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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1909)
THE STJXDAT OREGOXIAN, rORTtAND, JTTLY 4, 1909. H - in En p r j; n Ha H ' from Mr. Meyer's really funny comedy, his playing: demands admiration of all who hear him. He is one of the most brilliant and artistic performers on the piano in vaudeville. a The Whlttler-Harrtes Players, pre sent the dramatic playlet called "Almost." This Is a dramatic sketch, and deals with the old adage. "Murder will out." Its peculiar construction commands rapt attention. Another act from Europe, exclusively for the Orpheum circuit, la the Three Donals, who Quite recently created a sensation at the Circus Bresohe in Vi enna. Theirs is an act showing herculean feats of strength. Lulgi Brothers are presenting their own and original creation in comedy acrobatics. "While they do some varvel ous stunts In the acrobatic line, they introduce a sufficient amount of comedy. GREAT ALBINI AT THE GRAND World-Famous Magician Will Head Big Bill Opening Tomorrow. The largest and one of the best vaude ville bills seen at popular prices. Is what the Grand will offer this week, commenc ing with the matinee tomorrow. The headliner will be the great Albini, the world-famous magician. Alblnl has visited Portland on several occasions, each time bringing a new novelty and this season he offers "The Bridal Chamber," said to be his masterpiece in illusions. This is an Illusion which in no way resembles others and after witnessing It, an audi ence is as much mystified as ever. As an act to cause the patrons to speculate and wonder. "The Bridal Chamber" is unique. .There will be a complete reper torie of dexterous tricks by Alblnl, who Is acknowledged at the head of his pro fession. Mile Rlalto & Oo. will present an act entitled "The Artists' Dream." This is an oddity and one whloh will And place as the added attraction on th bill. Everyone who attends the Grand this week will laugh at Billy Wlndom, who is billed as "The Colored Nurse Girl." To prevent their marriage this woman prevails upon a villainous man to run away with Carlotta. Five months later Carlotta returns to Sir Marcus, almost crushed in spirit, but the ending of the tale is not in gloom. Even in the brightest scenes in her brief period of existence in the home of her benefactor, Carlotta is always a pathetic figure. She Is polite, nimble and airy, with soulful eyes and beseeching mouth, and the tenderest smile that ever woman possessed. Her attitude of childlike in nocence seems not assumed but a real part of tho dainty creature. Edward Arden gives to the character of Sir Marcus a dignity and force that command admiration. He Is the staid scholar, the man of one hobby the ancient moralities until the little harem girl wakes him from his slumber of research and truly arouses the passionate nature of a man heaven meant from the first to be some woman's protector. Among other well-known artists who will be seen here with Miss Doro are Marie Walnwrlght, Marion Abbott, Wflliam Postance. Marie Taylor, Ann Meredith. Alice Cobourn. Pmd Tiden. Fred Eric, George Gaul, Mildred Beverly, Ethel Morrey and Gene vieve Griffin. will show the very latest motion pictures. Today will be the last opportunity to seo Glasscock's famous educated elephants and the famous Buch brothers, who are appearing In- a comedy acrobatic bound ing act in conjunction with a first-class aggregation of vaudeville artists. MYSTIC ACT ' AT PANTAGES Wonderful "Svengali' Trio" Is Head liner for Coming Week. A most mystifying and entertaining act is promised by the headline attrao tion at the Pantages Theater on the new bill which opens Monday afternoon with the usual matinee. This headline attraction will be the Original Svengall Trio, In music, mimicry and mystery. Explanation of the act: Two persons, & woman and a man. are seen on the stage with their backs to the audience; one man works among the audience. with his back towards the stage. If you whisper to him the name of any international grand or oomlc opera, with the swiftness of lightning the lady receives his thought and begins im mediately to sing and pis: them. If i you should whisper the name of any 'THE BLUE MOUSE" COMING Shuberts Will Present Noted Com edy Success at Lyric Theater. At the Lyric theater, beginning Mon day. July 12. the Shuberts will present that much-talked-of comedy, "The Blue Mouse," the latest effort of that popular playwright, Clyde Fitch. The piece is now in its fourth week of a phenomenal run In San Francisco, the longest run made in that city since the fire. It is a fact pretty well known that what has been termed the "theatrical trust" and the Shuberts are at war, and as a result, the so-called trust re fuses to book or allow any of the Bhubert attractions to appear in any of the theaters controlled by it, conse quently the Shuberts are compelled to place this comedy, which is the most-talked-about comedy In years, at the Lyric Theater. "The Blue -.louse" is an adaptation from the German of Alexander Engle and Julius Horst by Clyde Fitch, and it is reported that In making the adaptation Mr. Fitch has scored -the greatest success of his career, as a playwright. The piece ran for more than a year in Germany and France, It also enjoyed long runs In Austria, Sweden and Denmark, and was first presented In this country at the Lyrlo Theater, New York, last November, and the piece Is still running there, with a prospect of remaining another year. There is another company presenting the piece in Chicago to capacity busi ness, which argues well for the merits of Mr. Fitch's latest work. The company to be Been here Is head ed by Elsa Ryan, one of the most win- TOMORROW night Mrs. Flske. who, because of distinguished achieve ment and superior mentality. Is properly rated as the foremost American actress, will present at the Bungalow her tremendous drama of lowly life, "Salva tion Nell." The performance will be re peated until Wednesday and will Include a Wednesday matinee. One of the signal events of the year win be the appearance here of the Henry Miller associate players In the widely discussed "The Servant In the House." This attraction will follow Mrs. Flske at the Bungalow, commencing Thursday. July 12 and for three nights following, Marie Doro will he seen in "The Morals of Marcus," a delightful comedy. The Orpheum, Grand and Pantages promise capital bills, changing tomorrow afternoon. The Ia-rle will continue mu sical comedy. MRS. FISKE IX GREAT PLAY Distinguished Actress Here for Three Nights In "Saltation Nell." Mrs. Fiske, America's foremost ao tress, together with her famous Man hattan Company, will appear at the Bungalow Thoater. Twelfth and Morri son streets, for three nights beginning tomorrow (Mondny) with a matinee Wednesday, in "Salvation Nell," direct from Its half season's run at the Hack- , ftt Theater. New York. The play has been termed a "divine comedy of the slums." and Is from the pen of Edward Sheldon. It enlists the services of more than 50 actors. Although totally different from, any . rrt in which Mrs. Fiske has ever ap peared, her role In- "Salvation Nell" Is one of the most congenial she has ever created. It Is elementary, it strikes rock bottom, and Mrs. Fiske plays It with a flnesm and vividness that Is brea th -cat chin g- The stage settings of the play are extremely realistic, and are the last word In the marvelous achievements of modern stage craft. The tenement street scene of the last act excels any street scene ever seen before upon the si age. Mrs. Flake's role is Nell Sanders, a scrub woman In a saloon of the Hell's Kitchen district in New York. Nell Is the "girl" of Jim Piatt, a loafer given to drink, and with few redeeming tratts. She loves him with a dogged pathetic affection. It Is Christmas eve. and the flotsam of the under-world gather to pass the evening. Nearby a disorderly house Is raided, and one of the Inmates, Myrtle Odell. escapes inco me oar. one other woman an pears. "Hallelujah Maggie," a worker of the Salvation Army. In a fight that arises over Nell, Jim knocks out tv man the police arrive, take Jim away, and close things up. and the Infuriated bar keeper orders Nfll out Into the nlarht. Myrtle - offers to take Nell with her hack Into a life of shame. Nell wavers hopelessly, till Hallelujah Maggie of fers her a better life. Some dim. bet ter instinct struggles up in Nell, and she falls sobbing on Maggie's shoulder. The second act transpires eight years later In Nell's flat. There Is a little boy Jim now. Nell herself has become a humble worker In the Salvation Army. Her boy's father comes back after eight years spent In Sing Sing, hia nature if anything, more hardened, Yet the old love between them still exists, although for Nell In a nobler way. She tries to soften him by leav ing him alone with his son, but the ef fect is only momentary. He wants Nell only on the old terms. He tells her of a robbery that he Is planning. In vain she tries to dissuade htm. At last she consents to yield herself to him; then realizing that she has made the promise more out of passion for him than to save her soul, she tears herself away As he goes forth apparently to the robbery. Nell falls on her knees to pray for him. For the third act. one week later, the scene shifts to the street, with the hud died tenement houses rearing on all sides. Jim. who has been kept from th robbery through some, dimly, felt In stinct, seeks out Nell. They have a strange, fanciful love scene, poetic i spite of the coarse vernacular In which It Is coilcbed. The Salvation Army street meeting follows, Jim s brute na ire yields before the eloquence o v -CI 3 7 IB 0 TiVTjV TTXZ' jWJZSZ&MZ, s - i i 1111:11 J - BBS. x - .Jt . nil zs-jzyr szsz?sc3jV (Tozzyc, For a neat, quiet, but effective, comedy monologue, Billy Windom has few equals. Wyatt and Rice will appear In a dra matic sketch. There is plot and action and the parts are played by talented peo ple. This sketch will balance the rest of the bill, each being a gainer by its presence. -kxiiiinan and Murray are the emperors of blackface and make fwo grins grow wnere none grew before. All of their repartee, patter and Jokes are sizzling with freshness and they have the reputa tion of keeping an audience in a constant state of good humor. Bessie Allen is a soubrette who is bright, chio and viva cious and can sing ' and dance. Mabel Carew Is a character chanee artist with novel ideas in her act. There will be a new illustrated song and new motion pic tures, ine urana is a good place to en for amusement the Fourth of July.- This afternoon and night will be last of the present bill, which is headed by Onaip, the mystery of the century, and other novelties. Nell's Inspired address. He asks her to help him. the curtain descends to the blare of the Salvation band playing a hymn. Seats are now selling at theater for the entire engagement. PLAY HAS HAD GREAT KUNS 'Servant In the House," Henry Mil ler's Recent Triumph, Here Soon. Among the leading theatrical produc tions attracted to the Pacific Coast this Summer "The Servant in the House," which will be seen at the Bungalow Theater for three nights and a Saturday matinee, beginning Thursday, July 8, Is the only one which comes West for its first tour, yet backed by an enthusiastic Pacific Coast indorsement. This much discussed play was produced in New York City a year ago last March, and ran through the Spring and Summer. Laat August Henry Miller moved it to the California Metropolis, where It scored as remarkable a success in the Golden Gate City as if had on Broadway. "The Servant in the House" then moved to Chicago, where it played to capacity for 10 weeks. During the last week of the Chicago engagement more people were turned away from the box-office than got in. From Chicago the play was sent direct fo New York for a sec ond run. which lasted until the end of the year. During the season Just ended Henry Miller presented two strong companies In the famous play one in the East and the other in the large cities of the Middle West. When Mr. Miller decided to send this play on a Summer tour through the Pacific Coast states he com bined these two companies, selecting the pick of both casts to form the present company of associate players. Charles Daiton. who plays the Drain Man, will be remembered as the star of "The Sign of the Cross" company, which had a five years' run in America. George W. Wilson, who plays the Bishop of Lancershire. will be remembered as the original King Louis XI In "If I Were King." and as Colonel StarbottlO' to Eleanor Robson's Salome Jane In the dramatization of Bret Harte's 'story of the same name. Wilfred Roger, who plays Manson, flrs won success on the stage : as leading man at the Alcazar In San Francisco. Lizzie Hudson Collier., the leading wom an, and William H.' Crane's leading wom an . In the original production of "The Senator" and Otis Skinner's leading woman In "The - Harvester."' The other members of the company are well known players, and will be seen here In the parts they created when "The Servant in the House" was first produced. and Saturday and a special holiday jnatl- nee on Monday. Two shows each eve ning, at 8 and 9:15 o'clock. If anyone asks you what Is at the Lyric this week. say It Just like this "The Mifflfflff of MullvuTlubullu." COMEDY WITH A BIG NAME "The Mlffiffiff .of Mullvullubullu" Presented at Lyric This Week. "Th Mifflfflff of Mullvullubullu f Say It Just like that! ' .No it Isn't a pew cigarette or break fast food it is a rapid-fire musical farce that's a scream from start to finish, and the Imperial Musical Comedy Company will present it this week at the Lyric. It's a show that will make you laugh as you nave not Tor many a day. There will be a lot of catchy musical numbers that will please you. some mighty good work by dainty Clara Howard, who has made such a hit the past two weeks, some more good work by Barbara Holland, Edna Benson, Naudia Melville, Dorothy Newman. Ed Harrington, Charles Con nors, William Schoen. Orlo Knight and the rest of the favorites, and some mighty pleasing ' work by ihe chorus1 of beauty -broilers. The costumes will be bright and new, the ecenery is built especially for this production, the light effects will be gorg eous and it will be a clean, comical musi cal show many times worth the price of admission. There will be the usual Lyric : matinees on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday EXTRAORDINARY BILL GIVEN New Bill at Orpheum, Opening .To morrow, Includes Star Acts. The Orpheum offers an extraordinary bill for this week, opening tomorrow afternoon. After a long list of li ported English comediennes. Including Vesta Victoria, Alice and Marie Lloyd and ,Clarlce Mayne, had been Indorsed by New York theater-goers, came Lily Lena, and her success was greater than that of any of her predecessors. Miss Lena Is more clever in appearance and method than any of the other English singers whom the recent Interesting vaudeville situation brought to this country. The newest girl ensemble In vaude ville is "The Electrified Girl Review, with Clara Nelson, the beautiful maid who has the indorsement of no less an authority than Charles Dana Gibson as being Ideally ntted In face, form, figure, carriage and expression for the role of the "Gibson Widow." Julius Tannen Is a natural mono logulst, a brilliant wit and a talented mimic. His performance is notable for its originality, and his imitations are remarkable reproductions of the orig inals.. His imitation of De Wolf " Hop per. David Warfleld and Raymond Hitchcock are truly marvelous. Hymen Meyer, the man at the piano, who comes here next week, appears In America exclusively for the Orpheum circuit. Mr. Meyer presents one of the most novel and artistic acts in vaudeville. giving what might be termed a musical monologue, first sing Ing Eddie Foy's well-known song, "Hi Goes to Church on Sunday." and giving selections from grand opera. Aside FAMOUS ACROBATS AT OAKS Blckett Family. Flylne Tranpu Artists, Open Engagement Today. The management of the Oaks ha booked the greatest flying trapese act in me woria, tne famous Blckett familv for a two weeks' engagement, commenc ing today. This act has a world-wide reputation as the biggest and best of ita Kino. mere are five evenlv hnln acroDais, two women and three mm.n The apparatus and paraphernalia carried oy mis act are only for outdoor work or very large amphitheater use. and th xjsks is an ideal show place for thin ant ionateui s famous Italian band will have special programmes for the comlnr weoir The number for today and tomorrow are specially arranged for patriotic valim Mies Bessie Bulpin. soprano, will be heard in several jsational songs. Pain's cele- oraiea nreworks will be the feature for tomorrow ' evening. These famous dis plays never fall to satisfy the bia- crowHa that always flock to see them. The new eleotro-radlum rockets have astounded the opposition producera or fireworks, and are the favorites of the audiences everywhere. t ran to spend tne Fourth and fifth at mis cool and delightful spot. well-known internationally celebrated person, as quick as an arrow his thoughts fly to the gentleman on the stage, who Impersonates Immediately his features, appearance, costume, and in general a startling likeness of the required person. There is not the sngntest indication or sign of any communication between the people on the stage and the man In the audience. One of the big comedy features of the new bill will be the playlet entitled "The New Minister," which will be put on by Mack, Elliott and Company, which is said to be splendidly staged and acted. Keith and De Mont will present a nov elty comedy and acrobatic act, which Is said to be a scream from start to finish. Kurtls and Busse and their toy terriers, troupe of diminutive trained docs, will furnish an original dog act, entirely dif ferent from anything seen In local vaude ville. Thia act Is said to have won much popularity over the entire circuit. Farley and Clare, singers and wooden- shoe dancers, will put on a turn that is both interesting, graceful and pleasing.- Leo White will sing "Roses Bring Dreams of You." and the Pantageecope "MORALS OF MARCUS" COMING Marie Doro's Marvelous Interpreta tion of Girl From Harem. A brilliant piece of comedy writing la ine Morals or Marcus," which will be given at the Bungalow Theater for four nights beginning Monday, July 12. The book was an epitome of the present-day opinion that all wisdom is folly save only thaf which has termination in trials and suffering, and the plav car. rles the same theme. It is not 00 much a study of a man and his love for an enigmatic woman as it Is of the tenet that woman's perfection comes through sorrow. Marie Doro Is the star. She Is the little girl who escapes from a Turkish harem and falls under the protection of 9i Marcus Ordeyne, who takes her to hi home and ministers unto her, - and falls In love with her in a few months. Th fact of Marcus" love "for the stray woman Is discovered by another woman, who, for eight years, has sought to win his heart, some little actresses now before th public The production is jromlsed to be one of the most elaborate the Messrs. snuoert have sent en tour, being an exact reproduction of the one now be ing used In the Eastern metropolis. Everything used In the production Is carried by the oompany. PATRIOTIC PICTURES SHOWN Tlmelv Proirnimme at Star for Fourth of July Week. The Star management today Is able to offer Its patrons a programme which has patriotism stamped upon It from the opening to the closing number. The feature film Is a produotlon of the Vitagraph Company of America entitled "Washington Under the American Flag." This shows Washington offer ing to accept the command of the Army, his military preparations, the evacua tion of Boston, the crossing of the (Concluded on Pase 3.) t THE BICKETT FAMILY, A KR I A LISTS SIPREMK, AT THE OAKS.
