TIIE STINT) AY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. JANUARY 13, 1911.
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ALTHOfGH New yf resolu
tion ! become In TorlUnJ.
mm (lirwhrrr. a thlnf of the !.
we hr turned over erml new dra
matic paire within the last fifteen
day and the week which dawn to
day brine u ome more things of
real quality to ponder oer or enjoy
without pondering, aero. the foot-
light.
Portland how-hopper certainly
raonot complain tbl week that they
haven't any place to ico to find enter
tainment of the kind that really en
tcrtalna For Instance, thla erenlnn
we are to hare The Whitney Opera
t'otnpany In "The Chocolate tkldler.
an epera bouffe. In which Oscar Strau
haa set to beautiful music Qeorge Ber
nard 8haw' satirical comedy, ""Arm
nil the Man.-
It I some 1( years since the play
Kolci public of Knaland. and not Ions;
afterward that of America, waa amazed
and rather confusedly deliKhted by the
snarkllDK dialogue, and what was then
regarded as the topsy-turry paradoxes
ef the cynical lelts "Arms and the
Man."
With It picturesque Bulgarian back
ground the line were unquestionably
well adapted lo the fertile melodic
genius of oscar Strauss: the father
laad rrjolred In the charming new
operetta, and later to Stanislaus tttange
waa entrusted the task of filtrating
the composition for American use.
Strauss music I easily conceded to
he the best of all the products of
the contemporary Viennese school, sur
passing In design and resourcefulness
even the work of Leo Fall, who la hi
rival In the field of pure melody. The
charm of the scenery and native cos
tumes, the quaint and many facetted
humor of tihaw. as well as hi exposi
tion of character types have lost lit
tle of their piquancy In the adapta
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AWT BITLER.
After two yean along the Tlreat White Way," dainty Amy Butler
ha been enticed from the New York theater, and haa undertaken a
tour of the Pacific Coast, with the Orpheum management looking after
her Interests. Known as the tiny comedienne of many musical comedy
successes of the Uast. Mis Butler I a woman who singing, man
ner and personality are altogether attractive. She will soon appear In
Portland, surrounded by her quartet of singing funmakera.
tion If one may take the word of
those who have seen the production.
-The Chocolate Soldier" will bold
forth for a week, during; which time
F. C. Whitney, manager of -the com
pany, will Join It here.
Next week, we are to have Mary
Mannertng In "A Man's World." a etory
of the woman who declined to accept
the double standard of morals one for
men and snoiher for women even
though her declination to do so takes
from her all she holds dearest. Miss
Mannerlng Is to be followed by Jeffer
son de Angella In the musical play,
"The Beauty Spot."
With Ida Adair, the charming new
leading woman at the Baker Stock
House, that company of excellencies
opens today In the beautiful never
old play. "The Olrt of the Golden
West." Of course. Mls Adair Is "the
trlrL" "Last year, this play had a run
of five weeks, breaking all record In
Portland. Next week, the Baker folk
are going to give "The Man on the
Box." In which we saw Max Firman
three seasons ago. Later. "Salvation
Nell." Mrs. Flske big play, will go
on the Baker boards.
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The Bungalow come forward with
"The Queen of the Moulin Rouge."" for
thl wick's offering.
Dillon and King at the Lyric will be
seen In a musical hodge-podge called "A
Married Widower." on the new bill which
opens tomorrow afternoon.
The Orpheum and Grand have both out
done themselves In the line of real en
tertainment, their present bill being
way and ahead of the ordinary.
Among the good things at the Orpheum
thla week will be Harry Tate's company
In "Motoring." a travesty on the auto
erase, with Madame Valleclta's leopard
a the second feature act.
At the Orand Lilly Dean Hart and
Wilfred B rr Irk present a mnslcsl com-
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"CHOCOLATE SOLDI EK" HEUE
Big Comic Opera Smw to Be at
IIclIlK Theater Tonight.
Brimming with melody and efferves
cent with the sutlrlc humor of George
Bernard Shaw, "The Chocolate Soldier"
will come to delight local theater
goer with all the elaborate equipment
of the Whitney opera company, includ
ing the Whitney opera comique or
chestra, at the Heillg Theater, tonight,
and remain throughout the week, with
matinee Wednesday and Saturday.
The announcement la made that "The
Chocolate Soldier" comes practically In
tact from the long run In Chicago, with
the best cast the light opera stage has
known, nearly every one of the princi
pal having been chosen by producer
Whitney because of their grand opera
training. The cast Includes Antoinette
Kopetxky. a Bohemian prima donna,
who was brought from her engagement
at the Theatre National at Prague: Hon
Bergere. a Hungarian, formerly at the
Vienna Opera-House, and last season
under contract to the Manhattan grand
opera company; Margaret Crawford,
one of the three American women to
make ber fame In the liof or State
theaters of Germany: Edmond Mulcahy
and Frank H. Belcher. In the unusual
buffo role at which the Eastern cities
have laughed; John R. Phillips, as the
debonair chocolate-eating soldier, and
Harry Davlea In the role of the tenor
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Entirely an unknown quantity, thlej
opera marched Into New York last sea
son and won success. Viennese Intone,
"The Chocolate Soldier" finds Its locale
In the romantic Dragoman Pass of
Bulgaria.
BAKEK OFFERS BIG DRAMA
Curlalu for "The llrl of the Golden
West" Will lilac at 8 o'clock.
The rush for seats at the Baker box
office ever since the aale opened last
U u a . 9 a m mis D.lniuin .. 1 n .
The Girl of the Golden West," which"
open thl afternoon, ha been unprece
dented. Ever since Blanche Bates first
presented the play In New York, Its
grip on the public's heart has been a
matter of theatrical history. When
Portland first saw It. Just a little over
two years ago, the Baker Company
was the one to present it. and It en
Joyed Immense patronage, practically
turning people away for five weeks
that season, which holds the record for
this city.
There have been many Western plays,
some of them of unusual beauty and
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Interest, but this one towers far arm
all the others lnv every way. Its triit
atmosphere of the great free West In
Its primitive state; Its truly wonderf-d
characters and the Intense dramatic
interest of Its plot, as well as the mag
nificent scenic effects, all contribute to
Its success.
It will open with the matinee this
afternoon and continue for the week,
with matinees Wednesday and Satur
day. The three principal roles are
those of the "girl," the outlaw and the
sheriff, the first being played by Miss
Ida Adair, the new leading woman of
the Baker Stock Company, about whose
coming there Is a world of Interest
among patrons of the popular organ
ization. The outlaw will be played by
the leading man, Thurston Hall, while
Thomas MacLarnle will be seen In the
difficult role of Jack Ranee, sheriff.
The opening scene Is a moving pano
rama, showing the great Sierras In all
their changing grandeur, and a hush
always falls over the audience as this
superb work of art begins to move
noiselessly In the semi-darkness. It
Anally brings the audience to the Polka
saloon, kept by the "girl," and It Is a
night scene with the "boys" all grouped
around, playing cards and following
their different inclinations of pleasure.
From here the story begins, and a
strange, weird and romantic story It Is.
It will be staged by Marshal Farnum
with every attention to detail and
beauty.
Manager Baker wishes to announce
that on account of the great length of
"The Girl of the Golden West," the
evening curtain will rise promptly at
8 o'clock, and matinees will begin at
2 o'clock. This will bring the final
curtain down at about 11:S0 at night.
As no one can be seated while the cur
tain Is up. It behooves everyone to
make an extra effort this week and
arrive before 8, as the first act Is a
long one. This rule Is enforced at the
Baker In the interests of the majority,
who are always In place In time and
object very seriously to having their
pleasure in the performance spoiled by ,
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are late.
MUSICAL PRODUCTION" HERE
"The Queen of the Moulin Rouge"
Will Begin at Bungalow Today.
Beginning with the usual matinee to- J
dav. Samuel E. Rork's sensational mu
sical production, "The Queen of the i
Moulin Rouge," opens a week's engage- i
ment at the Bungalow Theater, when ,
local theatergoers may from their own
opinion as to the merits of this much- I
talked-of musical production, in tne
past two seasons, probably 'no musical
comedy has been so widely discussed,
condemned and lauded, as has this work
of Paul M. Potter, John T. Hall and
Vincent Bryan.
Probably Its great vogue is due to the
fact that It gives a panoramic picture
of the night life In Paris in 150 mmutis.
It la not the humdrum existence of the
French capital, but the Joyous, sparkling,
frothy existence when all Paris is en
fete to do honor to the greatest frolic
of the year, the Quat-z-arts ball, the
annual revel of the art students.
The production comes here after a
year's run at the Circle Theater in New
York, a six months" run at the Olympic
Theater in Chicago ancT record-breaking
engagements in other Eastern citie3.
The presenting company is unusually
large, traveling in a special train of fivo
cars. The cast remains practically the
same since the piece was originally pre
sented and includes Harry Short, Sidney
de Grey. Grace Turner, Victor Foster,
Orelia Callan, George Myers, Eleanor
Sutter, Nelson Riley. Gladys Turner,
Louis Lytle and William Morgan. The
piece is said to be chic smart, saucy and
"gorgeously girly," but not 'to be risque
or vulgar. The performance introduces
an abundance of Parisian novelties,
elaborate costumes, eons hits, beautiful
and massive scenes, unique dancins
numbers and chorus features.
There will be matinees Thursday and
Saturday.
MOTORING COMES TO ORPHEUM I
Extremely Funny Automobile Bur
lesque This Week's Headlincr.
With a widely diversified bill to
open at the Orpheum Monday after
noon, the coming week will afford
amusement for all classes of show
goers, the headliner being a satire on
weaknesses of the present-day auto
mobile owner.
"Motoring""' Is the title of the skit
in which Harry Tate and his English
Comedy Company will exploit the fad
which has won such tremendous fol
lowing In the United states. Tlio com
pany la the original cast of the plcco
as It was presented in London, and
was later played before King Georne
and Kinn Alfonso of Spain. 'Motor
ing" Is genuinely funny, there belntc
of course A sputlorlnK chauffeur, wlio
doesn't know a carburetter from the
whip-socket of a cab. The fun starts
when the machine meets with an ac
cident on a lonely road. The act ha
attraoted many notices In magazines
devoted to the automohilo business.
Then comes one of the most noted
trained-animal performances ever pre
sented on any stage. Madame Dolores
Vallecita and her ferocious leopards.
Madame Vallecita is on her first tour
of the West with hor leopards, which
are full Rrown, perfect specimens and
which perform In an aluminum case.
The extraordinary performance closes
with the unusual feat of the animals
grouping themselves around a piano
and playlns; bells as their trainer per
forms on tho Instrument.
A delightful comedy is promised in
the appearance of Fred Force and Miss
Mildred Williams in "The Girl Ahead."
in which Miss Williams impersonates an
advance agent for the Adamless Kden
Burlesque rompuny. The scene Is In
a country town in Maine, where the
advance agent encounters a rube
hotel clerk- Miss Williams. is known
in the Fast as the girl with the mys
terious voice becau.se of the control
she has over her vocal chords and the
wonderful manner in which she sings
a number of songs.
John Neff. the brainstorm comedian,
and Carrie Starr, the telepnone girl,
bring a beautifully staged act in which
Neff sings a number of his own songs
and burlesques some of the musicians
who are announced as the greatest in
the world in their line.
On their first American tour, tho
Two Ahlbergs, known as the farmer
gymnasts of New Zealand, will be a
part of the bill in n most entertaining
and novel acrobatic act. Kennedy, Ger
tie DeMilt and Kennedy will aid in
keeping dull moments out of the show
house. The Orpheum has also arranged
for the appearance of Hess. Munro and
Powell, performers who are considered
finished instrumentalists.
"Cherie" and "The Visitor" will bo
seen at the Orpheum for the last time
this afternoon and tonight.
GRAXDS XI-7W BILL STELLAR ,
Cowboy Chamberlain to Be Fcaturo '.
of Week's Programme.
One big show after another lias been
coming to the Grand for weeks past, - -but
the supply of good things has not
been exhausted. Following the greHt -road
show of last week, there will come
another strong programme for the en
sulnir week, starting with the matinee
Monday. January 16. On this bill will
be found many novelties, an abundance .
of singing and large quantities of com
edy, all of which take best with vaude
ville patrons.
Xo cowboy in the United States knows
more about the lasso or can manipu
late a rope better than the Chamber
lains. Here is a novelty act. Cham- ,
berlain is a reformed cowboy. He left
punching cattle to show the theater- .
goers how an expert uses the lasso. His
public exhibitions have made Chamber- ,
lain famous from one end of the coun-. .
try to the other. .
A fresh recruit from-the ranks of ,
musical comedy is Marguerite Fay.
Miss Fay was last season with "The '.
Red Mill" In which attraction she
achieved considerable distinction. Her ,.'
voice is good and her appearance at- ,
tractive.
Lilly Dean Hart, whose name is fa
miliar to those who keep Informed on
vaudeville, comes with Wilfred Berricli.,
in "The Thunder Storm." This is a .
little playlet on the comedy order,
which has a brief but sufficient plot
and a number of singing interruptions.
Moore. Tinker and Gardner, other-,
wise known as the Olio Trio, will take .
charge of a large share of the vocal
honors. They have solo voices and
their selections are suitable.
Lester and Kellert are singers and
talkers, the feminine end of the team
having an elaborate and costly ward
robe. Besides dressing the act well, ,
the entertainers have a line of fun
which is considered as sure-fire.
Adepts in burlesque athletics, eocen- ,
trie comedy and strenuous fun are Car.
on and Farnom, who will be no small
factor in making the new bill a success. .
There will be motion pictures, also.
LAUGHING COM ED V AT LYRIC ,
"A Married Widow" Promises to
Be Big Hit This Week.
For the week commencing with to
morrow's matinee. Keating & Flood, will
present at the Lyric. Theater the Lyric
Musical Comedy Company, headed by
those comedians. Dillon and King in "A
Married Widow." This is -the latest ef
fort of the fun-makers, Dillon and Kins,
and promises to be their best.
Dillon is cast as General Puff Up, who
marries the widow, who is supposed to
have been married numerous times be
fore. Will King, as Ike the bellhop, will
be In all his glory. Bob Hamilton, aa
August Summer, Sr.. is in love with
Miss Geraldine Van Nostrom (Nina Nor
ton), and Fred Lancaster, as August
Summer, Jr., is in love with Mrs. Ger
aldine Van Nostrom (Maude Rockwell),
They become engaged and then tho trou-
ble commences In trying to find out
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