, makes
f Thome's place, and the day Is saved, ; It" practically beyond adverse crltlcis'm.
though at the end of the race It. is 1 The Initial act Is about the only one that
made to appear that Tom has been ! carries a stronar resemblance to the old
guilty of wronging Marlon Thome. The
manner in which he clears himself In
the last act is one of the manliest and
most dramatic scenes of the play.
The supporting cast, which numbers
thirty-odd people, contains the names
' of Helena Byrne, William Rosell. Fred
erick Forrester. Gordon Johnstone, Ku
Kene O'Brien, Frnnkltn Jones. Louis
; Haines. Adrien Bellevue, Charles II.
' Mutes. Oliver Follansbee. Robert Stowe
Gill. J.'C. King. Daniel Pennell, Albert
Shower. Charles Durnell, J. R. Rensnel-
laer. Arthur Readings, Robert Comptoe,
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James Ilormun, James Keating,' frank 1
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Golden, Ethel Martin and others. Seats
are telling at theater for engagement.
'THE DE'II,'S ACCTIOX.'
Famous Spectacular Extravaganza
.at Marquam Grand This "A'eek.
Gorgeous almost beyond description is
the scenic investiture of the. "Devil's
Auction," which begins a week's en
gagement at the Marquam Grand, com
mencing with a matinee Sunday, January
19, while every feature of the presenta
tion is sustained by an artist with more
than ordinary ability.
Rewritten and rearranged, the patrons
of the production a dozen years ago
would hardly recognize the "Devil's Auc
tion" under any other name.
In staging the spectacle Charles Yale
has separated It into three acts, each
of which carries three and four scenes,
and- without an exception, every scene is
' picture. The curtain goes up, revealing
' the same Mephlsto, the evil one, the imp
''of darkness, the witches, skeletons, gob-
11ns and demons as of old, and each Is
well carried.' esDeciallv rood belns Mr.
Thomas and Miss Probst. George Topak.
the funny man of the combination, comes
In evidence in the first act and neves
drops out until the curtain goes down
ror the evening. Miss Hllson is a come
dienne of rare talent, while Miss Scott
and Miss Wlnson, as vocalists, charm
their audience. The' volcano of Hades is
1 ... j uufcii; nnu iioias ina auaience
closely.. With every movement of the
ah electric novelty and holds the audience
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characters almost there is a change in
the scenery, every piece of-which Is rare
In Its richness and most delightful In Its
effect.
The singing and dancing numbers are
wholly unlike anything ever shown with
the presentation before, and during the
entire performance there is not a dull or
Insipid one. The - shy young - girls, the
giddy old maids. and the baby elephants
catch the audience and hold It closely,
making many a laugh - throughout the
house. The magic picture gallery, the
second scene In the second act. Is the
wonder piece of the - play.' With Mr.
Topak as the moving spirit, that picture
ga)lery alone is a show within itself.
Miss Hilson's dancing, as well as that of
the entire ballet, is a charming feature
of the performance. "The Wild and
Wooly West," a dancing number In the
"golden palace of . the pasha," is one
of the greatest laugh-producers of the
play, Mr. Topak, Miss Hllson, Miss Pra
ger and W. H. Lorella being especially
happy. The last scene of the last act. a
scene of ' transformation, with Its numer
ous mechanical changes, is one of the
most captivating and wonderful numbers
of the performance. "
In the chorus there are a number of
pretty faces and graceful forms, and the
voices are sweet and pleasant to hear.
"THE MILLS . OF " THE GODS"
Baker Stock Company in Play by Au
thor or "The Man of the Sour."
"The, Mills of the Gods." which the
Baker Stock Company will offer for
the week, commences this afternoon.
Is the-only other serious drama-from
the pen of CJeorge Broadhurst, who
Wrote ""The Man of the Hour," -which
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The first aot . shows' the interior of a
criminal court-room. James - Clarke
and Frederick -Pay ton-are being tried
on a charge of embezzlement. Sharp
tilts between the District Attorney and
the counsel for the defense keep up
the interest. ' A telegram jfe handed
Clarke. He then confesses that he 'has
been guilty as charged, arid tells how
he robbed his employers .to aid his In
valid sister. The telegram announces
her death from shook -when she .learned
of his arrest.' He implicates Payton,
and the two are sentenced to five years'
imprisonment. - '" .
The second act takes place at the of
fice of the Nexton cut-glass . factory,1
eight years later. Crarke,' unable to
stand the rigors of prison life, bas es
caped, and, assuming the name of Rich
ard Harper, has found employment in
the glass works and has risen- to be
general manager.. He has fallen (n- love
with, his employer's sister-in-law, Cath
erine Gordon, who knows nothing of
his past.' Payton, who has served out
his time. appears -on the scene and at
taches himself to Clarke, blackmailing-l
him by threats to tell his history.
Clarke-puts up -with all sorts Of Indig
nities, pays Payton. his price, gives up
the girl he loves. And Is -constantly In
dread of being discovered. He. refuses
a position with the International Glass
Company at a greatly increased salary
because it Involved his moving t
larger, city; -where he. might be recog
nized. Payton - carries his dominance
too far, however, - for when he finds
Miss Gordon' in Clarke's home at mid
night and makes some slighting re
mark . about her, Clarke's cowardice
leaves' him," and he is only' prevented
from murdering Payton by the arrival
of a young friend. -
Clarke forestalls all of Payton's ac
cusations by telegraphing the authori
ties his whereabouts and telling- hie
story to" hts companions. .The agent of
the International Glass Company offers
to demand his pardon of the Governor,
and Catherine promises. to wait for him
until his -return.- Payton's future Is
left In doubt. There will be the usual
Saturday matinee. The cast follows: -
James- Clarke ....".......... .Austin" Webb
Frederick Payton Robert Homans
- ' The Prisoners.
The Jude ' s .... R. )S. Bradbury
Counsel tor the Defense James Gleason
The Assistant District. Attorney . ...
Earl D. Dwire
Richard P. Jordan, of the Arm of Jor
-dan & Blake ..Charles Lewis
"Arthur Montgomery Blake, of the- firm
of Jordan & Blake. . .William Gleason
The Clerk of the Court- . .William Greenleaf
The Court Stenographer ... .Charles Binard
Captain of the Court Squad.-. Harry Winters
Messens'r Bey ... .Frd Renfort
Police Officer . , ..Frank Soott
Jurrmen. .
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James Clarke . Sknowh.2 an . Richard
- Hopper) i.. . AustinWebb
Frederick Payton ... .Robert Homans
Robert S. ThornhilU "assistant to - -
Clarke . Donald Bowles
Reverend Peter Andrews, pastor "of
he People's Church Karl D.' Dwire
Thomas F. Newton, proprietor ' of the
Newton . Cut-Glass. Works.
- - James Gleason-
Hartwlft Marcus, secretary of the In
ternational Glass Company
....William -Gleason
Roy 'Gordon. Newton's brother-in-law
Howard Russell
Sam Fuereush William Dills
Gatherine Gordon, . Roy's sister. .
Marion Barney.
Alice Oilman,.. stsoosM-apher, ...... .-
. . Maribel BeymourH
Edith Hawkins; a -siri. oc the viuace -
. : ..' . ... i. .. .Louise Kent
' Time The present... Place A small town
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"A' DESPERATE- CHAXCE."
Theodore Kramer's Celebrated Melo
. drama All. Week at Empire, ;; ."
'A. Desperate Chance." which will be,
seen at the Empire all week starting to
day,, has broken, all-. records .In ' houses;
where great crowds." are not uncommon..'
"A Desperate Chance"' really need? no
other recommendation than the mere ;
statement of the fact that it is ' from ;
the pen of that widely known author,'
Theodore Kramer; For the benent -of
those who are not familiar with the pl'ot,
however, it ,wlll be said that the play 1b .
a truthful reproduction of the crime and 1
punishment : of - the " notorious Biddle.
Brothers, whose "murder. if a .storekeeper
and a detective, subsequent escape from
prison with the help of the warden's .wife'
and thrilling recapture, makes one' of the
most sensational bits- of criminal history
ever reoorded in this -country. -v , ;
"A Desperate Chance" depicts the : en
trance 'of the-grocery store near Pitts
burg, the murder of the aged-"proprietor, i
the second murder of the detective,.- and
the ' incarceration .in- the Pittsburg '. Jail.
There - the . strong --' character, of 7 the
warden's, wife is introduced and, by bis
hypnotic Influence, the elder , brother be
gins bis Insidious work of enlisting ' her
Into; their service. She falls a ready vie-;
tim -and finally places within the hands
of the brothers the means, to- escape! Still
under the hypnotic influence she accom
panies them in their flight, and remains
wttli them throughout the stirring scenes
that, mark the funning flight 'that pre
cedes their recapture. Although properly
a drama of the 'most" thrilling type, "A
Desperate Chance" Is by no means lack
ing in comic situations and these, with
the aid of several interp61ated specialties,
give relief from the high nervous tension
that is felt . during the deeper action of
the play. Matinees Wednesday and Sat
urday. ". . ' , ' ' : i
'KIDNAPED'
AT THE STAR
Fire-Act Melodrama' Will Be Pre-
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sented for. First Time Today. : 1
"Kidnaped," a five-act melodrama, wllL
hold, the boards at-the Star Theater this .
week, commencing with the .matinee this
afternoon. -Thia is a -classic 'comedy dra.
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ma and one which has not been revived
in this city in half a dozen 'years. Man
ager R. E. French promises an elaborate
scenic production and one of the finest
dramatic performances of the play that
has ever been presented on a stage in
this town. There will be matinees to
day, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The plot of "Kidnaped" is one of ex
citement and for strange adventures it
has rarely been duplicated in a modern
melodrama. The principal trouble-maker
Is a Frenchman named Daggard who
also calls .himself Lazette. This man has
a wife, ; Alice, whom he treated so bru
tally that he drove her insane and caused
her to be confined In a madhouse. La
:sette ' is in love - with an heiress, Grace
Baybrook, and he wants .her fortune.
Grace, however, loves an -artist. Alice
escapes from the madhouse .and goes to
the home of the McMooneys, where she
Is protected by Mlqhael, who has re
cently been appointed on the police force,
and by Daisy, who is loved by a German
dude, whose father Awns a brewery. La
sette tracks Alice" to-the home of the Mc
Mooneys and when- he learns that she
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has been concealed in the studio of the
artist, his rival, he disguises himself as
the artist and goes to the studio and as
sassinates Alice. The artist is suspected
and has to flee from the police, Lazette
nfcJfT obtains a note which was forged by
the father of Grace and under threats of
exposing the father, he? forces Grace to
marry him. Grace escapes from Lazette,
onlv to bo recaptured by the gang of
Lazette. In the meantime the artist has
gone to the river and jumped off the
bridge. He does not drown, however, as
it is necessary for him to keep alive to
marry the .heroine In the last act. Grace.
Is rescued from the gang by the police
man, the German and the soubrette and
the criminals are punished as tney de
serve. "Kidnaped" is a melodrama with
comedy and heart lnterst and will be a
pleasant' bill for the Star patrons.
"MB. BARNES OF. NEW YORK"
Extraordinary" Attraction at the
liyrlc, Commencing Monday.
The big show of the coming week will
be "Mr. Barnes of New York." the won
derfully successful dramatization of
Archibald Claverlng Gunter's great novel
of the same name. Fey books and plays
of the time have attracted so much gen
eral attention as this wonderful story
of international, life. It reflects condi
tions in Paris, at Monte Carlo and in the
semi-barbarous Island of Corsica, the
birthplace of Napoleon. Opening with
a duel In the little seacoast town of
Ajacclo, the scenes shift to Paris, Monte
Carlo,' Nice and back again to the little
island where the. denouement occurs.
The fascinating romance of a beautiful
Corsican girl of ooble family who swears
a vendetta upon the man who. has killed
her brother In a duel and then later with
out knowing ha is the man, falls In love
with him and marries him, only to make
the terrible discovery on her wedding
night, is one of the most thrilling that
can.be imagined. Through It all Mr.
Barnes; the witty, self-confident Ameri
can man of' leisure, moves with the ut
most composure, . always doing the
right .thing ' .at the right time,
and always- on the spot at the
emergency. -He meets- and falls in
love with a beautiful English girl and in
the end marries her. Then there is
the' amusing cattle king, from Kansas,
the queen, of the Paris underworld, the
delightful "smart kid" and the villain,
Connt Musso Dan el la. who is responsible
for most of the trouble.. . .
Forrest Seabury will appear as Mr.
Barnes, Verna Felton as the .beautiful
and hlgh-splr-lted Marina, Rupert Drumm
as the . wicked Count Danella, Marie
Thompson as Miss Anstruther, the Eng
lish girl and . the other members of the
company. In parts suited to their ca
pacities. It Is beyond question the best
drama the Allen company has yet pre
sented, and the splendid scenic equip
ment with wldch the management has
provided it, there Is no.- question about
its success. It will create a sensation
which will pack the theater all week.'
The . opening performance will be Mon
day night. Seats are now on sale and
going fast. Do. not delay, but. get them
now.
"The Land of the Midnight Sun."
There will be only two more performan
ces of the big Lyric success, "The Land
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