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THE SUTAY OREGOX1AX, TORTLAXD, XOTE3IBER 5, 1911. V NEWS AND GOSSIP OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS EDITED IT LEOXR CAM BIKR. PORTLAND folk are alwayg Ui to laara of the tdnnnneal In ar walk of life of any who claim this pot aa homo. Hence new of the uece tn her choeen work as an actress of Cecil Kern, a rorUnd Itlrl. la particularly ratlry1n. Mls Kern, who la th cauirhter of A. E. Kara. publisher of a local Gorman newspaper and who vlltet In Port land laet Bummer, haa been before th pahlls for several yeara and I now r.aplna- th reward of a careful, ron cleotloua struggle which ah ha had for supremacy In hr career. Bhe haa always irtven har work study and th part allotted har hay received -cellent .characterisation. On of har moat flntahed portrayals of Crn tMe Garrison In "Th Man of th Hour." which part aha sustained f-r two irixml and In which aha waa en at tha Bunalow one year ao. Alao aha waa la tha original caat of -Th Revelers," with Charlaa Rich man and for two yaara played tho rol of Helena la -Madam X." Out of a l.nthy Hat of actresses. Mlaa Kara waa recently selected ty Klaw at EH iititr to enact th leading- role of fc ther. In tht firm's eumptuoua revival ef Ben llur." which opanad laai Thursday eventn In Boaton. For th benefit of lniuirlr.s; friends" lot It he known that Mta Kern la on nctreaa who halla from rortland who waa not -a former Bakeronlan." She went s;ralht to New Tork and sot a Job. a a a Orara Van fttuddtford. wh beerln an enaaa'ment thl evenln at tha Hell!, had to itet up yery early one mornlna; Ut week to ratch a train for battle, oit of Spokane. whre the company waa rloln lt ertement In "Th Paradise of Mahomet." .he ordered eof- and rolla for her breakfast. They were brotmht In tha coffee far from etronsr and tha roll Indifferent. Mlaa Van Studdifnrd rested her had on her hand. tirnn her coffee llstlesly, as eh thouarht pessimistically of all th breakfasting woes the followers of th eta" are subjected to. In an effort to cheer her eaairtns; spirits, tho 'ter observed: "It looks Ilka rain, ma am. HtlU stlrrinr. the oomlo opera atar observed apathetically: -yea. It does. 1 wonder why thay call It coffee." a Margaret Illlnirton's company Is be Inc organised for rharles Kenyon'a play. "Klndllnc." which Is scheduled for a New York appearance thla month under tho management of her hus band. Kdward J. Bowes, of Tacoma. Miss Il'.tr.kton'a company Includea By ron Beaslay. Oeorsje Prober!. Frank t amp and Charles Wynaste, both for mer Portland actors. Ann Meredith. Me en Tracy and Annl Mac Herleln. Their season will bealn with a tryout In Providence. 15. I. November M. Evi dently Mies Iltlnerton haa no supersti tions, or thinks at beat she can t har any worso luck with "Klndllnc" than she has lately with some other playa she's tried out a a a In tha cast of "The Third Dearreo. which comes week after thla on to the Heker. Is Franklyn dale, who will be remembered by Tortland peopl for br appearance In th dramatla sketch. "The tieametreas." last season at the l irphciim. lUrrr Porsman. who haa ben ataaro director with th play In one company or another, la actlnc In the same rapacity for thla company, iharacter man with "The Third le-irree- Is Charles C. Hurnham. who Just rested hla elrrty-tMrd mlleaton. atlll rhaslna merrllr over tha stair when ,r. .! folk of his years would b eat fc thin arul and mouthln pathet ically of other da)S. Also In this or ganisation Is Minnie. Radcllffe. onca a leading; woman, and who 14 rear nan played with Stuart Robson at th old Marquam Grand. In rapertolr. e -Th Gamblers.- under th direction of the Authors- rroduclna: Company, of which John fort la praaldent. la booked for mid-January preacntatlon at th lleillc. Tlila plav. by Charlea Klaln. haa been tramendoitsl v auccessful. e e Fdwln Frandt. an actor who pleased Portland exceedingly by hla romantic ecttna- In th rol of Lieutenant Rasill. th aoldler aweeiheart of -The Whit bister." whan Viola Allen presented th pisy at tha Hel'i la pleyln an Im portant part In "Th harden of Allah " e e e Th announcement cornea from Br aboo. tVla, that Allc K!tiltn. dauah ter of th lata Otto Rlnalin. will be come a professional actress this Win ter, followlnc her aprearance soon In an amateur production of Maeterlinck a -Th Intruder.- In which the youn woman Is to play the part of frsiila. For eome time past Mlsa I5lnclln haa teen a lea. line mmter of th I'nlver alty of Wisconsin lramatlo Hoclety. a a a Rrfnr Mare Anderaon da Navarro ailed horn ll other day ah ald f..r publication that she had a per fectly beautiful time durlnar the ten j ri aj riwnted tn rehearsa'a and f'rsi nlahts and rcentloca and dlnnara and raet pertorman-e urpre. -Th prod-i.-tlon of The Harden of Allah" has exceeded ray wlldeat espec-tatlona.- ins said - did not.lmsaln mat such scenery could be painted or that there were any men In th world clever enouah to in arrange the paint ings and propertlea aa to achieve such ertecte It Isn't a little thin, you kuo to reproduce th I esert of Si l ara on a vlaltlne card. You crtslnly l.av rtKht here in America the itreat eet scealc artists 'n th world. -No. 1 am not sorry to b aoln home." she resumed with a tender ami!". "Two very powerful maanets are drawlnc me my boy. who la at collea near Clastonhury Abbey, and inv little alrl at bomo In Worcester shire with her Koverness. I har been Kir from them too lone now." "It a too bid you didn't brlnit them over with you a they could see th play." remarked on of tunae pres ent .Mlea Aadersoo shook her- head. "I don't be. lev In draitgtiia: children abort fri'm one place to another." she .aid emphatically. "I think they should be rotteU Ilka little treea till they et their sriowth." "Hme you sny Idea of beeomlna a play producerT' asked someone. "Ion't tu rind that nd of It tremendously t arintlnT' "Frsnkly speaklrc I should loth t;.- she replied. "Th work her has been dellahtful. I admit. In th first place It was a new eiperlenc for me; In the second p'ace. my co-workera wr ao clever and svmpathetlc. and tn the tMrd plsce everything cam out Jjst rlaht. without a alnxl bit of worry on n;y part. Bjt In aldltlon to th fact that th responsibtlltv of production Is over wheimlnsiy bl for any woman. I feel that whatever work I am to do can b better done In a lelsureir way and In quiet places It Is possible that Mr. 1 lichens and 1 may do another play t.. aether, but we have not a yet def initely planned It. In fact. 1 don t be lieve In definitely planning; anytbn of an artlatlc nature. To b truly areat It must com almost unsouaht. Studied affects are seldom effective. -e Ola Humphrey, the Fan Francleco actress, who I known also In Port land thronah harm appeared her with tearelina oast orcantsatlona. baa acetn -ch.ne-ed her min.1" accordtna; to tabled dlspatcbea. In th surunaUua she acquired th Hle "Tour Hlahness" by weddlnc Prince Ilaessn. a cousin of th Kbedlv of Eaypt. Then, b-caus b wanted her to adorn his hsrem ss leading lady, she left her princely brldearoom and for sereral weeks waa photorraphed and written about dally for th newspapers, l.er principal ut terances belna devoted to "words of warning- to her American sisters who mlsht contemplate m.xrlae with Orl enlala. "uf course, fortunately." she said, -ther are only a few who need auch adrlc. but I think It la my mlasion to hold up th dsna-er signal for that few." Ola'a meeeage ran In th papera for several weeka and waa Impresslrely Ion. Summed op In one word It was "Tn't " Now. however, she Is trylnn to patch up the juarrel and reeurr her tlU and the perquisites that n-o with It. Fallln Ihls. she says, she will re turn to th footlights. e Here's a story that should har been made public weeks and weeks aa-o. When the Mona Lisa waa first stolen managerial foux pas waa mad last week when Werba Luescher built up formidable opposition to one of their own attractlona by sending Allc Lloyd and Louis Mann to play In Montreal. Canada. In separate houses. Mlsa Lloyd la nnder contract to b atarred this season by th yonn firm. Fh came over from London In September pre pared lo twinkle, but Werba Luascher hare been umble to find a play suitable for her; so when she re ceived an offer of vaudeville bookings, the firm consented to release her. pend ln th diacovsry of a satisfactory play. Her first vaudeville engagement was at the Orpheum In Montreal. Now It happened that Werba 4 Lueacher had booked Louis Mann, on of their stars, at another theater in that city for the same week. The little Knglish comedienne proved to he a most mag netic attraction In Montreal and nat urally her tremendous opposition cut down materially Mr. Mann's box-office reeelpte. 8o the New York managers have made a change In Mann'a book Inas that bringa him back Into the fnlted States and out of the Lloyd danger aone. Alice, a haa been her custom for two yeara. will spend CbTlxtmaa with us In Portland. Ethel von Wal.lron. a former Tort land girl, who Is playing Myrsa In Ed gar Selwyn's play. "The Arab." Is the flrat actresa In many moone who ar rived In New York for the first tlm with a contract In her pocket to ap pear In a production on Broadway. Thla rrank Coff.nb.rry. over a, the Orpheum. , "-'r"VZ h m i m imnron nriifi I - - ... remarked and publicity agent, there "8av. have you heard about th steal ing of Mona Lisa :' "Ah. gw'an - said Mark. "W haven't In Los Angeles when "The AraD was given a try-out In "stock" there last Spring, and her performance ao pleased him that lie Immediately engaged her PORTLAND GIRL WHO 13 PLAYING ESTHER 15 BEN HTJR I '! 'I ' I ' I i' i I . ' " . i S' nr; . . , -V MISS CECIL KKIl.t. anybody by that name booked, and be- aldea I sbould think you've been at thla bnslnesa long enough to know when soma bum actres Is trying to pull a prs story on yuh?" e e Verily that nebulone quantity liter ary ability aeeiiie to be a part and parcel of th Cohan family equipment. Ilere'a tieorge M.'e small nephew, tha 9. year-old son of Josephine Cohan N'lblo and Fred Ntblo not only follow ing In the histrionic footsteps of hla forebears but like his uncle, having a fling at plsywrltlng. He haa set the atmosphere of his story In and about Monroe. N. T.. and haa for a rll Istn a man who steals peanuts from th beautiful heroine a damsel who worka In a general store. In accordance with older and prescribed methods the young author aeverely puniahea the vil lain before the story ends. Youn Mr. Ntblo haa artistically Illustrated the book In pencil, prominent pictures being those of his entire family, the Mayor of Monroe and a racehorse with a toothache. In th front, where the preface ouaht to be the price of the book Is fixed at IS. and "If you haven't gut that mutch how mutch have you got?" little Nlblo aska t'ncl George 1 sending no small copies presumably for advertleln rather than for any real literary value It might contain. e e One of fhoae unheard-of thlnrs a to go to New Tork and play the aame part there. Miss von Waldrnn waa born In Omav ha. Neb. Her fathor waa a newapaper man In that city. Soon after her par enta moved to Portland, where her father took a position with The Or gonlan. Miss von Waldron made her dehnt on th stag In the same way aa did Helen Ware and Fernanda Ellscu. aa an "extra" girl tn "The Little Minister." at the Raker Theater here. In order to discourage her from continuing fur ther In th profession, George L. Dakar, tha manager of tha company, for weeks and weeks mada her act aa a "super." Finally, finding that he could not deter her from her purpose to continue on the stage, ahe waa glren th part of Maude Chandler In "The Middleman." In thla play ahe really made her debut In a apaaklng part. Her experience for th next few yeara waa that of all young women who be come Identified with "stock" oom pairlra. namely, playing In different tlllea with these organizations. Miss von Wsldron says that after playing a different ahow every week for several years, and then playing th same part week after week, ah thlnka the actor who has a role In a production earns his money with very alight effort. e e Totilso Gunning. In her muslrat aim- mm mmw folio Remick's star dance no. 11 it mow ready. Thi book containn The Latest Popular Hits O fi Arranged for the Piano. Ift the big JP "jT w masic booh of the year. Oar price... These Hits and 36 Others You'll Do the Same Thing Over Again Who Are You With Tonight (Van Alstyne) We've Kept the Golden Rale (Wenrich) Sugar Moon and Vale of Dreams Silver Bell and Open Your Eyes On Mobile Bay and Bye and Bye Le Make Love Among the Rotes My Hula Hula Love; King Chanticleer I'm Pin'tig for You; Cotton Time Alamo Rag and Band, Band, Band When Ordering by Mail Add 7c for Pottage "When It't Music or Pictures Co Where the Crowds Co" 322 Washington Street, Portland, Or. HEILIG THEATER Seventh and Taylor Streets Phonea Mala 1 and A 1123 Four Nights Beginning Tonight XO MATINEE) v Daniel V. Arthur Prewenta ' TH! PEERLESS AMERICAN PRIMA DOJf GRACE VAN STU IX THE EXUIISITE PAISIAJf COMIO OPERA "THE PARADISE OF MAHOMET" EXCELLENT CAST SPLENDID CHOHrS ' AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA PRICES Entlr lowr floor. ILBO. Baloony. L T6c 50c Gallery. 0c- SEATS ARE ROW BELLING CARRIAGES. ACTOS. lOeiS O'CLOCK ces. "The Ralkan Princess." already haa begun her tour, which will bring her out to the Coaat. ... E. r. Price, manager for Robert Hlll lard In hla play, "A Fool There Waa." haa started for the Paclflo Coast, hla first visit out thla way sine he di rected the Alcaaar Theater. San Fran cisco, before the fire. a Catherine Counties, who Is Mrs. E. D. Price In private- life, and who Is Ihls season starring !n "The While Sis ter," played In Boston last week and while there was the house guest of Anna Eva Fay. the spiritualist medium. ... . In order to attract theater-goera tp a playhouse In Holyoke. Mass.. the management la distributing aa prlxea euch articles as women's dresses, furs, gloves, hats. etc. All that la necessary to obtain one of these useful things Is to hold the correct number, but before doing ao a ticket must be purchased at the box-office. Which auggests that th local theater managers could im prove on the Idea In these days of high cost of living by presenting the lucky patron with aome luxury like a dozen fresh eggs, a roll of real butter or an honest steak. Or they oould devote a little attention to their man patrons and give a pair of auspendera, a few rheka or a dreaa shirt to the holder of the prise number. At the Theaters Continued frlm Pl nights and a Saturday ginning November 16. matinee, be- "TTTE THIRD DEGREE -BAKER Charles Klein's Play TViH Be Here for Week'a EngiiRenient. The presentation of Charles Klein's play. "The Third Degree." at the Baker all next week, commencing with Sunday matinee, with a cast of play ers which Includes Franklyn Gale. Minnie Radcllffe. Charlea Burnham. Nell Barrett. Harry Foreman. Kenneth Stuart. Wesley Todd and others, should attract 'unusual attention. Mr. Klein Id this play haa written a more virile contribution to dramatic litera ture than he did In "The Lion and the Mouse." it la asserted. The scenes of the play are laid In New York and deal with a certain condition of aoclal life In which so ciety leaders are the central flgurea. In working out the story, the author attacka the method used to pick out those entitled to social preferment, the distinction acoorddd only by heri tage and birth. This play la aald to mark a atep forward In the evolution of the drama. HEILIG THEATER Seventh and Taylor Street Phones Mala 1 and A 1123 3 Beginning Next Thursday, November 9 Special Price Matinee Saturday HENRY B. HARRIS PRESENTS THE COMEDT OF CITY LIFE The. Country BY EDGAR SELWYN Splendid Cast Complete Production Comedy Saccesa of the Age If. T. Post PRICES Ereninge Lower floor. 1.S0. $1.00. Balcony, B rows. $L00: 6 rows. 75c; 11 rows, 60c Gallery. J5c-5c. Saturday matinee Lower floor, J1.00. Balcony. 6 rowa. 75c; In rear flrat t rowa, 60c Gallery. .Sc-!5c SEAT SALE OPENS NEXT TUESDAY. NOV. 7. 10 A. M. Boy I SEAT SALE OPENS REXT FRIDAY, NOV. 10 1 HEILIG THEATER 4MIT REblNNING SUNDAY NOV. 12 Special Prle Mat. Wcdaea. Th Most Sweeplagly Seaaatlonol Dramatle Sneoeaa Ever Known la Thl Country H. B. WARNER And tb Original Vm York Tbi-tr N. Y. Company S rmm In New York S Record Wooks In Snn Jennet-. In rnnl ArnMtrvnv Dramatization of 0 Henry'i Short Story- Maftorpleoo. ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE Llebler Co.. Managers Evenlnts Lower floor. " 1.50: Balcony. 11 rows II. rowa 73c 6 rows ioc: Gallery, reserved and admission, aoe, TCJaes1y Matinee t-ower floor. IU30. 1: Balcony. 6 rows 11. rows T5C 11 rows 60c: Gallery. 3:. 25c. HEILIG THEATER NOV. 16-17-18 THE SEASON'5 FIRST GRAND OPERA (Sung In Engllab) pel Price Mat. Sat'dr JOSEPH F. SHEEH AN America 'a Greatest Tenor Exerlleat Caat Splendid rtirus taanesttd Orebearra "THE LOVE TALES OF HOFFMANN" First Three Performances) M;?:;r..e"iL trovatore- ivjZ"" Evenings tl. on. $ 1 .f0, 1.00. 7Sc. SOc ' Faturdav Matinee 11.50, $1.00. 75c. 50c AKER Theater 13 k9 ! I v Main 2 A S2SO GEO. L BAKER, Manager TODAY 215-AH Week-TONIGHT 8:15 BILLY (SINGLE) Offers a Merry Musical Feast Served in Two Courses CLEVER PEOPLE If L 35 80 SUM THE AND THE IT WAS GOOD LAST YEAR IT'S FAB BETTER THIS fcWfaT e i Jky.'- NEXT WEEK. The Third Degree NIGHTS, 25c. 50c 75c, $1. Bargain Mat Wei. 25c San.4Sal.Malj. 25c, 50c Phones Main 6 and A 1020 ADVANCED, VAUDEVILLE V Monday Matinee, Nov. 6tn Pat Robney & Marion Bent Presenting 'THE BUSY BELL BOY" Ed F. Seynard Pauline Moran Mazie King & Company Lynch & Zeller Three Hickey Brothers ( Les Arados ' EVENING PRICES IS, 25, SO and 75c DAILY MATUTEE 15c, 26a, 60c. HOLIDAY MATINEES Nllht Price. UNEQUALED VAUDEVILLE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY MATINEE, NOV. 6 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT. Barney Fagan and Henrietta Byron America's Kollicking EaertainerB of Musical Comedy Fame. y THE TTVOLI QTJABTET Masters of Harmony PALMER AND LEWIS Dancers Unique . CAETER AND BLUFORD Colored Entertainers. HAPPY HARRISON AND HIS MULE, DYNAMITE MISS MAY CLINTON The World's Champion Sharp shooter . PANTAG0SC0PE Daylight Animated Events. Popular Prices Matinee daily. Curtain 2:30, 7:30,ad 9 o'clock. Grand Opening NEW PANTAGES THEATER, Seventh and Alder streets, NOVEMBER 20. FORMERLY THE GRAND 7 Week Nov. 6th SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE America's Foremost Character Actor Harry First AND Florence Hadley &. Co. In "The Strongest Link," by Herbert Hall Winslow TTie Recent London Hippodrome Sensation 1 Charles Montrell Britain' Whirlwind Juggler . The Comedy Favorites Howard & Lawrence Presenting the Laughahle Satire VTlie Ftage Manager" Th Medley Man In Brown Richard Hamlin Singing and Dancing Vaudeville's Daintiest Maids The Two Roses . Offer Claseical and Popular Selec tions on tlie Violin. Cello, Piano and Cornet Special Added Feature An Artist to His Finger Tips Edward Clark The Actor-Author, in Character , Delineations Grandascope Peoples Amusement. Company 20,000 Feet of New Films Today Price: Balcony 10c; few choice seats Rear Floor 20c; Loge Seats 25c. . PEOPLES THEATER WEST PARK AND ALDER STREETS Opening Bill Followed by THE COLLEEN BAWN S Solid Reels 3, and a BIOGRAPH COMEDY. THE PEOPLE'S QUINTET, in a Medley of Irish Songs. Grace Josephine Browta, Singing "The Star, the Rose, the Dream." Show Rung Continuously From Noon to 11 P. M. STAR THEATER Always the Big Favorite Picture Show. All New Today. A DIVORCE CASE: Biograph Comedy. A NEW SIXCITV'G Tl'BN. THE COWARD Military Feature. GIRL. IN MOTOR-BOAT Comedy Drama. . ONE ON RENO Satire. ARCADE I.OVE AND HATRED Drama. BILL. B I'M PER Comic THE GOSSIP Comic JEAN WILSO N The Old Favorite. ' TIVOLI LITTIB INJTN and THREE BIO FILMS, with EL.WKL.L. THE GREAT. All New Today OH JOY THE MEXICAN Drajna. INDIAN STRATEGY Thrill ing. Ol'TWTTTING PAPA Merry. GEORGE EL. WOOD New Singer. CRYSTAL i.ove Mori.ns labor and THREE OTHERS, with MISS NEILSON New Ballad-ist. in Auetrla a woman was recently sent to Jsll foe opening- her husbind'i mall. sne Wan a suit for divorce on evidence ob tained from -the letter nd her huelmnd retalllated br eendlnf her to Jail for open Ins the letter. Near Frankfort. Germany, the are build- : Ins a "harvor" or covered depot for air- ; ships. It will be constructed of iron and ; supplied with sates on two sides broad j enough and bigh enough to accommodate i the largest ship of the Zeppelin tpe. I