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TIIE SUXMAY OREGOXIAX. POKTLAXD. JTTSB 4. 1911. 3 ONE GALA WEEK' HE1LIG THEATER I SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS IS DUE TO ARRIVE TODAY Ehoda Royal to Bctara With Tamons Black Eoraa Troop Jlmmie Bother ford. ex-CoUeg-a Man. Acta aa Clown. Commencing at 8:15 Tonight, Matinees Wednesday, Saturday Phones Main 6 and A 1020. aUe-Aa-U'U ... V'' EX -COLLEGIAN WHO IS IN CLOWK'S EOLE, AND CIRCUS BID EE. v "Lii' " f'-'-' '-''.- isyf -'H i'i-X?'M .1 144 IK HITIIERFORD AXD F!KTHIESE. RorTe or rixa-n-oro rmrrs KOI TK or MUJknxRO tlWK rtKADI TOUOIKOW AT Leevtas cirnae round. ee Tweai r-nft KrMi, betweea Petty rnr ead Qvlmby. Ibmt south on Tat7-frf a la Overtea. aloes Orer IH I Tweetftetb. etreet, lbor lo Vithniiea, irumiitM t Ststh. Me sixth street ! Tamhlll. from Tssaklll tm Tnlrd. thence I Iimil. KmHI te Teetlth street. dfil Tsrestftelh I 0m lorn ud recs. ! tne aircae imidfc Earlr tbla moralm tba Mr Selle Flela nrcm will arrive and lha people ef lha wandering foot wtll ba found at Twenty-fifth and Pettlsrore streets. Manr aid friends will coma back with tha elreus IMa rear. Fred Bailey Hutchinson la In char-. Ha waa tha mi wha took Rvffalo Bill to Europe and managed Ma tour. Fred la a walk ing encyclopedia of circus lore, II a la a silent man aa a rula. but If ha wtlla eaa 111 nor about lha "world of whlta tops' than tha rmi who wrolo tha book. Rhoda Royal la romlnf back, loo. II la aaid to ba tha greatest a)uatnan director known to lha hla torr of the rlrt-ti. Me I hrtnetne; with Mm his famona black horaa Troupe. Then ttere Is Mr a. Royal with Rlnaldn. tha ballroom horee. and bar company of trained docs and ponies, which Includes tha celebrated Sunday, tha smallest pony In tha world. Johnnl Carroll brings tha Ban Hut troupa. Then there la Jlmmle Ruther ford, tha boy who won a gold medal at Chicago I'nlTerslty. and than for eook lha university to be a clown: "Short y Varna rd."" who haa quit farm ing and la out again In tha gulaa of lerT.- of the celebrated "Mutt and JefT team: Blllle Jameson, who does tha phantom prise fight, and Horace Webb, and Frank Stout and tha Kelley boys, and many other Joy-makers. Such old favorites as tha Oulre troupe, tha Kartells In their wonderful bicycle act. lha atelnotta. and tha Oalarmo slaters, are alao on the pro gramme, as wall aa such sterling per formers as Clara KueL Nellie Carroll. Flora Bedlnl. tha Carclnnettla. Ussle Rooner. and Mlaa Hobson. premier equestriennes. Homer llobaon. May launders, Maade Kolllns. who Tides the balloon bora. Mlaa Arllne. Mile. Zora. with Kaa and Mo. the twin baby elephants, and a boat of other promi nent people, famous as tha aristocracy of the clrcua. The Aral performance will be to morrow's matinee. Two performances will also ba given on Tuesday. Tha parade will paes through tha principal streets at It 10 A. M. lean author for tha rights of a comedy entitled "Thy Neighbor's Wife." Tha piece will be produced at tha Ly ceum Theater about September 1. with Arthur Byron. Frederick Tyden. Pa mela Oirtbom and Alice John In tha Important parts. ei e Mlaa Gaythome was a member last Maws of ths New Theater Company. Mlaa John la at preaent appearing in "The Seven Slaters." Mr. Tllden has been .a member of John DreWs compa nies for several yeara and will appear with that gentleman In Portland this month In 8mlth. at tha Ilelllg. a Ethel Barry more has been Invited by the faculty of tha I'nlverslty of Cal ifornia to make a production In tha Oreek Theater, at Berkeley. Just aa Mlaa AngUn and Miss Adams did last Summer. The university authorities wish Miss Barry mora to present tha "Elec'ra" of Sophocles. She will ap pear In Portland some time In July In a repertoire of her newest plays. Nest season she la to star In "Lady Patri cia." In which Mrs. Patrick Campbell has recently achieved a London sue- NEWS AND GOSSIP OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS boitko Brr lboxs ciu ucs. WALTER pinky"! Renfort. for mer elaga manager at tha Baker, baa been distinguishing himself ss a real h-e-r-o at Ottawa. Canada, where he la directing the stsge for the t-oralnloa stork Company, of whtck. br the sr. H-e Fleming I leading woman, -flaky" la rlsht In line, tt would appear, for several Carnegie medals foe a-r-a-v-e-r-y. It all hapened last week when the compear was playing "Olrla." Clyde Fltrh'e comedy. Everything had gone wrong In the first act. Tha aecoad womaa fell and wrenched her ankle ao badly that a phvelrtaa had to be called. Aa extra woruaa matted on In the role. Then the hero, in bis promenade arroee tha plank between the two wlndowe plunged gracefully off and landed with a reverberating thud fare downward on tha floor. Unfortunately, he lost his presence of mind when he lost his balance, and hla monologue addressed to erara waan't exactly cheerful. Then. In tha second art. one of the girls sal too tsuntllv en the bedside, and a leg gave way. the bed's not the girl's and tha entire piece of furniture, ot that picturesque uncertain folding va riety, landed on the maiden and both went down together. Which all leada up to tha story of "Pinky and how ha emulated tha eg ample of "Iwre-devll IHck In his favorite novel. It Is In this art that tha three damsels mske a pot of chocolate over aa alcohol atove. Well, the lamp esploded. and In a minute the carpet and table coverings wrre ablase. But before the frightened girls could mora than shriek, onto the stsge la the gsrb of a ineaeenger boy (made up for the laet act run had our hero. Trampling out tha flamra with hla feet, beating tha curtains with his hands until ths blasa waa out. he aelsed the burning tamo and carried It off the stage, while the audience, realising only then what had happened, burst Into loud cheers. forcing "Pinky to come back several tlmee and bow. And all tha time hla hands were scorched and raw from tha burns he had received. In Omaha, where the Lloyd -Ins ratiam Stock Company la holding forth at tha tiayety Theater, a cap sheaf of realism called "The Return of rve" la to be pro duced. And the leading lady, who la Mlaa Msrgerlta Fischer, well-known In Portland through having appeared here often with traveling mrarentea. Is going to appear In tha title r-t. wearing a garment of vegetstton that press report save la certainly Kveaque. Fifty thousand aimoleona a year for a period of five years waa the offer made for the aervtcea of Henry Miller to pro duce dramatic acta In vaudeville and refused by the actor with scarcely a second e hesitation. This salary wss of fered by Percy 11. Winivms on behalf if the I'alted Booking Offices of smart, ra, who bad hoped to ae tire Mr. MUler at the heed of Uie production depart ment of the big vaudeville combination. Mr. MUler la thla week appearing In New York vaudeville, after aa ahsrnre of sev eral yeara. at the Colonial Theater In the lata Clyde Fitch dramatic playlet. "Frederic Lemaltre." a a a Cieorge M. Cohan baa possessed him self of a 33-foot racing motorboat. In which he wtll crulee the water-bound shores of Atlantic City, where he haa leased a cottage for tha Summer. Mr. Cooaaa boat, which ba baa chrlatened the So Loan. Mary, la equipped with a la-horse power en erne, guaranteed to push tea "water wagon ruong at a ;4-mue aa-bonr clip. e e e Sir Herbert Tree haa Just finished a revival of "Julius Caesar" at His Ma Jeety'a Theater tn London, a production mad on euob sumptuous ece'e thst It Is said nothing haa ever equalled It on either the English or American stage. Mr. Tree appeared aa Mark Anthony. Mia Jaaasa ilaulusr, xlxoa aVasa ( with the Lyric Musical Comedy Com pany, will leave for San Franrtaco Imme diately upon the cloalng of the organ! satlon nest Sunday evening. Vack and west, the comedians, go to Ssn Joae. Cat., to play a sis weeks' engsgement In musical comedy. Km eat Van Pelt and Mrs. Van Pell, who la Mae Kdwln pro fessionsUy. are to enter vaudeville In a singing and dancing act. Jack Wlee leave for Seattle. Myrtle Howard, tha soubratte. Is going to have a real va cation, aha aaya. apendlng part of tha Summer at the beaches and later going to tha mountains mlth a ramping party. Mayo Fisher. Mlases Maxwell. Moore. Ciordon and Levins have entered Into contrscts with ths musical comedy com pany at the Oaks. By the wsr. there la a pretty little aoubrette with that same Oaks musical comedy company, who Is msklng lots of making some Shskespesren produc Ing snd cheery ways. Her name Is Ethel HalL snd she wss a feature In "Wine. Women and Song with Ron It a. which appeared here two aeaaona a so. Mtsa Hall balls recently from Fan Francisco. where she hss been playing with the Mas Dill and also the h arris Hart man companly. " " . Mr. and Mrs. William Faversharn (Julia Oppi. Just before sailing for Lon on. May 17. announce their Intention of making soma Shakespesrean prouc- ttone next season. "It hss long been my ambition." said Mr. Faverahsm. "to play Hamlet, an I want to do It before I am too old for the part." This Is the third production of Hamlet so fsr promised for next eeaeon. Mra. Leslie Carter. It will be recalled, haa expressed her de termination to attempt the melancholy Pane, and Forbes-Robertson Is going to revive 1U With K. H. Sothern and Robert Mantell giving their well-known Interpretations of the role. Shakes peare's masterpiece will hsve various and distinctive characterisations next season. In tha Faversharn production Julia Opp will easay Ophelia. To avoid any domestic Infelicity rising from pro fessional Jealousy, Mr. Fsvershsm will also mount Mscbetn. In which Mlsa Opp will play Lady Macbeth. Romeo and Juliet Is sleo a Fsversham-Opp possi bility. e a Mrs. Sam Sothern. who will appear In Portland with Ethel Barry more In July. Is a sisier-ln-lsw of E. H. Sotnern, who hss Just gons from our midst. In "Tha Twelve-Pound l.ook." Miss Bsrryroore's newest plsy. Mrs. Sothern portrsys a pathetic character. Mrs. Sims and In "Mid-Channel" aha la lha placidly self sufficient Mra. Pterpont. An exchange baa It that thla new addition to tha footlights, for she's only a recruit of tha last six months, hss been hsvlng quite a time with some of our American place aarnea. She is an Englishwoman. "And where do you play tomorrow night T she wss asked, after Miss Barrymore's company bad left New York. I think." she std. "It's Arrpah.' Investigation dsclosed the fact that It waa more fa miliarly known, however, aa Erie. Pa. a a Charlotte Walker Is to appear next season In "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine." a dramatisation of tha novel by John Fox. Jr.. one of whose clatma to fame la that ha la Frits! SrhefTa bus- band. Miss Walker. In private Ufa Mrs. Eu gene Walter, has Just cloeed an en gagement with the Nell Stork Com pany In 8L Paul, and will spend tha Summer wltk her buabaad and two little girls la the mountains of Ten- When Madame Alia Nanmova Inau gurates her season under Charles Fron man'a tanner. It will be In a new play called rne itneaa tor tne ueiene.- Wntel Fro h man la looking about for other new playa. He acquired one last a ask, waea ba arraaged wlta aaajsar- Blanche Batea la going to spend her vacation on an automobile trip to this Coast, visiting In Portland and Cali fornia points, returning lster to her farm at Osalnlna. N. V. Miss Bates' eeaeon In "Nobody'e Widow" haa been remarkably aucceasfnl and while opln Ions vary regarding the merits of tha play Itself, there eerns to be no ques tion but tbst Miss Bates herself proved extremely popular In the comedy. It has apparently been refreshing to see this actress In a different Una of work from that In which she haa been ap pearing for aome aeasons past. Those who know Miss Batea well are aware of the fact that aha Inaisted upon a com edy for her vehicle this season. She had become tired, aha aaid. of the high I)' colored dramatic roles such aa "Cigarette." "The Girl" and "Tha Dar ling of tha Code." a Chsrles Klein, author of "The Gam- kl.n " ts.a aniMinMil hlmaelf at hla Summer home at Rowayton, Conn.. since nis return rrom r.urope. ana ie working on hla new play, which will be nroduced bv the Authors' Producing Company next October. m m Helen Bond, who has Just been en raged by Henry B. Harrla to support Frank Mclntyre In George Bronaon Howard s comedy. "Snobs," made her debut with E. H. Sothern In "If I Were King." playing the part of a page. Her first speaking part was with Elsie Ferguson In "Dolly Madi son." Hpesklng of Elsie, she hss an nounced, in London, that ahe will aue for divorce from Frederick Hoey. son of the late John Hoey. of New York. Hoey was once wealthy, but apent hla fortune, and until recently the pair have lived In a modest cottage at Long Branch, which la tha only remnant of tha extensive property his father for merly owned there. Miss Ferguson's stage income aided materially In meet ing household expenses. When she comes back from London this Fall she will appear In a production as "Dolly Madison." From all over the country come tld- Inga that nearly a dosen stock com panies orgmlsed for Summer runs hsve been forced to cloee. owing to bed business. Each day membera of the disbsnded compsnles are strag gling back to Broadway from tha South. Jvaat. North snd West. Among the fallurea recorded la that of the Margaret Pitt Stock Company, at J Dockstsder'e Theater In W llmlngton. Del. On May 1J unlucky for tbem at least the company closed, with all tha membera out aalarlea and forced to pay their own trsnaportatlon back to New York. Miss Pitt was one of tha early stock actresses In "Portland. e e Charles K. Harrla. the music pub lisher, left lest week for his first sea voyage. With hla family, he has gone for a three months' visit to Europe. e Jack Terry, a nephew of Ellen Terry. Is shortly to sppesr In vaude ville with Harry Webster. Known locally, and formerly a member of the "Madame Troubadour company, e a e "Nadle." who waa a beadllner at the Grand one week this Isst season, wss married a fortnight ago In Cincinnati to Jack Matthews, of the vaudeville tesra of Matthewa and Barrett. e e , a It Is the earnest desire of William A- Brady to present his wife. Ursre Oeorge. la a series of the old comedies once In the repertoire or Ads Kenan. King of Stagecraft David Belasco Present te Rex Oregonus King of Carnival jjp i.'. Al'un".k f-jy m "11 ii si 1 jitter ADAPTED FROM THIS TREACH BY DAVID BELASCO Interpreted by NANCE 0NEIL CHARLES' CARTWRIGHT Aad The FAMOUS BELASCO COMPANY THE GREATEST DRAMATIC ORGAIlATIO If AMERICA Evenings Lower Floor. IS.OO. $1.50. Balcony. S rows. $1.60 tl no- S ntm-fl 7&j? K rawa. Eor Oallerv. BOo. Both Matine Floor. $1.S0. $1.0. Balcony, t rows. $1.00; f rows. 76c: last 11 rowa, 60c Gallery, lac 26c C rows. Lower BA "l H qj 1 3 Ceo. 1- Baker, Manager Special Rose Festival Week Attraction .Starting Matinee Today, Sunday, June 4, 1911 MR. JOHN SAINPOLIS Supported by the Baker Theater Company, in T!i GREAT DIVIDE AS PLAYED BY HENRY MILLER Superb scenic production A living, breathing, realistic play of the great West Throbbing with human passion and emotion Rich in comedy Intense in plot Glorious in color. Stage under direction of Earl D. Dwire. Special Matinees Every Day Election Returns Monday Night Summer Stork Prices: Evening, 25c, 50c; Matinees, 25c, All Seats NEXT WEEK A PARISIAN ROMANCE If his first efforts toward rehabili tating the playa of such authors as Farquhar Vanbruarh. Tobin and Ctbber receive the encouragement they merit, it la possible that Mr. Brady's new thester. The Playhouse, will fill tha niche left vacant In tha hearts of ths public since Auitustln n-aly'a death. see To Kurope they no these actor folk who have worked hard all season. Amona the sea-s:oers last week were Constance Collier. Victor Moore and hla wife. Emma Llttlefleld. AL Hay man. One Kdwarda. Ada Rehan. who goes every Summer to her bungralow In Ireland; Bessie Abbott, Mizxi Hajos. the vsudeville sensation, and Mr. and Mra. Wilton Lackaye. Aa the- latter left the s;ans;-plank on the Majestic he did some of his famous British lion tail twistlna-. 'Tm going; over to see the last king of the islands crowned." he ssid.- "There will never be an other." e a Lucia Moore, a one-time Baker play er, la a member of the Robert T. Haines Stock Company, playing at the West End Theater in New York. PORTLAND II INF Cfi MON- A TUE-S- elaVllA a- 100 ACTS IN 100 MINUTES 7 i MS 1 . r in S .sr. I t i TWIN" LEPfANT8. 03 INCHES TALL STRANGE AND WONDERFUL ALSO HERO OF BIGGEST ELEPHANTS SUPERB. SPECTACULAR, ORIGINAL CIRCUS. 600 People, 450 Animals BABY HIPPOPOTAMUS 40-SELLS -FL0T0 CLOWNS -40 FIGHTING THE FLAMES Gorgeous Street Parade 10:300'CL0CKEACHM0RNIN3 General Admission His Day and Dal. 10,000 Scats Twlca lt Farmer SIm Bring . all the folks and sec for Tonrself a Fifty-Cent Cir cus for 25 ecata. 1 Campsite farms west Dally, s4n erlhlfte, at a end a a. as. Doora Open One Hoar Earlier. 'Tflfl Admitting of a Visit V the Big im U U Airrucc Seat Sale ii Sarrrau, Ctj 1 Cei OAKS PARK GREAT SUCCESS THOUSANDS DELIGHTED ANOTHER BIG ATTRACTION MONDAY, JUNE 5 MARVELOUS DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS GRAND RTVcR CARNIVAL ON THE RIVER AT THE OAKS IN HONOR OF REX OREGONUS BAND CONCERTS EVERY AFTERNOON & EVENING ALL OTHER PARK ATTRACTIONS AS USUAL Admission 10c Children 5c; Under Six Years Free TAKE CARS AT FIRST AND ALDER BASEBALL HKritEATlOX PARK. Cor. Taaa-aa mm TweatT-feeirth Its. OAKLAND PORTLAND ' Stay as, SI. Jena 1, 2. a, . Gas Besrla Weeks' ra aaai). 2iM P. it area p. L.4VIES' DAT FRIDAY Boys Under 13 Free to Bleachers. .Wednesday, People's Amusement Co PHOTOPLAY S OF HATCHLR1! tJAt.ITT IN THEME, ACTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY! Star Theater Absolutely New Today A "see Foartta. Plea for Rational Celebration. Indorsed by All Civic Societies. A Clever rraas. Rich Comedy. Loyal Leve. Splendidly Acted Ro mance. shaase an Mas. Farce-Comedy. Helen Low. Sweetest Singer In Town. Special. Paaadeaa Flawer Feetlval. How Tbey Celebrate In Other Cities. Cassia:, Return Engagement of Jean Wllaon. Oh Joy Theater New Today Her Son. A Western Tragedy, lafaat art Saakevtlle. Western Comedy. The Maataeteera. Military. The Sleets. Comic. Hooaktea the Slaarer. Tivoli Theater. New Today His BahyS DelL Great. A Novel Expert eaeat. Comic. Cns4a Chaaffesrr. Comedy. Sather, fa S laser. Arcade Theater- Hla Ilahya DeaL A Masterpiece. (1 Dsrtrh Gold Ml. tiaaae ef Deeeatloa. Comedy-Drama II bla Blograph. Gflaeore and Forrest. All New Today eslty. Dou. VVK' KY X W W t ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Monday Matinee, June 5th EDWARD ABELES Supported by Miss Charlotte Lander. In, Grant Stewart's International Success. "HE TRIED TO BE NICE" The Bergere Players TflJrZT. Present "Room 44." by Victor - ALBERT HOLB Smalley "He Sings Like a Bird on a Bough "The Wizards of Joy" ' . FRED FREDRICA. Raymond & Caverly Jarvis & Harrison ThoaeTwo Funny German Cornedy Fellow ?"d h.e Glrl oa th Stars Bepch The Modern Hercules ADONIS BeldaiT BrOtherS Presenting an Act Beautiful In Remarkable Tests of Endurance Orchestra FictUTeS EVENING PRICES IS, 2S, SO and 75c DAILY MATI.VEK 15c 25r, 60c HOLIDAY MATIVEES MtM Prices UNEQUALLED VAUDEVILLE Week Commencing Monday Matinee, June 5 ATTBACTION EXTRAORDINARY FITZGERALD'S 8 Eight English Juggling Girls 8 Direct from the London Hippodrome. Olivette Shadowgrapher. The Domond Dno Italian Lyricists. George C. Davis "The Man Behind the Gun of Comedy." Pantagescope Latest Animated Events. The Musical Stipps Artists of the Xylophone. Cameron and Gaylord In "On and Off the Stage.' Three English Girls Acrobatic Dancers. Pantages Orchestra H. K. Evenson, Director. Popular Prices. Matinee Daily. Curtain 2:30, 7:30 and 0. SULLIVAN CONSIDINE I Jff Qf rjfo Grj Tk 1 T I II 'K America's Greatest Military Novelty ICAP THE U.S. A. BOYS A Troop of Drill Masters and Tacti cians in War-Tims Maneuvers and Evolutions MATINEE DAILY at 2:30 roar Sbewa Bandar. Tne Hebraic Humorist atOO, St30. 745 aad SilS P. M. MORT FOX "Just From a Wedding" yf0S. SPIEGEL & DUNN ? 'iiiffsB ' J 3 '' "''fV Two Specialists in "Cork" MANN & FRANKS V Uh'"'irfv1ll 1 1 K'Sl Presenting Their Original Sinking; 4 'TV'iVJ-'Njf'f I rill fJt,.- Comedy Travesty Oddity, "From S'':?Tif&M 1 (I I fypp''-:' the Sublime the Ridiculous" V"H J fcLs"1 aJeV"' M Marvelous ?&2 NELLO 'CF3-i'"?'l9f I I ' jf Assisted by Mme. Nello, In Amazing flT'-W Feats in Balance and Juggling fiip; Special Added Feature' II- NICK LONG AND R-.r Vaudeville f 1 5c IDALENE COTTON UG&L V aUUCVUlCI Presenting Their New and OrlginaT in America 25C CmedleUa- "ei! Troubles" GRAND AS COPE American and European r j -1. MATINEES DAILY AT 2:30 Vaudeville night at 7-30 and stis BUNGALOW " Geo. fu. Baker. Ceneral Manaeer. Summer Home of Keating & Flood's Popular Lyric Musical Comedy Co, THEATER lth and Monrisoa at Hum Mala 111. A te Mirth, Music, Merriment and Pretty Girls. All Week, Starting Sunday Matinee, June 4, '1 1 TODAY The Lyric Musical Comedy Company Presenting the Screaming Farce The Policemen's Ball Fun fast and furious. Not a moment of peace and quiet. West and Vack in the roles of two gay wife deceivers. Jeane Fletcher, the charming Prima Donna, in new songs. All the favorites, including the ever-popular Lyric Chorus. Daily Matinees at 2:45. Two Evening Performances, 7:45 and 9:15 PRICES Matinees, 20c. Evenings, 15c, 25c Monday Night Amateur Night. Some funny new ones this week. Fridays Chorus Girls' Contest. . Moat of the Tlnegar used In Mexico Is J The apple is by far the most Important wine rlnesar and comes from France. In vtw of the shortase of the French erape crop the past year It Is possible that Amer icas" vinegars could be introduced Into Mex loe to better advantage tbaa before. fruit coming to the British market. Amer ican apples are very popular, led by audi varieties as the Newtown Pippin and the Ho-id River. The only objection urged ia that of size. 4 rn in7 n
