The Sunday Oregonian., February 13, 1910, SECTION FOUR, Page 2, Image 38

TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 13, 1910.
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solution for sueh. a character.
LAST -week was not startling In its
variety or quality of offerings at
the places of amusement. At the
Portland Theater "Dead-wood Dick's
Last Shot" rang out at half a score of
performances with no especial harm to
any one. At the Baker "The Right of
Way" attracted and held interest, play
ing to excellent houses. Louis James
and Aphie James, in Shakespearean
repertoire, occupied the boards at the
Bungalow during: the early week, pre
senting "Henry VIII" and "The Mer
chant of Venice." This week holds out
a promise of better, things for all con
cerned. At the Baker, Pauline Hall, a
famous beantv and former queen of
comic opera, will appear as co-star
with 'Will Archie In "Wildfire." "Will
Archie is a diminutive comedian, the
original Bud, who- was seen here last
year - as 'the slangy stable boy, when
Lillian. Itussell presented "Wildfire" at
the 'Heilig.- He established himself as
a favorite at that time, and this year is
sharing equal honors with Miss Hall.
At the Portland, beginning with to
day's matinee, the new stock company
will present "Sal, the Circus Gal," with
Neva West, the unarming leading
woman in the titular role. Anita, Allen,
the ingenue, will make her first ap
pearance in Portland today also.
Musical comedy will prevail during
the early week at the Bungalow. Be
ginning this evening Mclntyre and
Heath will be seen in their new pro
duction, "In Haytl." It is declared that
the .. scenic environment, sartorial dis-'
play and electrical embellishments are
of a most elaborate kind. The leading
roles of two whimsical and humorous
darkies are assumed, of course, by
Messrs. Mclntyre and Heath, a pair of
comedians who are clever at provoking
Interest. Their last appearance in Port
land was last season, in "The Ham Tree."
Included with them in the cast is Julian
Rose, the Hebrew Impersonator, who is
a favorite on both sides of the water.
For the remainder of the week at the
Bungnlow Charles B. Hanford, supported
by Marie Drofnah, will be seen for the
lirst time in Portland In a modern com
edy. This play, "The American Lord,"
was written by George H. Broadhurst
and C. T. Dazey and played by William
H. Crane for one season.
On next Sunday afternoon at the Bun
galow Theater the Musicians' Union will
present a military band of fit) people in
a concert programme, to be conducted by
Charles Dierke. Ralph W. Hoyt, E. O.
Spitzner and W. H. Boyer. The proceeds
of the concert are to he given to the
street decoration fund of the Rose Festi
val. .
...
Later, in fact one week from tomorrow
evening, Mrs. Leslie Carter, the famous
emotional actress, will appear at the Bun
galow In Edward Peple's drama, "Vasta
Heme," Mrs. Carter's last appearance
here was in June, 1907, when she pre
sented "Du Barry" end "Zaza." Portland
ers will remember that Mrs. Carter
opened the Columbia Theater fire years
ago last August with "Du Barry." Her
new vehicle Is said to be a strikingly
artistic drama of morals and emotions,
of an originality in theme and treatment
that allows wide scope to the talent of
the star.
Among coming attractions for this
month might also be mentioned "The
Virginian,"" with a host of good things
In March, Including "The Merry Widow,"
Maud Powell, the violinist, and the re
turn of the Lombardi Opera Company.
"Madame Butterfly" will be Included in
the repertoire. This announcement will
be particularly relinhed by Portland
music-lovers, as the general public has
never manifested a greater interest in
grand opera than when Henry W. Savage
presented this brilliant opera at the Hei
llg three years ago.
At the Orpheum Walter C. Kelly, in
his inimitable "Virginia Judge" mono
logue, vies for lirst place with Fred Lind
fhv. the Australian whip manipulator,
whose act Is absolutely unique in the an
nals of vaudeville. The new bill, which
opens tomorrow, offers a variety of good
things, with Clnra Belle Jerome and her
eirht dancing Tooriles girls, not canines
heading the hill. At the Grand the
Montrose troupe of acrobats continue to
attract. The present bill ends with this
evening's performance. The new bill,
which begins tomorrow, holds out much
promise, with Ijiwrence Crane, the ma
gician and artist of legerdemain, hold
ing tirct place.
MclXTYRE AND 11 BATH TOXIGHT
Klaw A Krlanfter Present Comedi
ans In Musical Play at Bungalow.
Tho entrance of Mclntyre and Heath,
whose 35 years of laugh-making made
their names known in every American
city, will undoubtedly be welcomed by
many theatergoers at the Bungalow,
Twelfth and Morrison streets, tonight.
They will appear again Monday and
Tuesday nights and at a special matinee
Tuesday.
Klaw & Erlanger are said to have given
them a great and brilliant setting for
their story of two human and whimsical
darkies who become entangled in a Hai
tian revolution incited by a couple of
Northern financiers. Mclntyre and Heath
nave never done anything funnier.. The
plcturs of the. ignorant and grotesquely
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suspicious "cullud man" who becomes
President of Hayti only to have the dig
nity of office rudely snatched away from
him as ho is for the first time realizing
Ills power and attempting to punish those
who have imposed upon him. and his
treasurer who considers his main duty is
to keep the treasury so empty that it
will not be a burden on him, is one that
should give these stars the best possible
opportunities for the display of the real
ly artistic delineations of the funniest of
negroes.
Jerome and Schwartz have provided a
musical score of lively effectiveness. A
round half dozen of the numbers have
already made themselves popular hits of
the season wherever the opera -has been
heard. Among them are the "Chicken"
song, with its Introduction of dozens of
live chickens and the sensational costum
ing of the big chorus: the "Goodby Miss
Liberty," with a remarkable effect of
electric lighting about tho central figure
of the great statue: the lilting strains of
"Romeo and Juliet." "Bamboo Lane"
and "Come, Toddle Along."
The company Includes many high-salaried
entertainers of reputation, among
them being Julian Rose, whose success
in vaudeville during his long engagement
In England made a new mark for Ameri
can entertainers: Marian Stanley, remem
bered for her vocal work with the Rog
ers Brothers; Fletcher Norton, John J.
Pratt, Carrie Reynolds In a lively sou
bretto role: Jane Burby, made up as a
flirtatious "yaller gal." and many others.
Seats now selling at theater for entire
engagement.
WILDFIRE" AT TIIE BAKER
Racing Comedy, With Pauline Hall
and W ill Archie, Opens Today.
In the widespread influence of its
central theme, a beautiful woman in
trouble, lies the potency of the great
racing comedy, "Wlldflre," which will
be- presented with the famous beauty
and star. Pauline Hall, and the dimin
utive comedian. Will Archie, the orig
inal Bud, at the Baker Theater all
week, beginning with the usual matinee
today. Little Archie was seen here last
season, when his clever portrayal of
the siangy stable boy. Bud, quickly es
tablished, him as a Portland favorite.
This season he returns as a star, shar
ing the honors with Miss Hall.
The story of "Wildfire" was not writ
ten with Miss Hall in view, but it fits
as perfectly as if it had been, and her
work is of a sort that establishes her in
an entirely new field. No longer a
queen of comic opera, but referred to as
the princess of comedians, her work is
a revelation to her legion admirers. The
character Miss Hall portrays is that of
a widow making a game hard fight
against pending disaster. It is intense
ly human, and the Quick appeal of the
developing situations is not only be
cause of dramatic effectiveness, but
also of the underlying tug that such a
contest, when waged with the spirit
of such an attractive woman as -Miss
Hall makes her. is sure to give to
every heart.
An estate left to the charming widow,
Mrs. Barrington, by her late husband,
consists only of a string of racehorses,
which he conducted under an assumed
name. Compelled to continue operating
the stable for her livelihood, the widow
continues to maintain the deception, be
cause the father of her sister's fiance
is bitterly opposed to the racetrack.
Her favorite horse, "Wildfire," is en
tered for a stake race, which means
make or break with the fair owner.
John Duffy, a bookkeeper, endeavors to
have "Wildfire" pulled in the race, but
toy a clever ruse, tho widow thwarts
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son, the man she loves, is a party to
the conspiracy, but everything is event
ually cleared up by tho timely interven
tion of a generous rival.
Wednesday the popular bargain mat
inee will be given and there will be a
matinee Saturday also.
GI.VGERY
ORPHEUM
Eight Dancing Toodles Featured on
Programme Opening Tomorrow.
Clara Belle Jerome and her "Eight
Dancing Toodles," presenting a new and
spectacular musical comedy called "Joy
land," will top the new bill which opens
at the Orpheum for one week beginning
with the matinee tomorrow. "Joyland"
is magnificently staged and the girls
dance beautifully with Miss Jerome, who
looks decidedly fetching in her various
costume changes and has a beautiful
voice well suited to all her selections.
The closing number is "The Frolicsome
Frogs," in which M if s Jerome wears a
sort of bird attire, and the girls appear
from the pond as frogs. Miss Jerome has
distinguished herself with several of the
larger traveling productions; the last
time she appeared in the West was with
Frank Daniels in "Sergeant Blue." Pre
vious to that she appeared with Francis
Wilson in "The Toreador," and was also
with him in his all-star cast of "Br
minie." Winona Winter has been called the lit
tle "cheer-up" girl, and has been a feat
ure with sich productions as "The Dairy
Maids," "Little Cherub," and "The Gold
en Girl" companies. Miss Winter pos
sesses a charming personality and a
most fascinating manner which have
made her a great favorite from Maine
to Oregon. She brings with her a number
of the very latest song successes.
George Felix and Lydia Barry will pre
sent an entirely new comedy skit entitled
"The Boy Next Door." It is besf de
scribed as "a little bit of foolishness."
containing nothing serious and much to
laugh at.
Earle Reynolds and Nellie Donegan are
clever' artists, who style themselves
"Society Stage Dancers on Rollers," and
were featured with the Anna Held "Pari
sian Model" company in New York. The
act is beautifully costumed and the light
effects are a feature. Among some of
the novelties is "The Yankee Prince"
waltz and "The Red Mill" schottish.
The Garden City Trio will present a
splendid musical offering which is all
good entertainment with a variety of
amusement, including songs, dance and
comedy.
Risley and Re mo are .clever pantomime
artists presenting- "The Effects of
Opium," which is an original idea. The
act is closed with some exceptionally
lively tumbling.
William Flemen is an original monolo
gist and story teller with a raft of new
material delivered in a most entertaining
manner.
GREAT ILLUSIONIST AT GRAND
Lawrence Crane, Irish Wizard,
Headliner on Big Bill This Week.'
With every act on the new Grand
bill one of established reputation, H
looks like a big week at this popular
house. Lawrence Crane, the Irish wiz
ard, will lead as the feature act. There
have been many other kinds of wizards,
but Crane is the first Hibernian illu
sionist seen here. In "The Den of
Mystery" he is said to have a magical
act that Is a little the best of all others
before the public. "The Hindo Sar
cophagus" and "The Glass Trunk Mys
tery" are his best illusions. Crane
introduces a woman so cleverly that
some people imagine he has two, but
the magician posts $1000 with the man
agement for anyone who can prove that
more than one woman is used in the
illusion.
"A Detective Detected" is a roaring
farce, in which Hickman brothers and
Reta Merrill appear. The action is
fast and speedy and the laughs come
as though shot from a gatling gun.
People who have heard of Sherlock
Holmes will see another kind of de
tective in this merry little sketch.
Two of the best looking women in
vaudeville are the Sisters DeFaye. They
not only are beautiful to look at, but
they wear magnificent costumes. They
are banjo virtuosos and charming com
ediennes. Mis Elsie Harvey and her
two dancing boys form a trio hard to
beat. -Comical German, comedians are
Bernard and Ortlv who have new par
odies on popular songs, a fast cross
fire of repartee and Jokes and unlim
ited amount of funny business. De
Velda and Zelda are equilibrists who
are recommended by the reviewers
along the line. This act is another
one filled with ideal and new feats.
The preient bill, headed by the Mon
trose troupe, closes with the Sunday
performances.
SAL THE CIRCUS GAL," TODAY
Sensational Melodrama of Circus
Life at the Portland.
For the. week commencing this after
noon the Portland Theater stock com
pany will offer that thrilling melo
dramatic triumph, "Sal the Circus Gal,"
which has been such a tremendous suc
cess in the big Eastern cities. It has
never been seen in the West, and
Director. French is determined to make
its first production here a notable event
among the patrons of that class of
amusement. The play deals with the
Joys and sorrows, the dangers and
hardships of those- who spend their
lives in the sawdust rings. All the fa
miliar types, the clowns, acrobats, rid
ers and sideshow freaks are repre
sented. There is action from the word
"Go," and the interest grows more in
tense from the opening of the first
act to the final curtain. There is a
good spice of comedy and sentiment in
the lines and situations, and the play
is calculated to please all ages and
tastes.
Special arrangements have been made
w-ith the Don Carlos animal show, now
Wintering here, for a number of arena
acts, including a trained lion, trained
dogs, monkeys and horses to be seen
in the circus scene.
Another feature of especial interest
will be the first local appearance of
Anita Allen, the charming soubrette of
the company, who will be seen in the
title roll, that of a fascinating little
bareback rider. This part is especially
adapted to Miss Allen's talents and she
is certain to spring at once into per
sonal popularity with local theater
goers. The other members of the ster
ling organization, who have already be
come favorites, will be cast in con
genial roles. No expense has been
spared to make the stage settings as
fine as possible. The Portland way is
to give the public what it wants In
the best conceivable manner at the very
lowest prices of admission. The Port
land is the people's playhouse. Remem
ber the matinee today, Thursday and
Saturday.
"The Virginian" Coming. '
An event of more than passing interest
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in theatricals will be the return of "The
Virginian" to the Bungalow Theater Feb
ruary 24-25-26. The play is well known
as a dramatization of Owen Wister's
novel of the same name, which has been
widely read and as widely approved. It
has an advantage over many book plays
on account of being a stage portrayal
of scenes and characters, picturesque and
appealing in their native wholesomeness.
It fairly pulses with the fresh, vigorous,
active life of the young West, with
sturdy ranchmen, cowboys and the brisk,
alert women of the pioneer generation as
fair samples of the community which
Mr. Wister has chosen for his subject.
Almost identically the same cast here
before Is promised In the coming en
gagement, with William L. Gibson play
ing the nameless cowboy hero. Marshal
Farnum, brother of Dustin Farnum, will
be seen as Trampas.
STAR'S MOTIOX PICTURE BILL
Four Xew Reels Offered on Xew
Programme Opening Today.
The pictorial bill'of fare offered by the
Star management for the new show be
ginning at 1 o'clock today is headed by
a full reel biograph, the theme proving
the old adage that love laughs at lock
smiths. It is powerful in plot, superb in
acting, accompanied by every detail In
the art of stagecraft, and cannot fall to
hold the attention of the audience from
the opening to the closing moment. As
a close second the program offers "The
Promised Land," being an absolutely new
Bfbical picture never before exhibited in
this city, and a subject peculiarly appro
priate for the opening Lenton season.
"Western Chivalry" is another Essenay
Western comedy, and "Bitter Sweet" by
the same company is a charming comedy
showing how a much bullied husband
finally tames his rather tyrannical wife.
These four reels of pictures will be sup
plemented by a series of Roto Puzzlettes.
which have awakened so much interest j
and there will also be the usual illus
trated song offered by Cy Confer. The
performance will run through continu
ously to 11 P. M. The management will
offer an entire new list of novelties on
its usual change day, Wednesday.
MRS. LESLIE CARTER COMIXG
Emotional Actress Will Present
"Vasta Herne" at Bungalow.
Nothing finer or more strikingly ar
tistic In the way of dramatic offering
is likely to be seen here this season
than the new drama of morals and emo
tion "Vasta Herne," which is to be pre
sented by that distinguished emotional
artist,' Mrs. Leslie Carter at the Bunga
low Theater for three nights, beginning
Monday, February 21, with a special
matinee Wednesday. It is a play
original In theme and treatment; giv
ing a wide scope to the wondeful talent
of the star and it has been greeted
everywhere it has been seen as Mrs.
Carter's greatest success.
"Vasta Herne," the character who
lends her name to the drama, is a New
York woman of beauty and culture who
has won fortune and fame as a writer.
She has fallen into the hands of an un
scrupulous publisher, one Hartley Bell
aire, and it is in an effort to escape him
that she has recourse to drugs under
whose influence she finds herself able
to write more brilliantly than ever' be
fore. It is the same influence in the
case of Vasta as was the bane of the
poet Shelley and which made the bril
liant DeQuincy famous. The problem
behind this drama is the problem of
the drug-users.
Into the life of Vasta Herne comes
Dr. Dudley Maury who recognized her
symptoms and loving the woman, de
termines to save her in spite of her
self. The dramatic conflict comes be
tween the two men, each fighting for
different impulses; and between the
two of them Vasta Heme is left to
fight her battle alone. It is a tensely
CHARLES II. HAXFORD COMIXG
Will Present Modern Society Come
dy at Bungalow, Opening Friday.
The engagement of Charles R. Hanford
at the Bungalow Theater. Twelfth and
Morrison streets, next Friday and Satur
day nights. February 18 and 19. with a
special matinee Saturday, will afford an
opportunity for h:s many admirers to
see him in a modern up-to-date comedy.
"The American Lord," by George H.
Broadhurst and Charles T. Dazey. which
was successfully presented for a season
by William H. Crane. The production
will be presented with that completeness
of detail which Is characteristic of all
Mr. Hanford's offerings.
"The American Lord" is the story of a
self-made energetic American. John
Bruester. a Virginian by birth and a
North Dakotan by adoption, one of those
typical characters which are found all
through our Western country and who
form the bone and sinew of its citizen
ship. He is the proprietor of a hotel and
the owner of a large ranch, the chief of
a volunteer fire company, a leading and
popular citizen of his town, whose people
are enthusiastically determined to send
him to Congress. At this point he finds
himself heir to a title and estates in
England. At first his dislike for all
things pertaining to the aristocracy
makes him refuse to accept the lord
ship, although the rent roll Is $375,000 a
year, but finally for the sake of his son
he decides to put aside hi prejudices,
refuses the nomination for Congress and
starts for England with the determina
tion to "Americanize at least -one cor
ner of It" and show the world how an
American would run a lordship.
"The Great Divide" Coming.
"The Great Divide" will appear at the
Baker next week. This is welcome news
to all lovers of really good drama, for m
play in the history of the American stage
has won so large a measure of artistic
as well as financial success as has this
picturesque and beautiftilly written virile
American drama from the pen of William
Vaughn Moody. "The Great Divide"
has been hailed by many of the leading
dramatic reviewers as "the long awaited
great American play." It will be pre
sented here under the direction of the
distinguished actor-manager, Henry
Miller, for the week starting next Sunday.
February 20. with a superb company and
the entire production, with the complete
scenic equipment precisely as presented
during the phenomenal engagement of
over 500 performances in New York City.
Whip Thrower Like
Cowboy Picture
Fred Lindsay Beftnn Stnste Career at
Hippodrome AVhen Frienda Bet on
Htrs L.ano Power.
IT'S a pretty common thing to read
about tho Colonial Britisher, the man
who shoots straight and rides hard and at
the same-time looks as natty as one of
Ouida's famed guardsmen, but If you
meet Fred Lindsay, gentleman-adventurer,
ex -British army officer and a
whole lot of other things, the exact type,
often read about but rarely seen, will be
found as rattling in actuality as in fic
tion. Lindsay has done a whole lot of
things In the last 20 years, capping
things with a few years in vaudeville,
which accounts for his appearance this
week at the Orpheum.
As seen on the stage Lindsay is the
first Illustration in concrete seen in Port
land of those big-game hunters and
ranchers, pictures shown as Roosevelt's
companions in British East Africa- Of
course Lindsay knows" Roosevelt. He Is
a personal friend, in fact, as the letters
will testify.
It was at Nairobi that Lindsay first
found there was a real attraction in his
use of the long Australian bushranger'a
whips. A sport club was in debt. Lind
say gave an exhibition and besides pull
ing the club out of debt put its rupees
100 ahead. In London a little later, with
three friends, Lindsay dropped into the
Hippodrome.
"Rotten act was the united comment
as the four friends left. "Bet 50 quid
(pounds) Lindsay could beat that whole
bill." said one.
"They'd never let him show." opined
the second, while the third put up 50
rounds that Lindsay could not appear
there.
The friends dropped around the follow
ing afternoon and talked to Stoll, head
of the Moss & Stoll syndicate.
Stoll's business senses were immensely
tickled. "Start a show tomorrow," he
said. '
"Can't start until Monday." Lindsay
was equally brief. That Monday was
only a few years ago. " Lindsay opened
his show and was the hit of the year.
With Plummer, Lindsay was one of
that hard-riding little force that raised
the siege at Mafeking in the Boer AVar,
to the intense relief of the beleaguered
garrison. He has ranched all over Aus
tralia, hunted and done big things every
where else.
"'After this tour, I am going to lonT
around England a bit," remarked Lind
say In his dressing-room yesterday aft
ernoon. "Y'see most men have a hobby
huntin shootin', ranchin, collectin'
stamps or some thin. My hobby is just
playing with this whip."
Among the stunts Lindsay does with
his 24-foot lash are cutting cigarettes
and matches in two while being smoked
and held, and whipping the lash around a
girl's neck without hurting her. But his
climax is in throwing and tying a man'
armed with a revolver, only using his
whip.
Lindsay came "West because the tour
was a paying one. But he may come
back. He rather likes Oregon. Was
he going to ranch? "Oh, no, just fool
about," he said.
0. A. C. WILL CELEBRATE
Corvallls College to Honor e5th An
niversary as State Scliool.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallls. Or., Feb. 12. The last
week of the school year has been set
as the time for the celebration of the
25th anniversary of the taking over of
the school by the state. The festivities
will be under the control of committees
from the faculty, alumni and students.
Efforts are being put forth to have
representatives from the different edu
cational and governmental institutions
attend. Several honorary degrees may
be conferred. Musicals, athletics and
student dramatics will be features.
J. C. Olmetead, a landscape gardener
of National fame, has completed plans
for the ornamentation of the campus.
The new Armory Is now finished, and
the central part of the agronomy build
ing will be at that time completed.
While the Legislature was in session
in 1885 a bill was passed providing for
the permanent location of the state col
lege at Corvallls. The land holdings have
increased from 35 to 235 acres, buildings
from one to 20, faculty from 9 to 94,
student body from 97 to 1400.
' And now cometh the news from Tur
key that a part of the" late Sultan's ex
harem is being shown in Continental
music halls. This only proves that
things are In a bad way from the view
point of those who thought things
were In a good way with traditional
habits. We may yet have an avalancho (
of "original favorites" thru6t upon us.