TIIE SUNDAY OKEGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 3, 1909.
IN, PORTLAND THEATERS
Continued From Pago a
finish, that would by this alone maka tba
act sufficiently pleasing.
Frank 'White and Lew Elmmona ara
minstrel or blackface artists, who for
years have been portraying real, genuine
Southern characters. Unlike many burnt
cork performers, these two comedians
present fine character studies, and In the
little sketch they use there la aa much
human nature as there Is humor.
Joe Cook and Brother present a some
what difierent '"manipulation act." called
"Juggling In the Depot."
Mr. and Mrs. Allison, the Swede girl
and the fellow who sings, present a com
edy skit by John Allison. Mr. Allison
will slug hH original topical songs con
taining verses of local Interest.
The Orpheum motion pictures and the
Orpheum Orchestra will close the Inter
esting bill.
6PLEXDID PLAYLET AT GRAND
The Traveling Man" Rated as One
of Best la Vaudeville.
6tl!l another programme of advanced
vaudeville cornea to the Grand this week,
starting tomorrow afternoon. The new
year la starting on at the Grand in a
most satisfactory manner for the patrons,
for the booking list discloses some of
the best available talent. For Instance,
for the headline feature this week there
will be "The Traveling Man," an act
that Is rated among the best tn vaude
ville. It Is presented by Joe Demlng &
Company. Six people are required for the
little comedy, which waa written by one
of the foremost sketch writers of the
stage.
The eighth wonder of the world Is
Creo, the enigma of the century. Every
one will want to see Creo. for here Is an
aTt which has baffled the people of three
continents. An actor with a National
reputation is Stephen Gratton. who comes
to the Grand with talented associates to
present "Locked Out at 3 A. M." Mr.
Gratton has a legitimate sketch and he
himself Is known by reputation to all
old theater-goers as being one of the
famous Lyceum Company, from which
so many of the present-day stars gradu
ated. "Looked Out at 3 A. M." Is some
thing new and with Mr. Gratton and his
players, it Is above the average vaude-
vltlA L- i In v- r-V rMTWvt
Gus Bruno la another of the people on
the bill who are not unknown to fame.
Gus Bruno formerly star In musical
comedies. Is a dialect comedian of rare
anility. He Is a story-teller, who handles
dialect like a master and he has told his
stories In nearly every country where the
Knglieh language is spoken. Sabine and
Vera have an act which they simply
style "Variety," and In It they will do
a little of eveo'thlng. A new Illustrated
ballad by Fred Bauer and new motion
pictures will also bo shown.
Today closs the engagement of the
marvelous dancing horse. Columbus, who
heads one of the best vaudeville bills the
Grand has haJi In several weeks. It is
an Ideal entertainment for the holiday
season.
PANTAGES PROMISES TREAT
Many Features on BUI Opening With
Matinee Tomorrow.
It will be worth one's while to go to
the Pantages this week. If flattering press
comments from other cities around the
circuit may be taken as a recommenda
tion of the many headline features to
appear on the new bill, commencing with
Monday's matinee. Vaudeville patrons
can take It for granted that there la a
rare treat In store for them. First on
the list comes the great Florens family,
marvelous European acrobats, direct from
the New York Hippodrome to the Pan
tages Western States Circuit of Vaude
ville Theaters. This famous family of
acrobats consists of eisht people. Each
and every one of them Is a star In the
acrobatic firmament and positively one of
the highest salaried acrobatic aggrega
tions In America.
The Kohler Grand Opera Trio is one
of the best foreign singing acts ever im
ported for vaudeville. This act was
booked In Europe by one of Mr. Pantages'
agents their last appearance before com
ing to the Pantages circuit waa at the
Theater of Varieties. Dublin, Ireland This
trio consists of three men, who .render
selections from the popular grand operas.
They created quite a sensation at the
Pantages Theater In Seattle last week
and are said to possess remarkable voices.
Burton and Brooks will appear In their
laughable comedy sketch entitled "The
Limit."
A brains and Johns will present a com
edy sketch which, is said to be particu
larly well acted. "When Hubby Real
izes." Brandon and Wilson will present their
latest nonsensical nonsense, finishing
their act with a clever singing and danc
ing skit.
Jean Wilson. Portland's popular bari
tone, will sing that beautiful ballad en
titled. "When the Whip-poor-will Sings,
Marguerite," with elegant new Illustra
tions. The blograph will present the very
latest animated pictures, direct from the
factory to the Pantages Theater.
Today will be your last chance to see
the present bill, which Is headed by
George Horaan's "A Night With the
Poets," one of the most beautiful acts
In vaudeville.
BEN Ht'R" IS COMING SOON
Famous Religious Drama an Early
Offering; In New Year.
It Is five or six years since "Ben
Hur." that beautiful play of the early
Christian period, which comes to the
HelllfC Theater the week of January Is
tar six evening performances and a Wed
nesday and Saturday matinee, was first
seen In Portland. From that time on It
has never lost Its grip on the people
In this vicinity: not the playgoers, but
the people, the masse, who find In Its
multitude of emotions a sentiment
which appeals to them particularly
and a charm which never grows old or
wearies them from satiation. This
present age may be one of rank skep
ticism, of firm unbelief and of blatant
agnosticism, but there are. fortunately,
enough people in the world to whom
the religious factor in "Ben-Hur"
strikes down to the very heart strings
and who feel its potency to the utmost
limit.
There Is not much use rehashing; at
this date the motive on which the play
of "Ben-Hur" Is built or to recall the
racial bitterness between the early
Jews and their arch enemies, the Ro
mans, the foundation stone on which
the play Is laid, but It Is never too
often to speak of the beauties of Us
conceptions, the strength of Its for
mation and the value of Its sentiment.
It Is full of humanity and overflowa
with emotions. There Is the fidelity
of the Hebrew slave to his master, the
arrogance of the Roman Prince, the
lovely modesty of Esther, the little
slave; the brazen wantonness of the
Egyptian Iras, the filial love of the
young Judah. the sensuousness which
envelops the revels In the Grove of
Daphne, the Intense spirit of revenge,
growing stronger and stronger in the
heart of Hur. and over It all glows
the ahlnlng radiancy of the glorious
star, the symbol of the world's re
demption and Its everlasting glory.
"Ben-Hur" Is a play to think about,
not to forget, and It will be quite sur
prising If the Heilig; Is large enough
to house the thousands who will want
to attend.
During1 the engagement In Portland
'William Fangle, manager of the Heili7
Theater, will give special attention to
seat reservations for out-of-town the
ater parties. '
FLORENCE ROBERTS COMING
John Cort Presents Favorite Actress
In New Play Thursday Night.
Although Seymour Obermer,' the Eng-gllsu-American,
Is young, and Henrlk Ib
sen, the Norwegian, la past the hey-day,
and although Obermer In personal ap
pearance does not suggest In the slightest
degree he whom a New Tork paragrapher
sacrilegiously dubbed "the man with the
midnight whiskers." yet critics are noting
a similarity In the works of the two men.
They are saying that Obermer In "The
House of Bondage." the social drama In
which Florf-nce Roberts will appear at the
Heilig on Thursday and for three nights
thereafter, discloses constructive power
5TAI.E-TF.O WIFE OF MAX
. H ATT AX , OFERA-HOCSE
DIRECTOR.
I
I lace's powerful and appealing "Tale of
the Christ" is to fill the week of Jan
uary 18 at the Heilig. No Sunday per
formance is ever given of this play, but
during the engagement at the Heilig a
matinee will be played on Wednesday and
Saturday. The influence that "Ben-Hur"
has exercised In reconciling church and
stage can scarcely be measured. It has
reached millions of people, learned and
unlearned, upon all of whom it has acted
as an -elevating Influence. Amidst all the
ordinary theatrical productions of the
day It Is a pure white light set up along
the dreary road of mediocrity. Tho great
success of the Wallace drama, now 1 Its
tenth season, has been made possible only
by the approval of the public, and that
approval demonstrates that clean, whole
some dramas of the character of the
WallaceYoung romance are appreciated
and will be enthusiastically supported by
the better element of every community
where they are presented. During tho en
gagement in Portland, William T. Pangle,
manager of tho Keilig. will give special
attention to eeat reservations for out-of-town
theater parties.
"The Great Divide" Coming.
"The Great Divide." the most strik
ing; dramatic success the American
ntase has seen for a quarter of a cen
tury, -will be played at the Heilig The
ater for three nights, beginning Mon
day. January 11, with a special
Wednesday matinee. This newa will
be received with delight by our play
lovers, for no drama of recent years
has attracted as much attention as
"The Great Divide." For nearly two
entire seasons It attracted crowded
houses to the Princess and Daly's The
ater, New York, being presented in
the Metropolis nearly 600 times. The
road tour Is being- directed by Henry
Miller, whose name is inseparably
linked with the success of the play.
The cast was. selected by this famous
actor-manager with gTeat care, and
the production Is an exact duplicate of
the New York original.
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-Eva Campaninl.
' NEW YORK. Dec. SO. (Spe
cial.) Eva Campaninl waa Eva
Tettrazzinl before she married
the talented conductor of the
Manhattan Opera-house. She Is a
sister of Louise Tettrazzinl. the
soprano with the much - adver
tised thrill and the highly-valued
top note. Eva Campaninl sang '
soprano roles in Europe for many
years, but she has not been heard
recently on the operatic stage,
with one exception. Last year at
a- t e s 1 1 m o nlal performance in
honor of Maestro Campaninl she
sang the leading role in one of
the Italian operas. This year she
is a regular member of the Man
hattan company, but she has not
been cast for any of the operas
yet.
and rhetorical force that In direction and
result remind strongly of the pssslmisUo
author of "The Doll's House." K1 con
ceded, however, that Obermer. befitting
his youth and consequent hopeful dispo
sition, takes a more cheerful and buoyant
view of life than the aged philosopher of
Christiana.,
In "The House of Bondage," which Miss
Roberts will produce here for the first
time. Obermer seems to have firmly
proved himself a dramatist who can hit
the crucial period nail on the head. Just
at a time when divorce la occupying more
attention and difference of opinion than
any other social problem, Obermer comes
along with a play which shows the un
happy American wife, who believes her
self abused most sorely, how much worse
oCf she would be If she were living under
the laws of England, where legislation for
years has discriminated outrageously
affemst the wife and In favor of the husband.
"Ben-Hur.
Portland is to have another "Ben-Hnr
season. Klaw A Erlangers massive spec
tacular production of General I-rf-w Wal
Heilig Theater
14th and Washington
phones Mala 1 and, A 1121
3 NIGHTS 2T JAN. 11
gpclal Price litlne Wednesday.
HENRY MILLER
Presents
Ths Lons-Awalted Great American
Play." (New York Herald.)
THE
GREAT
DIVIDE
As Presented at Daly's and Princess
Theaters and Academy of Music. Nsw
Tork. for more than S00 times.
SEAT SALE OPFTSS FRIDAY,
JANT'AKY .
PRICESt
Kventns IJ0, $1.00. 7 So, SOo
Matinee fl-OO, 75a, SOo
Special Notice
I wish to state that I have sold my
Interest In th
Crown Theater
Mo-Tin picture house. located at 231
Alder t.. nd have no further inter
est there whatever. I also wih to
thank my friend and acquaintance
for their kind patronage, which I
have noticed d urine the time I hare
been interested. Wishing you all
happv nd prosperous New Tear, I
ara, your respectfully.
W. H. MOORE,
formerly with Meier Frank Ce,
WRESTLING
JACK PETEKSOJf vs. ED O'COXNEtL
EXI'OMTIOV KINK.
XF.XT THURSDAY KIGHT.
Admission. 11: Reserved Seats $1.50.
. . . i .'!' r. .i 3r.VillIr
Skating .Suspended Ccd Ut -Ualy t
"The Great Divide."
Town talk, theatrically considered, la
centered upon tho coming enaement of
Henrv Miller's company in "The Great
Divide," which Is announced for three
nights, beginning Monday, January 11.
with a special-price matinee Wednesday
at the Heilig.
With this notable drama, by William
Vaughn Moody. Mr. Mlll-sr has reached
the xenith of his career as a producing
manager. Never has an American play
by an American author won such Instant
recognition at the hands of the most dis
criminating dramatic reviewers. Over a
half-million people saw this great play
In New York alone durlp the 600 per
formances. "The Great Divide" will be
given hsre by a superb company with all
the wealth of scenic equipment. Seat sale
opens Friday, January 8.
"Master of Men" to B Seen Soon.
Manager Baker, of the Bungalow
Theater, has made arrangements to
present for the first time here Avery
Hopwood's powerful political drama,
"Masters of Men." which Is said by
many to be even gTeater In many re
spects than Broadhurst's "The Man of
the Hour," and which will follow
"Zaza." opening next Sunday matinee.
The play deals with the struggle be
tween a bright, determined young- Dis
trict Attorney and a, ring of grafters
and franchise-grabbers.
"Babes In Toyland" Coming.
Following "The Devil's Auction" at
the Baker comes the well-known oper
atic, extravaganza. "Babes in Toyland,"
which opens next Sunday. The book
and lyrics are the work of. Glen Mac
Donough. and are said to take high
rank as the most pretentious product
of this popular librettist, while the
exquisitely beautiful music by Victor
Herbert is by far the most ambitious
offering of this talented composer.
Jefferson in "Rip Van Wlnkl.
Thomas Jefferson will present "Rip
Van Winkle" at the Heilig Theater for
four nights, beginning Thursday, Janu
ary 14. Special matinee Saturday.
"Are You a Mason?"
Tonight the last performance of "Are
Tou a Mason?" will be given at the
Bungalow. It Is a three-act farce, one of
HEILI
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14th and WASHEOT(W m
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FOUR NIGHTS BEGINNING TONIGHT
John Cort's Matfnificent Production
' The Musical Success of Last Season
A 1 A
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Edward Martindel and New Cast of Principals
Tremendous Beauty Chorus Same Tuneful Music
-PRICES:-
Xtncrt Floor, except last S sows 11.60
Loner Floor, lust S rows 1-00
Balcony 1.00, "So, .60
Kntlre Gallery 50
SEATS NOW' SELLING AT THEATER FOR ENGAGEMENT
HEILIG THEATER 11
FOUR NIGHTS , MATINEE SATURDAY
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1I1VJ MATIN
?1. 50, si.oo, loo and 60c p D t f X? C
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Seats Keaxly Tuesday. Order Carriages for 10:40.
the best ever written and is played In the
brilliant style usual with the Baker com
pany. Those who want to laugh cannot
afford to miss "Are You a Mason?"
"Babes In Toyland."
Local amusement seekers will find In
"Babes in Toyland," the bl musical ex
travaganza which comes tq the BaKer,
hT(r-itet. .nA most tuneful of
ferings they have ever seen. It Is not
only unique, but it' is excellently present
ed by a sDlendid cast and a large chorus,
Including pretty girls, and la well worth
the attention of all lovers of this class of
entertainment. "Babes in Toyland" will
open next Sunday at tho Baker for the
week.
HEILIG'
EVENINGS, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT S O'CLOCK
WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEES AT 2 O'CLOCK
ONE WEEK
BEGll
MONDAY
fsll JAN. 1
KLAW & ERLANGEIR'S NEW & GREATER
A MIGHTY PLAY
THE PRE-EMINENT OFFERING OF THE AMERICAN STAGE
STAGED ON A SCALE OF UNPARALLELED SPLENDOR
Dally Mat. rx. Sun.-holL) 13-S5-5QQ Dally Mat, (ex. Sno-holl.) lS-2S-S0e
Phones Main 6 and A 1020
V THE A TER
Psylnr Particular At
tention to the Enter
tainment. Comfort and
Convenience of Indies
and Children.
TORMTRLY
MARQUAM C.KA'D
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
VTEEK COMMENCEJO
Presenting at all
Time, the Best of
European and Ameri
can Vaudeville Attraction.
MONDAY MATINEE, JAN, 4
FOLLOWING AIX-STAR rKATPRE ACTM
MISS JULIA HERNE
And Her Players. In
"A MOUNTAIN' CINDERELLA"
Those Wondrons Playthlnss.
"JEWELL'S MANIKINS".
The Skillful Miniature Rsvua.
TEE MURRAY SISTERS
American GirU with American Sons.
THE JOSSELLN TRIO
World's premier Aerial 1st.
FRANK WHITE & LEW SIMMONS
In Their Black-Face Study.
"ON TUB BAND WAGON."
JOE COOK & BROTHER
The Dextrous Tounsstera. In
-JUGGLING IN THE DEPOT."
MR. & MRS. ALLISON
Tns Swede Girl and the- Fellow
Who Sings.
ORPHKUH PICTURES
ORPHKU-H ORCHESTRA
PERFORMANCES EVERY EVENING AT g:lB; MATINEE DAILY AT 8:1
EVENING PRICES 15-25-50-75C
EVENING PRICES 15-25-50-75c
Dallr M"- San.-noH.) lK-23-r.0e Pally Mat. ex. Snn-nolt.) 15-a.-i-r.0n
VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
WEEK. OF MONDAY
IV14TINEEJAN.409
THE BANNER BILL
OF THE SEASON
Headed by
JOE DEMING
& CO.
Presenting Searl Allen 's Orig
inal Farce,
"THE
TRAVELING
MAN'
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Special Added Feature,
CREO
Eighth Wonder of the . World
STEPHEN
GRATTON 8 CO.
Presenting
"Locked Out at 3 A. M."
GDS BRDN0
Dialect Comedian.
SABINE 8 VERA
In "Variety.'
FRED BADER
Singer of Pictorial Lyrics.
GRANDASC0PE
Latest French Motion Pictures.
THEATER
Orecon Theater Co.. Inc. Leuea
Telephones Main a A KUM
GEO. L. BAKER, GENERAL MANAGER
Tfee Theater That Playa Big Road Attraction at Popular Price
ONE WHOLE WEEK Starting TONIGHT, SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1909
BARGAIN MATINEE WEDNESDAY, REGULAR MATINEE SATURDAY
CHARLES II. YALE COMPANY
Submit for your pleasure, the everlasting 2Sth edition
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THIS ANNUAL OBLATION IS THE BEST EVER.
NEW, BRIGHT AND BRILLIANT SCENERY
Well, there ara 40 others thla season. Good ones, too. And, wo have Inter
polated hlh-class vaudeville. Artists like Ina and Lorella, acrobats to
tesque. "Chaos," tho Human Ladder. Melnotte-Lanofe Duo, astonishing wlra
act. Plunkett Sisters, balladlsts. You can't beat them.
Evening Prices 25o to tl. Saturday and Sunday Matinees 25c. SOo.
AN EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION
ONE WEEK STARTING SUNDAY MATINEE. JANUARY 10
BABES IN TOYLAND
BY VICTOR HERBERT AND GLEN McDONOUGH
Phones
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Empire Theatre Co. fine.) Leasee.
PORTLAND'S FASHIONABLE POPULAR-PRICE PLAYHOUSE.
Home of the Incomparable Baker Stock Company.
KSSr.1 JANUARY 3, '09
REPEATING LAST SEASON'S GREATEST SUCCESS
THE SUPERB EMOTIONAL PLAY
-AS PLATED BY LESLIE CARTER-
Adapted From trie French by David Belasco. Immense Cast. Splendid
Scenery. Production Complete. Stage Under Personal
Direction of Mr. Donald Bowles.
Beats Should Be Secured at Once.
JSVEUTItG PRICES, 5c, S5o. 60c; MATINEE 15c. 25c MATINEE SATURDAY.
Ifext Week "Masters of Men" (First Time Here).
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PHONES MAIN S496, A 1496
PLAYING ONLY STAIR- HAVLIN EASTERN ROAD ATTRACTIONS
WEEK 88SS5SSSS JANUARY 3, '09
Tho Rowland & Clifford Amusement Company offer a strong, sweetly
sentimental, soul-stirring story, superbly staged,
Scintillating With Smiles.
JAM EIRE
Dramatized by Peter G. Piatti.
From Charlotte Bronte's Famous Novel.
A GREAT PLAT, FROM A GREAT BOOK, WITH A GREAT CAST
See the Real Fire Scene, Beautiful Thornfield Chapel Illuminated,
The Hunters' Lodge.
Matinee Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday
Night Prices 15c. 25c. 35c, 50c. Matinees 15c, 25c
NEXT WEEK "THORNS AND ORANGE BLOSSOMS"
PANTAGES THEATER
BILL CHANGES TOMORROW
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE; STARS OF ALL NATIONS
WEEK ENDING TODAY: "A Nisht With the Poets," twelve peo
ple in the cast; The Walthour Trio; Henry and Youngr, John
Rucker, the Alabama Blossom; Martinez and Marti
nez ; Jean Wilson, and the Biograph.
Week Commencing with Tomorrow's Matinee
The Great Florenz Family
Marvelou3 European Acrobats,
Direct from the New Tork Hippodrome.
THE KOHLER GRAND OPERA TRIO
The Grandest Singers In tho Land.
ABRAMS & JOHNS
Presenting; a Comedy Playlet En
titled "Wneu Hubby Iteallsea."
JEAN WILSON
Illustrated Song;,
WbeB the AV hip-poor-Trill Staffs,
Maxareurlte."
BURTON & BROOKS
In Their Original Comedy Skit,
"THE LIMIT"
BRANDON & WILSON
Singers and Dancers.
THE BIOGRAPH
Presentinsr the Very Latest In Mo
tion Photography.
THE PANTAGES ORCHESTRA, ALWAYS A FEATURE
Three Performances Daily Popular Prices.
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