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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1911)
II;:-:.' ' .' V telif IVx . Rni ; 'AMI 1 , nr i c. p. i ORTLAXD In not tu Madame j frh Bernhardt. After her en- gtgrmvnt closea In Pan, KrancU r tonight nhe will go hark Eat Tla Salt Lake City. Of much lees niaicni- tude. the "Follies" and Kuth St. Pen I a. the dancer, are Io xnot comlnf our war. But there Is a atrlnir of ther ICOud thlnira promlned In fart. the Itelllir Is booked steadily bow up to the first of August. And the Baker Is Kotng- to have aa stork atar that royal favorite. John Salnpolls. followlnn the oresent (tars' encampment. a matter of two weeks. The present bills at all the theaters end tonight a really unusual coin cidence. At the Jlells;. "The Spend thrift." at tho Baker "The Right of Way." and bills at the various vaude ville houses come to a close this even Inc. The celebrated Enclleh actress. Olra Xetheraole, comes to the Hellls; for three evenings and a matinee ln repertoire this mid-week. On Thursday and Sat urday evening's and at a matinee on Saturday she will present the double bill of "Sister Beatrice." a play In three acta, and "The Enigma." In two acts. "Sister Beatrice" Is from the pen of Maurice Maeterlinck, who wrote "The Bluebird" and the last-named, the work of Paul Hervteu. On Friday evening. Miss Nclhersole will present "The Re demption of Evelyn Vaudray" by Henri Bernstein, author of "The Thief." Since she was seen In Portland last Summer in "The Handwriting on the Wall"- and a revival of "Sapho." Miss Nethersole has been .signally honored by having starred at the New Theater in New York. Blanche Ring In "The Tankea Girl" will be at the Hrlllg the early part of trie week, beginning May 21. to be followed bv K- H- Sothern and Julia Marlowe In Shakespearean repertoire. Tomorrow evening and again on Tsesday at the Heillg. Marie Alice Per rln. humorist and traveler, will give an Illustrated talk on Oregon. Washington and California. This week st the Raker will be de voted to another late success. "Sam son." a powerful modern society play by Henrt Bernstein, and which waa pre sented two seasons ago by Wli..ara Ull lette In New Tork. In this Theodora Roberts will appear in the title role, a remarkable strong acting part. The week following "Samson" will be the last of the engagement of Florence Roberts. Theodore Roberts and Thur low Bergen. The last week la to be divided, the first half to be devoted to "Tne Country Girl," a clever com edy, with the last three evenings given to "Jim the Penman." which was the opening bill and In which the com pany scored ao tremendously. . "SPENDTHRIFT" SEKX TOXICHT Brilliant Dramatic Sucre at HeiHg Theater for Lm.t Programme. The latest dramatic success to come from New York. "The Spendthrift." will be the attraction at the Hellig Theater tonight at a special price for the per formance. Porter Emerson Browne, who wrote "A Fool There Was.- Is the au ttror. Frederic Thompson being the pro ducer. The story of the play Is that of Richard and Frances Ward. He Is a prosperous stock broker of working, saving and home-loving Instincts, she Is a butterfly to whom a new gown or a new motor car are the matters of Im portance. The final curtain shows a woman, transformed. Folded In the arms of her forgiving husband she sees the prospect of real happiness for them botb. The cast provided by Mr. Thompson la aa exceptionally fine one. rorla Mitchell plays the wife and Li onel Adams the husband. Others of nflte are Gwendolyn Piers. Albert Sack ed. Mattle Ferguson. Forrest Orr. Alice Kelly and William H. Sullivan. SAMSO.V IS XOT IUBLICAL Strong; Play by Author of 'The Thief" to Open Tomorrow at Baker. Manager Baker wishes to emphasise the fact that "Samson." which will be the week's attraction at the Baker, opening tomorrow night. Is not a Btbllcal or historical ply. aa the title might Indicate, but. on the contrary, a strong modern society play, by Henri Bernstein, author of "The Thief and other great successes. It was produced by the well-known star. William Uii lette. at the Criterion Theater. New Tork. two seasons sgo. and had a long and successful run there. Besides Its turlr wonderful merit as a plav. It was selected aa one of the offerings of the tsr tri.. Florence Roberts. Theodore Rorerta and Thtirlow Hercen. because of IM acting possibilities for all three. The plot deals with the slight Indls cretioa of a young wife. Anne-Marie Hnchard. married to a wealthy man. older than herself, a aelf-made man of Intense emotions, who so magnifies the fault that In his vindictive tinon his rival, a former swee Anne-Marie's, like Samson plans and carries out. a treme financial ereeh to 'ruin the man and humble him to the dust, though he and every one else concerned goes down also In the wreck. The power of the play lies In tt Intense dramatic situations, which so hoffl the attention and Intereet that the auditor forgets everything else in the world fascinated to the highest degree. Those who have witnessed a performance of "The Thief" can under stand this. The scene In which Anne Marie comes home, after spending this fatal evening with her old eweel heart, and finds her husband awaiting her, and his falrjy forcing the truth from her lips. Is powerfully effective.. Theodore Roberts will play the title role. Florence Roberts will be Anne Marie and Thurlow Bergen will appear as Jerome, an unusually strong acting role, created by Arthur Byron In the New York production. There will be matinees Wednesday and Saturday. IIKADLIXK ACTS ARK RCXCHEn Portland Orphcum Offer's Fine BUI for Wt-rk. Msbanding of the famous Orpheum road show Is responsible for the fart that three headline acts . are to be bunched at the Portland Orpheum be ginning with the matinee tomorrow af ternoon, all of them having been con nected with the star agerrgatlon - dur ing the season. "The Tbr-a Rubes," composed of Messrs. Bowers. Walters and Crooker. are conceded to, be one of the funniest combinations of the Amer ican stage. Ta act Is Indescribable, and Is Just a side-plltttng fun getter a me. lange of grotesque acrobatic work, music, singing and eccentric falls. Headllner number two Is the first ap pearance on the Coast of the "Little Stranger", company, with Its charming mixture ef the pathos and comedy of racetrack life. ' The playlet is In the hands of a oompan) of excellent actors headed by Paul Inilzvll. The story tells of the efforts of a "down-BOd-outer" to win a stake on the rscsv He wants the money, lq. anticipation -of the arrival 'of a "lltttel stranger"; at his home. His last ti l wagered nd lost An a horse that Is H tt at the post. .Taen the bettor Is mads to believe that Tie -won the necessary' money, whk'h Is of course a contribution from the racetrack' people for the "little stranger." TJie sketch has created a favorable Impression where ever presented, and carries a strong line of humor. Headllner number three Is of Intense Interest to musicians of the city., being a musical offering by the Five Armanis under tha designation of VA Night In Naples." The Armanis are direct from the Orpheum's associated theater, the Alhambra. of Paris, and are finished musicians. The act Is given a gorgeous presentation, and has been called a scenic musical review. Portlanders will be glad to welcome Hershel Hemller. the pianist who began his professional, career in the grlll rooma of this city and who Is asso ciated with Miss Elsa Ward In a de lightful singing and instrumental offer. Ing. called "The Singer and the Fian iste." Robinson Newbold and Marie Louise Oribbtn are a duo of musical comedy stars who have been lured Into vaude ville after accumulating a long string of successes with "A Chinese Honey moon." "Miss Hook of Holland" and other companies. They offer IS min utes of sparkling bits of song and Im personations. Miss Orlhbin has been for two years the prima donna at the New York Hippodrome, while Mr. New bold has just closed a season with Lulu Glaser. On his first tour of America is Hal Forde. conceded to be the best music hall entertainer of England. Possess ing a splendid baritone voice of excep tional range. Mr. Forde will present a number of songs new to this side. As a musical monologue he also offers "To Be Continued In Our 'Next" and The Man With a Single Hair." both well worth hearing. LeRoy and Paul, comic bar perform ers and knockabout artists, will com plete a bill which has never been ex celled In this city. j Robledello. who has created a sensa- ' tlon during the past week by his mar velous feats on the slack wire, will close his engagement with the matinee and night performances today. j SIT SIC IIKADLIXK AT PAXTAGES Offerings of Lund Different From - Old Acts. Mnslc. offered by the Five Musical I Lunda. will be the banner attraction at j Pantagea for the week commencing ' with t'r:e matinee tomorrow at 3 :3d. I The Lunds come direct from Europe. ! where they have proved to be the present .season's latest and greatest success. Their, offerings are entirely different from the stereotyped musical acts presented In vaudeville In the past. The celebrated Tannhauser March la the opening number, played on trum pets by the entire company and this Is THE followed by Sirppe's "Light Cavalry on cornets and . Listt's Second Hungarian Rhapsodic on xylophones. Other noted numbers are Included on the programme and the act Is one that will appeal to all lovers of music. Before entering vaudeville, the Lunds appeared as .Individual stars In the principal theaters or the continent. Luigl Plcarra Troupe la another Eu ropean attraction booked to appear ex clusively on the Pantages circuit. The members of the troupe are whirlwind acrobats and they perform their vari ous feats with startling daring and agility. Many of their turns and mid air flights are new and original, cre ating a genuine sensation. Three wo men and two men -comprise the troupe and the -men appear In comedy roles, affording much laughter with their frolicsome antics. The feminine con tingent accomplish wonderful feats, of strength. In the hilarious comedy, "A Strenuous Daisy," the ORIlla. Barbee Hill Com pany affords much merriment. Miss Barbee appears In the role of a breesy Western girl ("the daisy") whom a college boy marries without troubling to consult his aristocratic parents. He returns for the holidays from the min ing camp, bringing his wife with him, to learn that his family faces financial ruin and that It Is planned to have hlm marry the daughter of a million aire to avert the impending disaster. Tha Incidents that follow afford much amusement. Blossom Robinson Is a charming com edienne whose Imitations of noted stags stars la one of the biggest hits of the bill. Miss Robinson's happiest selec tion Is Vesta Victoria singing "Is Any body Looking for a Widow?" the latest Broadway song hit. Billy Link, la a most amusing black-J race comedian, whose witticisms stir the risibilities of the audience- In numerous parodies Mr. Link scopes a tremendous hit. and his mannerisms keep his patrons In an. uproar from rise to fall of curtain. In song and patter Held and Sloan make an Instantaneous hit and the.? "Noah's Ark" Is extremely funny. Miss Sloan is a charming dancer and Mr. Held Is a happy entertainer. Several recent song hits, are Introduced by the pair, who have excellent voices. Mack and Benton Introduce some thing new in vaudeville with their songs and sayings of the South. "Sugar Moon" is the opening number, accom panied With beautiful electrlcuj effects. Excellent snlmnted events are shown by the Pantagescope at the conclusion of the programme. Herman Lleb and his metropolitan company of seven will be seen for the last times this afternoon and evening In . the sensational one-act drama "Dope." COMKDY STROXfi AT ' UKAXD Eight Var Girls, In Novel Xam her. lo Be Headllner. Following the splendid programme of the past week. Sullivan A Consldine are sending another high.rlasn nhow to tho Grand, beginning with the Monday afternoon performance. The coming bill has been a pronounced success over tha circuit and is one of the most ex. pensive that . has appeared at the Grand. For the headline attraction there will be the Eight Vassar Girls. This is an act of unusual Importance. The eight handsome and attractive maidens will appear In a melange of music. It Is an act of merriment and melody. Those who enjoy seeing a superior "girl act" will appreciate this offer ing. Tha Eight Vassar Girls have been winners wherever they have appeared. Good looking and. talented, they pro vide an act for vaudeville on lines' not customarily followed by girl special ties. v As the special sdded attraction, a New York sensation is promised. Re cently at the Hippodrome the feature was Joe Fenton's Awakening: Athletes. This expensive act has been booked over the Sullivan St Consldine circuit and la said to be a remarkable exhibi SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, tion on Roman rings. The dressing of the act and Its general presentation make It one of high order. "Uncle Charles of Charleston" was a lauKhlng success when It played the Grand a year ago. It is returning with Mr. and Mrs. James R. McCann and company interpreting it. "Uncle Charles of Charleston" is constructed for laughter only and attends strictly to that business. From the feature in "Tho Time, the Place and the Girl-" to vaudeville has been the change of Miss Violet Mac Mlllan. This dainty comedienne will be heard in a repertoire of pleasing lyrics and will give some of her best char acterizations. - Tho Bernhardt of vaudeville is Harry Le Clair, who will present a Satire on George Bernard Shaw's Cleopatra." This Is a female impersonation which has made a million people smile. . Knox and Alvln are Just plain Jest ers, with a barrel of comedy and quips to tell. They form an entertaining duo. New pictures will be shown on the Grandascope. The last performances of the big vaudeville bill that has been breaking records the past week will be Sunday night. On the bill are the Salambos, electrical wonders: the Piccadilly John nies, dancers; and one of tho greatest wire acts In the world. The closing bill Is one of the best to be found any where. LYRIC TO OPKX AT BCXGALOIV Spexial Arrangement Made for Ap pearance of Favorites. Keating and Flood, of the popular Lyric Musical Comedy Company, an iWOMAX TO GIVE TALK ILLl S TRATEO WITH SLIDE 4 TAKEX IN STATES' Marie Alice rerrln. A travel talk. Illustrated with colored slides taken In Oregon, Washington and California, will be given at the Helllg Theater tomorrow and Tuesday night by Marie Alice Perrln under the aus pices of the Pacific Coast Travel ogue Company. She has appeared in the leading theaters of the Eastern and Middle Western states, a million and a quarter persons having seen and heard her. Her tour begins at Coronado Beach. on the southwestern boundary of California, and ex tends to the points of Interest northerly along the coast. The orchestral accompaniment adds much to the entertainment of the travelogue. fevr j i MAY 7, 1911. nounce that by special arrangement with Manager Baker they will reopen their popular organization for the Sum mer at -the Bungalow this afternoon, and the same conditions and prices that, have prevailed at the old Lyric will be continued at the uptown play house, including a. much bigger and better show made possible by the larger stage of the Bungalow and tho addition of several new principals and chorus people. West and Zack. two of the best known comedians in musical comedy, will head the bill, which Is a scream" from start to finish, entitled "Weinef and Schnitzel in Old Seville," depicting the curious adventures of these two comical Germans In the land of bull fights and tamales. pretty dark-skinned women and alluring music. A new prima donna, Jennie Fletcher, long prominent with Kolb and Dill, and who is a beautiful woman with a su perb voice and known as one of the best gowned women in musical com edy, will appear. The chorus will also be augmented and further Improved by the introduction of men's voices. New special scenery will be added. Matinees will be given every day at 2:15 and there will be two evening perform ances, the first beginning at 7:45 and the second at 9:15. The chorus girls' contest will be held Friday. GRAM) OPERA AIDA; PICTURED Film Factories Producing Great Dramas as Seen at Star. The licenced film factories are pro ducing each week a number of splendid features. Of current hits none were more important than the picture of the actual conditions of the Panama Canal in 1911, and today is the last oppor tunity of witnessing- this remarkable film at the Star Theater. By extraordinary Inducement the management was able to secure anoth er feature In addition to tiie Panama film today. In the spape of a matchless reproduction of the grand opera "Aide." Formerly these spectacular films have had to tie secured from abroad. This is the most ambitious task ever attempted by an American factory, and proves that the Edison, Blograph, Vita graph and Lubln companies are able to produce pictures photographically and also dramatically, equally as well as the foreign makers. The other films are "Misplaced Jealousy" and "Cupid's Joke," a double blograph comedy.. To day also marks the return of Miss Helen Lowe as the Star's vocalist. She will be welcomed by many with whom she became a favorite while at this theater a few weeks ago. The Arcade's feature will be "The Crusade of Templars." a thrilling story dealing with the period when the flow er of English knighthood fought to wrest the Holy Land from the clutches of the infidels. "Hungry Hearts" is a drama teaching a lesson to all parents who neglect their children while seek ing social recognition, and "The Be lated Bridegroom" Is the comedy, fur nishing real merriment. At the Oh Joy the feature will be When the Grlngoes Came." a clever picture story of the days when the early settlers positively robbed the Mexicans of their lands along the bor der. "When the Dead Return" Is a bstory of Canadian loggers, and "The Bunco Game rurnisnes gooa comeay. , The TlvolU on the East Side, will also have as good a programme as ever pre sented, consisting of "The Snare "Of the City." teaching a moral lesson to coun try girls coming to the city. "Her Mas ter," "Max Forced to Work" and "Tunis," a scenic. OAKS ENGAGES RFSSIAX BAND Opeu Air Concerts and Musical Comedy to Be Features. With a Russian band of 40 pieces, now beinr recruited in New York by Philip Pelz. a bandmaster of interna tional reputation, as a special feature in open-air concerts the Oaks Amuse ment Park, announces Manager Cor dray. will be formally thrown open to the public on Saturday, May 27. for the season of Ull. The solo artists of the band have been Imported from Europe and their first public appearance on American soy will be at the Oaks. The concerts will be given In a large bandstand, the construction of which was only recently compietea. Seats are to be arranged around the stand, which is situated in a sort of amnhitheater. and at night the entire area will be brilliantly illuminated. The open-air concerts are a departure from previous years. t They were formerly given in the auditorium, which this year will be devoted to other forms of amusement. The opening attraction at the audi torium will be the Harvey Norton Musical Comedy Company, of Denver, in matinee and evening performances. Should the company strike the popular chord it will be retained throughout the Summer months, with probably a few vaudeville bills and attractions of other natures interspersed to provide variety. During the Spring months florists, gardeners and other workmen have been laboring in anticipation of open ing day and when the park is finally ready for public Inspection, Manager Cordray declares. It will be a master piece of beauty. He has arranged for tennis courts on the open spaces an Innovation. Much stress is laid by the Oaks management on the fact that Pelz' band will be accompanied by a quartet of vocalists now playing at the Metro politan Opera House. New York City. Many fraternal societies and Sunday school superintendents are -already peeking dates for picnics and special frolics at the Oaks. Mr. Cordray is busv arranging his calendar so as to be in a position to accommodate all without conflict. The nights of Monday. June 5. and Friday, June 9. have been set aside for the grand pyrotechnic displays at the Oaks In connection with the Rose Fes tival. The gigantic Illuminated parade of water craft on Monday night will terminate on the river opposite the Oaks, to be greeted with brilliant dis plays of skyrockets and other forms of fireworks. - OLGA XETHERSOLE IS COMIXG G,reatest Emotional Actress at Helllg Theater This Week. An interesing novelty at the Heillg Theater this week will be the appear ance of Olga Nethersole in three new plays. The 'distinguished English act ress will be seen in "Sister Beatrice" and "The Enigma" on Thursday and Saturday evenings, and at the Saturday matinee. Maurice Maeterlinck is the author of "Sister Beatrice." which he describes as a miracle tIay. The same setting, a convent near Louvain, is used in the three acts of the play. The period is the fourteenth century. Sister Beatrice, a young In mate of the convent, loves Prince Be- tram and lays bare her soul before the statue of the Virgin, asking for a restraining sign to keep her from re nouncing her vows and going out into the world with her lover. There is no sign. The prince comes, clothes the nun in a regal mantle and crowns ner with a golden crown, and takes her out to where his horses are waiting. As she leaves the statue of the virgin steps down from its pedestal and, be coming flesh and blood, assumes the humble duties of Sister Beatrice. The bell tolls automatically, the nuns pour In find the statue gone and raise the cry of sacrilege. The supposed Bea trice is blamed, but when punishment Is to be Inflicted the knouts and scourges become palms. At this mir acle Beatrice is proclaimed a saint. For 20 years the virgin takes upon herself the duties of the nun. At the end of this time. When Beatrice, worn out by her sins, returns to seek forgive ness, the statute resumes its place on the pedestal. When the penitent tells the story of her leaving the convent the other sisters who have not missed her, believe her suffering from a delusion, and she dies with her secret unknown. "The Enigma" is the work of Paul Hervieu and Is one of the most popular plays In the repertory of the Comedle Francaise. He presents an interesting little problem in "Tile Enigma." which he has worked out In an Ingenious way, leaving the solution to his audience. The third play in which Miss Nether sole will be seen during her short en gagement at the Heillg is "The Re demption of Evelyn Vaudray," which she will play on Friday evening. Or iginally produced at the Gymnase The ater in Paris under the title of "Lo Bercall." It had a long run. It is. a story of modern life In which an erring" wife is brought back to the fold by her love for her child. Miss Nethersole's company this season Is a splendid or ganization and includes Walter Ed wards. Franklin Roberts, Wallace Er sklne. Margaret Campbell, Nellie Mal colm, Maude Hosford and Mrs. George W. Barnum. WEEK TO HAVE TWO BILLS Star Trio to Close In "The Country Girl" and "Jim the Penman." The week following "Samson" at the Baker will be the final week of tho tri-star season of Florence Roberts, Theodore Roberts and Thurlow Bergen with the Baker company. For the first four nights and Wednesday matinee The Country Girl," a remarkably clever farce, with big acting parts, will be the bill. For the -other three nights. beginning Friday, "Jim the Penman," which was the great opening play of their season, will be repeated by pop ular demand. The close of this famous season of artists at the Baker will be noted with regret by many theater goers, from whom expressions of congratulation have been sent to Manager Baker on being able to secure and offer his pa trons at popular prices attractions of . this class. Both the closing plays are ' especially strong, "Jim the Penman" being rated as one of the beet dra matic offerings Portland has seen In : many months. '
