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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1908)
TITE SUXDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 8, 190S. - w ' A SOLID week of 'The. Squawman" so admirably done by Dustln Farnum and hia company at the Heilig was the most Important theatrical event of the current season. So much has been said of both star and play that further comment would appear to be sur plusage. James J. Corbett, who has actually developed Into a light comedian of no uncertain ability, and a capable' little company gave a pleasing entertain ment at the Baker with the farce "Facing 'the Music." The Orpheum offered a creditable bill and continued to hold Its large clientele. There was a general verdict of excellence pronounced upon the performance of "Men and Wo men" given by the Baker Company at the Bungalow. Both the Lyric and Star presented melodrama. "Midnight In New York" the bill at the former and "The Montana Limited." at the latter. The big act at the Grand was Llnd. the female Impersonator, and at Par.tages the Shepp trained animal show. For four uights and a special "Wednes day matinee the latest New York dra matic success. "Paid In Full" will be the attraction at the Heilig commencing this eening. "Sky Farm" opens with a mati nee today at the Bungalow. "Just Out of College." a new George Ade comedy, begins a week at the Baker this after noon. "Hittle Alabama." at the Lyric, will be the vehicle of the Blunkall Com pany this afternoon and all week, and at the same time "Brown's In Town" will be offered at the Star. The vaudeville bills promise to be quite up to the standard. PAID rn i t u ill,; t ,js' - -. v & v m nw'; ? . . . - . p. - 1 .j if1 "T '"'ft , ";v s i ;r- ' r. piffle a&pft .:"i.4l''FI : . v Cr'M . 11 1 t ! ! II r- r, si - - . s - i -wV f 1 f X. - . -vi y4! I II 1 , - 1 'M ; J .j- -v. ' ft'-' f FILL" TONIGHT 1'imous Eastern Success Comes to Heilig for Ftour Nights. Beginning tonight at the Heilig Tht-ater. Fourteenth and Washington streets, and continuing the following thie nights. witIT a special matinee Wednesday, the attraction will be the famous Eastern success, "Paid in Full." I'nder the management of Wagenhals and Kemper this play haa for practical ly a year past been the season's amuse ment sensation, not alone of New York .City, but of Chicago. At Wagenhals Kemper's Aitor Theater. New York, and at the Grand Opera House, Chicago, the play ran last season for ten and five months respectively. Invariably to crowded houses. The New York and Chicago critics, without exception, ac corded It unlimited praise. "Success" is what the New York Herald said; Triumph." said the Telegraph. Alan laie in the American called It "the best find of the season." and the New York World stated that It "held the audience breathless." In Chicago the verdict was the same. The Tribune called It "absorbing." the Jtecord-Herald "vital and significant." Amy Leslie In the News said It was "laughing with rich comedy." and the Inter Ocean wrote. "It is one of the strongest dramas of American life thut has been giver, to the contemporary stage." "Paid in Full" will be presented here with a brilliant cast of specially selected players and with the Astor Theater production which Is a triumph of stage realism.. The play Itself is one compelling attention through every moment of Its action. Briefly the story concerns the proposition of a newly mart led pair trying to live In a great city in a weekly Income of J1S. The husband handles thousands of dol lars yearly as a collector for his firm.' Everybody about him prospers but his salary Is not Increased. He sees his wife suffering for ordinary comforts and finally he steals. The natural working out of the . plot from this start Is most consistently done and from it a play is evolved that holds the Interest undeviaiingly and la un doubtedly the most powerful. Interest ing and human drama of the day. Harper's Weekly, In speaking of Eu gene Walter's play, "Paid In Full," ys: 'The thitd act of the American play, 'Paid In Full.' which Is present ed at the Astor Theater. Is one for which the author. Eugene Walter, de serves much commendation. The play, from beginning to end. Is extremely w-ril done, both by playwright and company, and with interest' might well be added to the title as an expression of wjiat the audience derives from it. The play deals with humble per sor.s; humble, that Is, in comparison with the 'high society' folk one is ac customed to see strutting through the measures of social drama, Mr. Walter's third a t Is Just what It should be, unlck. alert. full of Interest, and a striking cl!mx of the play. After fflnE ! tnere was a reasonable sus plcluu that a fourth, act rultt epull j ' "- l- ' " - ' - r ' the drama, at least might destroy the force of the third. However, Mr. Walter's fourth act does not mar his play In any way: if anything, it adds In accentuating the strength of the one which preceded it." "SKY FARM" AT BUNGALOW Edward E. Kidder's Rural Success Opens Today for First Time. The first production of Edward E. Kidder's latest rural comedy success "Sky Farm" will be seen in this city at the Bungalow for the week opening with today's matinee. No greater con trast could be offered between this delightful play of simple life, and the one Just closing "Men and Women" which la a drama of life in the high places of society in one of the world's greatest cities. About three good rural comedies a season is the usual offering of the Baker Stock Company, and this Is the first this season. It was selected from a dozen or so from the pens of the best authors of the day, and Is believed to be extremely well fitted to the Baker Stock 'Company. The scenes are most beautiful and breathe the atmosphere of glorious New England In its ideal form. It covers a period of the four seasons. Spring, Sum mer. Autumn and Winter, and each one Is depicted with wonderful effect. The action takes place in and about the little village of Cedercrest. Mass. Milo Towers, the minister, has two lovely daughters Marigold and Jonquil. The for mer has been secretly married to Warren Breese. only son of old Benjamin Breese. the rich man and hard-fisted autocrat of the country round about. The time has come when Marigold must have her mar riage acknowledged, before the world or be disgraced but on account of a legacy of IfO.OOO which her husband will lose if his marriage becomes known. Warren is forc ing her to keep the sexual. The parsonage where they were married is destroyd by fire with all records of their wedding, the only thing left being the marriage certifi cate, which old man Breese ploLs to gain possession of in order to deny the mar riage and force his son to marry else where. Many characters one would expect to find In these surroundings are Introduced, and the opportunity for clever character and comedy work is abundant. There is no question but the members of the Baker Stock Company will do full justice to every possible detail. Mr. Bowles. stage director, bas bended every ettort to i get the desired results. The cast is as follows: Benjamin Breese William Gleason Warren Breee John Thome Whston Tuttle James Olesson Pleepv Jackson .....William Dills "NeiKhbor NixOn" Donald Bowles Canaan Klrke William Wolbert Stephen Tully Howard Kussell Caleb Hanks Walter Kenfort Rev. MHO Towers Ronald Bradbury Marlro!d Towers lsetta Jewel Jonquil loulee Kent Abhv Collett Mlna Crollus (Jleason Widow Wliklns l.ucllo Webster Augusta Victoria Patricia Wilklns Maribel Seymour Cordelia Brown Hasel Jewel Tho Village Choir . Miss Ruth Lechler. Miss Keogh. Floyd l.yneh. Herbert Wilson; organist. Miss R. Bradbury. "JIST OUT OF COLLEGE" Sparkling Comedy by Author of "The Merry Widow" at. Baker. George Ade's sparkling comedy, "Just Out of College," will be present ed at the Baker for the week 'starting tonight. The play has a plot of the good, old-fashioned kind that has be come almost a lost art. In "Just Out of College" there is the same Ade gal lery of types, familiar and unfamiliar, and the dialogue Is rich in allusions to American conditions that must amuse every one who thinks about them. The story tells of a rich pickle manufac turer absorbed in business and allowing his woman's-rlghts wife to live her own life and attend to hks daughter Caroline. She has picked up an Impecunious pro fessor of "repose" aa a suitable husband for Caroline, but the girl has fallen in love with Edward" Worthington Swinger, a clean-cut, bright young chap, just out of college, and he is Introduced to the old gentleman. At first, Pickering, the pickle man, can't see the young man at all, but he changes, his mind after he has had a session with the professor, and. finding that the college boy is en nilcas, stakes him to $30,000 to start in business. The young fellow starts a rival pickle factory, and, making a big splurge by circus methods, succeeds In selling out hia newly-formed company to the pickle trust, of which Pickering is the head. Of course, when he makes his fortune, he wins the girl, and all ends happily. There are many side Issues, such as the advent of Aunt Julia, from Duluth. who is supposed to be dead, and whose appearance on the scene at a critical moment is the signal for a burst of hearty lauchter. The company will not arrive in time for a matinee today, so the usual bargain matinee will be given Wednesday and the regular matinee Saturday. "LITTLE ALABAMA" AT LYRIC Blunkall Company In Fine Produc tion of Southern Drama. Commencing this afternoon, the ever popular Blunkall stock company will offer one of its most Interesting attrac tions. The Lyric management has ob tained the exclusive rights to this de lightful Southern comedy-drama, which Is one of the most delightful plays on the present-day stage. It deals with life in the South, the plot being founded upon the exchanging of babies. One of these children is an aristocratic white child, daughter of a wealthy planter, and the other an octoroon baby who Is exchanged by the villain. Years after ward,, when the two babies have grown Into young women, the plot is exposed and In the end all works out satisfac torily. The play teems with comedy, heart interest and sentiment, and is cal culated to please theater-goers of all ages and tastes. Charles Conners, the distinguished comedian, whose return to the company has been the o-casion of much satisfac tion will appear in one of his very best comedy roles, that of an old-time South ern darkey. Ervin Blunkall. as the stalwart hero. Is to be at his best, while Warda Howard, Dorothy Davis, Carl Berch and other members of the cast will be seen at their very best, ' 'BROWN'S IX TOWN" AT STAR, Great Farce Will Be Seen All This Week. There have been" farce comedies and more farce comedies, but when Mark Swan wrote the one called "Brown's in Town," he little realized that it would turn out to be one of the very best ever produced on the American stage. But such was the case as can be easily seen by the long successful runs it has bad In the large cities throughout the East ern States. The author in writing this piece has not used the old ideas which have been worn threadbare, but has brought to gether a number of bright and witty little scenes which when gathered into a ball seem to have made a tangled mess that takes with it everything that comes within its path. A young man who has not finished his education madly, falls in love, and without his father's consent marries the idol of his heart. In order to keep it a secret they hide themselves in the country under the name of Brown. A friend comes along and they explain that they are visiting people by the name of Brown. More friends come along and the same story is told. At last their friends want to see Brown and one by one each Is made to play the part of Brown until the air is blue with Brown. The last straw is the arrival of the young man's father. The poor old man Is shamefully deceived for a time but when several Mrs. Browns appear and only one Mr. Brown can be found he is told that his son Is stopping with a Mormon. The old man then Bhows his temper and he is about to take his boy home when the truth comes out and of course all Is forgiven. There is no better medicine than a good hearty laugh and those who at tend the Star Theater the coming week can count on being heartily insured against doctor, bills for some time to come. The engagement will open wilh a mati nee today and continue throughout the week. ' . "Too Proud to Beg" Coming. The attraction at the Star Theater, week commencing with Sunday matinee, November 15, will be Lincoln J. Carter's great detective story, "Too Proud to Beg." The heroine, who is thrown on her own resources with her two chil dren, spurns with contempt the smooth villain's advances for her heart and hand and his offer of gold, preferring starvation and death to a loathsome marriage The husband makes his ap pearance after a serious illness. At this point his two children are stolen by the rejected suitor and the husband starts at once to find them. Being a detective, he disguises himself, locates their hiding place and rescues the babes. The story finally ends in the hero mak ing himself known to his enemies and justice is meted out to the guilty ones, while he is once more united to his happy family- The cast Is an excellent one and the players all act their parts with vim. dash and enthus'asm. "Little Johnny Jones" Coming. "Little Johnny Jones" comes to the Baker Theater all week, opening next Sunday. November 16, when doubtless the legion of followers of that most pop ular of all musical comedies will wear the smile that will not be eradicated, foe l a surety no jollier, snappier at more rib-tickling play has visited the classic precincts of this village for many a day. George M. Cohan has succeeded in evolving a musical comedy with a real plot, and there is just enough love interest In "Little Johnny Jones" to keep the folks who lean towards the senti mental side of life In a delightfully pre occupied condition. "The Man on the Box" Next Week. Manager Baker, of the Baker stock company, has secured the stock rights to produce Max Flgman's great comedy success, '"The Man on the Box," in this city, and it will be presented by the Ba ker company all week following "Sky Farm," and opening next Sunday mati nee. November 16. This is Grace Liv ingston Furniss' dramatization of the noted Harold McGrath novel, and has been seen here on two occasions before at the Heilig. BRIGHT BILL AT ORPHEUM Every Act Rated as One of the High est Class. The new Orpheum bill' for the week commencing Monday matinee Is an un usually clever mixture of music ' and dancing, some novelties from abroad, some extraordinary athletic stunts and some smart comedy. The show, from an expert's standpoint, would be rated as an exceedingly clever offering In vaudeville. The bill consists of the fol lowing: 1 Hall. McAllister and company, Linton and Laurence, the Italian Trio, Four Orans, Netta Vesta, Ernie and Mildred Potts, and Ernest Van Pelt and com pany. Miss Netta Vesta, the dainty singing ingenue, who Is now playing the West ern territory for the first time, is a popular musical comedy feature in the Bast, where a few years ago she played Dorothy In Julian Mitchell's "Wizard of Oz," and other principal musical suc cesses. The Four Orans are touring America for the first time in an acrobatic novelty, "On the Sea Shore," which is something entirely new in this style of amusement. The scene represents a seaside picture, and here they cavort in appropriate out ing costumes. The Italian trio, coming from Naples, provide a great treat for all lovers of music. Their vocal renditions' are of such standard hlch-class numbers as "Miserere." from 11 Trovatore, and l)i Capua's Terantella. and wilh such popu lar numbers as "The Palms" or "For All Eternity." thus giving their repertoire brightness and variety. Linton and Laurence are seen In a comedy sketch which Is termed "Mar ried Now." This little skit has just enough plot to hold together a charming singing and dancing arrangement which is handled with neatness and smoothness. A combination novelty is presented by Ernie and Mildred Potts. The act Is primarily a bag-punching turn with Mrs. Potts as the star. Mrs. Potts is a petite soubrette, who with pretty costumes and clever songs and dances is found to bo very interesting. Ernest Van Pelt and company are pre senting a clever little skit in one act en titled "A Deal on Change," by Edmund Day. The scene Is laid in a broker's of fice in New York City, where a heavy deal Is on In stocks and the enthusiasm as exhibited by the brokers when they are endeavoring to corner the market ia accurately portrayed. Hall McAllister and his company are presenting "The Girl of the Times,' which is a one-act episode by Fred Isiblo. Mr. McAllister, when last seen in the West, was leading man of Miss Margaret Anglin's company. He is the nephew of the leader of New York s 400. Ward McAllister. Hall McAllister Is not only an excellent actor, but ia also a great admirer of athletic and outdoor sports, and while a student at Harvard held the amateur middleweight boxing cham pionship for two years. The usual high-class music will be ren dered by the Orpheum orchestra, and the moving pictures will close the show. ENGLISH ROCKERS AT GRAND Laura Jaffray Show In Great Eng lish Girl Act. On the new vaudeville programme which Sullivan & Considine send to the Grand this week, starting with the matinee tomorrow, there are more than half a dozen features, as well as other good specialties. The Five English Rockers, with the noted perfarmer, Laura Jaffray, will be at the top of the bill. This is a girl act which was brought to America a few months ago and was the sensation of New York during the Summer. It is an act in which singing and dancing play an Im portant part, and the scenic effects, thn electric lights and the costumes, are all novel. The girls use rocking-chairs Concluded on Face oj
