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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
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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,"