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'II you evr notice how lik onto
t!i Ubl let at bomrdinK school
I th Muan of theatrical pabu
lum? Verily It t ao. When the school
ppena in the ta, the table sroana "
rr a-oOxl eat and the boarders all
write home about the excellent cul
etnr. The ml.ldU of the term hah
mad kliinry atcw occurrinr with alarm
ln(c reaularlty as the pleco do resistance
for lunch, and lamb In all Its dubious
history, from ruast to frlcasse. aa the
main discussion at dinner. At Christ
mas time, t'a trr and the end of the
school trrm the mrnu picks up sur
rrlslnirlv. Yoa see the f Irla are oinir
home then, or pusslng vacations with
frlrnds. and the manacentcnt docs not
can to have odious cumrarisona made
lleside. aren't the dear iclrls Trospec
tin students for the new terra? iUnce
the bait becomes better.
Just so U the theatrical food. When
the seasun opens we s;vt so many nood
shows. Bred at us that our appetites
become satiated. Then. In the mid
season, we have a list of offenses
handed out that makes us howl and
wonder what a trood show really Is
like. Atjaln. when, as now. the regu
lar theatrical season begin to round
the carve on the homo stretch mix
In: metaphor of eats and horses the
managers actually, outdo themselves,
seemlna to want nothing so much as
to give irood measure, pressed down
and running over.
- proof ul this is evidenced In the Hel-
lig attractions last week. "Kxcuse Me'
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turn loose just that many more boosters
for tho show every-week, and the re
sults on business for the balance of the
week more than offset the loss from
selling seats at half price fjT one
night."
In returning to his first stock prices,
those charged for admission to the
original fiuker Company ten years ago.
and Tetrasslnl. and the Tlddlsh Opera , Manager Baker believes he has struck
Company. In the Baker's offering. "The a chord that will meet with great favor.
Newlyweds." the heat musical comedy I foma there may be who look not be
nt Its season, an. I the Lyric's tntroduc- I yond t!M surface of things and who
tin of Kite and Cad v. weSI-known wlii think at first that the company or
comedians, to hold up the fun end of productions may have been cheapened,
trwlr attractions. The vaudeville houses. Hut such Is absolutely nut the case
too, cramni.'d their bills Ith good
things. Certainly no nni had anything
to romplaln of theatrically laat week.
To gel down to present tacks. I.ulu
Closer, who made one of tho big local
hits of record at the ild Marquam
seven years airo In 1h1Iv Vardea." Is
opening tonight at the Hrllljr In her
musical comedy, "Mlsa Dudelsark."
Verbal and L.uec!ier. who sent us "Ths
Spring Mal.l. ' and Alice Uoyd. In
-Little Miss Kit It. are sponsors for
Mls Cllaser's starring piece. The scenes
of the operetta are laid In Scotland.
wlti plenty of plaids and kilties for
atmospheric color, and m story that Is
romantic as well as musically of Inter
est. Miss C. laser Is surrounded by a cast
of well-known players and brings along
a special orchestra.
On Thursday nlnht "Madame X" re
turns, wltn Adeline L'unlup again In
the tills role. This play of mother-love
most unusual and thrilling as a stase
production. Is being sent here by Its
producer. Henry V. havage, who In
variably does things well.
For Kastrr week, beginning next Sun.
d.iy. April e are to have "Kebecea
of Sunnybrook Farm. that quaint, de
lightful and edifying piay dramatised
ft... . story.-
fomtQrf 10 t.he lleliii; on April IS. 1C
and i: is Klsie Jauls In the musical
plav. "The Pllm Princess.- April In. It
and 10 witnesses William Kaveraham
In -The KsuD." Ills wire. Julie Oj'p.
appears as his leading woman.
The new season ( stock at the Raker
is ushered in t Cxi ay. At a matinee ths
loyal patrons of tnis theater wiil re
ceive aa introduction to the new com
pany, which, as an acting organisation,
haa been picked Individually as well
as collertlwly on genuine worth. Maude
Leone Is the new. leading woman and
Wltlard M.ick the. leading man. Their
support Is a strong one, and In their
first play, "The Fourth Estate" will
be In fine fettle. Added Interest cen
ters In the fact that this presentation
is Cie first for "The fourth Kslate" In
Portland. It was produced In New York
under the 1iebler's banner with Charles
Waldron In the leading role, but was)
never sent to the 1'aclflc Coast.
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Manager Baker has conceived ths
Idea of giving a bargain performance
every Monday, starting tomorrow even
ing. This Is entirely a new Idea and
should prove an Instant success.
"There are several reasons for this
move." said Mr. Baker. "In the first
place Monday has always been our
weaken night, business naturally drop
ping after the busy Sunday, and other
playhouses having their opening per
formances that night. So we are do
ing this to stimulate business, and the
house Is plenty big enough to hold
satisfactory receipts as soon as ths peo
ple understand about It and begin to
come.
"It will take the place of the Wednes
day bargain matinee In some respects,
as all tie matlr.ee are burgalns now.
Also I have no fear but the general
feeling Is going to be that this Is on
of the greatest companies I have vr
offered the Portland public, and the
strongest line of plays. By having big
houses Monday to start the week, 1
and they will soon have that Huron
dispelled, for unless all signs fall there
was never a batter Baker company
than the on that opens today. And It Is
a sure thing that the royalties fur the
plays that have been announced are
double those that were paid formerly.
It resolves Itself simply Into a case
Of about double the number of seats In
th new Baker Theater from what
there were In the old. and the fart that
competition In the show business here
now Is very keen, while In those days
there was practically none at all. It
th Baker stock company becomes any
where near aa popular as It was when
people were turned away a 1 moat every
performance, unable to get seats, th
season will be Just aa profitable as It
was then, despite the higher cest of
everything connected with It.
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"At th Fair." which has been hold
ing th Lyric boards for seven after
noons and nights, ends with tonight's
performance. "Th Composer," one of
klce and Cady's best offerings, opens
the new week at tomorrow's mstlree.
The Uaby Olid Is the newest terpslcho
rean novelty to be put out by the danc
ers at this popular little playhouse,
Two big arts head th Orphenm "hill:
one Is Lucy Weston, the dainty English
comedienne, and t'other is the Seumaa
McManus players, who present th Irish
farce "Th Lad From Lrgymor."
On th new bill at the Empress will
be th Fol de Kol Girls, a dashing
dancing and singing act. Princess Vic
toria, th smallest woman In the world,
makes her first appearance In Portland
via Pantages, as their headliner In
singing act, with Seymour's- educated
and musical dogs.
IXLC GLAER IS AT J1KILIG
Well-Known Conrr-dlcnnc Will Ap
' pear In "Miss DudcUack."
After an absence of six years. Lulu
Olaser has returned to Portland. Be
ginning tonight and for four nights
and 'special Wednesday matinee, she
will be at the Heillg Theater. Seventh
and Taylor streets. Miss Glaser'a last
visit to this city was In "Dolly Varden."
Eh la known among comic opera
comediennes for her winning person
ality, beauty, vocal ability and mad
cap methods. She Is making a trans
continental tour, which has Included
In the Eaat only Boston. Chicago, Phila
delphia and Washington.
The operette Is an established Euro,
peao success. Its alluring and, tuneful
music and romantic story having given
It popularity In every Important city
on ths continent. - It was secured soon
after th success of "Th Chocolate
Soldier"" and "The Spring Maid." and
It Is aald to have much ot the musical
quality and charm of those sensational
successes. Its scenes are laid In the
Highlands, giving opportunity for plc
turesqu staging and costumes.
"Miss Dudelsack" la aald to give Miss
Glaser the best role she has bad since
"Dolly Varden." Thar ar many sung
numbers, all of " the whistling sort,
while much of IU dialogue la set to
music, giving It aa unusual operatic
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value among musical productions. "Oh.
You DHrllng." "Pluck Not the Rose"
and "Ride. Red Captain. Ride," ar
typical Viennese song hits.
Miss Cilaser is surrounded by a caat
of well-known players, the principal
rotes being filled by Thomas Richards,
Oeorge Urahain, David Torrence, Ar
thur Hyde, Wilms Wood and Roeetta
Nler. The chorus. Is said to be notable
for its singing ability 'and the ore
chestratlon ia. so elaborate that a
score ot musician's are required.
BAKKH STOCK COMPANY H EKE
Popular Organisation Begins Season
Today Wllb "The nourth Estate."
The opening of Baker Stock Com
pany, which takes place at th Baker
theater today. Is an event of much
more than ordinary Interest for thou
sands of. theatergoers of this city, and
the surrounding smaller cities as well,
for the popular organisation has built
up a substantial following during the
years It has been- before the - public
and one that In remarkably loyal In
Its friendship and esteem.
The company hat not been seen her
for' nearly a year, and Manager Baker
states that Its period of Inactivity has
been due to several causes other than
th want of patronage. For Instance,
at th beginning of the present ssason
there were practically no new plays
to be had for stork purposes and th
old ones of merit had all been used too
recently In this city to offer so soon
again. Also on account, of . long time
agreements It was absolutely necessa
ry to play the road attractions that
have given general satisfaction at the
Baker all season.- But now th- season
for tbes Is ended, and also a splendid
line of new plays, great New York
successes, hav Just been released, giv
ing amusement seekers a line of at
tractions such as have never been
presented before at popular prices
anywhere. Th list of plays to ba
presented ' for this Spring season is
announced elsewhere and Is Indeed an
Imposing one. -It -begins with "The
Fourth Estate." which opns this aft
ernoon, and this is generally conceded
to b th most powerful newspaper
play over written. The play deals
with ' th power of the modern press
and Its general Inclination to wipe
but corruption In politics, and Its great
seen shows the composing- room of a
big morning dally Just at th moment
of going to print a sight few people
have ever witnessed, outside of th
employes themselves.
Th leading man of the Baker Stock
Company Is Wlllard Mack, on of the
best known In the country, who, with
Maude Leone, as leading woman, and
a rostet mad -up of people of great
ability and standard reputation
throughout the country, doubtless will
cause the organization to spring Into
Instant popularity and success.
Matinees will "be Sunday and Satur
day. Monday night will be bargain
night every week, an offering unprece
dented In theatrical annals In this city.
XjVCT WESTON TOPS ORPHET7M
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Noted Songstress One of Daintiest ol
' English Comediennes.
..Songstress of not, ah. Imitator who
has won praise from newspaper critics
all ' along- th Orpheum circuit and a
little actress of charming. personality
Is- -Lucy-"Weston, first headliner of a
big bill to opes at th Orpheum at th
matinee tomorrow afternoon. Seumas
McManus players In a realistic Irish
drama, "The Lad From Largymore,"
top the second half of the bill.
Lucy Weston's precursor heralds her
as th daintiest of English comedi
ennes. Her prettiness delights the eye.
she is gowned handsomely, her vole
Is of great range and pleasing and she
is said to be most versatile. Miss Wes
ton, is .particularly charming In - her
portrayal of ihe Quake.- girl In which
ah makes er first hit. From this
prim role she Jumps to the portrayal
of saucier types, and her every number
wins Insistent applause. Not yet in
her tour of th Orpheum circuit has
Miss Weston been allowed to bow her
final adieu until she answered numer
ous recalls.
The Seumas McManus players, the
second headliner, are extolled princi
pally for their realistic characteriza
tion of true Irish types and reviewers
say their vehicle, "The Lad From Lar
gymore." ' has done more than any
other bit of drama to j revent presen
tation of poorly-drawn characters
stamped as Irish by unscrupulous
Thespians. Seumas McManus was one
of th first to oppose such dramas as
false, and the appearance of the Seu
mas. McManus players is aald to have
offset In great measure whatever bad
effect has been caused by untrue stag
ing of Irish types. - Miss Bessie Lee Is
leading woman of the Seumas McMa
nus players and three men of great
talent appear with her In "The Lad
From Largymore."
A number bound to please Is New
bold and Grlbbln, musical comedy
stars, in songs, dancing and Imper
sonations. They appeared before on
th Orpheum circuit and In their re
turn engagement they will bring a
new series of laugh-getters In songs
and mimicry. Mr. Newbold's Imitation
of Percival Right In "I've Got a Mot
ter" has made him celebrated In the
vaudeville world.
Wormwood's canines and comedy
monkeys are listed as being among the
best-rained animals In the world.
They will be seen In comedy and nu
merous feats difficult even for hu
mans to perform. This promises to
be an especially entertaining number
for children. Stewart Sisters and
their escorts ar on of th alaboraUly-;
staged numbers of the bill. Each Is
a dancer of merit and their "War of
the Rose" or Btatue dance is pro
claimed as one of the big things of
vaudeville. Willis and Hassan, mas
ter equilibrists, will entertain with
surprising feats In hand-balancing, and
Siegel and Matthews are billed to en
tertain with banjorlne-playing. Both
are experts on the musical Instrument
that is most difficult to master.
Mclntyre and Heath will close their
engagement at the Orpheum tonight.
SMALL WOMAX TO PERFORM
Princess Victoria Will Be at Pan
tages for Week.
At the Pantages for the week com-
and Verdi, the Waup comedians, will
present their novelties. Every word of
their comedy is said to be funny, and
their parodies are bright and fresh.
As a comedy replete with laughable
situations, "A Case of Divorce" Is pre
sented by Harry Brown, the veteran
player and his company, which Includes
Miss Adele Marie. The plot has to do
with tho matrimonial woes of a young
couple In a New England village. Mr.
Brown, as the village counselor, and
Miss Marie as the vexed wife, appear
to advantage, while the supporting
company is happily cast.
The Musical Goolmans are recently
from Europe. Their Instruments are
the xylophone, marimbaphone, and oth
ers of like type, and upon them they
play many sweet melodies of the Old
World and the New.
Late stars in musical comedy, Roy
Clair and Ruby Lang, are said to ba
clever patterers and singers. The Pan
tageoscope will show new animated
events.
' Champion Ad Wolgast and his sup
porting company, with a bill of vaude
ville will be seen for the concluding
performances this afternoon and to
night. GIRLS ADORN EMPRESS BILli
"The Card Parly" Is Selected as
Headliner of Show.
On the now Empress bill, which
starts with the Monday matinee, thera
will be more girls than usual, and
every one is suid to be talented in
addition to being handsome. The act
selected to head tho show Is "The Card
Party." This is a tabloid dramatic af
fair, involving the past of a woman.
The scene Is laid in the apartment of a
broker, and the situations are carefully
developed to the climax. Joseph Slay
tor plays the husband and his support
is adequate. The playlet Is unusual.
Of all the musical acts in vaudevilla
there is none with a better reputation
than Waterbury Brothers and Tenny.
This trio has been together for yearn.
Tenny is the comedian of the act, and
as a burnt cork funmaker every move
he makes is said to bring laughter.
Aside from the comedy element, the act
is declared to be high grade with re
gard to music, for all three of the per
formers are expert musicians.
Four great big beautiful dolls are tho
Fol De Rol Girls. This is a musical
quartet of attractive women. They have
some dashing dances and they also
know how to sing and play. The num
ber promises to be among the most
popular on t' w programme.
In the Eas. Iss Joaie Flynn is a
favorite on the vaudeville circuits, for
she Is considered among the most clever
comediennes on the stage. She has
original songs and patter and her
characterizations bear the stamp of
novelty.
Still another woman on the bill is
Anita Bartling. Juggler. There are very
few women who can. Juggle, and Miss
Bartling is one of the limited number.
In addition she is a balancer, showing
some new ideas and novelties in her
work. Miss Bartling haa recently com
pleted seven months' engagement at
the Tivoli, in London.
From Paris comes Mile. Luplta Perea.
a daring little aerialist. who is making
her first tou rof America on tho Sulli
van & Consldine time.
The present bill, which has held the
boards the past week, closes with Sun
day's performances. On it is George
Auge, the giant actor, and the Four
Hodges in their musical act.
menclng with the matinee tomorrow at
2:30 P. M., the Princess Victoria, said
to be the smallest woman in the world
and the only prima donna of her size
ir. n.ihiii-. will ha heard in vocal and
instrumental selections, supported ' by , nnlnvablfl evening will be spent by Eee
Seymour's Musical Dogs and other acts. : jnff these clever Broadway stars and
Princess Victoria will make her West- j the new company,
ern debut here. Her voice Is powerful During the production "the Gaby
for one so small, and her tiny fingers Glide," made famous by uaDy uestys.
LYRIC OFFERS LAUGIIMAKEll
Rice and Cady to Be Seen in "The
Composer."
The new Keating & Flood Musical
Comedy Company, which opened at the
Lyric Theater last Monday, has made
a very favorable impression upon lovers
of musical comedies. They are about
the cleverest aggregation of players
ever presented in this city in this line
of shows and judging from the Hand
some receptions accorded them during
the past week, Keating & Flood have
gathered together a company of artista
hard to surpass.
For the coming week, commencing
with tomorrow's matinee, "The Com
poser," a show full of laughs, comical
situations, pretty girl3 and catchy mu
sic, will hold the audiences. Rice and
Cady, in their own original way, will
handle the comedy roles and will be
seen to a good deal better advantage
than In the opening bill.
The more you see of Rice and Cady
the better you like them, as they have
a way of presenting their productions
that always make them a hit wherever
they appear. All their presentations
are clean and witty and will appeal to
the most skeptical person. In "The
Composer" they will appear at their
best and a good nearly taugn ano an
tickle the keys of her baby grand piano
in melodious harmony. The Princess
Is but 25 Inches high and was born
In Australia 22 years ago. 55ne nrsi ap
peared In the matchless Irish gem,
Klllarney" and "Harrlgan," In the cos
tumes of Erin. A particular hit is
"Woman, Wilful Woman," in which her
sparkling magnetism is given full
scope.. Her technique on the piano Is
said to be wonderful, and critics in all
parts of the world have admired her
Work. Saturday afternoon Manager
Johnson will give a special children's
matinee at which the Princess will be
hostess.
Seymour's Musical Dogs are widely
famed. The dogs perform difficult feats
and the harmony rendered by the clever
animals Is, In several instances, as
well done as that by humans. Their
selections show a wide range. One of
their "stunts" Is a comedy In one act
entitled "A Villain at Lunch." and the
quicwltted flogs play their parts
without a master on the stage to give
them orders. Much special scenery Is
used In the production of the act
For th first time in Portland, Clarke J
known as the girl who caused the
overthrow' of the Kingdom of Portugal
and who later married Harry Pllner,
will be presented through special per
mission from the Shapiro Music House
and Gaby herself, by Miss Eugenie Le
Blanc, the chic soubrette, and Harry
Burgess, the eccentric comedian of the
company.
This dance caused quite a furore at
the Winter Garden, New York, some
time ago, when Gaby, at a salary of
$2000 a week played there. She was
on the same bill with Rice and Cady
and because she did not come West Mr.
Rice was enaoled to get her consent to
produce it. This will be the first time
It has been seen west of New York.
"The Composer" has a small : plot
with funny interchangeable situations
that 'will cause a riot of laughter. Miss
Le Blanc, who won instant favor by her
clever work, will be seen in an entire
new role. Miss Middleton will be cast
in a part that suits her and Harry Bur
gess will be to the front in some more,
of his eccentric work.
The Honey Girl chorus, which is the
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