The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 13, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Image 38

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Newspaper Page Text- 2 ' ' 1 ,, , , . , ...... S-., . ' - '"""'vlli lJ'' 7VLT53. cTAVS COlSSZTJTOPl. I - - - v f- :" r rc 11 o - WL vjl :Zk35gc5g TTJzrYZZ ITH seven theaters running along the prosperously eTen teoor of their way and the Hellig pre- ' paring for Its season, there' have been busy times In theatricals during the past week. If a presidential campaign Is In imical to the show interests, nd If there are any dregs of the recent financial flurry left In the cup, there Is no evi dence of it in this field. The Bungalow the same stock company personnel as that of last season. Excellent performances of "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon' Hall" were given. Sidney Ayres, the new lead ing man, made a favorable Impression and promises to become a decided fa vorite. Donald Bowles assumed the du ties of stage director as the successor of 'William Dills, and with these exceptions ' there are no changes In Mr. Baker's tal ented organisation. The Orpheum still continues to draw ."uJ'enc that are limited only by the capacity of the house. The vaudeville " offered Is up to promises, the "best In the market. It will change its bill tomorrow ai in iiuiii. -t Silver-voiced Richard Jose and his -: bright little company presenting the clever farce, "Don't Tell My Wife," gave a thoroughly pleasing entertainment at ' the Baker. J The Lyrio drew heavily with "Lena " Rivers," one of the best bills the Blunkall company has yet given us, while the .j 6tar opened to the Stair 4 Havlln ell .'. entele with "Hooligan In New York. Both the Grand and Parotages supplied ''extra good programmes and seem to be holding their' own In the vaudeville 1 field In spite of the Invasion of the Or pheUm circuit: ; A . This week will provide a lot of Interest ,-to theatergoers owing to the fact that ' $i New York's newest craie. '"The Devil. - xyill be presented simultaneously at two , theaters. This afternoon both' the Bun- galow and the Lyric will offer this mod f ern morality play which has aroused so . I much discussion in the metropolis. It ; Is believed that this will be the first - time the play has been performed outside ' of Gotham. There will be a keen rivalry between the Baker and the Blunkall s stock companies and something unusual 4 Is In prospect. The Star offering will be "The Little Prospector" for the first time this afternoon. The three vaudeville bouses, Orpheum. Pantages and Grand. will compete for patronage with new bills at matinees tomorrow. "THE DEVIL" AT BCXGAX.OW W the properouIr eren tenor of I ' '( ' i ,. JMR It' ! l ;i- Sensation of Two Continents by Ba ker Stock Company. Starting with the matinee this after noon the Baker stock company will pre sent for the first time In the West "The . - Devil," and as this play has been the sensation of New York as well as Europe. " - much curiosity is felt on the part of ev eryone to see it. A great deal has al- - ready been written about Molnar'a play, and the American adaptation of it. and the Incident of the great fitflit between ; Harrison Grey FLske and Henry Savage In New York Is familiar, having been . threshed out in the press all over the , country. ' "The Devil" is by a Hungarian play . wright named Ferenc Molnar and It has won great popularity In at least five lan " guaces since the first of the year. It Is singular bit of symbolism in the most i modern of realistic garbs. His Satanic Majesty appears as a highly polished gentleman, whose subtle wit and wortdly philosophy might pass In any drawing room. He Is the evil side of man's Inner consciousness personified, but with all his power over the thoughts and motives j of men. Molnar's devil never passes the line of mortal possibility. His victims are four normal, mentally healthy members of society, and the only one to escape his malign influence Is already a social out 11 cast. Th other principal male character In ,.-the story Is Wakietedt, an artist with , whom ail women are In love. He is en : i gaged to a pretty young heiress, but there . la a former sweetheart, who is now the wife of an older man of wealth. The first act takes place in Walstedt's studio and is between the artist, his first love and the Devil, who weaves his spells : of evil temptation about them and plays f with them as though they were mere toys . In the game of life. ' The story Is weird and fascinating at times and the plot moves swiftly. The ' moral of this strange piay lies In the lea ' son that the good, the well meaning, the V-'censcIentlous are never far from the reach . of temptation, should the conditions for evil be propitious. The characters in the play all try earnestly to do right, but clr ' i eumstancee, personified by "the Devil, are . tr strong for them. There is hardly a theaterv,cr in the city who will not want f to see the Baker stock: company give Uils It great production the coming week. The only matinees will be today and Saturday and seats should be secured at once. ORPHECM OFFERS GOOD BILL Jane Courtnope & Co. and Ben. Welch Both Strong Attractions. The week just closing at the Orpheum Theater has shown the finest bill of ad vanced vaudeville elnce the house has opened. It would be a difficult task for a booking agent to more evenly balance a bill. Nearly every feature of vaude ville acts has been dispensed for the de lectation and edification of the public and It would be bard to place a more di versified bill of attractions at one show. The booking for the following week Is, if possible, a more pleasing bill than any one heretofore showing, and contains as va ried a list of entertainers, from short sketches filled with pathos, to Belle Hath away's Simian Playmates, who are cut ting up "monkey-shines." The list in cludes: Jane Courthope and company: Midgley and Carlisle: McPhee and Hill, from Seat tle; Ben 'Welch. Los Angeles; Belle Hath away; Swor Brothers, Denver, and Mau rice Cooke, Spokane. "Lucky Jim,"-the dramatic sketch by Frank A. Ferguson, will be shown by the Jane Courthope Company. A little play of more than average value, fitted with elaborate stage properties. Maurice B. Cooke has a real comedy acrobatic act. He mixes dnncing, difficult gymnastics and funny sayings so entertainingly that from the time he walks In front of the footlights until he closes his act. there Is not a dull moment.. The Swor Brothers, comedians and sing ers, have long been identified with Amer ica's leading minstrel companies, and In vaudeville they are Impersonating two Southern negro characters in an artistic and humorous manner. Every child should see Belle Hatha way's "Simian Playmates." as her monkeys and baboons are called. This skillful trainer has assembled 17 of the near-human ani mals and given them an education that is nothing short of phenomenal. She hand dies her performing baboons and mon keys on the tight rope, on the electrical revolving bars and in a number of other Ways, while half a dozen monkeys, com edians.' do stunts around the footlights that keep the audience bubbling over all the time. . Ben Welch, In his original and much imitated Italian and Hebrew, characters. He has been styled "The Warfleld of Vaudeville." Midgley and Carlisle will present thetr rural comedy sketch, "After School." These popular favorites are returning to vaudeville for a brief tour over the Or pheum circuit, after several New York successes in musical comedy. McPree and Hill, the skillful aerlalists, will be seen here for the first tlrrfe In a povel act atyU! "Jh Clown and tbe I . ... W-V'..-JP5S. ..... ' B""" TJIE SUNDAY - w ' r J- Tired Man," which is described combination of laughs and thrills. "THE LITTLE PROSPECTOR" Successful Flay "Will Be Presented at Star This Week. One of the most successful plays of the present season is "The Little Prospector," a comedy-drama which comes to the. Star Theater, beginning Sunday matinee, Sep tember 13. for the week. "The Little Prospector" was written especially for "Chic" Perkins by a master hand in stagecraft, and the lines and "business' fit her like a kid glove. The character of the self-assertive, independent, yet lov able daughter of a degenerate physician Is Interpreted with a charm that wins the audience and sets the gallery gods in a furor. "Chic" Perkins Is surrounded with a group Of theatrical satellites that are an Important factor in the magnetlo little star's excellent support, which causes "The atle Prospector" to run as smooth as the waters of ths mountain brook. There Is an element of pathos In the drama that la not overworked, and the comedy is not of the "slap-stick" order, but Is clean and refined, yet the situations never fail to bring roars of hearty laugh ter. There Is an Indescribable charm about "The Little Prospector," as interpreted by "Chic" Perkins, that makes the play a success, for it tells the story of human emotions, in which love, hate and ro mance are skillfully blended by a play wright of international fame. "THE DEVIL" AT THE LVRIO Blunkall Company "Will Produce Dramatic Sensation Today. The greatest of present day theatrical sensation will be offered for the first time outside of New York City this aft ernoon by the Blunkall Stock Company at the Lyric. If you have been reading the newspapers lately youhave heard of the widespread discussion that this remark able drama has aroused. It Is by long odds the most Interesting drama that has been translated In the English language In recent times. "The Devil" Is the work of a young Bohemian writer who has succeeded In restoring the ancient morality drama and reproducing It In modern fashion. By a rare stroke of business enterprise, the Lyric management was able to secure the right to make the first production out side of New York. The only reason this was brought about wag. that the Amer ican rights to the piece are in litigation botween Harrison Grey Flske and Henry W. Savage, and In- the meantime agents of the author have been authorized to dispose of the rights of production. Man ager Flood and Director Blunkall were quick to appreciate the possibilities of the piece lor Coast production and immedi OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, . - - i- J- . -t s A . s is f f - ately guaranteed a large sum for the right. ' The play deals with the complex sociart problems of the day in a most simple and direct manner, the character of Satan being Introduced in the person of a pol ished man of the world, who pursues his evil designs amid the most fashionable surroundings. This is one of the most sensationally interesting roles that has ever been placed upon the stage, and has aroused a storm of discussion, both in this country and Europe. . Ervin Blunkall will play the Devil, and he has made such a close study of the part that he will exactly reproduce the author's Idea. W'arda Howard will be seen as the fashionable wife, against whom the Devil directs most of his ef forts, and It le said to be a role rn which Miss Howard's brilliant genius will shine with especial luster. Her MJmi Is expect ed to be her greatest achievement. Dor othy Davis is cast for Olga Hofmann, Charles King as Karl Mahler, Carl Birch as Herman Hofmann and Lillian Grif fiths as Elsa Berg. "The Devil" la certain to create a sensation here, as it is the most talked-about play New York has seen Jn years. KOLB AND DILL COMING. Old-Time Portland Favorites to Open Helllg. Season. Manager Pangle yesterday received a telegram from John Cort, of Seattle, that Kolb and Dill had been booked to open the season at the Helllg on Sep tember 20. This will be welcome news to Port land theatergoers who remember the record nine, weeks' engagement Kolb and Dill played at the Marquam Thea ter during- the Lewis and Clark Expo sition. Since 1905 these capable bur lesquers have Invaded New-York and made good so that they are now consid ered the successors of Weber and Fields. They have been playing in Cal ifornia for four months and have re peated their New York success, playing to crowded houses in Los Angeles and San Francisco. -. THE HEILIG'S OPENING BILL Delightful Musical Comedy Success i Will Appear September (87. The attraction at tha Helllg Theater September 27,- 28. 29 and 30 will be the delightful musical comedy success, "Coming Through the Rye." None of last year's attractions appeared to make a stronger impression on the audiences than did this delightful musical show. It kept the house in an uproar from the begin ning to the end of the performance, ex cept when soma charming musical num ber was being rendered. In fact the en tire production was received with unusual enthusiasm, and tae announcement ot Its SEPTE3IBER 13, I90S. return will be greeted with delight by all who witnessed it. Several new comedy scenes have been written Into the piece since it was last seen here, and a number of bright, fresh musical features have been Interpolated. It Is a performance which appeals strongly to all who enjoy thoroughly good comedy and pretty, "catchy" music, and the splendid repu tation it left in this city last season war rants the prediction that the remarkable production will be greeted by an un usually large audience. "GILDED FOOL" TO BE NEXT Baker Company AV111 Present Jfat Goodwin's Celebrated Comedy. Few better stock plays have ever been written than "A Glided Fool," Nat Good win's famous comedy, with which the Baker stock company will follow 'The Devil.' opening with a matinee next Sun day, September 20. It is the embodiment of high-class comedy, and has been used by Goodwin year after year with- un stinted popularity. The Baker company presented It several years ago. and Good win himself was seen here at the Helllg within tha year with it. It is the story of a rich young man possessed of more money than brains, but nevertheless hav ing a big- heart and the proverbial fool's luck. It la full of splendid parts and Just suited to the Baker stock company. THE ROYAL CHEF COMING Baker Theater to Have Musical ' Comedy lor Week. In these days of expensive productions and extravagance in stage dressing. It will be a delight to .see what is said to be the handsomest production of the sea son. "The Royal Chef." which comes to the Baker, opening next Sunday, Is said t Myrtle Vlctarfne, Comedienne the I'aotatfeH. to be the costliest venture made by any manager this season, and means an out lay by the management of over 26.000. In "The Royal Chef" there are 24 different sets of costumes which are used by the chorus. These are all made of real silks and velvets. "SALOME" DANCE IS NEXT. "Coming Thro' the Rye" Company Has Added This Feature. The "Salome" dance, that has set Lon don and New York wild with admiration, will be seen here at the opening of the Helllg Theater, September 27, 28, 29 and 90. Fickle New York.- like London, has gone "Salome" mad.- Every New York theatrical manager has requested his European representatives to secure the Salome dancers, 8o trreat has been the demand of those capable of doing this Oriental dance that fabulous prices have been given to secure their services. This will be one of the first cities, after New York, to see the "Salome" dance. So great is the erase to see this fantastic series of evolutions and contortions that it has been Incorporated Into "Coming Thro" the Rye," the big musical show that Is booked for a performance at the Hellig. "COLLEGE DAYS" AT GRAND One-Act Musical Comedy Will Be Presented bv "Ham Tree" Man. i There la to be a splendid vaudeville en tertainment at the Grand this week, com mencing tomorrow with the matinee. The particular feature will be Frederick V. Bowers, late of the "Ham Tree" com pany. He Is presentlng'a one-act musical comedy called "College Days." This act requires a large company and Is replete with suitable songs and dialogue. The act is a big feature wherever it Is presented and is strictly an advanced vaudeville act. "Darling," and "If That Were Only Mine" are two of the song hits of "Col lege Days." A scene on the campus In June la the background for the merry little comedy. Tha special added attraction will be "A South Dakota Divorce." No state In the Union has such a reputation for divorces as South Dakota, and the plot of this playlet Is a striking and original one. Those presenting it an J. K. Eanmet and Viola Crane. Mr. Emmet is a good singer as well as an actor an t will render some of the songs which his famous father sang to an older generation of theatergoers Tom Moore holds a medal as the cham pion "coon shouter." He Is said to be the best-dressed single act In Western vaude ville. As a singer of coon songs Mr. Moore has no superior. Willie Hale and company offer an act of eccentric balanc ing and do son xylophone playing by way of variety. Mrs. Jules Levy and family give musical exhibitions. There will be several cornet solos by Jules Levy, Jr., who gives prom ise of duplicating the fame of his late father on this instrument, otevenson and Nugent are a brace of eccentric come dians who sing and dance as though they enjoyed it. Fred Bauer will sing, by re quest, "She "Vas a Grand Old Lady," and there will be new motion pictures for the Grandiscope. Today will be the last performance of the present bill, which is headed by George Street and company, in reproduc tions of famous battlefields. The comedy element of this bill Is well developed and Is supplied by Murry K. Hill, the monolo- gtst. and Armstrong and Davis. FINE NEW BILL AT PANTAGES Four Musical Hodges Hcadliners, and Other Good Features. That the Pantages management has suc ceeded in procuring a first-class bill of novelties for the new show commencing with Monday's matinee will be demon strated by a perusal of the following list of great feature offerings: The headline atraction will- be the Four Musical Hodges, In a spectacular military musical act, producers of classical music on the saxophone, xylophone and marimbaphone, cornet, etc Their act Is elegantly and elaborately dressed In beautiful military costumes, with gorgeous electrical and mechanical scenic effects. As a second feature latum, the Wizard of Second Sight; he has created a sensation in each city he has appeared In while playing the Pantages circuit of theaters. His mind reading Is truly marvelous. Miss Maud Rockwell, comedienne and character singer. Is well known through out the United States and Europe as a standard attraction. Myrtle Victorine and the two Zolars, well known from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the Fashion Plate Trio. These three young women have an exceptionally clever dancing act. Their costumes are neat, and attractive, and for time and execution their dancing cannot be beaten. Barney First Is a He brew comedian of the first water and keeps his audience in convulsions of laughter for 1 minutes. His monologue and parodies on popular songs la a scream from start to finish. The Helstons will present a " comedy sketch entitled "The Stenographer and the Office Boy," finish ing their act with acrobatte dancing. The comedy 'flows fast and furiou. Their act creates a riot at each and every perform ance. Elliott Beamer, the popular bari tone, will render a new illustrated song, while the felograph will produce one of the latest animated pictures. Imported direct from the factory and run for the first time In the Pantages Theater. Remember that today will be your last chance to see the present great bill of vaudeville novelties. Including Leon Mor ris' troupe of High School Shetland Ponies; John Hodge and the wrestling ponies Banner and Madison, positively the greatest laugh-producing act on the Amer ican stage. The Pantages Theater gives three per formances da-y. Door open at 2 P. M. The matinee performance starts promptly at 2:30. Evenings the curtain goes up on the first show at 7:30 sharp and 9:05 o'clock on the second show. NEW ATTRACTIONS AT OAKS Allen Curtis Company Will Repeat Its Former Great Success. Many requests have been received recently by the Oaks management to have the Allen Curtis company repeat Us opening bill, "Jakey, Ikey and Mlkey." This will be the farewell week of the company, and It is most appropriate that this great bill should be revived. After considering the matter, Manager Freedman of the Oaks and the Allen Curtis management de- , elded to accede, to these requests, and ! accordingly, commencing Monday night, ' "Jakey, Ikey and Mlkey" will be put ' on for the last week's run. It Is one of the best .f the Weber A Fields successes, and affords the com- ; edians of the company the greatest possible opportunities for funmaklng. In addition, It contains more musical j numbers than have ever ' been offered ' here by any musical comedy. Elab orate new costumes and scenery have , been provided, and the show will be a ! dream of beauty. Not only will the; principals be featured better than ever before, but the dashing glrly chorus will have the best opportunities it has ' ever had. Some of the song hits will ' be: "Won't You Be My Honey?" by : Winifred Green; "I Would Like to. Marry You," ty Marguerite La Porte; j "Don't Go Away," by Herbert Llndley- and Marguerite La Porte; "Morning. Cy," by Dave Caston; "The Boy Who! Stuttered and the Girl Who Lisped." by; Flgg and Green; "Good-Bye, Dear Old i Portland Town," by Albert Leonard;.' "Rube Quartet," damage, Llndley, Flgg and Caston; Texarkana," by Miss . Green; "Say, Sis, Give Me a Kiss," by; Charles A. Flgg; "Deutschland." by! Miss Green; "Red Wing," by Miss La I Porte; "The Great Eousa Band," Allen' Curtis and entire company. In addition the Oaks will offer many other delightful attractions, and will i prove to you that It Is the most de lightful amusement park in America. The season is growing old, and you should not nerlect these closing days to enjoy yourself at Portland's great park. Remember that the last week of. the .Allen Curtis company begins to morrow night, and that night this pop ular organization will offer for the last time that sparkling musical travesty, "The School Girl." STAG ELAND. Irving' new play Isabel 'Mater." Is called . . Lillian Ruell continues In "Wildfire" this eea&on. Maude Adams Is to have a new play by M. Barrle. Grace Georre will lrtear this year In a play called "Give and Take. William Glan. of the Baker Company, is beginning bi 43d year on the state. Trunk Worthing Is to be seen In "Give a Dog a Bad Name." and "Our Pleasant Sim." Minnie Palmer la to return to the stace this aca.ion after a numuer or years or re tirement. Calvin S. Helll ts expected back from New York this wek with a new theater and a bundle or new bookinca under bts arm. . Later In the present season Harriaon Grey Flake will preaent Guy Bates Pot In play by Kupert iunes. cauea 1 ini Bridge." Miss. Wnrda Howard, of the Blunkall Com pany, enjoyea a visit irom ner ratner, fro fessor Howard, of the University of Cali fornia. Uat week. Mabel Taliaferro, who last season scored auch a tremendous success in "Polly of tha Circus." will be seen later In the year la a new slec called "Cinderella,"