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HKATBR-GOERS were somewhat
taken by surprise during the week
by the announcement that the
leading people of the Baiter Stock Com
pany had been Riven their notice of a
termination of the contracts which had
been made with them at the beginning
of the present season, in September.
Mr. Webb and Miss Barney were her
alded at the time of their engagement
as two' of the successes of the East, the
leading man having scored quite a suc
cess 'the previous- season in "The Clans
man," and Miss Barney having attained
distinction with one of the Frohman
road companies. Succeeding Miss Law
rence as leading woman at the Baker,
Miss Barney had a difficult position to
fill, for her predecessors were, almost
without exception,- prime favorites with
patrons of the Baker Theater.
Mies Barney. It is said, will leave at
the end of the coming week for Oakland,
Cal., where she will join Bishop's Liberty
Theater Company, but Mr. Webb's plans
for the future are not known.
In the absence of Mr. Baker his as
sociates decline to ' announce the suc
cessors of Miss Barney and Mr. Webb,
saying they are not Informed as to whom
they will be. The-play announced for
next week is "David Harum," with Wil
liam Gleason In the title role, and fol
lowing that Is "Charley's Aunt," with
Howard Russell in the principal part,
neither of which require the casting of
"leads," so that It is probable that the
succession will not be announced until
the manager returns, which will be in a
few days.
The Baker Company had a week of
"The Mills of the Gods." in which the
players made a most creditable record,
the leading people especially. Beginning
this afternoon Hoy't "A Milk White
Flag" will start on a week's run, and
as they havo already done this hilari
ously funny comedy successfully this
season there is no discount on what they
can do in a repetition.
Henry Woodruff In "Brown of Har
vard" was the opening at the Heillg,
but held only until Tuesday night. Be
ginning tonight a musical burlesque with
a title suggestive of the bakeehop. "The
Gingerbread Man," starts another three
day run. A song recital by Herbert
Witherspoon, a basso of distinction, is
'announced for Wednesday night.
"The Devil's Auction" came on at the
Marquam, newly dressed and "freshly"
girled, and did a good week's business.
This afternoon, tonight and tomorrow
will be shown a photographic exhibition
of the Burns-Moir fight in London, from
a film which is pronounced to be one
of the best ever made. Tuesday night
that sterling old play, "Way Down
Bast." begins an engagement to finish
out the week "All bound 'round with a
woolln" string." '
V "Kidnapped" gives way today at the
Star for "The Moonshiner's Daughter";
the Empire puts on "Big-Hearted Jim,"
which succeed "A Desperate Chance,"
and "Jack Wells of Wyoming" at the
Lyric follows "Mr. Barnes of New
York." New bills at the Grand and
Fantages are announced for Monday.
Marlbel Seymour, the Ingenue of the
Baker Company, has been given full di
rection of the entire musical portion of
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Hoyt's "A MUk-Whlte Flag." this week.
In addition to playing her regular role of
"The Daughter of the Regiment," she
will also do several clever specialties.
Many of the songs and cnoruses used in J
tne performances are of ner own com
position. Manager Baker received a
communication from a New York news
paper writer recently praising Miss Sey
mour's work in the Bast, and advising
him to , star her on the road in some
special production, declaring she is a'
second Lotta, who would make the for
tune of some live manager fortunate
enough to present her pijoperly
right kind of a play.
J. J. H.
"GINGERBREAD MAX" TONIGHT
TunetuI Musical Comedy Success Be
ginaEngagement at the Hellig.
It is only fair that the eterner sex
should be given a chance no matter
what the particular business In hand.
As a rule, for years past, the domain of
musical comedy, or .at least a large
section, has been given over to the
"girl," from capital A to capital Z the
dictionary has been ransacked to find
adjectives qualifying the "girl" in some
of her numerous incarnations.
Now comes the change. A new work
of this school will be presented at
The Heillg Theater, Fourteenth and
Washington streets, tonight, tomorrow
and Wednesday nights, with a special
price matinee Tuesday, that bears the
curious, and from the comedy stand
point, nof unpromising name of "The
Gingerbread Man." It is the work of
Frederick Ranken and A. Baldwin
Sloane, both with much standing to
their credit in the annals of light and
pleasant entertaining.
In the etory of the work it Is said to
hold much better together than the ma
jority of its class, although dealing al
together with the realms and creatures
of Imagination. Kris Krtngle Is prom
inent in the proceeding, as are Little
Jack Horner, Margery Daw, Simple
Simon and other interesting individuals
who step out of the story-book into
flesh and being. " Of course, such per
sonsages need special territory for
their exploitations, and this has been
furnished In providing Santa Claus
THE - SUNDAY- OREGONIAN,, PORTLAND, JAJTTTAKr 26, 1908.
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It' -'V " r ' - J$t- v - N Marnuom Grnd Sunday, matinee and t -
ri" - 5 , A" --,i5?,s'" - "A -' night. February 3, in hi. new comedy, f J"" "Ifc -4
NJ Jlfc Ci, ' "The Coun'ry Squire," by Jamee A i iJTf -V $
-; V - -. - " I Kent, alnce boyhood on the stage, has s x&S tf
j .,,-o, 7V : J? 1 learned to make of the .playwright's .3 " r"
" . - V. ' I puppet real men, and to native talents, A . f V ,
I - - X ' ' ,..11 I I commandingr figure and expressive face K ",.; I S 'A
II i &7'rJ - - V t X - I has added the graces and accomplish- Ms it nw
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Land, Pastryland, and the Aerial Sugar
Palace, all locations calculated to stir
the Scenic painter's fancy.
1 The Sugar Palace recalls that an Im
portant part of the plot is where Jack
Horner sees Princess Sugar Plum car
ried off in an airship to the home of
King Bunn by one Machavellus Fudge.
Before a Union is effected between the
rightful lovers, the forces of Fairyland
and the Nursery are in a terrible com
motion, and plenty of novl business Is
Introduced for the general delectation
of the audience, particular stress is laid
upon the elegance of scenic effect, and
V4 . , - III Greatest Success to Be Repeated. V .Wf,
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the costumes. One incident' sf which
much is expected, is where Kris Krtngle,
in his proverbial costume, with silver
reins and a golden sleigh, drives a team
of pretty reindeer girls of the chorus. An
other scene incident said to be especially
novel is a tire-snouting dragon, who
keeps Itself busy helping out the conspir
ing elements of the story. Among the
cast are many notable players, such as
Evelyn Frances Kellogg. Nellie Nice, Ma
bel Day, Annie Dressier, FannlefMartine,
Amy Thropp, Lulu Borden, Fred Nice,
Ross Snow, Carrlck Major, James McEI
hern, Percy Matson. Lute Vrohman, Bert
Lovey, and a great beauty chorus of well
trained voices. This, with an augmented
orchestra under the leadership of Fred
Walz, makes a . complete organization
numbering 62 people, and the same pro
duction that marked Its run at the Liberty
Theater, New York City, will be present
ed. Seats are selling at theater for the
engagement.
. Lee Willard Is Coming. -
Lee Willard, who will appear at the
Baker Company's Last- Season's
Greatest Success to Be Repeated.
The Baker company's greatest suc
cess last season was Hoyt's "A Milk
White Flag," and the announcement
that It will be repeated again this week
starting with today's matinee will be
hailed with delight by everyone. There
will be a matinee Saturday, of course.
: Hoy t wrote many satires, but this is
considered his most humorous work. It
depends less upon specialties than any
of the others. In "A Milk-White Flag"
Hoyt has taken a fling at aristocratic
military - organizations, which are in
existence for social standing more than
for the good of their country. As one
character says: "The organization
would disband if war broke out."
Every man who is a member of the
organization wants to be an officer, and
every man becomes one. The only prlt
vate is the young fellow the officers'
place on- salary. The principal plot is
the desire of the company to have a
military funeral, in order to over
shadow a rival company known as
"The Blues." A man who is attempting
to defraud an insurance company pre-'
tends he Is dead, and when this is
learned he is immediately elected a
member of the company. In rder that
the desired big funeral can be held.
The experiences of the corpse arc
thrilling and comical. The undertaker
is an officer in the regiment, and be.
and all the other officers attempt to
open a flirtation with the proposed
widow. Then the private falls into
disgrace, and is given a drumhead
court-martial. His punishment is to
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Rupert Drum as Jack WrilH, in "Wells
of wyomlai," at tbe Lyric.
have one-half of his head shaved and I
to be drummed out of the company.
In retaliation he swears to mutilate '
the corpse, and with a paint pot, he ;
daubs the face of the impostor, who'
chases him out of the room Just as the
officers enter and discover that the
supposed dead man is very much alive, j
very angry and very hungry. In "A i
Mllk-White Flag" Hoyt has some of'
the most witty lines, and he was most ;
famous for his dialogue. The theme is 1
not so grewsome as might be imagined,
for he has treated it in a light and !
humorous manner, so that there is !
scarcely a minute when there is"not a :
laugh. j
THE CAST.
The Colonel (Christian Berriel) a retired ,
coal merchant Austin Webb'
The Majbr (Paul BarinS) a prominent life
insurance man. . . Charles ' Lewis '
The Judge Advocate THowland Hooper)
e well-known young; lawer. lionald Bowies'
The Surgeon (Mark Tombs), leading phy
sician of the town R- E. Bradbury'
The Bandmaster (Steele Ayres), who is
also a popular music teacher
James Gleason '
The Private (Willing Singer) a hired man
Howard RuBSell
The Lieutenant (Phil Graves) also a
prominent undertaker William Gleason
Vivandieres, Miss Elsie Garrett. Miss Grace
Burgess, Miss Ruth Lechler. Miss Elite
Johnson.
All tne above belonging to and being part
of the Ransom Guards.
The General (Barley Burleigh) an officer
of the Regular Army and guest of the
Guards Robert Homans
The Dear Departed (Plggott Luce) a suc
cessful railway contractor. .William Dills
The Orphan Pony Luce) daughter of the
Contractor Miss Maribel Seymour
The Particular Friend of the Bereaved
Wife (Uze Dugro)..Mlna Croltus Gleason
The Bereaved (Aurora Luce) who either
- is or isn't the contractor's wi
Miss Marion Barney
The Drum Corps The Band
Messenger Boys, Miss Fay Balnter, Miss
Rhea Mitchell, Miss Nlta Bradbury. Miss
Olivia Ireland.
"WAY VOWS EAST" TUESDAY
Famous Play of Rural Iiife at Mar
quam Jan. 28 to Feb. 1.
"Way Down East" comes to the
Marquam Grand Theater for five nights
only, with matinee - Saturday, Tuesday
eve, January 28 to February 1. The;
play hag become so well known through j
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