THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, JULY 31, 1910.
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NOW IS the time of the year when
the promises of the theatrical
managers are thick In our midst.
' promises in abundance regarding the
number and sort of productions the am
bitious manager and his more or less
capable competitor will send out next
veason. .
Unfortunately, there is no law against
elaborate manifestos that are works of
printer's art and consciencless press
gents, nor can we gainsay the elo
quence of the printed announcements
of future plans of the good things that
I are to come Our way this next season.
'These promises, made before the season
i -' w miluiu a. BLi-ung ana ln-
iTeresting, lr unprofitable, contrast to
the actual realization in the course of
mo season ju&t anotner case, perhaps.
di anncipaiion witnouc realization. It
would be an Interesting article If some
one with a penchant for comparisons,
would keep the list of "promised at
tractions next year for Portland" and
! tally them up with the ones we actually
t Not for many, many years has the
theatrical situation been in Just such
I a muddle as it seems to be in at the
J present. As a modern reading of the
poet s words would have it, actors seem
not to know whether they are afoot or
In their motors. The race for exnerf-
t mentlng with unheard-of stars, sprung
J up like mushrooms' in a single night,
the sadden changes in the booking fa-
duties, of which no explanation is
made, the wide spreading and growing
power of the theatrical business itself,
as well as the keen competition in all
Its branches, are all component parts
of the muddled condition that stares
Sphinx-like at the layman who is In
terested in the amusement world.
, .Naturally, as a result of this bicker
ling and squabbling, the public is go
lng to be given a more extensive choice
In the selection and form of Its enter
tainment, and it does not seem likely
that we will -witness the return of the
old condition of taking whatever was
handed us. or nothing, a veritable Hob
con's choice In the matter.
It is to be expected that there will
be failures, and many of them in the
efforts of the various producing man
agers, but on the other hand there will
be also a consistent average of suc
cesses. The season just past and the
one preceding It have not been the best
in the history of the theatr'cal world,
by any means, and the Indications just
mow do not point with any particular
significance toward an extraordinary
season next year.
Elaborate preparations are of course
under way by those who are directly
concerned, but the world at large does
not evince any more noticeable anx
iety for the diversion of the theater,
than It has for the last two seasons.
"TOP 0" THE WORLD" DANCERS WILL GIVE NOVEL PERFORMANCE AT THE ORPHEUM, AT
EARLY DATE.
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MISS VIVIAN FORD, AS SHE APPEARS IN DANCING ACT.
One of the feature acts on the Orpheum circuit which Is to visit Portland soon is "The Top O' the World"
dancers, which is perhaps one of the most pretentrous and original dancing ensembles ever seen on the
stage. So unusual is it. in fact, that it was the feature extraordinary of the musical comedy of that name
and It has been taken from that piece intact to tour the Orpheum circuit. A novcltyin connection with the
act is the introduction of the original and now famous "Collie Ballet" of real thoroughbred Scotch sheo-
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In fact very few of the powers-that-be,
who are of course in a position to know
whereof they speak, are sanguine of
any marked revival of Interest on the
part of the public or especially any
return to that era of prosperity in
things theatrical which Immediately
preceded the slump of the last two
seasons, although it is not likely that
the business side of the art will suffer
any more than it has.
Just what -will happen is a matter
which can only be determined in the
future. It Is a matter that depends in
a large measure upon the public, a
great deal also upon the temperament,
shall we say, of the warring factors in
the world of theatrics, and perhaps
most of all upon the smile of good for
tune. Locally the vaudeville houses have
things their own way now that the
Bungalow has given us the last of its
good things for awhile. Margaret An
glin, a delightful and intelligent ac
tress, gave Portland theatergoers a rare
treat in her "Awakening of Helena
cry
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grown-ups will thoroughly enjoy.
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Richie" last week, and the play may
easily be called her - best vehicle in
many years.
The Orpheum Theater has housed a
pretty poor assemblage of talent (spare
the mark) this present bill, and it is in
teresting to know that the new- bill
promises several good bits. For in
stance an "Operatic Festival," in which
IS excellent voices are featured, will be
the event par excella on the new pro
gramme opening tomorrow.
The Grand has been ably to the front
with good entertaining numbers on the
present bill. Albini, the magician, has
drawn patronage at every performance.
On the new bill Tim McMahon's "Pull
man Porter Maids," a musical and
dancing specialty, promises to be as at
tractive as Mr. McMahon's other bevy
of maids, "The Watermelon Girls," in
their recent excellent number at this
playhouse.
At the Lyric the monster benefit on
Tuesday evening for Marjorie Mahr has
become a small matter of history now,
and a lasting monument to the fact
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that Portland people do the right thing
invariably when they find It awaiting
them. . -
The Armstrong Musical Comedy Com
pany has as Its present offering "Idol
ized Ida," a melange of music, pretty
dances and chatter. The new bill "Bar
gain Day promises to be as entertain
ing as its predecessors at this Temple
of Mirth. L. C. B
ORPHEUM BILL IS ATTRACTIVE
15 Operatic Singers in Headline Act
of Bright Programme.
"The Operatic Festival," a company
of 15 soloists, will head the new bill
which opens at the Orpheum for one
week beginning with the matinee to
morrow afternoon. This splendid num
ber is gorgeously staged and magnifi
cently costumed, and every member of
the act has a sDlendid voice of grand
opera caliber. The selections are all
well chosen and include numbers from
"The Bohemian Girl," "The Foi tune
Teller," "II Travatore." "Lucia" and the
quartet from "Rigoletto," while the
finale is a pot-pourri of operatic gems.
It is not often that 15 high-class vocal
soloists are to be heard on one bill.
"On and Off," a new version of stage
life. Is the offering of Edward Flan
agan and Neely Edwards. It Is a cleverly-written
and constructed playlet in
which comedy with a bit of pathos is
blended In Just the right proportion;
to bring a tear In the middle of a com
edy is something to be accomplished
only by clever people Flanagan and
Edwards do' this and they check the
tear with a laugh before the audience
has a chance to get away from a merry
mood.
"The Squarer" Is the title of an orig
inal playlet presented by J. C. Nu
gent and company, and tells the story
of how a man succeeds - in squaring
matters with hi3 friend's wife when
tnat friend, believed to be at church,
is reposing in a hotel endeavoring to
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recover from the effects of too much
Imbibing.
The Harvey DeVora Trio offer a
comedy dancing oddity that is very
amusing. Miss DeVora is well known
as an eccentric toe-dancer; Bert Har
vey is a grotesque and humorous
dancer of unusual ability, while the
third member of the trio is little John
Dough, formerly with "The Gingerbread-Man."
As a closing number the
wen known Tama Yama dance is In
troduced. A comedy acrobatic number will be
offered by Melrose and Kennedy, who
are exceptionally clever athletes. And
for startling feats in lofty tumbling
the plum goes to Melrose, as he is a
positive sensation. Kennedy is a splen
did ground tumbler who introduces a
number of new ones. The act is lively
throughout with ah exceptionally
speedy finish.
A. O. Duncan is a favorite ventrilo
quist whose offerings are always full of
bright, sparkling, up-to-date . comedy,
and he is constantly adding new and
original features, while his automatons
seem almost human.
Pope and Uno offer' a clever novelty
act of which the playing of musical
bells by Uno, the dog. is a feature.
GRAND BILLS SEW FEATURES
Novel Girl and Musical Acts on This
Week's Programme.
Replete with features 'will ' be the
new vaudeville entertainment which
Sullivan & Considlpe are sending to
the Grand the coming week. The new
bill, beginning with the Monday mati
nee, contains some of the best acts
that have appeared at this house in
some time. For the top of the pro
gramme there will be Tim McMahon's
Pullman porter maids, one of the most
successful girl acts in vaudeville. This
is the latest act originated by Mc
Mahon, who has given many novelties
in the singing and dancing act line.
Seven girls and one man appear in
the act. The songs are all new and
the dancing numbers were arranged
especially for the act. There is a novel
background, the interior of a standard
sleeper being shown.
The railroads will be well repre
sented on the new bill, for there Is
another act in this class, Dorsch and
Russell, the "musical railroaders." A
better or more novel musical act has
not been seen here. One of the men
.soppears as the station agent at a way
side station, and the other is a wan
dering tramp. A complete scenic equip
ment is used, showing the passing of
trains and a handcar. The musical se
lections are played on instruments rep
resenting the various junk around a
railroad station.
Surprises in songs and dances are
promised by Symonds, Ryan & Adams,
two men and a girl. The reports on
this act from other cities on the Sulli
van & Consldlne circuit are to the ef
fect that it Is making good along the
line.
Rawson and Claire call their special
ty "Just Kids of Yesterday." It is a
mixture of fun and nonsense and keeps
the audience In good humor. 'Will
Davis is one of the best of monologlsts.
Barrel Jumpers are Rose and Ellis. It
is no ordinary barrel jumping act, but
is filled with new ideas. There will
be motion pictures, as usual. The big
bill of the past week, headed by the
great Albini, will hold the boards un
til Sunday night.
LADIES' BAND PROVES SUCCESS
Navassar Musical Organization at
Oaks to Be Followed by Weber.
It Is seldom that a musical organization
come to Portland and leaves with a
better reputation for. talent manifested
than the Navassar Ladles' Military Band,
that will close its engagement at the
Oaks August 2. The young women com
posing the Navassars have made a deep
impression on the public, during their
stay in Portland.
The singing of Miss MacCoy, and the
vocal quartet lead . by Miss Sieger,
charmed the audiences, while the band
numbers left nothing to be desired.
Directly the Navassar girls flit away
there has been provided by the Oaks
management another musical treat for
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OFFERS
' STAR THEATER
TODAY
CELEBRATED SINGING TRIO
In Newest Songs
UNEXPECTED HELP
Great Blograph Comedy-Drama
CAGLIOSTRO D5?u1mlasby
PLUCK REWARDED
Seashore Drama
BUMPTIOUS AS AN AVIATOR
A Jones Comedy
THORNE 6 CARNEY-
In Musical Offerings
ARCADE THEATER
MONDAY
BRONCHO BILLY tr?'ra
Tommy Gets His Sister Married
Pleasing Comedy
FORBIDDEN NOVEL
Screaming Farce
MR. WILSON t,npre?ular
Musical Numbers aad Effects
OH JOY THEATER
TODAY
PURE GOLD
From Stockbroker to Miner
SCULPTOR'S IDEAL g'S
WIFEY'S MAMMA ctmedy
RETURN OF AL SATdER
The Popular Singer
Million! Numbers and Picture
Effects view Slides
ODEON THEATER
TODAY
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
Series II and III
GREAT SLAVE
Story In Pictures
ART LOVER'S STRATEGY
A Qomedy Drama
MEXICAN DOMINION
Beautiful Scenio
CURLY CONFER
In a New Song
Music by the Orchestra Pleaalns;
View Slides
visitors to the park in what is called the
prize, band of the country, that of John
C. Weber, of Cincinnati. That city has
come Into the distinction of being the
musical center of the country, and
"Weber is said to be the recognized leader
of It all.
MORE NEW MOTION. PICTURES
Star, Arcade, Oil Joy and Odeon
Theaters Offer Fun.
"Unexpected Help," a blograph comedy-drama,
is the feature film at the
Star this week, and goes to emphasize
the truth of the fact that those who in
sist on playing with fire are very lia
ble to get burned, telling In pictures
the adventures of a trusted employe
of a large oil company who starts to
the bank with a deposit to make for
the firm, but who meets a supposed
friend by the way and goes into a
nearby - saloon to have a social glass
with him. The day is saved, however,
by the parish priest and hlB assistant,
who go Into the saloon armed, and
prove that they can not only minister
to the needy, but protect their weaker
brothers from being robbed by lawless
men as welL
Other good pictures at this house are
"Cagllostro," a reproduction from
Dumas' famous drama: "The Memories
of a Minister," "Pluck Rewarded," a
picture just in season, dealing as it
does with life at the seashore, and
"Bumptious as an Aviator," another of
the Jones' comedies. .Wilson, Bauer
and Confer. Portland's three favorite
singers, will also sing something new
and pleasing.
At the Arcade Monday the feature
film will be Broncho Billy, a story of
Western life in early days when cat
tle thieving, stage-holdups and mid
night raids were frequent. This pic
ture cannot help but interest and
please all who see It. "Tommy Gets
His Sister Married," a comedy: "For
bidden Novel," a farce; Mr. Wilson in
a popular song, view slides and musical
numbers complete a good show.
The headliner at the Oh Joy today is
"Pure Gold, or From Stockbroker to
Miner," telling of the many incidents
in the life of the stockbroker from
time to time: "The Sculptor's Ideal," a
drama; "Wlfey's Mamma," a good com
edy; Al Sather, the Oh Joy's popular
singer, in a new song, and musical
features complete the bill.
At the Odeon series number two and
three, completing the pictures of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," head the list, and
cannot fail to hold the audience spell
bound from start to finish; "Art
Lever's Strategy," a comedy - drama;
"Mexican Dominion," a pleasing scenic;
Curly Confer In a new song, view
slides and musical offerings complete
the programme.
PEARL FISHERS GET BUSY
Ceyloneso Seek Fabulous Spanish
Wealth Off Scotland.
GLASGOW, July 30. (Special.) Cey
lon pearl divers are now busy In the
unfamiliar waters of Tobermory Bay,
Scotland. Their search is for the buried
wealth of the Florencia, a treasure gal
leon of the Spanish Armada, lost in
that rocky quarter In 1588. Fabulous
wealth went-down with her and though
many attempts have since been made
to find It. hardly anything has re
sulted and several adventurers have
left the search impoverished.
Now a new British syndicate is at
the task, headed by Colonel K. Mac
kenzie Foss, an experienced Ceylon
pearl fisher. He has spent two years
In the museums of Spain, Italy and
England, poring over the records and
relics of the Armada period for facts
as to the Florencia. He has located the
vessel within 400 square yards, im
bedded in silt. She Is known to have
been 120 feet long, with a 40-foot beam.
She had 44 cannon and 20 tons of ball
on board, besides bullion, a quantity
of gold and silver ornaments.
ITALY . HAS WAR AIRSHIPS
Armed Dirigibles Provided by Public
- Subscription. . 1
BOMB July 30. (Special.) Aviation Is
progressing fast in Italy Just now. Be
sides the vote of the Chamber for the
creation of an aerial fleet, there are sev
eral proofs of interest in the modern
science.
Italy now has what her military ex
perts believe is the best type of dirigi
ble airship for war purposes, produced
SUMMER PRICES
.i.. janMun i.im.u.aw BALCOST, ZOO CALLERy, 15c
I hi A 1,1101168 Main 6 and A 1020.
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Monday Matinee, August 1
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT OF THE
OPERATIC FESTIVAL
FIFTEEN SOLOISTS PRESENTING TWO PICTCRESQCE MUSICAL EPISODES
"GYPSY LIFE" AND "CARNIVAL OF VENICE"
EDWARD NEELt' Vaudeville'. Author-Comedian.
FLANAGAN AND EDWARDS a NO GENT
In a Version of Stag Ufa, ... ,
-On and Off." ln Hl" r,lnl Oddity. "The Squarer"
THE HARVEY DE VORA TRIO ..T'T'' r'th th
Presentlnc; a Dancing Review with a MELROSE AND KENNEDY
Little Pun. "The Athlete and the Clown."
A. 0. DUNCAN POPE AND UNO "
America's Representative Ventriloquist A European Novelty.
Evening Prices 15c, 25c, SOc and 75c
DAILY MATIJTEE 15e, I5c. BOc (Holiday Matinee Nlsht Prices.)
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I MUSICAL - L$t tw;wo,
111 f s wiT
by Colonel Morris and his staff of assist
ants. They not only, have the accom
modation of a balloon shed at Vigna della
Valle, on the shores of the Lake of
Bracclano, but the support of the Aero
logical Observatory, and before the year
Is out there will be balloon stations also
at Verona end Mestre.
Two military balloons, "No. 1" and the
later and improved "No. 1 bis," are ln
use, the Trlbuna Is raising a fund to
provide a third dirigible and the citizens
of Milan Intend to put up the money for
a fourth. By the end of September there
will be a school for pilotage lit operation
e.t Sentocelle. in the Roman Campagna,
for the training of aeroplanists. '
ZIONIST CONFERENCE HAD
Big Congress for Summer of 1911
Is Urged by Delegates.
BERLIN, July 30. (Special.) In
stead of a Zionist congress, there took
place here recently a Zionist confer
ence, which was largely attended by
members of the International executive.
Including representatives not merely
from the principal countries of Europe,
but also from Palestine and the United
States.
The conference unanimously agreed
that the central executive, which con
sists of President Wolffsohn, Cologne;
Professor Otto Warburg, Berlin, and
Herr J. H. Kann, The Hague, should
be assisted In dealing- with important
questions by advisory committee of
three members. It was also resolved
that the next international congress
should take place, at the latest, in the
Summer of 1911, and that until then
the international executive (greater
actions committee) should meet at least
once every four months.
Dr. Franz Oppenheimer, the distin
guished economist, who has recently re
turned from Palestine, presented a re
port upon his inquiries ln regard to
the projected establishment of a co
operative agricultural settlement, for
which a special fund has already been
started. Mr. Arthur Ruppln, who is ln
We OAKS
WITH MUCH REGRET THE ANNOUNCE
MENT IS MADE OF THE CLOSE OF THE
Navassar Band Engagement
AT THE OAKS, AUGUST 2
DON'T MISS THE LAST DAYS
BUT LOOK HERE!
FOLLOWING COMES THE
Prize Band of America.
Jotiin G. Weber
OF CINCINNATI
First in Competition Acknowledged Premier by
Competent Critics '
Weber Means trie Best
SUNDAY MATINEES
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charge of the Palestine office ln Jaffa,
reported upon the satisfactory develop- .
ment of several Industrial and 'educa
tional enterprises, and urged the pur
chase of land ln Palestine on a more
extensive scale.
LYRIC
PLAYHOUSE
Seventh and Alder Sta.
Last times this afternoon and to
night of "Idolized Ida."
Tenth Wees:
Com. Monday Matinee, Aug. 1
Edw. Armstrong Musical
Comedy Company
Presents
"Bargain Day"
With Ethel Davis, Will Arm
strong, Clara Howard, Gus Leon
ard, Doris Piper, Will Howard
and the Famous Baby Dolls.
The One Lonff Laafk of th
Season.
Friday KIgtat, Cnorua OIrU
Contest
Two performances nightly, 7:45
and 9:15; 15c, 25c. Matinees dally,
2:45; any seat, 20c.
Portland's Model
Amusement Park