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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 34, lua.
the large crowds that poured out to
see the wizard of locks.
Among; the other attractions for the
coming week are Zarro trio, comedy
bicyclists; Blonder Robinson Co., com
edians and vocalists: Chick, Piper,
Gray & Co., comedy sketch artists In
a skit entitled "Tank Town on Christ
mas Eve"; Jean Wileon. illustrated
sons; the blograph, latest moving pic
tures. The show for the week Just clos
ing with the Bell trio as the feature
act has proven itself a big drawing
card.
LEW
DOCKSTADEU COMIXQ
Famous American Minstrel and His
Company at lleilig . June 6-7.
The famous American minstrel. Lew
Dockstader, and his excellent company
of black-face artists, will be the attrac
tion at the Heilig theater. Fourteenth
and Washington streets, June 6-7.
IHS appearance here of Francis
Wilson in a "straight" role after
. an absence of many years, was the
theatrical event of the past few weeks.
In "When Knights Were Bold" the d's
tlnguished comedian has a delightful ve
hicle, and one which affords him oppor
tunities to display hi talent to the very
best advantage. The engagement was
well patronized and was considerable of a
social event.
John Drew and Blllie Burke in "My
Wife" will be seen at the Heilig next Fri
day and Saturday nights, the only attrac
tion for the week at the uptown theater.
"Why Smith Left Home" at the Baker
will be the stock company's bill, a very
funny farce, containing a number of
good characterizations.
"Sweethearts and Wives" will be pre
sented by the Armstrong company at the
Btar.
The Allen company will close Its en
gagement at the Lyric this week, offering
"Under Two Flags." The company has
been a popular one here, and its depar
ture will be regretted by a large number
of theater patrons.
The vaudeville bills will change tomor
row afternoon.
"WHV SMITH
HOME"
I'arce-Ooniedy Opens at the Baker
This Afternoon.
George Broadhurst has given theater
goers pome of America's best plays,
notable among his farces being "What
Happened to Jones." "The Man From
Mexico" and "Why Smith Left Home."
h latter being the one which the Baker
Stock Company will offer- its thousands
of patrons for the week opening with
today's matinee. ' It Is one of the stand
ard farces on the stage today, and after
several years still preserves its strong
originality and freshness, and never fails
to cause the greatest merriment. It was
written for the purpose of making peo
ple laugh only, and faithfully fullills Its
intent. . -
One reason why it appeals to every
one is the fact that it Is a domestic
comedy, dealing with the trials and trib
ulations of a young married couple, and
depicts events that all are more or less
Xamlllar with. The Smiths 'are happily
married, have a nice home servants,
etc., and love, each other dearly. The
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only difficulty is one that inflicts so
many.. Just such homes relations. And
It is relations who cause all the mix-ups.
Quarrels and misunderstandings of
which this farce treats:
They are mostly Mrs. Smith's rela
tions, who, with the servants, and a
strange Count, become embroiled in the
queerest and most laughable series of
mtx-ups that can possibly be imagined.
There are too many of them to describe
in detail, and it is much more fun watch
ing them develop and getting the sur
prises that are so nicely arranged. The
Baker Company never fails to score
heavily In comedy, and this week will
be no exception.
JOHN DREW AT THE HEILIG
Distinguished Actor Will Present
Delightful Comedy, "My Wife."
Charles Ftohman will present John
Drew at the Heilig theater. Fourteenth
and Washington streets, next Friday and
Saturday nights in a new four-act com
edy entitled "My Wife." The play ran
at the Empire theater. In New York, for
four months, and comes here with the
original cast. The comedy is from the
French of Gavault and Charnay. In which
it is known as '.'Mademoiselle Josette Ma
Femme," and the present adaptation has
been made by Michael Morton. In Paris
It has had a nine-months' run ' at the
Gymnase theater, and in London, where
1t Is-playlng at the Haymarket, .it Is. now
in Its second season.
: The comedy Is of a lighter and brighter
order than the- Pinero play, "His House
in Order," In which Mr. Drew appeared
SINGERS AMD DANCERS AT THfi OAKS
J':4:in ra ". ' "the
last season. Indeed, it !a said that "My
Wife" has restored the favorite comedian
to the vein and style of work with which
his fame is more closely allied and In
which his admirers like best to see him.
He will have for his leading lady Miss
Billie Burke, who comes here from the
Vaudeville theater, London, where she
has just made two successes in straight
comedy, after five years of conspicuous
success on the- musical comedy stage...
Ferdinand Gottschalk. who was last
seen here as a member of Mr. Drew's
company during the run of "The Duke of
Killicrankle," will have a quaintly comic
role exactly suited to his style of char
acterization. Miss -Dorothy Tennant will
complete the quartet of comedians who
will, it is expected, be supplied with sev
eral highly-amusing scenes similar to
those in which the famous "Duke of Kil
licrankle" quartet figured. '
Other members of Mr. Drew's organl-
THIS WEEK.
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nation are Walter Boderling. Morton Sel
ten, Albert Hoccardi. Mario Majeroni,
Axel Brunn, Herbert Budd, Rex McDou
gall. E. Seldene Powell, Frank Goldsmith,
L. C. Howard, Ida Greeley Smith, Hope
Latham, Mrs. Kate Paulson Selten and
Mary Lorraine.
MUSICAL BILL AT THE STAR
"Sweethearts and Wives" Attraction
- for This Afternoon.
This afternoon the Armstrong com
pany, at the Star theater, will change
its programme and present another of
Its musical comedies. "Sweethearts and
Wives" will be the name given this
new bill. The idea of the entertain
ment is taken from the old toast:
"Sweethearts and wives may they
never meet."
According to Mr. Armstrong, this
week's attraction at the Star theater
will exceed In humor and melody any
of those which have gone before it.
Manager Armstrong takes particular
pride in "Sweethearts and Wives," for
it Is more oretentious than some of th
other shows and is bolstereu up with
more and better musical numbers; not
to say possessing a greater . amount
of comedy.
Every member of the company will
have a part in "Sweethearts and
Wives," for even the chorus can' live
up to the.' title good-humoredly. This
chorus, while not so large as those car
ried by some of the traveling com
panies, .makes up In energy and enthu
siasm what it lacks in numbers, and as
for looks, there Is not a high-priced
musical show coming to Portland thac
can boast of a handsomer set of chorus
maidens. There will be new-costumes
and scenery and "Sweethearts and
Wives," is a certain success.
Now that the Star theater has been
recognized as the home of musical com
edy, at popular rates, it Is drawing to
itself a patronage different from that
of the past. The people who attend the
Star now are those who want a cheer
ful time at a theater. They want fuu
and music and these are found at the
Star, because that Is the exclusive pol
icy of the place. Then, besides the re
gular bill, there are vaudeville fea
tures, Sullivan & Considlne always
sending ' some clever turns. With
"Sweethearts and Wives," for instance,
there will be as added vaudeville num
bers, Sheehan & Monahan, an Austral
ian musical act, and Wilfred & Lottie,
These acts open tomorrow afternoon.
A dally matinee and two nightly per-
formancts
theater.
is the policy at the Star
"UNDER TWO FLAGS" AT CLOSE
Monday Marks Opening of Last
Week of Allen Company at Lyric.
Tomorrow night the Allen company will
Inaugurate its lasi week at the Lyric by
reviving that ever popular dramatic sens
ation, "Under Two Flags." It is the fa
vorite bill of the Allen company, the best
performance it has ever given, and one
of the greatest plays ever written. It is
a dramatization of Ouida's familiar nov
el and it provides some of the most dis
tinct character drawing of any drama of
modem times.
In the role of Cigarette, the dashing lit
tle daughter of the regiment, Verna Fel
ton scored her first big success, and is
admitted to be the logical successor to
Blanche Bates in the role. She will ap
pear at her very best and it is most agree
able to both the company and house man
agement that the Allen fare-ell should
be under such favorable circumstances.
After almost two years in Portland, tha
organization leaves, perhaps forever, and
the thousands of friends that it has made
here, will take advantage of this last op
portunity to see the favorites of the com
pany. The production of "Under Two
Flags" will be Impressive in the extreme,
the great scenes showing the flight of
Cigarette on horseback, up the rocky
mountain paas and the terrible sand storm
on the desert always thrill the beholder.
Get your seats at once and come out to
morrow night to see the Allen company
In its last bill. The Blunkall-Atwood com
pany opens next week.
"Nell Gwynne" Today.
This afternoon and tonight the Allen
company will again be seen in that phe
nomenal success, "Nell Gwynne." The
public has already stamped the play and
the performance with its approval. You
cannot afford to miss It. Moving pictures
between acts.
HALFBREED"
COMIXG
Festival Week at the Baker
Opens Sunday.
Special arrangements have been made
with Oliver Morosco for the Baker Stock
Company to present his big success,
"The Halfbreed," for the Rose Festival
week In Portland. "The Halfbreed" Is
rf heavy drama with scenes laid In the
Indian Territory country and plot, scen
ery and characters are details of an un
usually interesting nature.
Special efforts are to be made to get
a production which will be even better
than the average Baker offering lor this
play, and a large number of extra peo
ple are required, as well as startling
effects in lights, scenery and properties.
"The Halfbreed" will open at the Baker
next Sunday matinee. May 31.
VAUDEVILLE AT THE MARQUAM
Hardeen, Wizard of Locks, Heads
New Bill This W'eek.
Hardeen, the world famous wizard
of locks, the man who can unfasten
and free himself from any sort of
handcuffs or straitjackets ever in
vented, will be the star attraction at
the Marquam Grand Theater for the
week of Monday, May 25. A strong
bill of other high-class acts will make
the Pantages attraction for the com
ing week the best in the city.
Hardeen has an act that is recog
nized by critics as one of the most
mystifying and wonderful ever pre
sented before the footlights. He per
mits himself to be locked Into any
sort of -handcuffs that were ever made,
then in less time than it requires to
tell it he frees himself from the shack
les, presenting them to the view of
the audience unlocked, open and unin
jured, regardless of the fact that the
keys are kept beyond his possible
reach. One of his most remarkable
feats is his escape from the strait
jacket and muffs used so effectively
upon the most desperate and powerful
maniacs. It takes Hardeen but 7H
minutes to perform this seemingly Im
possible feat. He guarantees to es
cape from any box or crate which
mechanical ingenuity can contrive,
without breaking or injuring the crate.
"How does he do it?" This Is the
question that is asked by everyone who
sees his performance. And It Is a
question that has mystified the police
and look experts of the world.
In Seattle and Spokane the play
bousaa wars not able to accommodate
New Stock Company at Lyric.
The Allen stock company, which will
close a long engagement at the Lyrta
next Sunday, will be succeeded on Mon
day, June 1, by the Blunkall-Atwood
Company, in "The Bushranger." Man
ager Flood has secured the new organ
ization for an indefinite season and prom
ises an interesting array of productions.
The Blunkall-Atwood Company comes
here trom St. Louis, where it was tre
mendously popular, and it ranks amonj
the most famous stock companies ol
America. The personnel of the comDany
contains the names of many popular fa
vorites, including Lillian Atwood, a beau-
t.rui and ttuented leading woman, whose
fame readies from the Atlantic 'o the
Pacific Coast. Mr. Blunkall, the leading
Jim uign BLanaing on tne coast.
and is known here, where he played an
engagement with the Bacon company at
i-oraray s. e also distinguished himself
In "The College Widow." Miss Atwood
also made a big Pacific Coast hit when
leading woman at the Alcazar, In San
Francisco. Other members of the com
pany are on the same high plane.
SEVEN SAMOIS AT THE GRAND
Many Good Features on Bill fol
This Week.
In the new list of features which Sul
livan & Considlne are sending to the
Grand this week, commencing tomor
row afternoon, it is no easy matter to
select the headllner. This is because
there are so many excellent vaudeville
acts from which to choose. It has been
decided, however, to designate the
Seven Samols as the top of the bill.
The Seven Samois are Arabian acrobats
In a whirlwind gymnastio exhibition.
Introducing American and their own
native feat?. This is one of the best
Arab acts now touring the United
States.
By way of special added attraction
there will be a Down-East playlet which
will be a complete New England pas
toral play boiled down to vaudeville
limits. This will be Interpreted by
Macks, Hart & La Marr. It bears the
title "Cynthia's Visit," and will be
found a novel vaudeville offering. The
character sketches drawn In this play
let are worthy of a four-act drama.
The Nightingale" Is a mixture of
comedy and drama which is presented
by Acton, Klovllle A Co. There is no
other sketch just like this in any re
pect. Lawrence & Harrington are the
people who created the characters of
the Bowery boy and the Bowery girl In
vaudeville. They have thlB character
down to the smallest detail and have
presented the specialty everywhere
worth mentioning. They are on the
new programme with their act.
"The Man With Two Heads," Is the
way the act of Potter & Hartwell is
billed. They are comedy acrobats who
will Introduce some freak feats in their
line. "The Man in Red," Is the way
Harry Holman is referred to, because
that is the way he dresses when he is
unwinding his -amusing monologue.
Holman is a born entertainer and his
patter Is fresh. Fred G. Bauer will
have his usual new Illustrated ballad
and the F. F. Montressa motion waves
will be imported from gay Paree.
Today Is the last time for the cur
rent bill, which contains Harrigan, the
original comedy juggler, and the Rob
ert H. Hodge company in a funny farce.
CROWDS GOING TO THE OAKS
Fair Weather Drives Throngs to the
Out-of-Doors Amusement Kesort.
The weather man says that the sun
will shine, and with this phophecy the
tide of pilgrims In search of amuse
ment has tairned towards the Oaks in
droves. Even during the inclement
weather the patrons of the resort could
not resist taking a trip to the place
just to see how things .were looking,
and as a consequence hundreds of peo
ple dodged the showers and saw the
sights.
Harry Breton, the flying automo
billst, and the Tyrolean singers, with
their long and varied repertoire, have
been the two main attractions during
the past week, as they will be for the
coming week. Breton, after making a
number of successful leaps in his auto
mobile, had a narrow escape from seri
ous injury or possible death Friday
afternoon. Stopping to make a second
Inspection of his machine Just before
making the leap, he found the rim of
one of the wheels so badly cracked
that if would surely have- given way
during the dash down the incline. He
has had the wheel repaired and will
appear for the greater part of the
week.
The Tyroleans will also appear dur
ing the entire week in an entirely new
programme of songs and dances. With
the coming of good weather the
amusement hunters of the city will
find the entire machinery of the Oaks
In full motion, giving a bigger and
better programme of entertainment
than ever before. .
SEALS BECOMING EXTINCT
t
"Wise Women Buy Now Before Furs
Are Costly as Diamonds.
LONDON, May 23. (Special.) Wise
women are buying their furs now.
Sealskin, which Is one of the most val
ued furs, -has steadily been increasing
in price during the last few years.
Experts agree that the supply is so
limited' this season that the cost will
be almost prohibitive.
"The Alaska and Northwest seal is
becoming extinct," a member of the
firm of fur experts In Bond street said
recently. "In a few years It will be
Impossible to buy sealskin at all. As
an example, it is interesting to com
pare the figures of the last 15 years:
Alaska Seala .
Skina sold
1893 M.S.TT
18S 2".Tii2
ISO 7.620
Copper Island Seals
1893..: 32.900
1U8 3.3US
"The difference is not so great in
the case of the Northwest seals. In
1898 47,903 skins were sold. Last year
this number had decreased to 33,655.
The price of an Alaska sealskin in 181)8
was $9.50. It is impossible to buy a
good skin under $48.50 today."
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