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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..
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Mmtffttrate Watts....
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William Welter Benfort
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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