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THINGS theatrical have been of the
mince meat variety the last fort
night, a veritable game of now-you-please-'em
now-you-don't, out of
which "Mr. Hopkinson" and "King
liodo" have reared their heads, con
scious of their own merit, and deserved
ly so.
' By far the most pretentious offering
of the Shuberts has been "Mr. Hopkin
son," the laughing hit of many seasons,
which Vis the attraction at the Port
land last week. Dallas Welford, the
English comedian, has made it possible
for Portlanders to view a new type of
stage character that has only recently
become known. It is regrettable that
such a 'small minority of theater
going folk took advantage of "Mr. Hop
kinson's" presence on local boards, for
a more spontaneously humorous and
clean satire has never been presented
here.
The Sh-uberts have not announced any
offering for the next fortnight, with the
exception of the evening of December
12, when Dallas Welford and company,
"Mr. Hopkinson," will play a return
engagement en route East. Later the
Shuberts will present "Two Women and
a Man," followed by "The Gay Musi
clan." At the Bungalow the early-week at
traction was our old friend "King Do
do," revived from the somewhat soper
ific sleep of half a dozen years' dura
tion, for our especial delectation by
John Cort. The week at the Bungalow
-rtras topped off by the Duke of Con
naught's Bugle Band, a big organiza
tion of BO members. Beginning this
evening, "The Soul Kiss," a sort of re
laxation prescription, which has had an
unparalleled run in the East, wlrl be
given here for the first time. It is a
brilliant musical play and will be seen
at the Bungalow for three nights, with
a matinee on - Wednesday. It will be
followed by Ezra Kendall, that veteran
of
funmakers, in a delightful comedy,
"The Vinegar Buyer," who commences
his engagement on-December 12.
The Baker Theater had-a trio of at
tractions within its wall last week.
First, the Ketchel-Johnson tight pic
tures, then the Spanish War Veterans'
Minstrels, which incidentally netted a
lidy sum for the relief -fund of the or
ganization. The last part of the week
the Baker was devoted to the French
Fete, an offering of magnitude, in which
over three hundred local folk partici
pated. The entertainment was the hand
maiden of sweet charity, the Portland
Fruit and Flower Mission being span
sol's. At the Baker Theater this week
the attraction will be George M. Co
han's .well-known comedy, "Forty-flVe
Minutes from Broadway," which opens
this afternoon with a matinee. Charles
Brown is seen in his familiar role of
Kid Burns.
Following "The Sign of the Pour,'1'
which played to packed houses at the
Lyric all week, the Athon Stock Com
pany will this week produce a dra
matization of Mary J. Holmes' novel,
"Tempest and Sunshine."
There was almost an embarrassment
of fine features at the vaudeville houses
last week. -Donald Bowles proved as
popular . in vaudeville as he was in
stock,' and his splendid little sketch,
"Guilty," made a great hit. At the
Grand, "Carlotta.V in her death-defying
loop-the-loop at. was an attraction of
merit, while at Pantages, Herbert's cat
and dog circus was a drawing-card all
week.
'SOUIj KISS" OPENS TONIGHT
Famous Musical Play Begins En-
. gagement at Bungalow.
The much-heralded' and widely dis
cussed "Soul Kiss" with its wealth of
beauty and music, ravishing dances,
glorious costumes, and rich scenic em
bellishments will be revealed to Port
land theater-goers for the first time
at Bungalow .Theater, Twelfth and
Morrison, streets, tonight at 8:15 o'clock,
and continuing the following three
nights, with a special matinee Wed
nesday. .
Mile. Pertina will be the bright par
ticular star, supported by 'a host of
clever, people and. some. Xr.esh young
chorus girls from the big metropolis,
whose youth, beauty and spirit are suf
ficient in themselves to Insure the suc
cess of almost any musical produc
tion. The Soul Kiss" is not set forth,
as an opera, extravaganza or. anything
else than a musical terpsichorean di
vertisement,. sans plot, sans theme
purely: and simply to entertain, to ap
peal to the cultivated senses of tone
and beauty and forthe sole purpose
of making a worn-out working public
forget for a few brief hours the re
sponsibility and strain of life. In this
much it Is a success, and further the
managers set up no claims. It is be
yond -the pale of criticism and is a
melange of all that Is bright, catchy
and pleasing.
Seats are now selling at theater for
the entire engagement.
' 4 5 MINUTES FROM BROADWAY
Baker Theater to Offer Cohan Mu-
j sical Comedy, Starting Today.
:The approval of the length and breadth
of the United States has been stamped
on Cohan & Harris "Forty-Five Min
utes From Broadway," which they will
present-af the Baker Theater for one
week, beginning with the matinee today.
It is safe to say that a bad musical com
edy, dies young, and there are thousands
of -instances,, but a good musical play,
like . good wine, improves with age.
VForty-Fire vMlnutes From Broadway,"
now in its fifth season, will delight music
lovers in every big city in the country
this year, with a rejuvenated company,
a fresh acinic investiture and the magic
touches of the versatile author and com
poser. George M. Cohan, under whose
personal direction rehearsals have been
held. " . - ,
Charley Brown, the lively comedian,
returns to his wonderful comedy char
acterization of Kid Burns,' the ex-prizefighter,
and Miss Elizabeth Drew appears
as Plain Mary. The cast is composed of
nearly all of the original artists who
captivated Broadway four years ago, as
sisted by a Cohan beauty chorus of
Bingers and dancers. .
Tuneful songs are liberally inter
spersed throughout the action, among
them being "So Long Mary," "Only
Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway"
and "Mary Is a Grand Old Name." The
music play is built on a good logical
story and is full of funny lines and sit
uations. In spite of the importance of this at
traction the regular bargain matinee-will
be given Wednesday. There will also
be a matinee Saturday.
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"Tempest and Sunshine" Bill at
Iiyrlo for Week Opening Today.
The class of plays that appeal most
to all classes are those that touch the
heart of all with their simplicity and the
fact that the occurrences in the play are
such as we see in our everyday life.
There is to be presented at the Lyric
Theater for the week commencing today.
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a dramatization of Mary J. Holmes'
greatest novel, "Tempest and Sunshine,"
a book that has In all probability been
more widely read than any bit of popular
literature of the day. The book, while
written years ago, is like many -of the
other masterpieces .of the older authors
and will live forever.
Every schoolgirl has reveled in the
sweet simplicity and gentleness of. the
characters. Many a mother has placed In
her daughters hands, a copy of "Temp
est and Sunshine," with the knowledge
that the result produced will be the best
and our fathers have given their sons
the same book, knowing that naught
but good could come from the reading
of it.
The characters of Tempest and Sun
shine will be portrayed by Miss Davis
and Miss Knowles, and interpretations of
exceptional worth will be seen. The char
acters of Josh Middleton, the father;
Rlohard Wilmot. the teacher; Joe Dunn,'
the drunkard; Mammy Sue, the old De
gress; Hugh Stanton, the cause of all
the trouble, and all the others, will all
be portrayed in the usual finished style
of the Athon Stock Company.
On Saturday matinee, as a special fea
ture, immediately after the performance,
Webber"s juvenile orchestra will give a
concert.
GREAT SEXTET AT PANTAGES
Famous Tyroleans Feature Act on
Programme Opening Tomorrow.
Direct from a long and wonderfully
successful season, during which it ap
peared in all the largest theaters, Otto
Feichtl's Tyrolean Sextet, the original
of all Alpine yodelers and dancers, will
appear as the featured act on this
week's bill at Pantages, commencing
tomorrow. The sextet first came to the
front in the huge concert halls of Great
Britain, where it created a veritable
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sensation, and enterprising booking
agents secured it for a short season on
this side of the Atlantic.
Fred Fischer, the man who has com
posed more song hits In the past three
years than any other man In America,
will appear In an original little skit,
supported by Maurice Burkhard. "If
the Man in the Moon Was a Coon,"
"When the Moon -Plays Peekaboo,"
"My BrudSa Sylvest." and half a hun
dred others are products of his versa
tile pen. Mr. Fischer will introduce a
number of his latest compositions,
playing the accompaniments himself.
The dago Impersonations of Mr. Burk
hard are standards for vaudevillians.
Crenyon is a ventriloquist of note and
his blockhead family affords many a
hearty laugh.
The three Lucifers are two women
and a man who win much applause
with their splendid singing and acro
batic dancing.
Silver and Emerie are unsurpassable
as artists on the Roman rings. Moore
and St. Claire entertain admirably
with delightful singing and a scrap or
two of amusing monologue.
GOOD FEATURES AT ORPHEUM
Edwina Barry and Company to Be
Scene in "The Home Breaker."
The new bill opens ' at the Orpheum
for one week, beginning tomorrow after
noon, December 6. The clever and ver
satile young -actress, Edwina Barry, sup
ported by William Richards and com
pany, will present the one-act farce by
Jimmie Barry, entitled, "The , Home
Breaker." It tells a complete and con
nected story of domestic misunderstand
ing, which nearly causes the separation
of a' man and his wire. Miss Barry im
personates Dotty Plumdaffy, a domestic,
who causes all the trouble, and who has
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a great desire to kiss men and gather
in their photographs.
Fay, two Coleys and Fay, present an
original black-face act called "The Min
strels." They -represent a . stranded Un
cle Tom's cabin troupe, who have gotten
together to prepare an act for vaude
ville. The Brahm's quartet provides an ar
tistio musical offering composed of ex
ceptional vocalists and instrumentalists.
The Potter-Hartwell trio offer something
new in acrobatics, including "The Man
with Two Heads," which is an original
feature. The one lady in the act is a
sprightly soubrette.
Jock McKay is a genuine Scotch come
dian of the highest type, and has a gen
erous supply of native, wit and humor.
Carletta. styled, "The Human Dragon,"
is a marvelous contortionist, whose work
and lighting effects contribute a newness
to this form of novelty.
The Tossing Austins combine a comedy
juggling and dancing act. introducing
many new and novel features which pos
sess freshness.
VARIED BILTj AT THE GRAND
Specialties of Many Kinds on New
Programme. Specialties of many kind3 will be
found on the new vaudeville pro
gramme, which commences with the
matinee at the Grand tomorrow. It
has the appearance of being well-balanced,
with a wide variety of novelties.
The headline act, the Bohemian Sextet,
will be exceptionally popular. This is
one of the big singing acts in vaude
ville and Is one of the catches of Sulli
van & Consldine. The sextet contains
the voices of singers with a continental
reputation. Arthur Deane, an Aus
tralian tenor, is being featured by the
sextet.
As an added attraction tkere will be
an unusual shooting turn by Myrtle
Byrnes & Co. In fancy shooting Miss
Byrnes is the last word.
The Nat Nazarro Troupe will pro
vide the -chief - acrobatic- and athletic
stunts. This is an Imported act. com
ing from the music halls of England.
Leon Rogee is . such a clever mimic of
musical instruments that he is ki-own
as the human orchestra. Gertie Everett
comes from Aus'.rtlia and is a dainty
comedienne. Johnnie Hoey and Jean
nette Mozar have an amusing act
which is called "Leggette & Walker."
It is unadulterated joy, Fred Bauer will
provide a new illustrated ballad.
GREAT BIIL AT STAR THEATER
Several Feature"" Pictures on Pro
gramme. Opening This Afternoon.
The new show at the Star Theater
promises to-be one of the beet ever seen
in this city. The Vitagraph Company,
which makes 3. specialty of producing
spectacular film, certainly did their best
on the "Life of Moses," a Biblical' drama.
Owing to the popular demand for Es
sanay comedies, the Star has secured two
excellent comedy subjects for today. One,
"Two Sides to a Story," is almost as good
as- "Baby. Swallows a Nickel," which
couldn't be any better, and the other,
"The Geisha Who Saved Japan," is a
story taken from the life of Prince Ito,
whose assassination surprised the entire
civilized world a few months ago. It Is
an excellent film with perfect photog
raphy. Jean Witeon will be heard in a
new illustrated ballad.
To accommodate the large crowds, the
Star is now opening its doors1 at 1 P. M.
on Sunday.
Ezra Kendall in 'The Vinegar Buyer'
Ezra Kendall, who has long been in
vaudeville as one of its brightest stars.
CLEVER ENGLISH COMEDIENNE
ALICE I.I.OYIJ, WHO ACfcEI-l'S rO.M'RACT BY WIRELKSS.
Captured from under the very noses of the biggest theatrical pro
ducers on Broadway and Induced to enter vaudeville through a con
tract offered by wireless, Miss Alice Lloyd, the international favorite,
and England's most pleasing singing comedienne, has invaded the
great Northwest, and will make her initial bow to a Portland audience
at the' Orpheum theater, Monday, December 13.
The announcement by the Orpheum that Miss Lloyd will top the
forthcoming programme is of interest to local theater-goers who
have read so much of the celebrated English star who made such a
sensation three years ago at the Colonial Theater. New York City, on
her first American appearance, and who has since been a reigning
favorite on Broadway. Miss Lloyd is said to be the highest-salaried
artist in vaudeville today, and her present tour over the Orpheum
Circuit is considered a master stroke by John W.' Considine and his
associates.
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of funny types, and while the Hooster
character of Joe Miller predominates. - it
le character drawing rather than carica
ture that is attempted. Mr. Kendall In
well known as a comedian of a dry.
unctuous humor with methods alt his
own.
MAN OP THE HOUR" COMING
Favorite, and Interesting Drama at
the Bungalow Next Week.
The play at the Bungalow Theater.
Twelfth and Morrison streets, for four
nights, beginning next Sunday niprht, De
cember 12, will be George Broadhurst's
greatest of all American- plays, "The Man
of the Hour." This attractive production
Is now in the fourth year of Immense
success, and Its managers, W. A. Brady
and J. R. Grismer, have shown commend
able faith toward the public by endeavor
ing to always keep this play at its best.
"The Man of the Hour" has been enthus
iastically received everywhere.
The press is a unit in pronouncing It
not only a great play, but one of the
greatest of our time, and concede it to
be the crowning triumph of all Ameri
can plays. The strength of "The Man of
the Hour" lies in the distinctiveness of
its characters, every one of which stand3
out prominently and conspicuously from
the others. They are all strong originals.
Zt would be impossible to find on the
stage today a play with more distinct
characters than are assembled in "The
Man of the Hour." The various parts
are fitted to the actors in an admirable
manner, and their portrayals are said to
be so utterly untheatric and artistic, so
true in every gesture, tone and pose, that
the total effect is startllngly real.
"The Land of Nod" Coming.
Samuel K. Rork's1 massive production
of the musical extravaganza. "The
Land of Nod," will occupy the Btaga of
the Baker for all week, starting next
Sunday matinee, and in view of the fact
that it was one of the biggest hits here
last season, it will undoubtedly draw
capacity business during its engagement
It is a production whose novelty of char
acter drawing and stage furnishment dis
tinguishes it among its contemporaries.
German Play at Bungalow.
"Die Wilde Katze," a musical comedy
in three acts, is to be the opening bill at
the Bungalow this afternoon, initiating
the theatrical season among German- -
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