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TTRACTIONS for the week will be
Herbert Kelsey and Kflle Shannon
in t'The Walls of Jericho," opening
tonight at the Heilig and continuing until
Thursday night. "The Virginian," with
W. S. Hart in the title role and Frank
Campeau as Trampae, will come for the
remainder of the week. Paul Gllmore in
his new play, "The Wheel of Love,"
comes to the Marquam this afternoon for
nine performances.
The Baker company will be seen in
"Zaza." opening thi afternoon. "No
Mother to Guide Her" and "Way Out
Went" will bo offered at the Empire and
Star, respectively, commencing matinee
today. "Camille" continues at the Lyric
this afternoon and tonight, the bill chang
ing to "By Right of Sword" tomorrow
night.
New bills at the Grand and Pantagcs to
morrow afternoon.
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Among Clay Clement's treasured me
mentos of the great men of the stage is a
' tortolseshell snuffbox which Junius Bru
tus Booth carried for many years. It
"was presented Mr. Clement by' the
tragedian's daughter, Mrs. John Sleeper
Clark.
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Izetta Jewel Is an enthusiastic motorist,
no almost any afternoon may he seen
driving her car about the city.. The tal
ented young leading woman is. an accom
plished, chauffeur.
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The management of the Lyric has de
cided upon an unique experiment in the
'way of theatrical advertising. Window
and billboard sheet." will be abandoned
"entirely and the columns of the news
papers will be used exclusively, with the
exception of a courier somewhat on the
order of Baker's players, which will prob
ably be instituted in the near future.
Madam Homer, who was booked for' a
concert at the Helllg under the auspices
of the Northwestern Theatrical Associa
tion and the Lyceum Bureau, has can
celed that and all other engagements
.made for a Spring tour. The very good
reason is that the madam recently, became
the mother of twins. Bessie Abbott, the
brilliant young star of the Manhattan
Company, has been secured to till the en
gagement. KELCEY AND SHANNON' TONIGHT
Famous Co-Stars Will Br gin. En
gagement at Helllg in Drama.
Theatrically speaking there are no mora
welcome visitors to this city than Her
bert Kelcey anil Eftio Shannon, whose
stane copartnership has endured far be
yond the usual order of such arrange
ments and whose joint appearances have
invariably been a source of extreme grat
ification to all lovers of true dramatic
"art.
The coming of Mr. Kelcey and Mtss
Shannon to the Hellig Theater for four
nights, starting the engagement tonight,
is being regarded with no end of de
lightful anticipation.
The plot of "The Walls of Jericho,"
"by Alfred Sutro, hinges upon a young
Knglishman who, having amassed a for
tune In Australia, returns to London,
whore, through the influence of his
wealth, he Is introduced Into the nobility
and marries the daughter of an Impe
cunious peer, but- soon afterwards dis
covers that he has made a false step in
sacrificing his manhood for the love of
his wife, whose family and associates
nre the very antithesis of his nature.
Her lack of consideration for home; her
utter m glect of motherly duties and her
infatuation for the pastimes of society
Idlers soon become appalling to him, and,
nfter tolerating this sort of life until he
finds other men. making love to his wife,
he revolts and then. In a scene Intensely
dramatic, the walls of Jericho tumble
oti and society is left without a foot
to stand upon. After delivering himself
of some vpry plain truths, he devlares his
intention to return to the Antipodes and
demands that his wife shall accompany
hliu. She at first demurs, but finally love
conquers and she forsakes society for the
man she has sworn to love and honor.'
In the support of Mr. Kelcey and Miss
Shannon may be found . the names of
actors and actresses whose splendid ef
forts are not unfamiliar to our local
theater patrons, who have repeatedly
been called upon to applaud their efforts
while members of other prominent dra
matic organisations. Among those who
assume leavllng roles in "The Walls of
Jericho" may be mentioned Arthur
Hoops. Frank Kingdoll. Charles Rowan.
Ruth Chester, Winona Shannon. Vida
Croly, Cecilia Radclyffe. Edward Mont
gomery. Pavid Thompson, inda Palmer.
Walter 1. fisher. Betty Wyatt and
""others of equal note.
Ernest Shipnian. under whose niaua
grial direction Mr. Kelcey and Miss
Shanwon are touring, announces a pro
duction wholly adequate with respect to
scenic and property details. SVats are
now selling at theater for the entire en
gagement.
PAIL G1LMORE AT MAKQUAM
Talented Actor Will Appear. Today
In "The Wheel of Love."
Hundreds of men seek the stage as a
life vocation, but the majority of these
do pot get witJVin striking distance of
the pinnacle, Iwcause they are larking in
requisite -qualities. OiK-e in a while ' a
j oung -actor looms large on the theatri
cal horizon and managers are impressed
. ith the large proinit-e of the future.
In Paul Gtinjore iwople who are conver
sant with the mimic world, that realm
Ml Ml r-f - r- :r :L : v-lV; ;hi
of mystery and fascination of the in
terior of which many know compara
tively little, recognise . an actor whose
future has much in store. This brilliant
young actor combines many fine his
trionic and physical qualities.
Handsome, polished and withal a splen
did gentleman, he Is possessed of high
talents, which he uses Judiciously. He
has already demonstrated thoroughly his
versatility and that he is not a one-part
actor. In romance, in drawing-room
comedy, in college play and In classics,
he has always given the most correct
and faithful portrayals. Mr. Gtimore's
following increases season by season, in
dicating that those who once see him
see him again and again and Influence
friends to witness his work. This fact
by itself speaks volumes for the actor
who is not only able to retain his old
admirers, but ' who acquires new ones
every season. A dramatic editor of long
years' experience, in speaking of Paul
Gilmore the other day, expressed the
opinion that Mr. Gilmore was destined to
be a great metropolitan favorite. Mjtlce
he gains a real foothold, said this editor,
he will constantly Increase his public
until he is as well -known and as popular
In the large cities as In the smaller.
Mr. Gllmore will make his stellar debut
In New York City very soon in the best
play of his stellar career. "The W heel of
Love." which will be presented av ihe
Marquam Grand for one week, beginning
matinee today at 2:15. with exactly the
same east and production as appears on
Broadway later. This breesy comedy is
from the pen of George V. Hobart. who
has furnished such successes as "Mrs.
Wilson" tMay Irwin's play. "The Ham
Tree." "Wildfire" (Lillian Russell's cur
rent success), and others."
"ZAZ.V AT BAKER ' THEATER
First Purtlaud Stock Production
Opens This Afternoon.
The first Portland stock production of
the celebrated emotional drama. "Zara."
will be given by the Baker Theater Com
pany all this week, starting with today's
matinee. This ,n-lll be the closing week
of Miss Izetta Jewel's brief engagement
s leading woman, and "Zaza" has been
chosen for her closing, because of her pe
culiar fitness to play the role, and the
immense success she has achieved in it
in other places. Miss Jewel does not pre
tend to follow along the same lines as
Leslie Carter or Florence Roberts, her
predecessors in this city, but on the con
trary her portrayal ts entirely original
with this clever young leading woman
herself.
"Zaza ". is one of the greatest plays now
before the public, and one that ha creat
ed more -comment and discussion than any
other drama ever written. David Belaoco
took It from the French of Berton and
Simon for Mrs. Leslie Carter, moulded it
and shaped it, softening it here, bciBefug
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a masterpiece and at the same time had
eliminated all objectionable features that
were found in Its original form.
The production itself of "Zaza" as it
wilt be presented at the Baker will be
well worth seeing, especially the first act,
showing that part of the stage which is
usually hidden from the audience, for in
the beginning, Zaza was a vaudeville per
former in a small provincial town of
France and she afterwards became the
rage In Paris.
The audience i first introduced to her
behind the scenes in her dressing-room
while she is making up lo the evening
performance. The stage is divided In two
for this scene, "one side shdwing Zaza's
dressing-room, and the other showing the
various performers waiting for their
turn to go on, the property man. and
stage hands working the different effects,
etc. Every effort will be extended to
make this scene as realistic as possible,
and (t will, no doubt, cause a great deal
of . comment. The other four acts also
offer abundant opportunities for Original
4deas in the way of scenery and stage
setting, and "Zaza," from a scenic stand
point alone, promises to be of unusual
Importance.
The orcinal music used by Mrs. Carter
has been secured and not the slightest
detail will be lacking in making this
week "on of the greatest of the season
at the Baker.
iB Jewpl has played "Zaza" to im
mense succecs and it has been chosen
One of the Best of Late Melodramas
at the Empire This Week!
One of the real shows of the season will
open at the Empire this afternoon and
run sjl week. This will be Janette Carew
In the story of the New York slums en
titled "No Mother to Guide Her," with
a thrilling, plot, original scenery and a
company such as has not appeared at the
Empire before this season. There will
be the usual Wednesday and Saturday
matinees.
When It was reported last Spring that
"No Mother to Guide Her'" was to be put
on the market, there was quite a scram
ble among the different road managers to
secure control ot this. A great many
bids were received, but it remained for
Holdcn Brothers & Edwards, of Chicago,
to secure the prize. Mr. Edwards went
to New York with his check book, made
the highest bid. closed the deal within
an hour and took the next train back
Wett with the much coveted play secure
ly locked in his suitcase. From that
moment on they have put forth their best
efforts to give the piece one of the finest
and most elaborate productions of any
play of its class on the road. No ex
pense was spared in securing good artists
and managers of the theaters were only
too eager to book the attraction. There
is scarcely a large city in the country
that the piece will not visit before the
tour ends. A number of the members
of the original cast that appeared in the
Kreat cities have been secured, and it
will be under the personal stage direction
Allen Company Will Appear
Ralph Stuart's Great Play.
After a week of pathos and emotion,
the Lyric will change the nature of its
offering for the week that is to come.
Commencing tomorrow night, the Allen
stock company wilt put on Ralph Stu
art's beautiful romantic drama. -"By
Right of Sword." It is a fascinating
play, teeming with adventure, sword
combats, strategy and lovemaking. Mr.
Stuart played it at the Baker a few
years ago, and carried the town off its
feet with enthusiasm. The Allen com
pany expects to make It one of the
most successful bills of the season.
Nothing has been left undone that
could be accomplished in the way of
rehearsals, stage settings, costumes
and other accessories which go to make
up a complete and perfect production.
Rupert Drum will be given a great
deal of latitude in Stuart's part, that
of a dashing young American soldier
of fortune, who becomes involved in
royal plots and a royal love In an out-of-the-way
European kingdom. It is
distinctly a star's part, and Mr. Drum
will be by far the most Important per
sonage in the cast. This does not mean
that the others will be entirely rele
gated to the rear, however, for .there
are a number of attractive parts for
both the ladies and the gentlemen of
the supporting company.
The Lyric is growing every week
both in a business and an artistic way.
The management is continually
strengthening the company, providing
new scenery and effects, importing
costumes and securing the. very best
plays that can be had. Tile lnaugura-
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tion of moving pictures between the
acts has proved very pleasing to the
public, and will be continued, two com
plete Pathe films being shown at every
performance. Attend the Lyric each
week. It's a habit you ought to have.
Farewell to "Camille."
The most notable run In the history
of popular price stock companies In
Portland will close tonight when Verna
Felton, supported by the Allen stock
company, will appear for the last time
In "Camille." It Is a great show and
you will be sorry if .you rnlss it. Mov
ing pictures between acts. Matinee to
day. "WAV DOW WEST" TODAV
French Stock Company Presents
Drama at the Star.
"Way Down West" begins its week's en
gagement at tire iftar Theater this after
noon. Matinees will be held today, Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday.
The French Stock Company can play
something aside from wild melodrama and
will prove it this week In "Way Down
West" Those who are familiar with
plays know that this is one which has
made good wherever presented, and it i3
considered a quiet, polite and refined
drama, nith genuine merit. There is pat
riotism, love, comedy and adventure in
"Way Down West." so that the play
contains something to please every taste.
The story of "Way Down West" is well
constructed. The action takes place at a
post in the Indian country. There is a
war scare and the hostile redskins go on
the warjath. The fort is attacked, but
the enemy is repulsed after a brisk battle.
This i6 the only semblance to melodrama
in the play. The central characters are
played by one man. as it is a dual role.
This will be something new on the staga
at the Star, as no other pl.iy this sen
son has possessed a dual- role.
Patirotic Impulses and sacrifice arrt
found In every act and there is the smart
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