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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1908)
r sv LITTLE JOHNMY cONCJ THAT remarkable play. "Paid In Kutl" held the place of honor among local theatrical ottering! last -week, "and In fact It haa not been equaled during r- the entire season op to this time. It la doubtful If we will have the food for '. tone to are anything so good In a strlct - ly dramatic way during the entire sea . aon. It la to he regretted that the public ; did not appreciate It sufficiently to fire 7 It the patronage It deserved. It la a com. i mentary on the Intelligence of local ' playgoers that cheap and vulgar twaddle ; in the form of musical comedy will draw crowded houses, while such a rare offer ' lng as "Paid In Full' starves to death. " George Ade'a rollicking piece. "Just Out ' of College."" at the Baker, proved very " satisfactory, while the Bungalow pleased Hi patrons with a commendable perform- ance of "Sky Farm." The Blunkall Com ' pany at the Lyric did "little Alabama" 'in a most creditable manner, and " "Brown's in Town" made Star audiences ' laurh. The Orpheum. Grand and Pan - tagea presented consistently pleasing 'hills. The Heillg wDl be dark Ahe entire week except for the Rose Eytinge testimonial on Thursday afternoon. Max Flgman will come in for a half week In his new play, "The Substitute." on next Sunday. The Thanksgiving attraction at the Ileilig will be "Texas." The Baker Company will be een In "The Man on the Box" th!s afternoon and all week. "Little Johnnie Jones' will disport right merrily .at the Baker during the same period and at the Lyric and Star will be offered "A Montana Girl" and "Too Proud to Beg" respectively. The vaudeville bills change tomorrow afternoon. What should be the lanrest testimonial benefit In the history of Portland will be he that tendered by her professional as sociates at the Heillg Thursday afternoon for Rom Kytinge. the distinguished act ress. In honor of her TOth birthday. Amer ica has produced few women artists who were her equal, and until her retirement from the stage to engage In teaching two years ago, she was an important factor la theatrical affalrx "Lady Rose" Is be loved by friends Innumerable, both among her fellow-professionals and the laity. Her brilliant mind and the tenderest, mil sympathetic heart In the world make her a woman richly deserving the very best things of life. Mrs. Mlna Cro Hus Glrason some time since conceived the Idea of arranging for a birthday pres ent for Miss Kytinge and her suggestion was immediately taken up by all the theatrical people In town. The elaborate programme will be participated In by each of the theaters, as well as a num ber of prominent amateurs. If you are asked to buy a ticket to the Rose Eytlnge testimonial you will do yourself credit by dotng so and In addition may be certain of getting your money's worth. - A . A. Q. "THE MAX OX THE BOX" TODAY Baker Stock Company to Present Well-Known Comedy. Rarely a theater springs Into such popular preeminence In a city as has the Bungalow, the present home of Baker stock company. In its former condition and circum stances It was completely ignored ss a temple of amusement, no matter what the attraction. Since Its remodeling and being made the Baker company's home It lias become so Immensely popular with all classes that getting a desirable seat for any performance of the week has become a problem. This ts due to several things, for the house has much In its favor and little or nothing againftt It. But the class of plays Manager Baker has offered his patrons this season la one of the prin cipal fa-tors plays that are absolutely known as metropolitan successes, and big. high-priced road offerings which he has been able to offer at the extremely popular rates which always hold, no matter what the play offered may be. Trtia means positive bargains and tills Is the age of bargains. Starting this afternoon, for example, the company will give a splendid pro duction of Harold McGrath's noted novel In the dramatized form, "The Man on the Box." known from one end of the land to the other. The series of mis haps that occur to this rich young so C4ety man who becomes temporarily a coachman to the family of the girl be adores, form one of the cleverest frame works for a strong eotnedy ever formed. dnev Ayres will play the role made so famous by Max Flgman. and Miss Izetta Jewel, most popular leading woman Faker Stock Company ever bad. will portrav the role of hia adored. The complete cast follows: T leqtenant Kohert IVorburton. Sydney Ayr Mr Oiarle Henderson Hsrd HueH o'ftn.) i:-irK AmiMl'T. . .William O!eaon 'rr n R-i.n. fmlpt KarlfT James lsoa Mnnfimr rterre. Cokonel Frank Raleigh.. nuium rii Mmtffttrate Watts.... Clrk of Cuurt...... ..KonsM Bradbury ......John Theme .1. "a, 5 v v Officer Ca iMv. William TVoltiert William Welter Benfort alias Htty Annealey Iiatta Joarol lias Nancy Worsurton atarlbel Seymour Idrs. Conway Ixralse Kant Cora Hazel Jewel "MTTIyE JOHXXT JOXES" TODAT George M. Cohan' Greatest Musical Comedy Opens at Baker. Bright, sclntlllant, glowing with life, color and action. "Little Johnny Jones." that best of all the Cohan shows. Is the attraction at the Baker for the entire week starting this afternoon. "Johnny" comes with the original company, the same as appeared In this city a year back, this being the show's first appearance here at popular rates. Billy Keough. whose portrayal of the "Unknown." has become nationally fa mous. Is again In that noted role, and his work needs no praise here, for It is of the best. Assisting him is almost the Identical company that formerly appeared. Charlie Brown Is "Johnny." th American jockey, and his teachings by Cohan himself give him authority In the role. Amy Mortimer is Goldie Gates, the sweetheart, and Ada Glfford Is Florabelle Fly, the clever newspa per woman, so that the principal char acters are in well-known and well-tried hands. Back of them is a strong cast and a superlative chorus, with looks, forma clothes not too many olothes--and splendid scenic settings and acces sories, thus making up a show hard to equal. , The famous Cohan song numbers are all retained. Every one will be glad to hear again "Give My Regards to Broad way," "Life's a Very Funny Proposi tion." "Oood-by. Flo." " "Op in. Mr. 'An som." "A Girl I Know" and the others. The regular bargain matinee will be given Wednesday, as well as the regu lar matinee Saturday. Seats are selling rapidly for the whole week. "TOO PROTTD TO BEG' AT STAT? Lincoln 3. Carter's Jew Melodrama Will Open This Atfernoon. Uncoln J. Carter's new melodrama. "Too Proud to Beg" will be the attrac--tlon at the Star, commencing with a mati nee today and for the balance of the week. The story ts very simple, but In teresting and thrilling. " A band of thieves, having for their leader a police (."Hrtain. la traced by a yomis dotective who suspicions the leader. He follows the thieves to an old warehouse where he Is THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAS. rORTXAXD. NOVEMBER 15. 1905. 1? Vk 2r ( knocked senseless and the building set on fire, but Is rescued by his little son. The thieving Inspector is In love with the de tective's wife. and. supposing, her husband dead, tries to win her love. She refuses him, however, and for revenge he abducts her two children. They are eventually rescued by their fattier and are happily united and the villains arrested. It Is aald that Mr. Carter has de parted from his usual style In writing this play and depends more on the beautiful story of the -piece for success, than on scenic or mechanical effects. The first act opens at the office of Inspector Sharp, where the villainous plans are laid. The last scene of the act shows the old ware house on fire and the rescue of the detec tive. The second act shows a street scene In Chicago. The third act Is laid In the den of thieves where the children are held captive. Act four Is the home of the thieving inspector and capture of the gang. The cast Is very well spoken of. FIGMAX COSITXG TO HEIIilG Favorite Comedian Will Present "The Substitute" Xext Week. Wholesome fun and laughter, the kind that makes the world look bright to all mankind, will be the order of the hour for three nights at the Heillg Theater, Fourteenth and Washington streets, beginning next Sunday night, November 22, when Max Flgman pre sents his new comedy success, "The Substitute." by Beulah M. Iix and Eve lyn Greenleaf Sutherland, who wrote that strange though fascinating play, "The Road to Yesterday." Max Flg man made many friends In this city by his clever portrayal of "The Man on the Box." Ha Is one of those actors who Improve on acquaintance and who takes his vocation seriously and always puts forth the best that ts in him. The publlo realizes this and hence his popu larity. Mr. Flgman brings this time a decided novelty which is said to be full of quality. It affords opportunity to demonstrate his real merits as an actor as well as a comedian. In fact "The Substitute" Is totally different from anything Mr. Flgman has ever done. The play derives its name from the fact that James Smith, the worldly and sportive New TorR lawyer (Max Fig man, agrees In the course of the story to find a substitute to fill the pulpit at the little church of West Appleford, Conn, because his prospective brother-in-law. a young minister, has become prostrated by the heat, while Journey ing to the place himself. Smith does his best to find the substitute, hut falls, and in sheer desperation and to keep his ASP J, xsii 1 JCEXtisr near 5 T'jtf- S X 4. syv it " , sacred word, goes himself as the substi tute. He has neither the temperament nor the appearance of a sincere theolo gian, and the awkward situations and experiences he undergoes afford unlim ited opportunity for fun and laughter. While at the parsonage he falls In love at first sight with the daughter of the minister of the church for whom he is to substitute, and discovers a base plot to discredit her aged-father and Incrim inate him for embezzlement of church funds. The development of this love story and Smith's efforts to assist the minister out of his trouble form the basis of. the dramatic Interest of the play. Mr. Flgman will be supported by a company including Messrs. Charles Rowan. Ernest C. Warde. Sydney Price, Frank J. Kirke, Hugh Dillman, Stanley Wood, Herbert Charles. Harry Levlan, Ernest Mack. Roy Raceford, Jack Perry and the Misses Lolita Robertson, Ethel Martin. Fay Wheeler, Agnes Everett and Myrtle Tannehlll. Mr. Figman comes under the manage ment of Mr. John Cort. who also directs this season the American toura 3 rear 1 KM Calve, Florence Roberts, Maude Fealy, the comic opera novelty "The Alaskan" and the recent Boston success, "Com mencement Days," a story of college life. "The Substitute" is the most cost ly and elaborate production Manager Cort has yet made for Max Figman. We Are King;" Coming. We Are felng," with Edmund Carroll in the leading role, which comes to the Star Theater, week of Sunday matinee November 22, is a three-act comedy by Lieutenant Gordon Kean, author of "The Magic Melody," and was used by Walker Whiteside for three seasons as a starring vehicle. The action is in Kahnburp. a small principality in Germany and deals with the complications in trying to dethrone Kink Hector, a despot, who has run his kingdom into debt and ground down his subjects. An excellent cast and com plete scenic equipment has been provided by Manager A. W. Cross. "Strongheart" Xext Week. .Thanksgiving wek at the Bungalow will he devoted to that greatest of ail the college plays in stock "Strongheart," and 4", r "IB ft it this is something to look forward to out of the ordinary. There is so much to this play something that is very much like a soul, and- when this high-minded Indian, who has been educated and bred as- white boys were who had always been received as their equal. Is suddenly brought face to face with the great un derlying Instinct the . everlasting war of races, there is a moment of dramatic in tensity that everyone can feel and under stand. . ' Elliotts at. Unique Theater. Engagement is announced of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott at the Unique Theater, where these harp players and vocalists will contribute to the entertainment of patrons of this popular place of amuse ment. An orchestra also is provided to furnish Instrumental music, and the moving pictures shown will continue to be of that high character for which Manager Lewis has established a rep utation. Klce & Cady at Baker Xext Week. "Hip Hip HoorajftT which conies to the Baker Theater for e week starting next Sunday Matinee, November 22, direct from Weber's Music Hall, contains some bril liant fooling, on breakfast foods and college .athletics. The scene is laid In Doolittle's University and the setting of v a 9 the College Boat Club, the campus and the University boatrace permit a great variety of colorful action. I ORPHEUM'S ATTRACTIVE IILL Felice Morris, Phantastic Phantoms, and Augusta Glose Features. ' With singing, dancing, mtieical novel ties, monologlsts and acrobatic stunts, together with a couple of one-act play lets, the hill Is sufficiently diversified to please the most fastidious vaudevllllan. The bill Is as follows: The Phantastic Phantoms, with Hlla rion and Rosalia Ceballos featured, is a novel dancing ahd acrobatic girl num ber in black and white. It was origi nally produced by Ned Wayburn for the Summer show at Hammcrsteln'a Roof Garden, in New York, and ft was so successful and proved so original an offering that Martin Beck engaged the Ceballos family and their sprightly company for a tour tn vaudeville. "The Phantoms" are all in white costume and their setting Is entirely of black, which forms a striking contrast and affords opportunity for puzzling effects. The music for the act was written by Byrd Dougherty. Castellane and brother are daring and skillful cyclists and acrobats, who will present their novelty on wheels, which has been a sensational feature in New York and the capitals abroad. Miss Felice Morris, daughter of the late Felix Morris1, one of the most dis tinguished American character actors that ever livedi is making her debut In vaudeville In a . one-act comedy by Frances Wilson, entitled "The Old. Old Story." The little playlet has a unique plot. In which a phonograph plays a new and humorous part. Miss Augusta GloBe needs no introduc tion to vaudeville audiences, as her dainty, bright and cultured pianologua Is known the world over. Her spoken songs and interpretation of types, to her own accompaniment on the piano, are distinctly In a class alone. Rogers and Deeley come here In a melodious offering which they call "The Singer and the Valet." The duo is made up of John P. Rogers as the valet and Ben N. Deeley as the vocalist, and their performance is somewhat out of the or dinary. "Happy" Jack Gardner, singing come dian and clever musician, is coming to drive dull care away, as he has become one of the most popular comedians and monologlsts- In the West. Bisset and Scott are clever dancers, known as "The Hello George Boys." For their music the greater part Is am bitious selections, while for their en cores they select the more popular airs. There are a lot of new motion pictures that are very interesting, and Musical Directors Jefferys has promised some thing out of the ordinary In the pro gramme of music. MARIOXETTES AT THE GRAXD i Great Act to Be Feature of Fine Vauderllle Bill This Week. All who saw the show at the Grand the past week.' the bill which closes with to day's performances, said It was a hum mer, but watt until they see the new programme for the coming week, which opens tomorrow afternoon.. The special feature will be Mine. Kessely's Fan touches Theater Marionettes, the most brilliant nd best European novelty offer ed In Portland. The figures are new and they Include Jugglers, horseback-riders, Spanlsh.dancers and, in brief, a complete miniature circus, with a tableau which Is new and striking. This Is the kind of act T (Concluded on Pas S.) iN
