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week commencing this afternoon the
thrilling mJlodniRttc success. "MldnlBlit
in New York." This play has always
been a favorite with theatergoers who
love an exciting, spectacular drama, and
will certainly prove to be a great favor
ite with Lyric patrons during Its run.
An Important addition to the company
will be that sterling comedian. Charles
Conners, who Is particularly well liked
In local theatrical circles. He will have
a great role In "Midnight In New York."
Ervln Blunkall, Portlands favorite
leading man, and "Warda Howard, who
has ever been Idol lied here since her first
appearance, will delight their friends in,
their respective purls. The great scenes
representing the Deadwood stamp mill
and Herald Square, in New York City,
will arouso the wildest enthusiasm.
The play deals with life In the Far
West and New York, the first and last
acts being laid in Deadwood and the sec
ond and third in the metropolis. It Is
especially strong In a comedy vfrn and
Its sensational situations and lines are
interspersed with many laughs. . You
will find the play Just the thing to
arouse your Interest and satisfy your
desire for amusement.
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(- l theatrical u marked bjr a de
j elded frost In the box -offices. Brist
i cess was undeniably bad at every thea
! ler lri town, tha explanation being that
tn Tuesday cornea tha general election
and a large proportion of tha patrons
are saving their money In tha fear that
I Bryan might be elected and they might
: reed it for the necessaries of Ufa.
; The two Jefferson boys two. count em
! held forth at tha Helllg In their lament
1 e.1 father's old vehicle. "The Rivals." Con
; -eMering that they are traveling on tha
j strength of tha elder Jefferson's reputa-L:-Ttn.
they gave surprisingly good per
formances. A noteworthy feature of
their performances wsa the work of
Rosa Rand, a rare old artist, whose Mrs.
' Malaprop deserves to be perpetuated lri
, a better tribute than Uile.
Lst night Asa Lee Wlllard. a very
capable actor and one of the most de
serving of our younger stars, presented
Ms artl!c performance of "Poor Rela-
tlosj" and will repeat It tonight at the
Helllg. He Is In every respect worthy
the attention of discriminating theater
goers. On Monday night at the Helllg
our old Army friend. Dustln Farnum.
who will be remembered as long as the
present generation Uvea for his work In
The Virginian." will proffer his newest
, success, "The Bquaw Man." 4n which
Vllllam Faversham appeared here last
year. No worthier sucoessor to Faver
sham In the great play could have been
elected. Vnderllned for the Helllg la
"Paid In Full." which was the one big
emphatic success In New Tork last sea-
' son and which will undoubtedly be well
received here.
A very pretty play and a commendable
performance was given Bungalow patrons
In "The Rosd to Yesterday." This af
ternoon It will be succeeded by that tine
olt drama, "Men and Women."
The Honeymooners." at" the Baker,
will be succeeded by James J. Corbett.
of fltc fame, who Is getting to be some
sftor. In his new play. "Facing the
Music." The Lyric will offer "Midnight
In New York" as a successor to "Pink
Iomlnos." which was given very suc
cessfully during the past week. "The
Montana Limited" cornea to the Starthts
afternoon for the week. If it pleases as
well as "At Cripple Creek" last week. It
will be well. The vaudeville tfieatera.
Orpheum. Grand and Pantages, promise
sjood bills tomorrow afternoon.
-A POOR HEliATIOX" TOXIGHT
I Wlllard In Sol Smith Russell'
Play at Helllg Theater.
Lee Wlllard. supported by a capable
. ompanv of players, will present Sol
Smith Russell's beautiful comedv drama,
1 "A Poor Relation." at the Helllg Thea
i ter. Fourteenth and Washington streets.
! tonight at :15 o'clock. .
I .. . t.i. tun at tha heart
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I strings, that of the seedy genius whose k
. i v. . others when succesa I
crowned his grim struggles with pov
i erty for recognition of his Invention. His
simple faith in humanity and his tender
! solicitude for the little children of the
poor with whom he shared his gsrret.
! hs crusts, his bad snd good fortune,
i were convincingly portrayed. Altogether,
i "A Poor Relation" points a moral and
preaches the strongest kind of a sermon
' for righteousness. Seata are now aelllng
at theater box office.
! "THE SQCAW MAX" THIS WEEK
Duslin Farnum Fresenta Western
1 Itrania at Helllg Theater.
' In "The Pquaw Man" which opena a
-,-eek'a engagement at the Helllg Theater
tomorrow nieht with Dustln Farnum In
1 the star part, la told a strange, tale of
hope deferred and selfsacrtnoe. erected
upon a superstructure of feet which haa
an irresistible charm for the average
theatergoer.
. The company In Itself la a notable one
' from any point of view, comprising as
, Jt does such personalities as Mr. Farnum,
I whose position as a portrayer of typical
I American cowboy characters stamps him
I at once as an actor of unusual merit;
Ertr.sley Shaw, whose character work
has won him a name that Is almost a
household word throughout the country;
' Logan PsuL whose past record Is filled
1 with veritable character triumphs: George
! Peyo. who has made a disunct success
1 tn the good wholesome roles that delight
.an audience; Maud Hosford, whose excel
lence, ss an actress of merit have Pro
gressed over a number of years; Cath
. ertne Fieher. who has" made a splendid
success In odd characters of many types
ead iiaxy B. pointed alia has won rao-
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tne past.
The story told In the play Is straight
forward and simple. Captain James Wyn
negate. an officer of the Leicestershire
Yoemanry of which regiment his cousin
Henry, the Earl of Kerhlll Is Colonel,
finds himself In love with his cousin's
GREATEST WOMAN VIOLINIST COMING-TO HEILIO
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Portland music lovers are again to have the pleasure of hearing the
the evening- when .hundreds who were unable to attend last year's
afternoon recital, will have an opportunity of hearing this wonder
ful artist. Together with Miss Powell will be heard the world's
srreatest woman 'cellist, the beautiful young Russian girl. Miss May
Mukle. and the noted English pianists. Miss Anne Ford. 'This Is with
out doubt the most brilliant trio of women Instrumental artists that
ever toured the United States. The recital in this city will be given
at the Helllg Theater on Wednesday evening. November 25, Thanks
giving eve. It Is not saying too much to make the statement that no
musical celebrity in years has aroused the enthusiasm that Maud
Powell did in thla city last seaaon.
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.t T-if.fe Tha ITarl vhfi in hard-
pressed for money, lndlscretely borrows
from the regimental funds, and finds him
self "wiped out" by a stock transaction.
James Wynnegate. to save Diana from
the shame of her husband's -disgrace,
takes upon himself the burden of the
crime and flees to Wyoming where he
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takes up cattle punching, eventually mar
rying Nat-u-rlch, an' Indian chief's
daughter.
Six years later, the Earl of Kerhlll Is
killed on the hunting field and Mr. Petrle.
the family lawyer, travels from England
to Induce Carston to return and take the
title. He explains that he canno.t deser'.
his Indian wife snd son.
In the last act. Bud Hardy, the country
Sheriff, tries to arrest Nat-u-rltch for
killing Hawkins, and a very tense and
delicate situation is suddenly revealed by
the sound of a pistol-shot. Tabywana
enters carrying the dead form of his
daughter, which Carston takes from him
and carries Into the house. This brings
the final curtain.
A special matinee will be given Satur
day. Seats are now selling at the thea
ter box-office for the entire week.
"MEN AXT WOMEX" TONIGHT
Revival of Fataous Early Belasco
Success hy Baker Company.
The Baker Stock Company will be
seen all this week In the beautiful play,
"Men and Women." which has not been
presented in this city for nearly six
years. The company played it at the
Baker in January or February. 1903. with
great success and many requests have
come in to Manager Baker to produce
it again during the past year. It is one
of those rare plays that never wear out
and today Is Just as magnetic as It was
15 years ago when It was rated as fore
most on the .American stage of high
class productions.
The story Is a simple one. but the In
cidents, characters and episodes In the
action of the play are Intensely dra
matic, rich with humor and tender with
love and pathos. It Is a purely hrman
play with people living their lives Just
as they do men and women but it has
all the marks of David Belasco's genius
and appeals to every class of theater
goers. It lingers in the memory long
after many others have been entirely
forgotten, and there ate few, if any,
even of the youngest generation of play
goers who have not heard about it many
times, and its name is more familial to
them than that of one-quarter the
plays of the past two sermons.
The scenes are laid in New York and
the central figure Is one William Pres
cott, an employe of a large bank, who
has unlawfully used certain valuable
securities to tide over a panic, and
who finds himself unable to replace
them, permits suspicion to fall upon
his young assistant, his sister's fiance.
The stage settings are beyond com
parison. The cast follows:
Israel Cohen Sydney Arret
tviillam Prescott Donald Bowles
Edward Seabury . . , . .. James Gleaaon
Mr . Pendleton William Wolbert
Calvin Stedman William Dills
Stephen Rodman Earl D. Dwirs
Colonel Zachary T. Kip.. William Gieason
Sam Deiafleld Howard Russell
Arnold Kirks Ronald Bradbury
Servant John Ellis
Bersman Herbert Wilson
Revnold Floyd Lynch
Wavne c- Freeman
Agnes RodmiB Iretta Jewel
rora Prescott ....Lucille Webster
Mrs. Kate Delafleld Iou1e Kent
Urcery Kaox.j, .u,, Jiaribel fieynwur.
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Mrs. Jane Prescott. . .Mlna Croiius Gleasoa
Mrs. Kirk ....Hazel jewel
JAMES J. CORBETT AT BAKER
Election Returns Will Be Read From
Stage Tuesday Night.
James J. Corbett, whose earnest efforts
In recent years as a player Of parts, and
whose success has been quite sufficient
to entitle him to consideration as an
actor rather than as a pugilistic cham
pion, will fill a week's engagement at
the Baker, beginning with a matinee to
day, at the head of his own company,
in "Facing the Music."
The engagement will be doubly interest
ing from the fact that Mr. Corbett is- a
prime favorite in this city and hla- new
play will give him abundant opportunity
to demonstrate his talents as a comedian.
Those who have heard Mr. Corbett In
his highly humorous monologue will not
have to be told that he is really a come
dian. Much of the effect of his humor
is in its very drollness, and his friends
will readily agree that It will not tax
Mr. Corbett's resources to maintain a
fast pace in this distinctly funny play.
In which he has been surrounded with a
particularly capable cast of players.
It will be remembered that "Facing
the Music" was originally produced in
New York, with Henry 155. Dixey in the
principal character, and that It enjoyed
a long run at the Madison-Square Thea
ter. As John Smith, the sportively Inclined
flat dweller, Mr. Corbett ought to give
a good account of himself. Among the
prominent members of the supporting
company are the Messers. Joseph Sulli
van, Corwin Luskmoore, Charles Horn,
Tom Dare and the Misses Eleanor Mon
tell. Amanda Hendricks, Lillian Leslie
and May Dudley.
Special attention Is called to the bar
gain matinee Wednesday and also to
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Tuesday night, when all the election re
turns will be read from the stage by
Mr. Corbett. Manager Baker has ar
ranged for -a special leased wire and
operator to be'placed on the stage, and
after the performance the theater will
remain open to the public until the re
sult of the election is definitely decided.
SPECTACULAR PLAY AT STAR
"The Montana Limited" Is Best Of
fering Thla Season.
At the Star Theater, starting with a
matinee this afternoon and continuing
all week, the management will offer the
biggest melodramatic attraction It has
given Its patrons up to date this season.
Not that the company "Is larger than
requirements, but the production Is quite
Out of the ordinary in ' magnitude, for
"The Montana Limited" Is the newest
and, according to the Judgment of the
managers, the best popular-priced attrac
tion now before the public. It is the
work of Charles- Ulrlek and W. L. Rob
erts, Chicago playwrights, and Is pre
sented In excellent style by the Kllmt &
Gazollo Amusement Company. The
story deals with Western characters and
Its situations are essentially dramatic;
they thrill by the force of the story they
convey. There Is a big scene In "The
Montana Limited" that adds to Its dra
matic Intensity by Its realism and ad
herence to dramatic . form
The scenes of the play are located In
Montana In the early days of railroading
In that state and the principal characters
are twin brothers. Jack and Bob Morley,
one of whom Is a man of honor and the
other a train robber. Bob is arrested
for robbing a train, which' had. In fact,
been despoiled by his twin, but the mys
tery of the relationship is not revealed
until the brother Jack is shot by a mem
ber of his gang. Just as he decides to
rush to the aid of Jils relative., who is
about to be hanged.
Coupled with this there Is a pretty
love story, "the whole being enlivened by
unusually bright comedy and character
drawings of power and attractiveness.
The play will be staged on a scale of
srJendor unusual with popular-priced at
tractions and the Interpreting company
Is one of even strength and dramatic
poise.
"MIDNIGHT IX NEW YORK"
Blunkall Company Will Present
Thrilling Melodrama at Lyric. .
The Lyric management takes especial
pleasure In announcing that the peerless
Blunkall company will present for the
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"Paid In Full" Coming to Helllg.
At the Helllg Theater for four nights
beginning next Sunday, November S.
Wagenhaia & Kemper will present
Bugene Walter's great play of American
life entitled. "Paid in Full," which has
a record run of five months at the Grand
Opera-House, Chicago, and a run of two
seasons at the Astor Theater. New Tork.
The entire New York and Chicago press
stamped "Paid In Full' as the greatest
play since the day of "Jim the Penman"
and "The Banker's Daughter." Renold
Wolf, the well-known writer of the Morn
ing Telegraph, said In his review: "It was
a triumph! Without a star, without
even a oast of "distinguished players," de
lightfully free from the noise and fan
fare of the usual advance exploitation, a
play by a young and little-known author
steadily and surely drilled Its way to
b: success at the Astor Theater last
night. 'Paid In Full" Is the title of the
play; Eugene Walter, the author."
"Just Out or College" Coming.
One of the most important engage
ments of the present theatrical year at
the Baker Is that of "Just Out of Col
lege." a comedy In three acts, by George
Ade, author of "The College Widow."
Ade's character of Edward Worthing
ton Swinger, the young man Just ou
of college, Is an excellent exemplification
of the nerve and bluff th'j modern col-
t I
lege graduate carries "from the Institu
tion of learning. "Just out of College"
will open at the Baker next Sunday, No
vember 8.
Baker Company In "Sky Farm.
The best rural drama since the days
of "Way Down East" and "The Old
Homestead" Is Lottie Blair Parker's
"Sky Farm." which the Baker stock
company will present here for the first
time starting next Sunday matinee, No
vember 8, at the Bungalow. Lottie Blair
Parker Is the author of "Way Down
East," "Under Southern Skies," and
other famous plays of thla class, and
this latest one has all the elements of
success contained In the others as well
as many new feature. j
"The Devil" Coming to Helllg.
Henry W. Savage's authorized version
of "The Devil," Franz Molnar's wonder
ful Hungarian play, will be the attraotlon
at the Helllg Theater, Fourteenth and
Washington streets, November 13, 14 and
15.
HEADLINERS AT THE ORPHEUM
Slaley's Transformation, Gardiner
and Vincent and Lew Hawklna.
Beginning with tomorrow's matinee, an
other ell-star combination of vaudeville
performers will be seen at the Morrison
street Orpheum. One of the most classla
and evenly br-lanced bills will be pre
sented that It has ever been the food for
tune of the Portland theater-goers to
have had an opportunity to witness. Ca
pacity houses for the week are predicted.
The bill starts off with Staley and Blr
beck's novelty transformation, intruclng
.'The Musical Blacksmiths," which Is full
of entertaining features and scenic sur
prises. Tunefulness, and clever amuse
ment, combined with mechanical and elec
trical transformation effects, are startling
and Ingenious. - '-
A spectacular fantasy. "Winning a
Queen." will be presented by Frank
Gardiner and Lottie Vincent. This little
one-act playlet Is exceedingly novel and
attractive.
The Chesterfield of minstrelsy. In songs
and stories, is Lew Hawkins. Mr. Haw
kins has forsaken the "first parts" in the
semi-circle of the minstrel troupe, to enter
vaudeville.
William Morrow and Verda Schellnerg,
with their company of Indians, cowboys,
etc., are presenting a breezy little playlet
of frontier tie which they have termed
"Keppy'e Millions."
Two of the cleverest youngsters that
nave been Introduced on the Orpheum