THE SUNDAY OREGOyiAX. rORTLAXD, OCTOBER 4, 1908.
MISS P I IR V BRIDGES PROVES TO
BE THE WOMAN FOR THE HOUR
When Sta Director Is Left Behind, She Directs Production, Assisted hy
Raw Stage Hands.
r -I r "
woman of "The Man of the Hour."
ha a talent for the ataica that la
net confined to imperaonatlon. She
knows the material or business and rou
tine rart of theatrical aa well a ahe
knuti the meaning of "ri;ht upper en
tranre" or "exit laughingly." She gave
a remarkable exhibition of thl talent
when, some ceaaoni ago. he went on
tour as leading woman of Sydney Roaen-cM-j
rlever fan-e. "The Purple Lady.
The man who had ataged the play did
not ariompacy the company on the
road; and tiie man who was appointed
to lh position missed a train to the
first town on the route, so that S o'clock
arrived without a stage manager. The
members of the working-crew. too. were
new to the play. for. in New York city,
their duties had been looked after by
the regular crew of the theater in which
the far'-e had ita run. The manager
with the company wa an experienced
and useful man In the buslneaa depart
mbent of theatricals, but waa out of his
element when he stepped behind the
arenes.
Miss Bridges stepped forward In this
emergency, took charge of the raw crew,
as well as the stage force of the thea
t.r. and at 8J6 had things In such shape
that she was able to order the overture.
The curtain went up t i:30 with the
stage perfectly set and dreased. When
not In the scene Miss Bridges took her
place in the prompt or left-hand entrance
and thence directed the performance. "Jhe
wait between acts were a few minutes
longer than usual, perhaps, for Miss
Tt'-lrtc h.id to direct the changing of
It
it-
I
fv
Hiss Rosy Bridges. Leadlac
Woman of The . Mil of the
Hoar" Company. ,
each set after changing her costume; but
the performance was over less than ten
minutes after the scheduled time, and
not a hitch had occurred.
IN PORTLAND THEATERS
Continued From Page 2.
past three seasons In New York. Chi
cago and other great Northern cities
as In its whirlwind tour of the South.
J-or "The riansman's" Initial visit to
the Pacific Coat the original produc
tion and company has been secured,
including such well-known actors as
Franklin Ritchie, Eugenie Hayden.
f.eorge M. revere. Maude Durand. Bar
ry Maxwell. Kuth Hart. Guy B. Hoff
man. M. J. Jordan. Edna Davis. Karl
Lee, Clara Merscreau. Joseph L. Swee
ney, Karl Ritchie. Gus Inglis and Har
ry yuinlan.
c.R.TIXG S.EASOX IS AT HAND
Kxpoaitlon Kink Opens Monday
Night for Fall and Winter.
After being closed for live months,
the Exposition Roller-Skating Rink
will open for the Winter Monday night,
l'uring the closed months the rink has
been all overhauled and remodeled
and many new convenlencea and com
forts added. The great skating sur
firr is like one great sheet of glass,
and the skates are of the best.
Roller skating Is not only fascinating
hut beneflrtal. and this season bids
fair to eclipse all others. It is a clean
tund wholesome pastime, and can be
mastered by all. A clean and careful
policy ttas been adopted by the man
agement, and the rink will be con
ducted on a high plane.
Professor A. Ie Caprlos band has
been engaged for the season, and that
Is a guarantee of good music. The
slogan now seems to be: "Get the
skating habit.
"A knight for a Pay" Next Week.
There are a lot of good things In "A
Knight for a Iay" that cornea to the
Ilellig theater for four nights begin
ning next Sunday. October 11. The
organization comprises many come
dians, singers and actresses from the
comic opera atage. Occasionally the
"plot" concerning two Corslcan lock
ets and a fortune In stage money, and
a missing heir or two. and a forged
will, and various other complications
becomes lost or sidetracked In the
swirl of choruses and dances. Bobby
Karry. a clever comedian, is the real
hilarious mainspring of the piece and.
with Elsie Herbert, a comic maid
given to chatter and elopements, cre
ate more than enough fun for everybody.
Brown of Harvard" Next.
Every schoolboy and girl Is inter
ested In the forthcoming production
of "Brown of Harvard," by the Baker
Ftock Company. "Brown of Harvard"
is one of the best of the college plays,
and wlil be presented by the Baker
company in exact reproduction of the
oriKinal. as played by Harry Woodruff
and company at the Heillg last Janu
ary at top prlcea. It will open next
Sunday matinee October 4. School
clubs and societies may obtain blocks
of seats together by applying at the
box office immediately.
-Minstrels Will Be Here Soon.
Richards & PrlngleSs Famous Minstrels
will appear at the Baker Theater, the
-week beginning with the matinee Sunday.
Octoler 11. If newspaper critics are good
Judges. It's a great show these dusky
keons of Ham are giving this year.
In addition lo the beautiful new first
km. "The Meeting of the Alumni." there
right big vaudeville acts, prominent
,.mg which are Craig, the medical mys-
of t wo continents, Cooper, the black
Lpoleon of ventriloquism: Moore, an
r ropean artist, tnat win spring a great
-prise, a choral corps of 3l singers
m Dixieland, and a big singing and
iiring sextet.
KIXAK MlOW AT ORPHEl'M
lew eek s Vaudeville Bill W ill act
Everybody Talking.
I ist loe your eyes, put your finger on
f a.'t of the Orpheum's bill, an dyou
il find a good act. The bill lust clos-
. Im n lh I a ' lr n f h, inn-n V.rt
Meks bill will keep the people talking
and Singing the praises of the Orpheum.
Ttie intense dramatic playlet lTie oper
ator." by Charles Kenyon. will be present
ed by lister Chambers and Clara Knott.
The socr.e Is laid In a lone telegraph sta
tion on the S. P. R. R. In the middle of
th Nevada desert, and it deals with a
fatigued operator, a mistaken signal and
a woman's wit and heroism.
The noted prima donna Miss Helen Ber
tram Is making a special vaudeville tour
In the theater of the Orpheum ctrcuit.
She achieved a notable success in grand
and liKh: opera, and probably created
more original role In important musical
' comedies than any other American singer
' of recent years.
There is no more popular comedy come
dian oa the American stage tlian Charles
H. Bradshaw. who. with a capable com
pany of comedians, will play "Ht In a
Y'.x" here. The merry little skit in which
lie is the Essential figure, proves to be one
of th most entertaining of Its familiar
and nonsensical type.
Kaffma'a Simian Performers, an aggre
gation ot remarkable monkeys and ba
boons will provide an amuaing and Inter
esting act. Mr. Raffln is an old cirrus
' riown. who, : years ago. offered bis
first aggregation' of trained anlmala on
tiie stage.
' Arthur Dezxueg, who comes fcere in vau
deville, is one of America best known
minstrel comedians. For years he was
the favorite endman with Hi Henry, the
Haverly. and Primrose & West's big or
ganizations and he Is presenting the
quaint monologue which made him popu
lar then with new songs and timely wit
ticisms. LeClalr and- Sampson, who pay their
first visit here at the Orpheum are Eng
lish comedy athletic acrobats who are
travesty rymnasts. They have been suc
cessful abroad In a very funny act called,
"The Bogus Strong Man."
Noblette and Marshall present a bright
and tuneful melange of chatter and aong
which they style "Hints in Soldiery."
The Orpheum orchestra is receiving
much favorable commendation for the
beautiful manner in which their many
overtures are rendered. The usual motion
pictures close the show.
EUROPEAN ACT$ FOR GRAND
Fine Line of Entertainment on Pro
gramme Opening Tomorrow.
From the music halls of Europe and
the best vaudeville houses of 'America
come the acts which will be found on
the new programme at the Grand thts
week. The new show commences to
morrow afternoon. For the top of the
bill the booking agents of Sullivan &
Consldlne have secured Hill and SUvanl.
These people, a man and a woman, are
acknowledged as being, the greatest
unlcycle experts in the world. Their
act is strictly high-class at all times.
What they perform. Is not attempted
even by Imitators. The man ridea an
old-fas'hhtoned high -wheel and carries
the woman perched upon his shoulders.
He also rides a carriage wheel down a
flight of stairs. Hill and SUvanl begin
their tricks where others end and
there is not an ordinary bicycle trick
In their repertoire. .
Shooting a rlne is an easy matter,
but to shoot It like a sharpshooter Is
difficult. The Vivians have made this
difficulty easy for themselves and they
can hit the bullseye at every shot.
The hardest trick and fancy shots are
easy for them and they Introduce nov
elties Into the act. They were the
first to produce melody from chimes
by shooting at bells.
The New Housemaid" is guaranteed
a laugh-maker. Brooks and Vedder
are the participants. The plot tells of
the troubles a young husband has with
a parlor-maid and their exchange of
repartee Is of the' witty, qulck-flre
order. Songs and dances are Intro
duced In the sketch. Marie Scheftels
is a decided blonde and she is called
the English song-bird. To hear her
sing "When Dreams Come True" Is
alone worth the price of admission.
Gardner brothers have a reputation
In Australia for their musical act and
they will have a good place on the bill.
Welch and Earle. boys who drees In
while, are neat dancers and good sing
ers. Fred Bauer will have a new aong
and there will be motion pictures on
the Grandlscope.
Today ends the present big bill with
Roland West In "The Criminal": Laugh
lin's aerial dogs: the Abdullah Arab
tumblers and others.
Seat
O 1
aaie
Tomorrow
COHRIED
METROPOLITAN
QUARTETTE
WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
OCT. 7
HEILIG THEATER
8ilS
PRICES
Lower Floor . . . . $4.00
Balcony, 1st 4 rows . 3.00
Balcony, next 5 rows 2.00
Balcony, last 6 rows . 1.50
Gallery, reserved . . 1.50
Gallery Admission . 1.00
Boxes . 25.00
Out-of-town orders must be
accompanied by check
lngly neat singing and dancing, act.
All three are pretty girls with beau
tiful wardrobes and exquisite scenic
effects. Their act must be. seen to be
appreciated.
Today will be the last appearance
of the present bill headed by the Heu
man Trio, worlds greatest cyclists, at
each performance during1 the week.
Three performances dally . at popular
prices.
FIRES DO NOT HURT STATE
PANT AGES NEWEST NOVEITY
Atra. the Bnllet-Proof Woman, Im
pervious to Rifle Balls.
That the Pantages management has
succeeded In procuring a first-class
bill of American and European novel
ties for the new show commencing
with Monday'a matinee will be dem
onstrated by a perusal of the the fol
lowing list of great feature offerings:
The principal headline attraction
will be Atra. the bullet-proof woman.
Impervious to ordinary steel-tipped
bullets. She stands upon a pedestal
and permits Chevalier John de Lor is.
a crack European shot, to fire steel
tipped bullets at her from, a distance
of four yards. A piece of paper fast
ened to the front of her dress Is found
to be pierced by the bullets and the
glass globe located behind her and In
direct path of the bullets, is shat
tered. A committee from the audience
rill be selected and permitted to ex
amine the bullets and load the rifle.
This act has been written up by all
the European and American scientific
papers and is considered by all to be
one of the greatest wonders of the age.
The Victoria Quartet is the special
added attraction. They are singers
and instrumentalists, playing on vari
ous stringed Instruments: their voices
Mend nicely and the harmony is ex
cellent. Kiernan. Cole. Klernan A Co.. pre
sent a miniature musical comedy, "The
Taming of the Beast." this act has
gone big every place It has been pre
sented and Is strictly an advanced
vaudeville feature act: the lady in the
cast is an exact counterpart of Lillian
Russell, and has a splendid voice.
Billy Cullen holds a gold medal as
the champion funny story-teller, he is
said to have one of the best single acts
In vaudeville and. as a singer of comic
songs, has no superior.
Myrtle Vlctorina and the Two Zolara
through an error this trio were billed
to appear here two weeks ago. but
opened at Pantages SpCkane house In
stead: however, they will positively
appear at our matinee performance
Monday and remain the entire week.
ni . - KAnArl.. ..1aj4 -Pli 1PH(nn
1 II-? m - ifivfciij c-..wu m. l l
PUie Triy." Jir' Lave gal jLu.fiiXAXdJJ
Minnesota's Timber Cninjured
Weyerhaueser Interests Untouched.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Oct. S. (Special.)
State Land Commissioner Iverson has is
sued a report - regarding the loss .from
the terrible forest fires on the Iron
Range, which Is to the effect that the
flames dtd no damage whatever to the
timber lands belonging to the State of
Minnesota.
As soon as the fires would permit, the
Land Commissioner sent deputies to In
vestigate the damage. They found that
the fires had only traveled over the same
paths that previous fires had done, and
the Immense trees for which Minnesota
Is noted, were uninjured. The state owns
millions of acres of timber lands, worth
hundreds of millions of dollars. Any loss
to them would mean a serious loss to the
state. The Weyerhauesers, of St. Paul,
the largest lumber owners In the world,
were unharmed by the fires.
HOT AIR FOR RHEUMATISM
Princess Haufeldt-Wildenburg Gives
Apparatus to London Hospital.
LONDON,' Oct. 3. (Special.) Through
the generosity of Princess Hatxfeldt-Wll-denburg.
there will be Installed at the
London Hospital a complete set of the hot
air apparatus for the treatment of gout
and rheumatism which forms a valuable
part of the Carlsbad cure and is the In
vention of a local physician. Dr. D. Tyr-nauer.,
HEILIG
THEATER
Uth aa4 WASHTSGTOH STS.
PHONES MAIN 1 AND A list
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
OCT.S-9-lOrATORD"
l
"The beat play I km ever aeea." Premldeat Rooaevelt.
RETURN OF LAST SEASON'S BIC SUCCESS
WM. A. BRADY AND JOSEPH R- GRISMER'S PRODUCTION
TIEMMIJ
A Story of Present -Day Conditions by George Broadhuret
' THE COMPANY-
Wm. Lamp,' Felix Haary, LotiU Headricka, Nell Moraa, Everett Batter
field. Wm. Lloyd. Murdoch: J. Meerrte. Arthur C. Hull sad the
Misses Rnby Bridges, Evelyn Moore, Ethel Brandoa.
T Years Saver 1 I Six Months HHnoia I I Six Months Tremeat
Theater. New York. Theater, Chicago. Theater. Bortoe.
SEAT SALE NEXT TUESDAY IP AM.
PRICES BOTH EVENING AND MATINEE
Lower Floor $1.50-$ 1. 00 Balcony $1.00-75c-50e Gallery 50c
BAKER
THEATER
Oregon Theater Co.,
Telephones Male
Inc..
Lessee
5360
GEO. L. BAKER, GENERAL MANAGER
The Theater That Plays Big Road Attractions at Popular Prices
MATINEE TODAY SURE
WEEK OPENING ffl. OCTOBER 4, 1908, TODAY
MATINEES TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY
H. H. Frazee Present the Piquant Musical Mixture
OF
a
SPICE
" Book and Lyrics bv Allen Lowe, George K. Stoddard and Frederick
Rankin Mi-sic bv Paul Schindler and Ben M. Jerome. Original Dances,
Groupings and. Effects by GUS SOHLKE.
SEK The Exterior of the King s
Palace The Brilliant Star of
Fste The Famous "Goo Goo
Girls The Dance of the Witches
Sohlke's Original Broilers The
Grand Electric Finale. :: :: ".:
The Company Includes: Sam
Rose, Harry Williams. Percy
Bacon. Mattle Martz, Harry Wat
son. Edwin Lang, Harry Leavelle,
Roberta .Wilson, Loretto Convey.
n;-t iviKHTO IN CHICAGO 1 SOLID MONTHS IN BOSTON 3 SOLID
2'"1 MONTHS IN NEW YORK. AT THE MAJESTIC THEATER.
n(.IR Poe-crv Brady The Goo-Goo Man The Witches You and I
"ncf SamfIarlnes-LUtle Maid of Nlcobar-Haw Can Tou Tell?-Star
of Fate Ching Ling Fons Same Old Girl billy Sailor. :: :
N Ight Prices. gBc, BOe, 75c. S1.00; Matinees, S5c. 80c.
NEXT ATTRACTION: RICHARD PRIN CLE'S MINSTRELS.
pieces designed for application to various
parts of the body. The back is treated
In' a kind of reclining chair, other cylin
ders are fashioned to fit the legs and
arms. The air in the chambers is heated
by electricity.
The whole apparatus will occupy two
rooms, each 15 feet square. It will be
sent from th factory at Wiesbaden,
where it Is made between October 10 and
15. and Dr. Tyrnauer promises to v come
over to explain in detail Its working
methods to the hospital authorities.
The Hon. Sydney Holland, secretary of
the hospital, in a statement welcoming
the promised presentation said that rheu
matism is a. curse of the East End.
greater even than consumption, the chil
dren's ward at the hospital being full
of these cases. He estimated that the
cost of the cure will not exceed a half
penny per patient.
Industrial Bank, for Russia.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Consul-General
Sharp, of Moscow, has reported
that the Councils of the United Repre
sentatives of Trade and Industry have
dustrial bank for granting adequate
credits. The object Is the resuscita
tion of the previous favorable period
of- prosperity which, the Consul-Gen-eral
says, was only to be attributed to
the influx of foreign capital into the
country.
) COMING SOON
if' , .- ' 3
-IP . THE
HPK:f: CLANSMAN
I THE PLAY 100 HAVE BEEN
J, j EAGERLY AWAITING
THE S
TAR
Phones .
PLATING OSLI STAIR-HAVLIN EASTERN ROAD ATTRACTIONS
m f i
Commencing Sunday Matinee, Oct. 4, 1908
KUMT GAZrOLO'S 6PECTACXLAR MELODRAMA
CORNERS
OF THE
LfE A R T H
A Kaleidoscopic Series of Magnificent Stage Pictures
A MASS OF GREAT SCENES
On the Frontier. National City, near the Border Line of Lower Califor
nil and Mexlco-The Old Aztec Ruin, near Sierra Madre Mountains
Great Gates of Temple ButsuJapan Pass In the Mountains. Asia
The Craig of Destiny Stock fcxehange. San Francisco Tracked to
Earth. National City.
STRONGEST MELODRAMATIC CAST EVER PRESENTED
Matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
-1 3c, 25c, 35c and 50c Matin oo Prices 15c and 25c
Night Price
NEXT ATTRACTION Tne RocEy Mountain Express-Sunday, Oct. 11
We
GRAND
VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
WEEK OF MONDAY MATINEE
OCTOBER 5, 1908
EMINENTLY
SATISFACTORY VAUDEVILLE
HEADED BY
Hill fi Silviany
Brought from Europe for a spe-l
rial tonr. World's Greatest
Sensational TJnicyclists.
Special Added Feature,
The Vivians
The. Wo rid 'e Most Famous
Sharpshooters and Originators
of Flaying Music with Rifles.
Brooks 6 Vedder
In a Bunch of Hilarity.
"The New Housemaid"
Maie, Scheftels
"The English Songbird."
The Musical Gardners
Australia's Greatest Musical
Entertainers.
Welch & Earle
"The Two in White."
Fred Bauer
Singer of Pictorial Lyrics.
Grandascope
Latest French Motion Pictures.
Evenings and Sunday and Holi
day Matinees: Lower Floor 25c,
Balcony 15c. Week-Day Mati
nees, AH Seats 15c.
Three Performances Daily at
2:30, 7:30 and 9:30 P. M.
Sunday and Holiday Matinees,
Curtain Kises at 3 P. M.
-i tT?w.v4"r rrir a h n i n n i n h
IM tvai i n li fi t I M li rKJ Af
Phones
Main 117
A 4224
THEATRE
12th and
Morrison
Streets
Kmplre Theatre Co. (ImcO Leasee.
PORTXAXD'S FASHIONABLE FOPV1.AR-PR1CE PLAYHOl'SE.
Home ot the Incomparable Baker Stock Company.
Repeated -BY IMMENSE POPULAR DEMAND Repeated
Second week of the great Belasco production,
STARTING MATINEE TODAY, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1 908
THE GIRL OF THE
GOLDEN W
EST
GREATEST STOCK PRODUCTION "EVER SEEN IN THE WEST
It Is the talk of the town. St'ag-e direction of IVinald Bowles. Ma,tinea
Saturday. Evening prices 36c, 35c, 60c Matinees, 15c, 25c.
Seats for entire week now on sale at the box office. Do not delay and
do not fail to see this most beautiful of all stock plays. It is one treat
of a lifetime. ,
Ereniiw Curtain, Sharp: Matinee. Sharp. No one seated while eurtaln Is np.
Next Week- BROWN OF HARVARD
Hy Mnt. (ex. Sun.-holl.) 15-23-50O j Dally Mat, (ex. Snn-hoH.) 15-85-600
Phones Main 6 and A 1020
1 V THEATER I
.1 : I TORMEBI.t I
THE A TER
Paylnr Particular At
tention to the Enter
tainment, Comfort and
convenience of Ladies
and Children.
IOBMERI.T
MARQCAM GRAXD
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
WEEK COMMENCING
Pr esentlnjt at all
Tima the Best ot
European and Ameri
can Vaudeville Attractions.
MONDAY MATINEE, OCT. 5
The lntenee Dramatic Playlet. ARTHUR DEMING
THE OPERATOR The Famous Mlmnrel End-Man.
LYSTEB CHAMBERS AND "
.txARA knott. n CLAIR 6 SAMPSON
HELEN BERTRAM
Famous American Prima Donna. NOBLETTE 6 MARSHALL
CHARLES H. BRADSHAW 6 CO Him, m soldiery.
introducing Flying Trapeze ORPHEUM ORCHESTRA
PERFORMANCES EVERY EVEN1XO AT 8:15; MATINEE DAILY AT 8:15
EVENING PRICES 15-25-50-75C ' EVENING PRICES 15-25-50-75c
Dally
Mat. (ex. Snnholl.) 15-25-50e Pally Mat, (ex. Sun-holl.) 15-25-BOc
PANTAGES THEATER
BILL CHANGES MONDAY
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE STARS OF ALL NATIONS
Week ending today: Heuman Trio, World's Greatest Cyclists; Mack.
I Malone and Mack, Premier Dancers; Cushtn:r, Merrill and Davis. Com-
edy Sketch; Grand Opera Trio. Prison Scene from Faubt; John Y. Clark,
. Comedian; Elliott Beanjer, and Motion Pictures.
WEEK COMMENCING TOMORROW
ENGAGKNENT EXTRAORDINARY OF
ATRA
The Bullet-Proof Woman. Impervious to Ordinary Steel-Tipped Bullets.
The Greatest Wonder of Modern Times.
SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION
THE VICTORIA QUARTET
Singers a.id Instrumentalists.
MVRTI.K V1CTORINE AND THE
T WO 35 O I. A It s, the Fashion
Plate Trio, sniRers and Dancers.
fill I Y CUI.I.EN BILIOTT nSASKH,
Singing and Talking Comedian. Baritone Soloist.
THE BIOGRAPH, Presenting the Latest in Motion Photography.
rliMIM; THE RIG SENSATION. "HARDEKH" IN THE MII.K CAN
MYSTERY. MORE INEXPLICABLE-THAN THE FAMOLS BOX TRICK.
KIERNAN. COI.E. KIERNAN
ND C O M P A N Y, Presenting
"The Taming of the Beast. '
H
orse
Show
Second Annual Horse Show
of the
Portland Hunt Club
ORIENTAL BUILDING
October 15th, 16th and 17th, 1908
Sale of Seats opens
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5th
at Martin & Rowe's Drug Store, 6th and Wash, at 9 A. M.
Reserved Seats, $1.50 General Admission, 50c
THE LYRIC
STARTING TODAY
THE BLUNKALL COMPANY PRESENTS
MY
JIM
WITH MISS NEORA LANDSCOME and the FAMOUS SALOME DANCE
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