THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 17. 1911.
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R..1ATIC Intrmt of Ut WMk
for th most part comedy at
both Dlayhounr. The advent of
The Fortune Hunter." long heraMrd.
V11 of primal Important-. It atayed
with us a week. prontble week, too.
for both the show-shoppers who saw
It and as well for the man behind the
box office.
Porttandur were given an opportu
nity to see Josephine Uohan In a, new
line of work, as an emotional actress,
or at leant In a role that called for
considerable power to repress emotion.
It's to be her forte from now on, aha
says, and the lure of danrlng with
brother Georsie," as she merrily dubs
him. holds no enticement for her any
more. Kred Xlblo, too. waa introduced
to us In a way that will help us to re
member him pleasantly when he comes
back next seasun. aa he contemplates
doinjr. In a new play.
Mr. Cohan (licorice M.. of course) has
promised the two Xlhlos a brand new
production, somewhat -after the order
of their present vehicle.
Marcaret Mayo's delightful story of
the liltlo clrcutt-rlrier. Polly, waa one
of the bettl offerings the Baker man
augment has recorded In Its list of
attractions at this popular playhouse.
With the tnntinee this afternoon
"Three Twins." always likable and
laughable, return's to stay one week.
Krents scheduled for early visitation
at the llellltr Include "Seven Pays." the
comedy of house-party errors which
opens on Thursday, the 21st. for a
f our-evenlns; enlevement.
Portland Interest Is aroused in this
afternoons concert by the symphony
orchestra at the HelMic. This evening
1 r. Kddy lectures on spiritualism, "a
seance for the purpose of developing
sslrlt p'jwer la the light." accordlnK to
the rress comment. ,
-Christmas attractions at the Various
playhouses include Montgomery and
ftone in "The Md Town," a musical
comedy, at the ilellis; Ueorce Sidney
in the t hUaKo musical comedy. "Hixiy
Jxxy." at tho linker, and' "The Scnool
t;irl" at the L rlc. Hy-the-by. this
will bo the first visit to Portland of
Montgomery and Stone and Ueorfce
Pldney a. well, and the entertainments
taey are brinKiliK are maktni; a ftreat
noise all alonic the line where they've
been appearing. "The Old Town" com
Inc; up via San Francisco and the
"Bixxy Ixmy" one by way of the'North.
Tomorrow tl:e I.yrlc puts on' a new
Mil. "The tilrl and the Prince." closing
"The llcnperk Family" tonight.
Helen ;rantley heads the new Or
pheiim ntTerini; vlth a dramatic play
let entitled "The Itltrht Koad." Another
headllner Jointly with Miss Orantley 1s
Felix anil Carre, two younir people on
their first tour of vaudeville, who have
leaped to stellar Importance throuKh a
peries of character Impersonations they
present.
f'antaces Is to have a triple head
liner: Henry Cite and company, an
Knxlish Importation, have a comedy
act. ".Motorinic": "The Melnottes." a
sextet of slack-wire artists, la an
other big number and "Count the
First." a chlmpanxee with alleged icray
matter, sharea first position.
A veritable roumi of fun Is prom
ised In the act. "A Iay In I'onvllle."
which Anna Buckley brlnits to head the
Kmpress bill. Featured at this house
of irayefy Is Harry Thompson Jn his fa
mous monologue. "His Honor the May
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MKVEX HAYS" ECI.L OF L.WGIIS
llrlllK rultinr on Ural Comedy This
Week. Resinning TltarsUai.
"Seven rays." comlnit to the Helli
Theater next Thtirsdsy cfrnlns:. foe an
enacement of four nlphfa. with a Spe
cial matinee next Saturday, is the com
edy that kept Portland LfcUKhini; fur a
week last season.
Csually a quarantine is to check an
epidemic. One uuarantlne has caused
an epidemic. This quarantine la In
"Seven lua" and It has caused an epl
ilemlc of l.-iuuhter. Of spirits there
are two kinds In "Seven lays" that
raise all manner of fun. one la a
gnost. or is inuuciti to be. It s a male
ghost, as proved by Its theft of sus
penders. A female ghost would have
no use for suspenders. The other
spirit Is In a cocktail. One sip of It
and a young woman "sees things."
For the entire week the quarantine
lasts In "Seven Days" the spirits In
crease the perplexities of the fashion
able New Yorkers who are shut up In
the house with them, while they drive
a policeman to pursuit from basement
to roof and back again. Discomforts
of quarantine are Increased by vaccina
tion. The vaccinatum "takes" when
the quarantined party ret the hours
attractively fitted up with a roof gar
den, and they hare clothing brought in
from outside.
The women's gowns, by the way, are
the real thlncs. right from Paris.
There are doings all through "Seven
ls s." In every fraction of a second,
and they are too funny to be told. They
have to be seen to be appreciated and
w-hee seen tiiey so tickle beholders
that they laugh for many times seven
days at the recollection of them.
Messrs. Waicenhals V Kemper are
vending this comeuy here with the cast
that made the record of a third rear
on Broadway. It comes direct from
tiie Astor Theater, in New- York,
where at the beginning of the season
It reached a third year.
"Seven Pays'' has been played In no
less than seven languages and has been
a pronounced success In each one. The
Fngllah veralon hns created more fun
than any work offered In thl country
0m a.ns;iand In the paat dosen 7
Portland gave the piece
record business last year.
THREK Tn'I.VS;
Joseph M Ga lies' Famous Musical
Comedy Ojiens Tikis Afternoon
"Good wine needs no bush" Is an old
adage, and a good show. needs not the
deft pen of an alert press agent to
boom It. Thatls the - reason why
"Three Twins," which opens today at
the Bnker for the week, with matinees
also Wednesday and -Saturday, needs
no allurflng announcement to pack
every theater where It plays.
Kver since Its first production It has
caught the fancy of the public and
the story Is so amusing, the- music Is
so fascinating and the general produc
tion on such a scale of magnificence
that It always Is a welcome visitor to
every city, no matter how many times
It has played there. Other musical com-
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Miss Betty LJovd. a member of
"The G'rl, the Man and the Game"
company, seen here five weeks
ago. who has been 111 in Portland.
Is now note to Join the Company.
While the company was playing
In Leadvllle. Colo., lu October.
Miss Lioyd broke her arm. She
is a Very plucky girl, and kept on
with the show until It reached
Portland. But her arm caused
her so much pain that-she oalled
In Dr. CS. T. Trommaid. who found
that her arm. had not been set
properly by the doctor in Lead
vlUe.' It had to be broken and
reset. She could not go on with
the company.
Miss Lloyd's brother is a. Knight
of Pythias. He Is past chancel
lor of Columbia LaKige. No. 11. of
Milwaukee. Wia and when the
Knights found out that a sister
of one of their brother knights
.was !ck In the hospital without
friends or money, they immedi
ately did everything to make her
comfortable. When she was able
to leave the hospital. E. S.
Vlulmby. a member of the order,
looked after hr.
Miss 1. 1 o y d Is Miss Lillian
Kempf. of Milwaukee. Her father,
wae John J. Kempf. one of the
best-known politicians there. He
was State Senator In 1SS7, and
State Treasurer of Wisconsin in
Ivor.
will mark their first In vaudeville- At
the conclusion of their present tour,
the Melnotte-LaNoles will return for
a Summer season as. one' of the leading
features of Klngllngs' circus.
A potpourri of song and dance will be
offered by the Tower Brothers and
Miss Mabel Darrell, one of the most at
tractive young women I In vaudeville.
The brothers have starred In legiti
mate musical comedy assisted by Miss
Darrell. Catchy songs, laughable lines
and whirlwind dancing, mark the pre
sentatlon of the act.-
Sol Berns is well known In vaudeville
mat iunny nine ueorew wnose
funny stories never failed to create
laughter. His humor Is of the infec
tious sort and his parodies are most
amusing.
New animated events will te chosen
by tn.e Pantagescope and the Pantages
Orchestra will be heard In enjoyable
selections.
Signor D'Urbano. the eminent Italian
maestro, and his band of 21 members
will be heard in' their final perform
ances this afternoon and tonight, sup
ported by a programme of excellent
vaudeville.
edles have lugged in new melodies and
put In .new specialties because there
were spots in the book that needed
strengthening, but not so with "Three
Twins." Its dainty and pretty story, its
unexpected flashes of wit. Its numerous
ludicrous situations and, above all. Its
melodies, which delighted everyone,
could not be improved upon, and so the
whole story and the music are the
same.
Yet It is different with the scenic
and costuming part of the show. That
Is all new this season, and on a scale
of magnificence never before attempt
ed by the manager of a musical com
edy. It will delight the eye as the
story and the music of the play will
delight the ear. The company Is com
posed of people who have made indl
vldual hits In the past years, with
George Kbner. a droll comedian, as
suming the leading role, supported by
Miss Gertrude Hutcheson, a dainty bit
or femininity playing the part of Kats
In such a delightful and refreshing
manner that critics in all the cities
where she haa played have raved over
her.
CAPABLE MISS GRANT LEY HERE
Two Big Headline Attractions Are
Planned for Orjlieum This Week.
Miss Helen Grantley, the charming
and capable actress who Induced Israel
Zangwill to equip her with a vaude
ville sketch, will be' the first of two
big headline attractions at the Orpheum
Monday afternoon. This time Miss
Grantley will be seen in an entirely
new vehicle, built along lines that are
neither hackneyed nor trite, "The
Klght Road." She Is supported by i
capable company. "The Klght Road1
is a dramatic incident in the lives of
two female thieves and an officer of
the law, and the role of "Peggy" I
said to be particularly suited to the
talented actress. .
The other presentation which Is de
signed by the Orpheum management to
make the week preceding the holidays
one of rare enjoyment for theater pa
trons is the engagement of Seymour
Felix and Amelia Claire, the youthful
pair who have been the 1911 sensation
of the vaudeville world. Both still
In their teens, this couple have been
developed by Ad Newberger into most
accomplished Imitators. Such welt
known performers as Richard Carle,
Hock and Fulton, Montgomery and
Stone. Jeff de Angells and Irene
Franklin are mimicked at their beat.
That the new bill will be in keep
ing with any extravagant claim that
may be put oat Is evidenced by the
announcement of the appearance of
Gordon Kldrid and his players in that
tremendously funny sketch, "Won By a
Leg." and which convulsed Portlanders
on a previous occasion.
Harry Puck and Mabelle Lewis will
be seen for the first time here. Mr.
Puck Is the residue of that old-time
pair of entertainers. Puck and Puck,
his alster having Jumped theatricals
for matrimony. With Miss Lewis, how-
ever. Puck is able to put over his own
original songs with as much effect as
In other days. Everything In their kit
Is new and original stuff.
Abbott and White as, a team of piano
piayers ana singers wno xurnisn id
minutes of delight and are only al
lowed to escape after their repertoire
has been looked over about three times
at every performance.
.Edna Esmerelda and Elaine Veola
are a pair direct from a long run at
Hammerstetn's. and the bill is com
plete with the presentation of the
Esthor Trio, who perform on either
their hands or feet as may be most
convenient.
The Eight Palace Girls and Ray
Samuels will be seen for the last time
at the performances today.
PAXTAGES BILL ATTRACTIVE
Three Headline Acts Are Billed for
Coming Week.
Harry Tate, the noted English come
dian and his selected company In "Mo
torlng." Count the First, the Almost
Man. and the Melnotte-LaNole troupe
of aerial acrobats are three headlined
attractions coming to the New Pan
tages. Seventh and Alder streets, for
one week only, commencing wnn me
matinee tomorrow at 2:30.
Stamped aa one of the cleverst sat
Ires on a.utolng. "Motoring" created i
veritable sensation when presented
at the London Hippodrome recently.
Harry Tate in the principal role plays
the part of the English squire wno
tried motoring as a pattlme and for
the sake of his son. Mr. Tate is an
extremely amusing comedian and keeps
the audience in an uproar. His com
pany has been carefully selected and
much elaborate scenery is used in the
production. Among me enecis usea is
fully equipped automoDiie.
Count the First is known to the
world as the Almost-Man. his feats of
human Intelligence being unparailed
Invthe history of animal training. Har
ry DeRosa, the celebrated animal train
er, took Count la cnarge wnen tne
Simian was but a few weeks old. and
carefully brought him up aa though he
was a child. Count will eat. play, ride
a bicycle, skate, and bring melody from
various musical instruments with all
the cleverness of a human being, and
at times his likeness .to a little man
becomes almost uncanny.
Seldom have such sensational feats
been attempted as those accomplished
by the Melnotte-LaNole troupe of aerial
acrobats. These folk of the air have
been -the featured attraction with many
large road shows and this engagement
EMPRESS
Canine Play Is Especial Attraction
to Youngsters.
An especial appeal for the children
will be on the new Empress bill. There
are two acts on the new programme.
which opens' Monday afternoon, that
every child will delight In and the older
people will appreciate. The head of the
bill has been assigned to one of the
most pretentious dog acts in vaudeville.
It is different from nil other canine
turns. Anna Buckley's "A Day in
Dogvllle " shows dogs doing strange
feats. Tho animals enact a little play
without a word of command. Each dog
does his own part and plays It for
all the laughs possible. Other dogs
waltz, dance and do other tricks.
Another number In which the young
sters will delight will be Madam Bar
tholdi's cockatoos. They are the most
gorgeous plumed and rarest birds
known and are not like the ordinary
cockatoos. One of these feathered crea
tures has been taught to ride a bicycle
The birds are under perfect control and
the reports along the circuit are all in
the warmest praise of this act.
Harry Thompson is' accorded the ti
tle of special added feature. ' Thomp
son Is known as "the Mayor of Vaude
ville." As a story-teller lie has few
equals and no superiors. Thompson
discusses the eternal feminine and the
eternal politics, so that there is some
thing for women and men to laugh
at while he Is on the stage.
"Yesterday" Is a sketch on humorous
lines dealing with the far-away days
of youth. It Is ably played by Guy
Rawson and Frances Clare, the latter
being a charming little comedienne
and Rawson being a comedian who has
won his laughs in the legitimate.
Making classic music popular Is the
ambition of Newell and Nlblo and that
they succeed is a foregone conclusion.
They are International instrumental
lata and will be one of the brightest
spots on a bright programme. A lyric
soprano of unusual power is Belle Dix
on, a singing comedienne, who -was
educated in European conservatories
and is now making a limited vaudeville
tour.
Sunday's performances will be ' the
last of the bill that has held the boards
the past week. It Is the best show
the Empress haa had In weeks.
'GIRL AND PRINCE" TO BE SEEN
Lyric Theater Bill This Week Prom
ises Real Entertainment.
The Girl and the Prince," the new
est, prettiest and funniest of musical
comedies is the title of the bill to be
presented at the Lyric Theater for the
week commencing with tomorrow s
matinee. This will be another big
laughing show, filled to the brim with
pretty girls, catchy music, stunning
costumes, and a dozen features that will
be absolutely new to Portlanders.
This play is the latest and most suc
cessful musical comedy that Allen
Curtis, the popular director of the
Keating & Flood Company, has se
cured, and It will be the first time
that this play has been seen outside
of New York, where it had a success
ful run of over 20 weeks. The setting
is laid in London, where a newly rich
American soap manufacturer has taken
his family and is making every effort
to get into royal society. He gets
mixed up in his endeavors and with the
complications that arise is the founda
tion for all kinds of rich and Joyful
comedy. Jack Curtis as the newly- rich
American, Edward Allen as his butler,
Maybelle Baker as the American girl
who does not care for royaity, Llllle
Sutherland as her chum, Carlton Chase
as the spendthrift, Frank Vack as the
.Prince, Ernest van Pelt as the bogus
Prince, Mj-rtle Guild as the Princess,
Jack- Wise as the theatrical booking
agent and the famous chorus of beau
xles as society leaders, make ip an ag
gregation of talent that will compare
favorably with many of the higher
priced attractions that come to this
coast.
There will be all kinds of novel
electrical effects and the music will be
of the latest, the numbers being pre
sented as heretofore with a precision
that has made the members of this
clever company so popular. There will
be the usual two night performances at(
7:30 and 9:15. with the exception of
Friday and Sunday, when the curtain
will rise on these nights at 7 o'clock
on the first performance. There is a
daily matinee at 2:30 and the chorus
girls' contest after each performance
on Friday night.
PEOPLE'S ATTRACTIONS BRIGHT
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Human Interest and Pictures of Ad
venture to Be Shown.
The variety" of topics offered in to
day's photoplay programmes through
out the first run .circuit of the Peo
ple's Amusement Company is remark
able. History, tragedy, education,
travel, and descriptive blend with
comedy.
The People's will offer "A Timely
Lesson," which administers the right
kind of .a rebuke to fickle husbands.
"A Queen's Tragedy" takes up a period
of French history, and is remarkable
for the beauty of its costuming and the
richness of color. "The Brockton Fair
and Horse Show" possesses every kind
of interest, dealing as it does with one
of the greatest fairs of the country,
and "The Hack-Schmidt Bout" is a car
toon of a kind that will make every
body laugh. As an extreme novelty,
the management will put on B. F. Dris
coll, one of the leading cornetists of
the city, and the Roma Duo will offer
an entire change of songs.
Next Thursday the People s an
nounces the beginning of a long en
gagement for Messrs. Confer, Wilson
and Bauer, one of the most popular
trios of local singers who have ever
appeared In Portland.
The Star show will be equally as
entertaining, consisting of "The Substi
tute." showing bravery on the part of
a telegraph girl; "Love at Gloucester."
a beautiful tale of the sea, "Industries
of the South and West," interesting as
well as educational, and "A Polished
Burglar," Just a bit of comedy to set
off the bill. The Singers at the Star
will be the Doric Trio, better than ever,
and Jean Wilson.
The Arcade Theater will have "An
Early Episode , of the Mormons, or the
Mountain Meadow Massacre," which is
of the most thrilling character, yet en
tirely true to history; "A Mother's Re
morse," showing the neglect of a soci
ety woman for her child, and the
method adopted by her husband to
bring her back to love and duty, also
a double biograph comedy, "Taking
His Medicine" and "Her Pet." The
management could not iiave moulded a
better or more suitable bill for its pa
trons, and takes proper pride in pre
senting this well-blended show. Alex.
Barthold will be the vocal attraction.
The Oh Joy will feature "The Cow
boy Coward," a breezy Western drama;
George Warrington s Escape," tnrill
ng American history; "Stage-Struck
Lizzie." decidedly novel and funny, and
George Elwood, the popular singer.
The Tivoll will feature "The Tragedy
of Old Age," as well as three other
films, and Arthur Elwell. the well-
known baritone.
The Crystal promises a show up to
the usual high standard of the house.
appear at the Heilig Theater in Port
land on Wednesday evening.
Melvln Ogden, director of the club,
has played in several of the churches
of this city during the past few years,
and R. B. Powell, president and leader
is well known in professional musical
circles of this city as a trombone
player. Other Portland men In the club
are: Raphael Geisler. Harry Ding, Chi
nese soloist; Kenneth Frazier. Bert
Gerrard. Del Stannard, Harold Qulgley
and Homer Marls.
The club offers a varied programme
this year consisting of stunts, take
offs, trombone and piano solos, musical
sketches and a musical playlet. In
which L. O. Crane is supposed to visit
the University of Oregon for the pur
pose of taking notes on the evils of
college life. All of the sketches Intro
duce not only solo work, but also en
semble singing by the entire club,
which has been brought into excellent
balance and control by the able coach
ing of Mr. Ogden.
"THE OLD TOWN" DUE HERB
Montgomery and Stone Will Open
at Heilig Christmas.
Montgomery and Stone in "The Old
Town" will open at the Heilig Theater,
with a Christmas matinee, and will
close Wednesday nijrht. December 27.
These entertainers have been, associ
ated with musical comedy since they
presented "The Wizard of Oz," eight
years ago.
A special added feature is the en
gagement of The Old Town pony
ballet, comprising eight young dancers.
who, in addition to their dancing num
bers, will introduce 'several novelties.
BUSY IZZY'" IS NOW ON WAY
George Sidney's Famous Character
ization at Baker Christmas Week.
The merry, musical comedy, "Busy
Izzy," with George Sidney and an ex
ceptionally large cast heaMed by the
charming comedienne. Miss Carrie Web
ber, and containing sucn weii-Known
names as Dick Hume, nick Basil,
Frank Qibbons, Walter Webber, Leona
Burrad and Lottie Llscord, comes to
the Baker for Christmas week, start
ing next Sunday matinee.
. "Busy Izzy" has- undoubtedly taken
a firm hold upon the affections of
amusement seekers, for the reason of
its many side claims of superiority of
construction. With a well-developed
plot to guide the action of Its manifold
met i uncut, ii J icyuieu i ouoocos nuwi
novelty of scenes and incidents as
would naturally enhance the value of
its character as an entertainment
which is novel in the extreme.
One hundred square yards of leaf surface
keep the air pure ror one '
would suffice to
man. but the leaves of
size present a surface
square yards.
tree of moderate
of many hundred
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Gerrrnde Hutcheson, Who Will
Appear In 'Three Twins" at the
Baker Tata Week.
MAJESTIC BILL . IS VARIED
Programme Has Musical and Pho
tographic Numbers.
The programme at the Majestic The
ater for today, Monday and Tuesday Is
varied. The musical attractions are
said to be exceptional.
Harry Mayo, late of the Empire City
quartet, is filling an engagement at the
Majestic During this programme he
is singing "The Vale of My Dreams,"
with pipe organ accompaniment, and
The Rag Time Violin."
The Majestic Male Quartet, composed
of Messrs. Conley, Emerson, Whlpp
and Bowman, are members of the
Apollo Club, of this city. They are
singing "My Lady Chloe, and "My Pal
Is Mary Mine,"
The picture programme's feature is
entitled "Her One Day's Dream." This
is a drama with -artists from the Im
perial Theater of Tokio. The staging
and settings are Japanese. - It is the
tale of a Japanese girl who loves an
American.
"The Turn of the Wheel" tells a story
of how a burglar prevents suicide. A
scenic film is the view of Genoa, Italy.
"The Little Chaperone" is a comedy
giving an exhibition of child acting,
and filled with funny situations.
GIFTS and
CALENDARS
Reduced
AYe will not carry over one
dollar's worth of Christmas
merchandise.
"Eleventh-hour" shoppers
will not only have the advan
tage of selecting from a most
desirable choice of useful nov
elties, but also be benefited by
the following price reductions:
25c Calendars ...15
50c Calendars 35
75c Calendars 60
90c Calendars 75
50c Christmas Books 30
40c box Initial Stationery 30
SHAVING SETS, yA OFF
AVith reversible mirror; ordi
nary and magnifying glass; cup
and brush attached; $1.50 to $5
values, now 14 less..
IF HE SMOKES-
nothing can be more presentable
than a smoking set 50c and up.
Cigar Lighters, 5c to S1.00
Fountain Pens $1.00
THESE POPULAR SONGS
15c EACH
Oh, That Navajo Rag
Do It Now
PORTLAND BOYS IV GLEE CLCB
Annual Concert of Cniversity of Ore
gon Organization at Heilig.
Nine Portland boys are with the Uni
versity of Oregon Glee Club, which will
Gee! 1 Like Music
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where the crowds go.
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