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BT LEONE CASS BAER.
ALICE FLEMING'S coming home
to the Baker Theater and her
trlumpl) personal and poid
tlT la the role of Mrs. Jim
Barring-ton In' "'Wildfire" ; la to'.' o
down In Baker-theater history ar one
cfl the events of stellar magnitude.
"'J'lldflre, played '"to capacity business i
tof several seasons. First, It's a good 1
plfcy for stock presentation; second, the '
' Baker players are equal to the demands
of eack and every role; third. It wac
Miss Fleming's opening week, beside,
all of Vhleh t was the only play pre-:
sented In Portland during the Festi
val: Also it rained.' That of itself f
the' best drawer of' theater . crowd,
kifown to local managers. There's r
plfcce else to go, and people pack t.'
hHw honsea ' 80 that Is a few of ti
urwers of the unexcelled patronage
tr Baker last week. "
iThe Hetllg had the Klnemacolor 1
prbSuctlona of the Durbar all wei
showing each afternoon and night ' '
big, audiences. Until the 21st the the- ,
ter will be dark save for the recital
given Wednesday, the 19th, by Kath
leen Lawler Belcher. Then arrives Hen
rietta Crossman in her new and, ac
cording to reviewers, snocessful com
edy "The Real Thing." written by
Catherine Chlsholm . Cutting. Miss
Grossman's engagement is for two
nights only. '
Ftr seven nights, beginning June 23,
Margaret Ulington In Charles Kenyon's
gripping story. "Kindling," opens at the
Helllg. . - This Is considered the most
Important' American play produced this
season. Idas Ulington, In the role of
Maggie Schultx, is said to be a better
aotresa and a finer one than at any
time earlier In her career.
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Cathrlne Countiss , will . open her
Summer engagement of sis weeks at
the Helllg on July 14 In a repertoire
of her moat successful plays. Sidney
. Ay era, long a favorite In Portland, and
former leading man with the Baker
Company, Is to play leads with Miss
Countiss.
"The Bin Mouse" la one of the most
widely' discussed, farces put out in late
years. It has just been, released for
stock. ' i .
Clyde Fitch adapted this little fare
comedy from the German, and when It
waa first sent' out by the Shuberts In
this country -It waa the Inspiration fo:
a considerable stir amongst the watch
dogs of pnblio morals and the uplift
of drama In general. But aa on com
pany followed another and plays of
much worse caliber flooded the theat
rlcal market, public censure simmered
down and that same censuring publir
became aware that It-had been acting
as a real live; up-to-date press-ages.
In advertising a really clever and hu
mdrous farce. The original plot may
be,' risque and in some Interpretations
might be very naughty, but Clyde
Fitch baa departed greatly from any or
ail of this in his translation. Betides.
Alice Fleming Is to have the role of
the Blue Mouse, which ia double as
surance, if such were needed at the
Baker Theater, that the character will
be a delightful, sparkling and thor
oughly charming one. Harry Hill lard
has been assigned to the role of the
young secretary, whose brilliant scheme
for personal advancement is the cause
of the poor little Blue Mouse's troublea
One of the most commendable pro
ductions of the Baker season will be
Frances Hodgson Burnett's play of the
MDOon slums, -me Dawn of a To
morrow." This la to follow the "Blue
Mouse" and Miss Fleming will have.
tne roie or uiad. . in which we saw
Gertrude Elliott last season. Also this
win be the fifth of the Llebler ft Com
pany successes presented by the Baker
Company this short season. "Beverlv
of Graustark." a sequel to "Graustark.1
the romantto play- dramatised 'from' the
novel of George Barr McCutcheon. la to
vpen dune v.
Headlining the Orpheum bill 'Is the
eight Ellott Savonas. the only' Saxo
phone band In the world and masters
esias or otner instruments their to
tal used In the act numbering SO.
At the Empress a sensational aero
atlc turn is topllne . attraction. This
consists of the Eight Dollar Troupe,
the feature act being a big musical
novelty presented By the five Nessea
Pantagea is to have as Its headline
the Five Columbiana in an abbreviated
musical comedy, -
"REATj THIXG" COMES JCXK 20
Henrietta Crosman Said to Excel In
In Play Coming to Helllg.
"Beauty may be only skin deep, but
mip.hty few of us would ever make
that journey up the church-aisle skin
ned; and it's up to as who have made
the journey to keep the cuticle on."
Thus spake the "widow" in "The Real
Thing." the comedy that Henrietta
Croaman and her company will present
at the Heilig Theater Thursday and
Friday nights, June 20 and 21.
Sounds interesting, doesn't it 7
Listens like It might lead to. some
thing. Well, New Tork said that It waa the
beet comedy -that had been there In
years.- proof of which It ran for months
at the Maxine Elliott Theater there
to capacity. No play that Mtss Cros
man has had haa met with the in
stananeous success accorded "The Real
Thing." Now. "The Real Thing- la a
ptay for the masses, not for the-clBssea.
The millionaire and- the working
have - both run up against the same
proposition. The tramp .couldn't be
cause he haa no home. As the little
girl In the play says:
"I'd rather be a peacock'' than a
goosie, so I would," which Is simply
another way of saying what Dr. Woods
Hutchinson, wrote in the Saturday
Evening Post some weeks ago, that a
"Bird of Paradise will always sell for
10 times as much as a Plymouth Rock."
"The Real Thing" was written by Cath
erine Chlsholm Cusbing..'a Washington
society woman, an to Judge from the
quotations of the play Hhat have been
beard hereabouts, she has got this hus
band, wife and mother businesa sized
up about right. Mrs. Cushlng wlshet
it stated that she does, not believe in
plays with lessons, or If ;they are les
sons, they ought to b sugar coated
with laughs and Interest that the deal
public will, swallow them without the
usual bitter taste. Henrietta Crosman
too, argues that the theater is the
place for amusement and relaxation
and if play a must, teach lessons they
must also 'amuse. With both 'Star and
author arguing In this fashion, no
wonder it stayed .In New lork lor
months, and was the talk of the town.
'The- story of the play is something
like this: A girl champion tennis
player, singer, athlete, all-round good
fellow, marries. Husband attracted
by these very things, falls In love with
her. for them. Soon as married, wife
becomes absorbed In household duties
and rearing her husband's family.
Dutiful mother? . Yes, but she fcgels
her husband.
81ster comes along. She's been mar
ried -now a' widow. Astounded when
she learns her sister Is too busy, look
Ing after- her family, to ever bo any
where with her . husband. More as
founded when she sees ber brother-in
law kl&slng wife's understudy, but too
sensible to tell the wife. Simply de
cided to awaken the wife to the fact
that sne has a husband, and because
she la married does not mean that she
can go about in -curl papers and dress
Ing sacques all the time. . The reunit
ing of the wife and the spoiled chil
dren and the dear husband accomplished
in time, but the widow forgets she has
her own love affair, and geta all tan
gled up in that. Eventually everything
turns out right, and everybody Is hap
pier than they ever were before.
Miss Crosman plays the -widow," and
she is surrounded by the "wife," the
"husband." the "understudy," the
"children," -and the "old beau."
"The Real Thing" is undoubtedly a
delightful evening's entertainment.
THE.BLrE MOCSE BRINGS FCN
Much-Discussed Comedy Is Offered
.. by Baker Stock Company.
Theatergoers are more or less famlljar
with the sensational Shubert production
of "The Blue Mouse;" which swept the
country a few seasons - ago . and the
aiscusslons as to Its being an absolutely
clean and moral attraction. The ques
tion was finally aetted to the satisfac
tion of all but a few who are never sat
isfied with anything not of their own
making, and has at last been released
tor stock companies.
Baker Stock Company will present
"The Blue Mouse" this week, opening
with today's matinee. Alice Fleming is
In the title role the .winsome and dain
ty Paule.tte near-actress and girl of
temperament, who engages- to assist
a young husband to get a coveted pro
motion In his position by making love
to the husband's employer. After see-
ng the old gentleman's nagging wife.
the audience is prone to oe in sympathy
with' him in his little Journey to the
Fair' Isle of Flirt," but the scheme
admits of all sorts of. possibilities, of
which- the authors have not failed to
take advantage. Pauline enters Into
her part of the game with a vim that
'starts -things, to the amusement of the
audience.
The young wife beeeraee "Involved,
as does his father-tn-law and a lot of
other more or less busy people, and the
fun becomes an uproar before the fin
ish, which of course brings about an
explanation for every misunderstand-
ng and happily avoids what might
have been real tragedies. The play la
adapted from the German by Civile
Fitch, and its success has been phenom
enal from the beginning.
Miss Fleming will be most happily
cast aa the flirtatious, cajoling Paul-
tte, with Harry Hllltard in the comedy
role of the young secretary, and all the
other members of the Baker Company
in roles for which they are especially
fitted- 'The Bine -Mouse" will continue
t the Baker all-week, with a matinee:
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MtSIC ORPHEUM'S HEADLIXER
World's Only Saxophone Band,
Fresh From England, Attraction
The Elliott Savonas. a family of eight
and forming the only saxophone band
In the world, .tops the -bill to open
at tha .Orpheum tomorrow afternqon.
Each of the musicians can play 50 in
struments, and in the finale, "William
Tell." In which a storm Is depicted.
they change from one instrument to
another without missing a note. The
fc.lllott Savonas are bHled as Eng
land s Musical Marvels ' and' are on
their first American tour. Their cos
tumes are gorgeous and the stage set
ting for their act Is magnificent.
Nearly all the instruments played by
the Elliott Savonas are new to Amer
ica . .. -
Graham Moffatt'a company of Scot
tish players held second place on the
new1 bill In "The Concealed Bed," a
comedy written by the author- oi
"Bunty Pulls the Strings." - Real Scotch
atmosphere and real Scotch dialect are
a feature of , this act, the players two
women and three men' coming -direct
from Glasgow to present the Highlands
comedy along the Orpheum circuit.
Ray L. Royce, noted as the Quaker
father In "The Girl of My Dreams,"
will be seen In monologue. In which he
will Imitate eccentric characters, nis
specialty is the impersonation of op
posing lawyers and the judge in a
courtroom scene. His summing up of
the case Is declared to be a vaudeville
classic
Then come the five Plroscoffis, who
are on the posters as "Europe's Great
est Juggling Act." The Piroscoffls
juggle everything from dishes to fur
niture without a hitch, and in -closing
their set - they throw bats over -the
heads of the audience, each sombrero
returning to the caster thereof like a
boomerang.
Maud Ronair and Joe Ward will pre
sent "Ocean Breezes," a potpourri of
dancing, singing and chatter; Mr. and
Mrs. Elliott, harpists and singers, are
sixth, on the new bill, and Jeter and
Rogers will amuse with their brand-
lew antics on skates.
Frank Keenan, eminent star, appear
ing at the Orpheum in "Man to Man,'
will close his engagement tonight.
PAJfTAGES' OFFERS NEW STAR
Marilyhn" Miller Makes ,Her First
, . Appearance In the West.
Vaudeville at its best will be the at
traction at Pantages for the week, com
mehclng with the matinee tomorrow at
2:30, when the Five Columbians, with
Miss Marllynn Miller, will appear In
an original tabloid musical comedy.
Miss Miller is a star of no little re
nown and her appearance with such a
sterling, organization will make all the
more attractive, her first engagement
here ' The Columbians are celebrated In
the musical- world, but they have never
essayed a Western tour until Alexander
Pantages engaged them to play an ex
elusive tour on bis circuit. The plot
of the comedy Is fast and replete with
funny situations and the songs Intro
duced are melodious and of the sort
that the gallery gods and the leaders
of the bald-head row whistle as they
leave, the playhouse, one of the surest
indications that the attraction has suc
ceeded In pleasing. Gowns of recent
Parisian creation, brought to the States
especially for the act. will be worn by
the feminine contingent and will create
no little attention. The scenic and
electrical effects are unusually elab
orate. Mile. Columbian is the youngest
toe dancer In the world and her work
alone is responsible for encore after
encore. Miss Miller will also prove ex
tremely attractive, while the other
members of the cast will be found well
fitted for their' positions In the cast.
George . Tall man, the wizard of the
cue, will be another important attrac
tion on the programme and his dem
onstrations of the mastery of the cue
will arouse no little enthusiasm. He
is the greatest demonstrator of the in
tricate game of pool and his table is
banked with huge mirrors, so set that I
everyone in the audience will have no
difficulty id witnessing every shot.
All the difficult shots known to poo:
experts will be carefully played and
explained, and Mr. Tallman will accept
any and all bona fide challenges from
local cracks, the matches to be played
either in private, or public.
The Bel Canto Trio Is composed of
entertainers who know their business
and prove themselves to be admirable
entertainers. Numerous musical Seleo
tlons are introduced and the members
of the company enliven the progress of
the act by the introduction of several
rattling, fast dances " and much true
humor.
. Charles ' Hasty, bef.t known to pa
trona of vaudeville as the Hoosler Boy,
will amuse with his sparkling whim
sicalities. His parodies are all funny
and his jokes are new. He carries
speolal setting, and when-. the curtain
goes up he is seen In the roll of
country bumpkin busking corn. Every
move he makes teems with Irresistible
humoT- and he will enjoy encore after
encore.
: What promises to be the treat of the
season for the Scotch patrons of vaude
vllle will be offered by the Four Gor
don Highlanders in a series of original
dances and songs. The organisation
Is one of the best ever presented here,
and several of the latest song successes
of the Highlands wUl be heard. A rat
tling fast sword dance concludes the
performance. The Pantageseope will
show recent animated events.
Arthur La Vine and his .large com.
pany will be seen for the final per
formances this afternoon and evening
In the musical burletta, "The Flying
Dreadnaught," supported by a bill of
banner vaudeville..
EMPRESS SHOW FULL OF LIFE
Wcll-Distribnted Programme of Spe
cialties Billed for Week.
If only half the things said of the new
bill coming to the Empress are true
then the patrons of this house will see
a great show, a bully show, the ensu
ing week. Reports on each act. on .the
new programme, as received from
houses on the Sullivan & Consldine cir
cuit, assert that the specialties are ex
ceptionally good. The new bill starts
with the matinee Monday afternoon.
For - the . headline offering Sullivan &
Consldine are sending a real winner.
The circuit has secured for a limited
tour the noted Eight Dollar Troupe, the
athletic act which' for six months has
been one of the most important fea
tures at the New Tork Hippodrome. As
soon as the Hippodrome closed for the
Summer this noted aggregation of ath
letes was placed under contract. The
Dollars are eight of the finest athletes
in the world.
Brilliant is the act or tne r ive uu
slcal Nosses. This is a standard act
of established . reputation. The act Is
riven in nicturesaue surroundings and
costumes under tne tine in uio ee
vllle." Typical Spanish airs are played
and the scene represents the ancient
town on a gala day. Those who appre
ciate melody- will And the Five Nosses
one jof the best acts of the kind that
they have ever listened to. ;
-?Mr vouna- women are the Dixie
Girls, atrio of singers,-who will have
a good spot on the programme. : They
have a cerefully seleoted repertoire of
songs which they render in a manner
to captivate all hearers. The aet Is an
assured success, for It has made a hit
wherever presented. -
Uno Bradley and If yon don't, he will
Introduce himself with a monologue.
Uno Bradley Is considered one of the
few original monologue comedians play
ing the West this summer, ana nis say.
inn are ananny. "
When It comes, to juggling, Richard
Wally has no superiors, waiiy.wnt in
troduce some new and novel feats in
this style of entertainment during his
engagement at tne empress, urenier
and La Fose have an acrobatic talk-
fast. As comedians wno can do daring
stunts while cracking jokes, they are
In a. class by themselves, mere will
be pictures to close the show.
Sunday's performances will be the
last of the bill which has been occupy
ing the Empress stage during Rose
Festival week. On this bill la the noted
character. comedian, Nat Carr, with his
neredles: "Like Father, Like 800," a
rattling farce, and several ether acts ,
that combine to make a ual vaudeville
entertainment. .
SEW PICTURES START TODAY
Programmes Change and Good Bills
Are Promised. .
The -new programme today at the
People's, Star and Arcade theaters are
of exceptional merit. At the People
there are four well-blended films, the
feature being "Prisoners of War,"
splendid picture representing Napoleon
Bonaparte at the Island of St. Helena.
The artist port aying the part of Na
poleon does his work with extreme are.
and nis makeup, costume and manner
ism represents graphically the great
French soldier.' "The Light That
Failed," another strong feature, deals
with the question of capital and labor
and contains a number of novel situa
tions. "Honey Bug's First Quarrel" Is
a comedy unusually funny, as Is also
Peplta s Escapades, made by the cele.
brated Pathe firm. Confer. -Bauer and
Wilson, the famous trio, will sing. The
many patrons will be glad to learn
that Fred Bauer, the tenor of the trio,
has recovered from tonsllltlts and will
make his., reappearance with the trio
today.
At the Star Theater the feature will
be "Days of Terror," a photographic
reproduction of the horrors of the
French revolution, showing how the
true nobility went to death amid, the
hoots and bowls of the French mob.
"An Indian's Gratitude" Is an excellent
Western drama, and "Neighbors" and
Ketchem Kate" are two excellent bio-
graph comedies. "Catching Crocodiles'
is an Industrial film, showing the pur
suit of this sport on the banks of the
Nile. Today will also mark the Intro
duction of Miss Rae Saunders, charm
ing mezzo-soprano. . Today -and tomor
row the Star will have an extraordi
nary attraction In the shape of. an il
lustrated lecture,. "Paradise and Purga
tory." -
At the Arcade Theater the manage
ment will present The Girl Strikers
something entirely up .to . date and
novel, yet vitally interesting, and will
follow with "The Gift," another grip
ping dramatic production. " "Father's
Work" and . "Kitty's Holdup" are two
splendid comedies, -and - the "Pathe
Weekly" will be shown and will pre.
sent many. Western features as. well,
Arthur Elwell,'-. the well-known barl.
tone? will sing. ...
YOTJWG WOMAN SCORES HIT AT
TALMUD TO RAH BENEFIT. -
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' The benefit performance given
at the Bungalow Theater on June
6 for the building fund of the
Talmud To rah Synagogue,
brought out much home talent..
Miss Ethel Abrams scored a de
cided hit. Miss Abrams sang two
numbers from Carmen, and com
pletely captivated her audience.
Another number who surprised
hep audience was Miss Rose
Rubensteln.
P. R. Beseerman, -as a monolo
gist, received . several encores. .
C. W. Robison, a young lawyer
of this city, played the leading
role In "The Issued a sketch
written by himself, and received
encores. ..
COCXC1L CREST DRAWS MAT
Scenic Amusement Park Ready for
Pnbllc With Good Attractions. -
Approximately 40,000 people patron
ized the new Scenic-Amusement Park
on Council Crest last week, starting
with a big attendance Sunday. At the
free "roof garden of Portland" 5000 en
Joyed the grand display of fireworks
Monday night. the opening night of
the Rose Festival 'festivities - on the
Crest.
Workmen went through the park yes
terday and last night cleaning up af
ter the festival throngs and patrons
today will find everything spick and
span again. The Elks have reserved
the park for their exclusive use one
night during their reunion and pickets
will be stationed at the boundaries to
warn all who are not Elks to keep
away. In anticipation or tneir visit
the management is making various
changes and improvements, Including
the installation of a new cable on the
monster roller coaster.
An elaborate programme haa been
arranged for today and, weather per
mitting, there. will be more fireworks
tonle-ht . Also.' this evening. Jimmy Bo-
dine and Joe Farrell will hold a two
mile skating contest for the champion-
ship of the Pacific Northwest. '
An elaborate programme or enter
tainment has been arranged for today.
It includes: Roller skating In the big
rink, observation parties In the lofty
tower,, boxball in the alleys, roller
coasting, the "trip up the Columbia. ,
a fine chicken dinner, photographing,
the merry-go-round and various other
features.
With the festival over, skating parties
will be resumed this week and one
evening residents of Alblna will meet ,
and form the third of the Council Crest '
Skating Clubs. It is the intention
toward the end of the season to have a .
schedule of contests arranged among
the several neighborhood organizations
which have chosen Council Crest as
their headquarters.
NEW THOUGHT PLAY COMING
Baker Stock Codidmit Will Present
"The Dawn of Tomorrow."
Gertrude Elliott's "The Dawn ' of a '
Tomorrow." In which she anneared at .
the Helllg last Winter, will have Its
first stock production at the bands of ,
the Baker compan yfor the week fol-
lowing "The Blue Mouse." and opening
In this- play, which Is by the gifted
writer, Frances Hodgson Burnett, the ' .
new thought subject, the power of mind
over mind, is dealt with in a most dra- -matlc
manner. The chief character It
a little- girl Glad, of the slums of Lon- ' '
Ing with an elderly nobleman, who has
sought her neighborhood with the In- '
tention of ending bis miserable life.
Her quaint, crude philosophy wins the -
nobleman back to life and hope. There
are a horde of characters In the play,
most of them slum dwellers. The many -Intensely
dramatic episodes, the de-.
Ughtful comedy and the reallstio pic
tures of life in the slums of the world's
greatest city are vividly drawn and the
fame of this play has spread through- .
out the land.
INDIAN FIGHTERS TO MEET
Pioneers of 'War Days Will Talk
Over Old Times Wednesday.
The 27th annual grand encampment '"
meeting of the Indian War Veterans ol
the North Pacific Coast will be held at
Woodmen of the World Hall. Eleventh
and Washington streets, Wednesday, -
June 19, at 10 o clock A. M. This or
ganization comprises all - the Indian
fighters in the states of Oregon. Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana, and waa
at one time a powerful body with a
membership of 12,000 men and subordi
nate camps in all- the cities of the'
Northwest. Death has claimed the ma
jority and only about 300 remain.
The morning session Is generally
taken up with the business of the en- ;
campment. Then follows a banquet at
which the two oldest veterans are usu
ally seated at the place of honor, and
an hour among flowers and music Is-
enjoyed as they are served by the
daughters and granddaughters of the
veterans. Music, speeches and a gen
eral social time conclude the session-
Present officers of the organization
are:1 Grand commander, Cyrus H.
Walker, Albany; senior vice-com
mander, A. B. Stuart. Portland; junior
vice-commander, Edward C. Ross.
Portland; grand adjutant. Otto Klee-
man, Portland; grand commissary ser
geant, Charles H. Chambreau: grand
chaplain, W. D. Ewlng; captain of the
guard, John Storen; grand marshal, .
John Cullen.
Many pathetic scenes -are witnessed .
at these annual meetings of the vet
erans with their dim eyes and feeble
limbs, and they brave anything to be
present. An instance is told of one
old man who came by wagon 200 miles,
only to succumb to death on the train
within a few miles of Portland.. Most
of . the veterans remaining are above
80 years of age.
Vancouver Young Folk Graduate.
VANCOCVER. Wash.. June 15.-SDe-
cial.) Three Vancouver residents grad
uated from the University of Washing
ton 'this year. ' They are: Miss Fay
Beuton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Bouton, B. A. ; WlnOeld Eberle, B. A .
and Clement Waite, C E.