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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1908)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 6, 1903. TO . r m ' t-9 v w mm a a a i a at f m i a m m m mm r m a a m a t a rw m m w ft m u - m m j . z :. -v-sst- .... v. A v.---: - atw tv ii j V' i l-i ifi'HitV it; iA "" V : , ; , - mM - yr-' t v:v-r- r lit nf''vi--- : .... m J3il KMLY dTDCTCO j47' 3UKiALiOW DOROTHY VERNON OP HADDEK HALL WITH the town agog- (whatever that Is) over Orpheum vaude ville and the other play houses that are open uoing- . record-breaking Business. one is forced to the conclusion that the local public is In no respect cramped for, funds for amusement purposes. An other significant occurrence was the unprecedented rush to obtain season pickets for the Baker stock, which opens Us season this afternoon at the . Bungalow In "Dorothy Vernon of Had don Hall." The crowds stood In line fall night long to pick the choice lo ratlons and the management announce! , that never In the history of the com pany have there been eo many demands ."for seats. At the Lyric, where thi ( Blunkall Company put on "A Cele- ttrated Case," there was a veritabi ! bargain-day crush, and last Sunday right all records of that theatei wre broken in point of attendance, j After today the season may be said '' to be Inaugurated, although the Heilig does not open until Beptember 27. The Star will throw open it doors thlr afternoon to the first of the Stair & . Havlin attractions. -Hooligan in New .Tork." The Lyrlo will offer "Lena Rivers" this afternoon and for the en Hire week, while, as has been indicated, .'the Bungalow will present "Dorothy .Vernon-' at the same time and for the t same period. The Orpheum, Grand and Pantagea will put on new bills to morrow afternoon, while the Baker, ' with Richard Jose and hi company, "will bid for its ahare of patronage with ran opening matinee today. The man agers are all hopeful and happy with '-the prospects of a most prosperous .season ahead of them. a. a. a. f-1 RICHARD JOSK AT THE BAKER Famous Singer of Well-Known Songs v Opens Engagement Today. - The noted ballad singer Richard J. Jose supported by a strong company will open et the Baker this afternoon in a new farce comedr entitled "Don't Tell My iWlfe." which has been playing to un paralleled success all over the country. There will be matinees Thursday and Saturday, and a special Labor day matinee tomorrow (Monday). Of Jose the an Francisco Bulletin of June 29 says: A houe crowded to the doors gathered at tit American Theater last nlKht. at which Dick Jon un the sweet old ballads for hlch he Is phonoiraphtcally famous and 4-elly Idolised. Prosperity and the heavy d.amor.d rings which Mr. Jo turns toward the footllfhis are easily explained by such audiences, ss we learn they are the usual thlnn on tour. - ' .. His icnm are the simple, often banal ditties that the people love, but he trans lates them Into somethlnit softer and liner wntll they develop a hauntlns wilfulness. not intrinsic In the words and music. - Closing one's eyes and snutting ont the grthnes of the theater with Its hundreds and hundreds of ranged faces. Jote elng Ing sounds like the clear, unconscious car rolling of a boy echoing across the dewy meadow at dawn. It Is not a feminine Tolre at all. or at least, only occasionally In the lower register, and has a frankness and kindness about It, If a voice can have such qualities, which recall the singing les sons In the little red schoolhouse, though, of course. It is really a higher art that gives the effect. Jose doesn't bother to learn nuch that is new. OPEXIXO OF THE BCXGALOW Baker Stock Company AVill Inaugu rate Season. This Afternoon. A beautiful and co'iy. new theater, the favorite- Baker Stock Company and "Dorothy Vernon of Hadden Hall" la a combination of three Irresistible Ingred ients that will be added to the theatri cal feast with the opening, thig after noon, and every Indication points to the most successful season In the his tory of Portland'a famous stock com pany. The season seat sale Wednes day broke all records, the line first forming; at 11 o'clock Tuesday for the opening of the box office Wednes day at 10. Ever since then the demand has been strong and tha opening week will be one of enthusiasm from the s-ery beginning. - All the old favorites are back from Summer vacations, refreshed and eager for the big attractions that are, prom ised In ths weeks to come. It would liave teen difficult for Manager Baker Ito find a more delightful opening bill ""than "Dorothy Vernon of Hadden HalL" It is the dramatisation of Charles Major's popular novel as made by Paul Kester, and was played In New Tork tiy Alberta Galland to Immense success. The cast will be as follows: Fir John Manners Sydney Avers fir Malcolm Vernon James 61eason tr George Vernon William Gleason -Tne Earl of Rutland Earl D. Dwlre Ferklns - Donald Bowles Wlliiam Cecil Howard Russell Plr William St. Loe William Wolbert Will pawaon Walter Renfort tark. the butcher R. K. Bradbury " o-egory, a servant Ernest Winters Eiliabeth Tudor, tiueen of England 5 Louise Kent 'Mary' Stuart. Queen of Scotland ' Marlbel Seymour JJo'roYhy Vernon Isetta Jewell Jennie Faxton Luclle Webster a-eM. the cook Ruth Lechler HAPPT HOOLIGAN" AT STAR 6eason Opens With Matinee to Be Given This Afternon. , "Happy Hooligan," the central figure In the comic newspaper supplements, will be the Star's attraction for the week opening this afternoon. "Hooligan" has beeo mallxed for the stage by Bam Mor ris and is presented by J. F. Gettings kouss that are open doing- K M H AL I 1 t 7 1 I tnJv, ' J.-r; i v-iijexnuui-a wx,nts. jx-itj..z. A : ' V a ., ; i . jirrrX fl . - :i v vpsfrt5' av-. -"a ' -7 i " Wfc '"V, .4 V IJLB JZOY' -n- yU-r THE fS "T " v 1-1 I with s-xu rn.-;. - "J . ?if ;Uf cS i1 hew wjsk 3 - - ?. ;.:-l,4-r "- . - ""4J. t . lmIM"Arrv BUKCH QT ICS MEN" WITH Tttfi uLLEN CURTIS I '"VV Cl" " W J MUSICAL CXXylEPy CO. THR OAKS" V. I ' I " ' " k ' 1 . - . C?' 1 H ' I WflB" te'' "' In the title role, with a supporting com pany of 14 people, who. throughout tne four acts of the play present many dif ferent types of peculiar peopls who go to make up the populous East Bide of . i . 1 1 wlttl.. maviv ff 1t Intsr- iiiv uieiivpuiii, " hi... - .. eating scenes and plaoes of Interest will be shown, besides some of Its notorious landmarks of the past and present. The play abounds in laughter-provoking sit uations of the most ludicrous descrip tion, enhanced with witty dialogue anff pretty music. Happy Is accompanied by his famous dog. Flip, who. It is declared. Is an act ing canine of remarkable - Intelligence. The play abounds with numerous high class and novel specialties, including the Happy Hooligan trio and Lillian Le Roy, comedienne; Marjorle Maxwell. In songs and stories; J. F. Gettings, comedian; C. W. Boyer. vocalist, and others. The dramatic artists surrounding Hooligan are said to-be-most noteworthy and in clude Helen La Fleur, who appears as Nellie Howard, a. blind girl. Miss La Kleur has appeared In many big successes In the role of a blind girl and has won signal success in this lino of work,, while Mar jorle Maxwell, as Widow Maguire, Is said to give a truthful and pleasing interpreta tion of an Irish woman who Is not so alow as she would have you believe. A carload of scenery and trick properties are used In the production. Manager Frank G. King will present "Chic" Perkins in "The Little Prospector" at the Star Theater the week beginning Sunday matinee, September 11 "'THE DEVIL" AT.: BUNGALOW Manager Baker Will OHer Latest ' ew Tork Sensation ' It Is pretty well known now that Manager George L. Baker has secured the rights to play Molnars "The Devil" which is Just now the sensation of New Tork. being played simultane ously at two of the principal theaters In that city, namely the Belasco and the Garden. Harrison Grey Flske and Henry Savage are in controversy as to the ownership of the American rights 'to- produce the piece." The Baker Stock Company will present it next week at . the new Bungalow Theater opening next Sunday matinee, September IS, and every theater goer In the city will naturally be curious to see what subtle fascination lurks in the scenes and situations to cause so great a furore In the metropolis. Pollard Opera Company at Baker. Manager Baker announces that th Pol lard Lilliputian Opera Company will play a week's engagement at the Baker open ing next . Sunday night. They will not arrive In time for the nmtlne Sunday but will give SDecial matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. "Florodora" will be tha opening bill. PANTAGES WRESTLING PONIES Every Act a Feature at Fourth Street Vaudeville nouse. Tou can take- It for granted that the new bill opening with Monday's matinee, will be one of the beet offerings of the season, and eclipses all former efforts. Pantages' New Tork booking agents have spared no expense in selecting the fol lowing aggregation of American and Eu ropean vaudeville stars. This accounts for the many auperior novelty acts which are presented each week at the- Pantages vaudeville plaoes, admitted by all to be the handsomest, safest and est equipped theater In the city. Leon Morris & Co.. who heads the new bill, has made a big hit In all the Euro pan cities; the act includes La Belle Hel ene and her leaping greyhounds; also John Hodge and the wrestling ponies; Banner & Madison, the greatest comedy animal act in the business and the most exclu sive feature ever brought to the Pacific Coast. Must be seen to be appreciated. An act that pleases the young and the old. There will be special matinees for the children every day during the week. As a special added attraction, the man agement' takes much pleasure in present ing Francesco Maraccl. the Venetian vio linist: he is very much like Paderewski In appearance and equally talented and enjoys the reputation of bringing the house down at each and every perform ance. "A Hons Warming" Is the name of a hilarious one-act comedy sketch, which, will be presented by Miss Sophie Everett and Company. Valont, a European Juggler, with his troupe of trained pigeons, has an set entirely new to the Coast. The management begs to remind the public that every act at the Pantages this coming week is an Imported attrac tion and positively new to the Portland people. Jock McKay. Scotch nomologist and comedian, also plays tha bagpipe. He is the genuine article, direct from Edin burgh. Scotland. Elliott Beamer will ren der a new baritone solo, and the biograph will present the very latest animated pic tures In the market. Today will be your last chance to see the present great bill of vaudeville nov elties, including Unthan, the armless wonder, and Minnie St. Claire, the girl from Missouri, and five other feature acts. Remember that the Pantages Theater gives three performances daily. The doors open at 2 P. M., the matinee performance starts promptly at 2:30; evenings the cur tain goes up on the first show at 1:30, and 9:06 o'clock on the second show. OKPHECM'S BEST BILL YET Practically Every Act Could Be Made to Feature Bill. The Orpheum Theater, every night Bince til. nnw mnnt nnnnlar house has had its doors open to the public, has had every seat sola, ana it is not iieccoomjr ,uu. APPOINTED TREASURER STAR THEATER. OF Maurice B. Smith. Maurice 'B. Smith, one of the old-time employes of John Cor dray, and whose smiling coun tenance has beamed from the ticket windows of several Port . land theaters, has been appoint ed treasurer this season at the Star. Mr. Smith occupied the same position at the Park and Washington-street playhouse last year and is well known to patrons. - , j . 1 r I - , v 5 i I 'It a ... I : 1L 1 1. I I J2ICHARD long nor need you make many inquiries as to the cause. The public has been watching and waiting' for many months for Orpheum attractions, and now that it has an opportunity of seeing this class of vaudeville it is taking advantage of it. The bill, beginning- Monday,' is the -most attractive seen this season. Miss Vinie Daly, the younger of the famous Daly family, who were all distinguished mem bers of the profession, will be seen In a series of numbers selected carefully from musical comedies in which she has made successes and created original roles. - Claude and Fannie Usher, of "Tough Love" fame, will present their new playlet "Fagan's Decision," that has an Intrinsic merit and Is so delightfully acted that it Is a worthy successor to their previous slang classic, "Tough Love." The "Military Octette" and "Colonial Septette" gave much fame to Jesse L. Iasky as a producer of musical novel ties, but his latest achievement is "The Planophlends." The soenic setting is an elaborate piano salesroom. Five men are seated at pianos playing a stirring rag time, when four women Join the merry party at the pianos. An' octette number is gone through which rivals In original ity and tunefulness the famous "Floro dora Sextette." The effect of nine pairs of hands playing on five pianos at the same time can better be imagined than described. The four women and five men are all finished pianists and singers. No expense has been spared In giving to the Orpheum the - most novel and elaborate vaudeville act seen on the stage. "General" Edward La Vine, with his unique Juggling act, is styled "The. Man Who Has Soldiered All His Life." Orig inality Is a potent part of his perform ance. Mr. La Vine is said to have the most unique make-up of any man in vaudeville. Cressy & Dayna will be seen the coming week in another of Mr. Cressy's one-act playlets, "Town Hall Tonight." Those fortunate enough to have seen Mr. Cressy at the Orpheum the past week know jus great worth as a writer and entertainer. Wondermakers supreme, the Seven Yuil lans are noted the world over. TbsnT f- J 2TOSE3 11 ferlng combines ground 'and lofty tum bling and risky work of exceptional order and merit. The Reiff Brothers, the .American danc ing boys, offer one of the most attractive singing and dancing numbers in vaude ville. XOVELTIES ON GRAND'S BILL Programme Opening Tomorrow Promises Number of Surprises. Novelties, and many of them, will many of V.. An tn T1W . VAlldpVille programme nhir-h rnitifi to the Grand this week hes-innlna: tomorow afternoon. The past week there has been a notably clever aggregation of specialties and the new bill gives promise of being Just as good, if not better. The head line feature for the week will be rwnrri Street & Company, presenting a strange and spectacular act called "The Military Commanders of the World." . To produce this act required Tirarlv a carload of scenery and cos tumes. The act presents, one after . i -. n aiI HottloflAlrin o n it the anoiucii " military commanders who achieved fame on them. The first discloses the scene In front of Moscow when Napoleon attempted to deceive the Russians in to the belief that the French were in retreat. Next is shown the burning of Moscow. Port Arthur ' Is represented, with battleships steaming into the r n pmrarina the forts. The ...i - no.n fi . ithrtv . is ere V. U D 11. 1 1 vo.iw.p... -" - - - sented, with the camp of General Gomez, and the Boer war In South Af-T-t 1 nm nee-lected. . This, act is ed- .i i ...ail am entertaining. Mnrrr IT. Kill, the noted monolo- ., - a. m l-w At nhnnns-rflDh rec ST 18L, H.II U lliam-i J " ords, will be on the bill with some of his latest stories ana paroaies. mu has a reputation for delivering the goods. "The Amateur Chauffeur." one of the funniest automobile sketches ever written, will be the vehicle for Arm- CHA5.KINS Sjvac co. -Lvpic . strong ft Davis to display their talents as comedians. The act is a laugh from start to finish and those who cannot smile at "The Amateur (-aui-feur" should consult a doctor. it- iftA-cii-i" al novelty wnlcn caught London and Paris by storm, will be presented by cnaries acuu. This novelty has never been seen in the West before. Doro Ronoa is a gypsy violinist. Her technique and expression make this a high-class rau- I steal act. one oi tne " . unT.Inn Brothers are on tne ci-"" -- . . . . f triple-bar experts, having ""'"'"SJ?" new feats to otter, ' in...r.jH hallad. and the mo tion pictures will complete the pro- TodTy wil be the last performance of the current bill, on which is A Bit o" Blarney," tne acenio Don A Thompson, the entertainers, the Sisters O Meers, Dorsch andl Rus sell, th. musical railroaders, and other hits. t "SCHOOL GIRL" AT THE OAKS Allen Curtis Company In New Bill Tomorrow Night. A rollicking musical comedy which combines laughable lines and situations with catchy melodies and clever dancing numbers to say nothing of handsome costumes and scenery, will be the offer ing at The Oaks this week when the Allen Curtis Company presents "The School Girl" for the first time tomorrow night. The action of the piece takes place in a girls' boarding school and things go at a merry pace from the time the first line Is spoken until the finale. School days will be recalled by the pranks that the pupils play on their teacher and the many amusing Incidents that arise in the schoolroom will be used to create mirth. The full strength of the com pany including all the popular principals and the nifty chorus will appear In parts especially selected by Allen Curtis whose. Judgment as a producer is rated with the best In the country. , The following song numbers will be rendered incidental to the show: "Oh Tou Kid." by Winifred Green; "Ching a Ling," by Aibert Leonard; "As We Glide Around." by Herbert Llndley: "Bonnie Jean." by Dave Caston; "Alnt You Coming Out Tonight?" by Winifred Green; "Have You Seen My Baby," by Marguerite La Ponte and the fascinating duet "I Will Try," by Dave Caston and nrlnlfreil Green. Tonight the last performance oi a Lost Baby" will be given. Tomorrow, Labor day, will be celebrated at The Oaks with special features which will make the big amusement park the most popular place to celebrate the holiday and on Sep- temDer ia win occur me ieu"'u fiiinr. in whlnh nirl.time violinists) from all parts of the Northwest will par ticipate. This win oe one oi tne mini in teresting weeks of the season at The riaira nnA thnss who are seeking high- class amusement can find it there. 'LENA RIVERS" AT THE LYRIC Blunkall Company In Beautiful Do- , mestlo Drama This Afternoon. One of the most popular novels ever written is "Lena Rivers" by Mary J. Holmes, the distinguished writer. This beautiful love story has been read and enjoyed by millions of people but It has been only recently that It was dramatised and placed on the stage. For the past three or four years It has been a successful starring vehicle but It was only recently that it was released for stock companies. The Lyric management was fortunate enough to secure it for production this week and will give it all the acces sories in the way of costumes and ef fects te properly accompany the splendid performance which the Blun kall company will give. The scenes of the play are laid In New England and Kentucky Just prior to the Civil War and the romance of slavery days gives a peculiar charm to It. The love story concerns a beautiful girl who g-oes to Kentucky to visit her aristocratic Southern relatives and meets there a proud and wilful young Southerner, with whom she falls In love. After many obstacles have been removed and after a series of adven tures which hold the attention spell bound from first to last the romance terminates happily. Warda Howard, the most popular stock actress who has ever appeared here, will be seen in a part that suits her talents perfectly. Ervln Blunkall, one of America's foremost leading men Is sure to strengthen his popular ity with local audiences, and other well-known members of the organiza tion are to be seen In roles fitted to them. Today's performance will mark the return of Charles King, a bril liant young Juvenile lead, who has won fame and favor here In the past. Next week the Blunkall company will offer for the first time outside of New York City the reigning dramatic sensation, "The Devil." Ervln Blunkall will be seen in the title role, Warda Howard will. play Mimi, Dorothy Davis is cast for Olga Hofmann, Charles King as Karl Mahler, Carl Birch as Herman Hofmann and Lillian Grlffitha as Elsa Berg. "The Devil" is certain to create a sensation here as It is the most talked about play New York has seen In years. At Unique Theater. The Unique will present an excep tional bill today and Labor day week. Manager Lewis has secured an inten sely dramatic pictured play, "The Red Man and the Child." The star musical feature is Angela May the comic opera and musical comedy prima donna. Mr. Lewis has re-engaged Miss May in definitely and she will again wear the famous Direetoire gown. MAPrrnts' mistake) people's gaix (25,000 Stock New Fell Styto Shoes Labeled Incorrectly. Adrr.lt mistake and order shoes sold. Bannister, Kneeland, Slater and Moral, 16 and 17 grades. U.ii; ti and $5 grades, 12 IS; women's I3.R and $4 grades, 13.45. Dellar, 291 Morrison, bet 4th and 5th. 1
