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THK Hcond week of "The Grl of the
Golden West" equally as suc
cessful as the first, and Manager
Baker haa decided to continue the -fascinating
Belasco drama for a third week.
Thla smashes all records for stock pro
ductions In Portland.
The Man of tne Hour" repeated ad
vantageously at the Heillg. the company
being about on a oar with that which
presented It here last aeason. The Or
pheum bill was up to the average and
pleased Its audiences. The Lyric with
"My Jim-' and some mora of the Salome
dance. The Star offered a thriller called
"The Four Corners of the Earth." which
kpt the pulses throbbing. At the Baker
"The Isle of Spice" attracted Ita
ouota of patronage. The Grand
full
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Pantages were good as usual.
This week's attractions are "A Knight
for a Day" at the Hellig. to be followed
later by "The Clansman"; "The Girl of
the Golden West." at the Bungalow;
Richards A Tingle's Minstrels, at the
Faster; "Toung Mrs. Wlnthrop," at the
Lyric: "The Rocky Mountain Express."
at the Star, and promising vaudeville at
the Grand. Pantages and Orpheum.
MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT
'A Knight for a Day" Begins Four
Nights' Ran at Heillg. -
First of the big new musical shows
to reach the Pacific Coast this season
Is "A Knight for a Day," which will be
revealed at the Hellig theater this
evening and remain for an engagement
of four nights. It la worth while to
observe that this musical comedy
comes with a record of unprecedented
success In Chicago, where it ran for
a solid year, and subsequently ran for
five months la New York and a similar
term in Boston, where it waa the only
work, musical or dramatic, to survive
the heated term of the past Summer,
obviously. "A Knight for a Day" must
have uncommon merit, and this Is said
to lie in liie book and music quite
as much as in the efforts of the strong
tonipmv which has been selected by
Manager 11. H. Frazee to Interpret
them.
A musical comedy with a coherent
and consistent plot. It Is declared to
1. and the fun of the play is said to
be natural the result of telling and
highly ludicrous situations. rather
than through the actions of "mug
. glng" comedians. Bobby Barry, the
undersized and energetic comedian,
with food voice and funny underpin
ning, will be seen as Jonathan Joy,
the waiter who resents the forgetful
iietis of a natron to give him a tip for
service and avails himself of some
documents left behind by the guest to
impersonate that person. His affair
of the heart with a slow-spoken, ex
citable servant girl, inimitably por
trayed by Miss F.lsle Herbert, and their
aitventurea in and about a female semi
nary near Chicago, and subsequently
upon the Island of Corsica, whence the
anion of the play takes flight, afford
much of the fun.
Others prominent in the cast are
Gertrude Hutciiceon. the handsome and
vnlceful soprauo: Isabelle Wlnlocke,
Eleanor Irving, Eugene Moulan. James
II. Rrcnnan. jaim-s McCormick and
t;eorge Stevens. There are nearly a
s'ore of musical numbers. Including
i'alf a doien ringing song hits. The
press of Tacoma and Seattle have been
a unit In declaring "A Knight for a
Day" quite the best thing seen on
the Coast in many moons. Seats are
now tilling at theater for the entire
engagement.
MINSTRELS AT THE BAKER
'an to us Richards & Pringle Fun
makers Open This Afternoon.
Manager George L. Baker, of the
Baker Theater, has been successful in
securing Rlckarde A Pringle'a famous
minstrels for tie week beginning with
the matinee today. The regular matinees
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday will be
given and popular prices will prevail.
This is the last chance you will have
to see thla dusky band of entertainers
for some time, as they go abroad next
season for an extended tour.
The personnel of the company this sea
son Includes such well-known names as
t'larence Powell. Pete Woods, Happy
Reaurrguard, Fred Simpson, William
Robson. Billy King. J. W. Cooper. Alon
io Moore. Sidney Klrkpatrirk. Charley
Soott. Marsh Craig. Herbert Lashe, Wil
son and Viney, Simon Bonomor and his
big troupe of Arabs, and a host of oth
rrs. The beautiful new electrical first
part. "The Meeting of the Alumni," Is
a radical departure In minstrelsy, aeons
and aeons beond anything attempted by
competitors; really It Is the acme of
perfection. There Is a big singing and
dancing act. "Plantation Pastimes." In
which the full strength of the company
appears. Cooper and hts wooden headed
family keep the audience In roars of
laughter. Clarence Powell, the corpu
lent .comedian, who talks about his fam
ily, has several new ones for you to
think over.
Moor, a Hindu Importation, has an act
the like of which you have never seen
before. Craig is as big a mystery as
ever, and the beautiful and screamingly
funny musical burletta, "When the
Troop Struck Town." Is along entirely
new lines. The parade will be given
at noon.
PLAY TO RUN ANOTHER WEEK
"The Girl of the Golden We-" Con
tinues at the Bungalow.
The success of "The Girl of the Golden
West" at the Bungalow has been noth
ing short of phenomenal, and after two
weeks of solid "standing them up" at
every performance. Manager Baker de
cided to run It for another full week,
which will start this afternoon. The ad
vance sale for this third and positively
last week of the plT i already large,
and those who during the past two
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weeks have gone to the Bungalow only
too late to get seats should not be dis
appointed again.
Get seats at once and see the most'
beautiful ahow Portland has ever had
at popular prices, and in fact one of the
most beautiful this city has had tho
privilege of peeing at any price.
Packed audleaces have been held spell
bound till near the hour of mldnlght.
four hours for the curtain, mind you,
glides silently up sharp on the stroke
of S. and the flight of time la entirely
forgotten or unheeded In the absorbing
Interest and fascination of the play, the
scenes and characters.
Miss Jewel, as the Girl, of course, holds
first place in the hearts of the audi
encesfor she is only a dear lovable
girl the only one in the play, by the
way. and how she makes you feel it, the
wonderful womanly depths beneath the
somewhat uncouth exterior, and Sydney
Ayrcs is the man, handsome, big and
romantic enough to appeal to the heart
of every woman In the world. Donald
Bowles, to whom Is due the credit of en
tire direction of the stage during the
preparation and action of this great Be
lasco play, also plays the Sheriff, one
of the star roles, and his scenes are the
acme of acting triumph.
Mina Crolius Gleason and James Glea
son give extremely artistic portrayals of
the Indians, and Howard Russell and
William Gleason both have typical roles
of charactera to be found in early Cali
fornia. Do not miss the last .short scene,
though It be late, when the curtain rises
on It. It is the most beautiful stage
picture ever presented In this city, and
Is a fitting climax to this most wonderful
play, "The Girl of the Golden West."
SCENIC PLAY AT STAR THEATER
"Rocky Mountain Express" Full of
Sensational Incidents.
As a scenic production the new melo
dramatic play, "The Rocky Mountain
Express" Is far ahead of anythlnn yet
attempted. The play opens at Windy
Gap hotel, a characteristic Western tav
ern, and the scenes from .there on are
picturesque and exciting in the ex
treme." Among the other scenes pre
sented Is a pass In the mountains, with
deep gorges and rising plateaus. An
other Is the avalanche and snowslide.
This Is an Immense effwt that causes
great surprise and wonder.
Windy Gap railroad station and the
switch at Dead Man's siding also are
marvels of the scenic artist's art. Pos
sibly the crowning effect of all Is the
flight of the Rocky Mountain express,
which Is so realistic .that it fairly brings
the audience to Its feet. The story of the
play Is both interesting and sensational,
built for laughs, tears and thrills, con
structed upon new and novel lines and
played by a company of splendid ac;ors
specially engaged from the best players
In the mimic world. Four acts and
several scenes are necessary to tell the
story of "The Rocky Mountain Ex
press." which the Kllmt & Gaxzolo
Amusement Company brings to the Star
theater October 11.
The next attraction at the Star theater
will be Hal Reid's best play. "At Cripple
Creek." which holds Intense heart In
terest. "THK CLANSMAN" AT JIEILIG
Great Race Play Will Open Engage
ment Next -Thursday.
The local premier of "The Clansman"
at the Hellig Theater next Thursday
evening will be a notable event in the
dramatic and social annals of the city.
"The Clansman" comes to the Heillg
for a series of four performances on
the evenings of October 15. IS and 17,
and a Saturday matinee. With Its tre
mendous significance as the White
Man's Play of the Twentieth CenMiry,
its passionate story of the scenes fol
lowing the Civil War In the South. Its
comedy and pathos of old aristocratic
regime, and ita beautiful scenic pro
duction and Ku Klux Klan cavalry of
mounted men and trained horses. It
possesses all the elements to Inflame
curiosity and set expectation on tip
toe. "The Clansman" was dramatised by
Thomas Dixon. Jr, from his two widely
read novels, "The Leopard's Spots." and
"The Clansman." Briefly, it shows how
Anglo-Baxon civilisation was saved and
the South recovered Its civil liberties
In the reconstruction era In 1S67-0.
The scenes are laid in the South Caro
lina hamlet of Piedmont at a time when
the "carpetbaggers" and negroes
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native white population seemed help
less. The hero of the play. Captain
Ben Cameron, organizes the secret order
of the Ku Klux Klan, and defeats the
designs of the "scalawag" white gov
ernor and his mnllato ally, Lieutenant
Governor Silas Lynch. The Ijeroine Is
a Northern girl, Elsie Stoneman, whose
father encourages the Black League,
but finds himself awakened and dis
illusionized when his mulatto protege
dares to ask for bis daughter's hand
In marriage. This and the convocation
of the Ku Klux Klan In their mountain
cave, where they try a negro criminal
for his life, are said to be the most
thrilling scenes In the play.
It Is good news for Portland that a
drama which has been so mnch talked
of and so widely commented upon as
"The Clansman" will be presented here
by practically the original company.
The principals include Franklin Rit
chie. Eugenie Hayden. Maude Purand,
Farrr Maxwell. Charles J. A llson,
George M. 13oVora,1I. J. Jordan, Ruth
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Gage Bennett, Gua Inglls. Harry Quln
lan, Jjhn J. Flanagan, Earl Lee, Edna
Davis, John V. McDonald and Mortimer
Earl Ritchie. There are 76 people In
the cast, and four scene sets In the pro
duction. ''Checkers' at Heilig Next Sunday.
Henry M. Blossom. Jr.'s. "Checkers."
one of the emphatic hits of the last five
seasons, will be seen at the Heillg
theater for three nights begfnning next
Sunday. October IS. This Is said to be
one of the best plays seen on the stage
in a long time; tie best in many senses.
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Conservative critics have pronounced
it clean and free from the suggestive.
It is nt for the young and the old and
middle-aged alike. It appeals to all
classes of theater-goers. Hans Rob
ert still has the title role, while Miss
Helen Ormsbee, a daughter of Hamil
ton Ormsbee, dramatic critic of the
Brooklyn Eagle, will be seen in the
part of "Pert," Checkers sweetheart.
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Blunkall Stock Company In Domes
tic Drama at the Lyric.
Commencing this afternoon the popular
.Blunkall company will present at the
Lyric for the coming week that beautiful
domestic drama, "Young Mrs. Winthrop,"
considered by many authorities the finest
American home drama ever written. It
Is the masterpiece of the late Bronson
Howard and never fails to arouse the
most ardent admiration from theater
goers. The play concerns a young married
couple who do not get along well because
of the wife's frivolous conduct. They
finally decide to separate and call In a
lawyer, a practical-minded man but one
who also has a tender heart and is a
sincere friend. In arranging for a dl-
L vision of the property he comes upon a
deed to a lot in me cemu;ry wiiere iiieir
baby to buried and this simple purpose
serves to bring the wife to ber senses
and they are reunited.
This affords excellent opportunities for
the leading people and Mr. Blunkall as
the husband will give one of his finest
performancea. Miss, Howard in the title
role has a strong part. The others are
well eaet.
"The Time, Place, Girl" Coming.
John E. Toung, whose success as
Johnny Hicks, the slangy easy-going
gambler In "The Time, the Place and
the Girl," has gained him new promi
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nence, is a fellow of some rare athletic
ability. He belongs to several athletic
clubs as well as aquatic organizations
and crews, and as a youngster won
severa4 medals In amateur boxing and
wrestling contests. John E. Young,
the comedian of "The Time, the Place
and the Girl" company, to be seen at
the Heilig theater October 21, has
signed a five-year contract with the
Askln-Singer Company, his managers,
with the understanding that at least
three new plays shall be written
around him in that time.
ORPHEUM'S ATTRACTIVE BILL
De Haven Sextette and Miss Hope
Booth Headliners This Week.
There are many headliners and an
abundant wealth of comedy for the week
commencing Monday matinee at the Or
pheum. Startling and unusual things wilt
be most plentiful, and the Morrison-street
theater will be the best place In the city
to be startled. It is not an easy task to
excel the bill of the past week, but from
all appearances the coming bill will
eclipse the same.
The De Haven sextet, with Sydney C.
Gibson featured, is a pretty, little singing
and dancing ensemble act that has been
playing in and around New York for
more than a year. The setting Is a pretty
garden in which a fete la being held, and
the six sprightly dancers ana Mr. Gibson
frolic through the 20 minutes of the num
ber with a great variety of singing and
dancing creations and many costume
changes. The title is "The Understudy."
Miss Amelia Summervlile, who makes
her first appearance on a local stage at
the Orpheum, Is one of the best-known
musical comedy comediennes In America
and her vaudeville debut has been an
event of uncommon Interest. Miss Sum
mervlile created the part of the "Merry
Mountain Maid" in the original "Adonla"
company and for years she has been
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ductions.
The dlatlngulshrd comedienne.. Miss
Hope Booth and her company, present
"The Little Blonde Lady" by George M.
Cohan. It is In Mr. Cohan's characteristic
areln. bright, snappy and sure-fire com
edy. For his topic the Yankee comedian
and playwright has taken dramatic criti
cism and he treats It In a semi-sarcastlo
manner that Is clever and laughable. For
Miss Booth he has provided a part that
Just fits this dainty and charming young
comedienne to a nicety.
Paul Valadon. the magician, is unique.
He is inventive and original, and for the
five years that he was permanently fea
tured at England's famous temple of
mystery, "The Egyptian Hall." he
evolved a aeries of Illusions that startled
all London.
Howard & Howard, two distinctively
clever youngsters in their singing and
dancing comedy, "The Hebrew Messenger
Boy and the Thespian."
Lewis & Green, a comedy pair, will be
seen in their laughing sketch called "En
gaging a Cook," by Oscar I-ewla, whlrn
Is full of bright dialogue, humorous sit-
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uatlons and a few surprises. Several
musical numbers 'are Introduced.
Black & Jones, eccentric dancing come
dians, by name, nature and color are
clever entertainers. For years they have
been appearing abroad.
Much favorable commendation is being
shown over the beautiful music rendered
by the Orpheum orchestra. The motion
pictures close the show.
"Brown or Harvard" Next Week.
"Brown of Harvard," which has been
announced to follow "The Girl of the
Golden West" at the Bungalow, will open
next Sunday matinee. Of course It was
to go on today, but extending "The Girl
of the Golden West" for a third week
has caused the postponement, and the
public will get all the better perform
ance of the piay when It does come along.
"Brown of Harvard" is an exact por
trayal of college life, and depicts many
familiar scenes of America's great college
of Harvard.
CIRCUS ACT ON GRAND'S BILL
Globe Perrormers Were Featured
With Barnum & Bailey.
No better vaudeville bill could be de
sired than the one Sullivan & Consldlne
have been giving at the Grand the past
week, with Frtavolo, the milk-can mys
tery and the rest of the great pro
gramme, but the amusement firm prom
ises to send a bill up to the same high
standard for this week, commencing to
morrow afternoon. An act that can be
featured by Barnum & Bailey must be
out of the ordinary and of unusual merit.
The Sisters Yllerone. the beat globe per
formers in the world, have such a sen
sational globe act that the greatest show
on earth was glad to feature these girls.
Sullivan & Consldlne secured tho fa
mous circus attraction and the YUerones
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