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WITH the opening of the Orpheum
on Monday night a long promised
and greatly desired addition will
be made to the Portland theatrical field.
For a. number of years there, have been
rumors that the big circuit was to add
this city to its long chain and the pub
lic, or that portion of It which takes an
Interest In vaudeville at Its best has be
come almost peevish at the long delay of
Martin Beck, et al., to recognize this ter
ritory. Now the consummation Is at hand
and on Monday night It Is expected, that
the Marquam, that was, and the Orpheum.
that now Is, will be packed from pit to
dome.
The next theater to swing into line for
the new season will be the Lyric which
has been dark for several weeks. It will
reopen Us doors Sunday afternoon next
with a completely reorganized Blunkall
Company. During the interim Mr.
Blunkall has changed the personnel of his
organization almost completely, himself
only remaining of the old cast. He will
continue to direct and play leading roles.
Th r.rnH nnrl Pantaee amarentlv un
affected by change or climatic conditions
go on merrily "packing 'em In" and
affording their usually satisfactory array
of vaudeville.
This department is In receipt of a very
handsomely-engraved invitation to attend
the opening of the new Orpheum at Butte
which has just been completed under tne
personal supervision of John F. Cordray,
of this city, and will be under his manage
ment. The big event occurred last night
and it was certain to have been a great
success.
A letter received the other day from
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Flske conveys to
me the Intelligence that she is still rough-
inr it in the Canadian Rockies, neat-
Field. B. C. "I got in here with a train
of pack ponies, two maids and a guide
but how I shall get out I'm sure I don't
know." She expects to return to New
York about September 16 to begin re
hearsals on her new play.
Miss Ethel von Woldron. who has been
visiting her parents here tor two weeks.
her work with the Jessie Shirley Stock
company.
Charles Whit well, well known in local
theatrical circles, writes from New York
that he expects to go out with one of the
biggest of the Toad productions.
During his vacation, which he has spent
In San Francisco. Donald Bowles has been
devoting his time to engaging people for
the new Valencia Theater Stock Com
pany which expects to rival the Alcazar.
Mr. Bowles contributes a breezy article
to a recent issue of the Dramatic Review.
George McQuarrie, for several seasons
leading man with the Jessie Shirley Com
pany, has been engaged by one ol the
leading New York managers to create a
1 feature role In a new Southern play in
which will tour the South.
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; ORPHEOr TOMORROW "IGHT
Class Shown in Bookings for New
Vaudeville Theater.
The Orpheum Theater, formerly the
. Marquaia Grand, will make Its initial
bow to a Portland audience Monday
' evening, and from present Indications,
will play to a record-breaking bouse.
The extension of the Orpheum circuit
to Portland will bring; here the high
class performers in vaudeville that are
booked by this circuit and shown In
the houses at Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Kansas City and other Eastern points.
The initial bill Is here given:
Fred Bond and Miss Fremont Benton
with their company of farceurs will
present a merry little comedy entitledr
'Handkerchief No-. 15." Mr. Bond has
had a career In the dramatic and com
edy fleld both as player-and as stage
manager. For the last few years Mr.
' Bond has been featured In the Shubert
productions at the New York Casino,
and this present tour Is hia flrsc in
many years in vaudeville.
Miss Benton is an attractive foil for
the famous comedian, and In the East
she is considered one of the most prom
ising of American comediennes.
With the burnt-cork makeups, the
two comedians, Clifford and Burke, are
genuinely funny, and all their dia
logue and songs are original and new.
"The Bachelor and the Maid" is the
title of a delightful musical skit pre
sented by Wilbur Mack, assisted by
Miss Nella Walker.
Zeno, Jordan and Zeno are known
as the "Wizards of the Air," and, they
are certainly a wonderful trio In aerial
work. Grais' Prodigies, or Simian
Comedians are a troupe of trained
monkeys and baboons that do every-
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ample of perfection in animal training.-
The credit is due Herr G. Grais.
Miss Sadie Sherman, who has been
in vaudeville less than five months, is
already a favorite with her audiences.
She will be seen here in a clever little
novelty called "At the Photographers',"
In which she imitates a fond mother
with a crying baby, a giggling school
girl, and a fussy old lady at the gal
lery. Miss Sherman also sings a num
ber of catchy coon songs.
With personalities entirely unlike
but with careers so closely linked that
it is easier to review their early en
gagements as a "team" than individ
ually. Misses Melville and Stetson pre
sent interesting subjects.
VAFVEVIIXE OP HIGH TYPE
Grand Theater's Bill This Week Full
of Xovelteis.
This week StHlivan & Considine are
sending to the Grand a vaudeville en
tertainment of the highest type. The
bill will be found full of novelties.
with excellent musical timbers and a
large amount of comedy and cheer
ful entertainment. The headline act
will be James and Elsie Finney In
what is considered the most remark
able aquatic specialty ' in vaudeville.
These people are champion swimmers
and appear in a large crystal tank,
containing several hundred gallons of
water. It. Is the only act of Its kind
that has been seen in the West. James
Finney does all sorts of feats under
water and so does his wife. They eat
and sleep beneath the waves and Fin
ney even smokes.- He remains under
water two minutes and more, estab
lishing a record which no ocher swim
mer has ever equalled. To all who de
light in novelties and in the sport of
swimming, the act of the Finneys will
be found of especial Interest.
Jules Garrison & Company will pre
sent their famous act, "The Modern
Roman." This is a mixture of bur
lesque and travesty and will be found
one of the most side-splitting acts
that have been sent -to the Pacific
Coast by any circuit. There Is a laugh
every minute when the Garrisons are
working. The Pantzer Trio have a
novelty. It is a gymnastic comedy,
with some of the most daring - and
sensational gymnastic stunts, garn
ished with merriment.
Llndstrum and Anderson are comedy
acrobats, but their work Is entirly
different from that of the acrobatic
trio heretofore mentioned. The act is
swift and snappy and will be well
worth while. Eleanor Blanchard will
be seen In character changes. Her
characters are not tita conventional
kind and the changes are of the light
ning order. In addition she is good
looking and carries an elegant ward
robe, Al Leonhardt, a comedy juggler,
will have a place on the programme.
He is reported as far above the aver
age comedy juggler, and his tricks are
new. There will be a new illustrated
song by Fred Bauer and new motion
pictures on the Grandiscope.
Today will be tbe last opportunity
to see the present big entertainment
programme with Manuel RomaJn and
the Foley boys in "Music Row." Tom
Glllen still has a number of new Irish
stories to tell about his friend Flnne-
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first-class In every particular.
PAXTAGES VAUDEVILLE ACTS
Oriental Opera, "The Geisha's
Dream," Heads New BUI.
There will be none but good vaudeville
acts in the new bill which opens at the
Pantages Theater at tomorrow a. mati
nee. The advance reports are all favor
able for a No. 1 show; however it will
have to be extra fine to improve on the
current programme. The management
takes great pleasure in presenting as a
headline feature the O'Hana-San & Co.,
in a dainty and exquisite presentation
Of vaudeville's greatest Japanese novelty
fit the Orientally beautiful 'The Geisha's
Dream," a grand spectacular operatic
production; carrying their own special
scenery, electrical and mechanical effects;
presenting beautiful scenes from the
Flowery Kingdom.
In the way of a special added attraction
Mr. Pantages sends Sldl & Co., heavy
weight Jugglers, In pastimes on the battle
field. This act is a rare novelty and
must be seen to be appreciated. They in
troduce none of the customary posing
and display muscular development that
has detracted from most acts of this kind
which have recently traveled this way.
Val-Trainor & Dale Myrtle, have a novel
ty sketch which is beaming over with
Innocent mirth; It is one of those sketches
in vaudeville which Is worth seeing many
times and which starts the people adver
tising the show as soon as they leave the
theater.
Myrtle & Love are singing, talking and
dancing comedians that have made good
In all the big Eastern circuits.
The Kauffman Brothers, operatic vo
calists, are well known from the Atlantlo
to the Pacific and have made good in
every city in the United States. Their act
is a comedy operatic scream. The man
agement wishes to announce that they
ha.v succeeded la securing the services
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of Mr. Elliott E. Beamer, the eminent bass
soloist, who will remain at the Pantages
as a stock attraction for the Fall season.
Mr. Beamer has a good deal of dramatic
presence as well as a strong and pure
baritone voice.
The Blograph presents a double s?ries
of animated pictures. First comes "The
Viking's Daughter," a beautiful historical
picture, a story of Ancient Norsemen.
Second on the list is one of the greatest
comedy animated pictures ever presented
to the people of Portland entitled, "The
Lady Politician." Three times dally at
the Pantages Theater, commencing at
Monday's matinee. Curtain goes up at
2:30, 7:30 and 9 o'clock. Get the habit,
come early and often.
NEW STOCK AT XYRIC THEATER
Reorganized Company Will Open
Engagement Next Slonday.
A complete reorganization of the Lyric
Stock Company has been made and when
that popular family theater reopens Its
doors on the afternoon of Sunday, August
23, ft will Introduce to local theatergoers
the strongest popular price company ever
assembled on the Pacific Coast. The
opening bill has not yet been announced
but it will be a play that will afford the
cast the very best opportunity to display
their talents.
The chief Item of interest in connection
with the reorganization is the return of
that beautiful and popular actress Warda
Howard as leading woman. Miss How
ard is one of the most talented actresses
in the West and during her long engage
ment at- the Lyric some time ago was
the idol of local theatergoers. The direc
tion of the new company will be in the
hands of E. J. Blunkall who will also con
tinue as leading man. Mr. Blunkall has
made hosts of friends here and is regarded
as one of the foremost directors and lead
ing men. in the country.
Other Portland favorites who will com
pose the new company are Charles Con
ners, the emjnent comedian who has a
very large following; Mrs. Lillian Grif
fiths, a brilliant character actress who Is
well and favorably known here; Allen
SKOOKUM LAKE BUGABOO SCARES
OFF TILLAMOOK FISHING PARTY
Prominent Citizens of Dairy Town Take Fright at Night, Leaving Blankets
and Camp Equipage Behind in Mad Flight.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.)
Frightened by the hideous noise
made, they believe by some monster
animal in Skookum Lake, a party of
prominent Tillamook citizens made a run
for their lives the other night, leaving
behind their blankets,- Ashing-tackle and
camp equipage. None of the party has
dared to return for the- luggage.
Those in the party were W. W. Wiley,
ex-County Superintendent of Schools;
George B. Lamb, ex-County Clerk; H. T.
Botts, ex-Mayor; H. T. Goyne, ex-County
Clerk.
Skookum Lake is. not easily accessible
and therefore holds out great inducements
to the fishermen, but very few old resi
dents of Tillamook County would dare to
spend a night on the shores of the lake,
and It would be utterly impossible to get
an Indian within miles of it.
Old Ben Higglnbottom, at one time
known all over this county as a mighty
hunter,' camped once, and once only, at
the lake. He told J. D. Edwards "that
his dogs, that feared neither bear nor
panther, rushed to him during the night,
whining and showing every evidence of
the utmost fear.and that It was impos
sible to get them to move out of the
tent." He declared that he heard some
great animal slapping on the water and
then come out and go Into the brush;
that it made the most awful and unearth
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comedy . Co the Oaks
Lewis, Lew Welch, Carl Burch, Ella Heaz
lit and a number of others.
The Lyric has always maintained a high
standard of excellence but under the new
regime will excel anything It has ever at
tempted in th past.
"CHOW CHOW" AT THE OAKS
Song and Laughter Will Hold Sway
at Popular Amusement1 Park.
An announcement that makes every
body sit up and take notice is that the
Allen Lewis Company will present for
the week commencing Monday night that
conglomeration of mirth and music called
for convenience sake, "Chow Chow." It
is a merry musical farce with scarcely a
trace of plot but a very large percentage
of laughs and tuneful musical numbers.
It Is just one continuous scream from the
time the curtain rises until it descends.
The situation Is a physician's office
which is temporarily left In charge of the
three comedians who are general roust
abouts in the place. These three fun-
makers masquerade as doctors and pro
ceed to treat all comers. This is about
all there is to the story but it serves to
hold the comedy lines and situations and
musical turns together and to make the
audience's sides ache with laughter.
Among the song numbers are "Down in
Jungletown" sung by Albert , Leonard,
"Castilia," by Marguerite La Ponte; 'Au-'
tomobiling," by Winifred Green; "I'm
Afraid to Corns Home In the Dark," by
Herbert Lindley; "I Know a Girl Like
You," a quartet by Messrs. Leonard and
Casten and Misses Green and Pratger.
The bright particular feature of the show
will be "The Glow Worm," a spectacular
song and dance number by Marguerite La
Ponte assisted by the chorus In which the
most elaborate electrical effects ever used
on a local stage will make this unique
number the sensation of the Summer. An
other new song hit will be "Since Arra
Wauna Married Bonnie Carney" which
Miss La Ponte will sing. There will be
a complete change of scenery and cos
tumes and the show is to be a great treat.
Tonight for the last time" "The Show
Girl" will be given and if you haven't
seen it, you should neglect it no longer.
ly noise, and he was willing to admit
he was scared. He never could be per
suaded to return to the shores of the
lake haunted by this , awful animal.
Charles Williams' and others tell the
same story.
The only party . ever, known, to - have
passed a night by the shores of "Great
Skookum" Lake without being disturbed
and frightened out of seven years' growth
was a party consisting of the father of
Sheriff Crenshaw, of Tillamook; Charles
Ladd, the Portland banker, and J. D.
Edwards, now with the Whitney Land
Company, wtfo camped there one night
some years ago. Mr. Edwards states
that they were not disturbed, but he has
heard from others who have had the
most trying experience there. .
The Indian legend connected with the
lake is as follows: Old Killums, the chief
of the Tillamook (or as it used to be
spelled, Killlmook) Indians used to get
terribly excited when telling the story.
Indian tradition tells that in the days
of long ago, many, many moons before
ever a white man was known on the
Coast, the lake was the favorite camping,
hunting and fishing ground, in the Fall,
of the powerful Killimook tribe.
It was their custom to visit the lake,
which swarmed with fish, and the shores
of which were overrun with deer, elk,
bear, panthers and other animals. Tha
squaws would pick immense quantities
of berries, especially the- blueberry, and
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dry the fish caught, while the bucks
would go off and kin tneir winter suppijr
of deer, elk and other game,
(ins rtair while the bucks were away
hunting this "Big Skookum," an im
mense monster, came out 01 tne iasa aim
dragged one of the most prominent and
Ka fnvnre) nf tha anuaws back tO his
haunt in the center of the lake and dis
appeared. The rest of the squaws raisea
a great alarm which reached and brought
i. i. . v, hnnlora whn when thev heard
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packed everytning out mat uismi.
The lake was given the name of the
"Great Skookum" and has been held by
the Indians as haunted and accursed ever
since.
Young Klllum, the son of old Chief
Killum, is on the Grand Ronde reser
vation now, and nothing would induce
any Indian on the reserve to go near
"Great Skookum Lake."
It Is hard to get tha exact particulars
from the fishing party, but they admit
leaving all of their camp equipage, blan
kets, spare underwear, fishing rods and
grub up there, and that they came away
in a mighty hurry.-
Apparently they came away without
breakfast, as they fed at Norbecks and
Sunerintendent Wiley "was so tired he
could not talk." They claim they heard
the most unearthly, noises, apparently of
some great animal in the lake, gnashing
its teeth, and that it crashed through the
shores, that no panther could make the
awful rasping, shrieking yell that they
heard; it -was unearthly and quite un
known to them, although they have hunt
ed bear, panther, wild cat and lynx
through the thick timber of Tillamook for
years.
A party will probably be made up to ex
plore the lake shores and bring back not
only the camp equipage left by this out
fit, but other camp equipage left by pre
vious fishermen and hunters, who have
had the life nearly scared out of them
by this unearthly resident of the Great
Skookum Lake.
BUNCO AND JUGGLE.
"The System" Derives Illustration
From Old County of Yamhill.
Yamhill News-Reporter.
Under present conditions there is noth
ing to hinder the will or a party being
over-ridden by fellows from the other
parties palming themselves oft for whst
they are not. In the last campaign thous
ands of Democrats in the state, and
hundreds in Yamhill county registered as
Republicans. This has been denied but
Is easily proved. In the last election In
Yamhill County there were six contests
between Republicans and Democrats, not
counting the legislative ticket. The Re
publican registration plurality was more
than, 1200, yet the average plurality was
less than 600. Some of the Republicans
were very popular men yet not one. re
celved the full registered party vote.
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though more than the registration number
voted. Of the Democrats, thert was but
one who did not receive more than thi
registered vote. As in Yamhill, so In
the rest of the state. It was these Dem
ocrats who gave Cake a majority over
Fulton, a fact that caused many to vote
for the straight out Democrat rather than ,
the Republican nominated by the Demo
crats. The News-Reporter has always
believed these voters erred in taking
that course, nevertheless the facts re
main. Bourne received his election In the
same way, and hence It is that many
have become thoroughly disgusted with a
law or statement that is not in fact and
practice what it appeared to be in theory.
Democrats nominated Bourne, a man ob
jectionable to three-fourths of the Repub
licans. They did the same thing for
Cake. They then turned against both,
nearly defeating the first and completely
flooring the second.
The News-Reporter is radically in favor
of the people ruling, but it does not be
lieve in hypocrisy, and it does not hesi
tate to prophesy that unless there are
some radical changes, and correction of
abuses, not only will Statement No. 1
fall into disrepute, but even the primary
law (and this last we will most sincerely
regret) will also eventually be completely
shattered.
UNIQUEOPENING.
The opening of the Unique, opposite
Pantages, Saturday afternoon brines
Minor Lewis Into the fleld of theatricals.
That Mr. Lewis will produce the best la
shown in the artistic engagement of
Angela May the comic opera star, and
the very first to wear the famous "dlrec
toire" gown in Portland. The afternoon
performances begin at 2 o'clock and the
evening at 7 o'clock. The Unique Or
chestra and other features make one of
the best performances of a high clss
order in town.
Marshfleld to Dance on Asphalt.
MARSH PI ELD, Or., Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) The people of Marshfleld are
planning to give an out-of-door ball
to celebrate the completion of the
asphalt pavement en Front street. The
Chamber of Commerce has the mat
ter in charge and expects to hold the
event In about a week, when the street
work will be finished.
Library Plans Approved.
CHBHALIS, Wash., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Plans for the Carnegie library to be
erected in Chehalis have been approved
by the trustees, and It Is hoped to call
for bids for construction inside of the
next few weeks. It Is Intended to rush
the work to completion this Fall if pos
sible. Special sale fine ahoea at Rosenthal's.
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women approach with
indescribable fear, for
nothing compares with the
pain and horror of child
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