THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 25, 1912.
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BT LEONE CABS BAER.
ONE week more of Summer stock
and the season will have ended.
The HelllK will open for the reg
ular road shows, and again Portland
theater-goers will bo renewing or mak
ing anew the acquaintance across the
footlights of new groups of players
each week. Instead of Miss Countlss
and her players, who we have come to
regard as home folks, we shall nave
visitors from afar, who come aruonjr
us, make their little bow and bid tor
our favor, and leave for the next show
town not to come again, at least Hot
:n the same season.
But we are not to be left entirely
without that "home folks" feeling.
George L. Baker has seen to it that
Portland will miss none of the sense
of Intimacy which contributes to the
pleasure one gets from stock perform
ances. That astute manager has re
engaged Alice Fleming, almost a Port
land girl, by virtue of her residence
here for two years, to head his Baker
company, and according to rumor un
confirmed because Mr. Baker is out of
the city the list of members of the
new organization Is to be stronger and
better than in many years.
When the Countlss engagement ends
the Baker will begin, so we are to
have an all-the-year-around season of
stook in Portland.
Miss Countlss has given us a brief
season of real entertainment, and her
leaving will be a matter of general
regret, not only for the stock patrons
who have enjoyed her -portrayals, but
as well for a general public which has
always taken a warm personal inter
est in this actress and followed ,hcr
career with the greatest of interest.
Miss Countlss has given us offerings
of only a high and meritorious order.
Opening in "The Thief," she has of
fered in turn other excellencies. "A
Woman's Way," "Merely Mary Ann,
"The Oirl with the Green Kyes," "Dl-
vorcone." and now comes her last play,
Her Own Way." This is a Clyde
Fitch comedy of polite socloty: Max
ine Elliott brought It here about s
half dozen years ago. Mayo Methot
the Portland child actress whose ar
tistry has been attracting so much
favorable attention, is to appear in
Miss Counties' support.
On Sunday. September 1. the theatrl
cat clock will be moved back a quar
ter of a century, when the Gilbert and
Sullivan festival company will pre
sent the altogether too brief season of
one week, a revival of the most pop
ular Gilbert and Sullivan operas,
which include tho "Mikado." "Pina
fore." "Patience" and "The Pirates of
Penzance," the same delightful operas
that our fathers and mothers reveled
in, when they were keeping company
a long time back and before many of
the younger generation of playgoers
were born. Perhaps mother sang Jo
sephine In the production of "Pinafore"
when the church choir or the Ladies'
Sewing Circle put that nautical gem
Into amateur operation (Joke) for the
benefit of the teething babies of Tim
buctoo or to buy flannels for the Afri
can heathen. Possibly father was
CaptalnTorcoran or Dick Deadeye and
more than probably both dad and
mother have been telling their children
remembrances of these Gilbert and
Sullivan operas in that happy period
of their younger lives.
Revivals on the stage are as dan
gerous as reminiscences in literature
or conversation; there is a tremendous
lot that is beautiful of the past, but
the tendency of the world Is to slide
a little ahead of the present, even to
steal into the future if there is a pos
sibility of & mentally getting 'around
that corner today.
It is to the credit of the Shuberts
and William A. Brady that they have
had the courage not only to revive
these old operas, but have . had also
the wisdom to put away the cerements
of the dead past that surrounded them
in the pigeonhole caskets where they
have reposed these many years, and to
vest them in all the gorgeous richness
of modern stage settings and to cast
them with artists that are big enoircrh
and resourceful enough to make the
old new, and as well to impart all the
delightful flavor of mingled satirical
fun. and alluring melodies that filled
with Joy the souls of dad and mother
25 years ago. It is pleasing to note
that -these revivals, have been given
a most araent greeting cverywnere
they have bet-n presented, since leav
ing the Casino in New York, In which
city they proved a veritable sensation.
It is safe to venture the opinion that
this same success will be accorded
them in Portland, for they are sure
to recall Joys of the past in the minds
of the older playgoer, and to kindle a
desire on the part of the younger peo
ple to hear for themselves those operas
of which they know only by reputa
tion. The calendar shows Sunday. Septem
ber 1. Monday, 2. and Saturday, 7. and
also at the matinee on Saturday offer
ing "The Mikado." On Tuesday. 3, and
Friday, , the opera of "Pirates of
Penzance" will be given. "Pinafore"
will be heard on Wednesday, Septem
4. night and at a matlneei and "Pa
tience" will have a single performance
on the night of Thursday, September 5.
At Pantages the famous Summertime
girls, sent out by Gus Sohlke.- will be
the big act. with Mildred Cecil and
Bobby Harrington in the leading roles.
The headllner at the Orpheum this
week will be William H. Thompson, re
membered here particularly for his por
trayal of "The Wise Rabbi." He and
his company will appear in "An Object
Lesson," a playlet now on the boards
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of the Haymarket Theater, London. In
"An Object Lesson" Thompson will ap
pear on the stage -for the first time
just as he la. In his 30 years on the
stage he has appeared in more than
1200 roles, all of which required dis
guises.
At the Empress "The Houseboat
Party." an operetta with ten in the
cast, including girl twins, will be the
feature act.
MISS COCXTISS KXDS SKASOX
"Her Own Way" Selcctetl for Clos
ing Week of Engagement.
Only one more week of Cathrlne
Countlss, who has already extended
her enjoyable Summer season at the
Helltg beyond the originally allotted
time. She has delighted old friends
and made hosts of new ones, who will
greet her with the same affectionate
loyalty when the turn of the theatrical
wheel next brings her to Portland.
They will hope that her next absence
may not be so prolonged as the last,
and will make the most of her brief
remaining stay.
"Her Own Way," the seventh and
last of the plays offered by Miss Coun
tiss for the week commencing tonight.
has only been given here by Maxlne
Elliott, who found it her chief success,
and good for long runs In New York
and London. It is In Clyde Fitch's best
comedy vein, with plenty of his satiri
cal whlp-lashings of smart society's
follies; running through it is a real
love story with a big emotional epi
sode.
Georglana Carlcy is a fine-spun
wholesome, true-hearted bachelor-
maid of the type that accords so well
with the magnetic, womanly charm t,t
Miss Countlss, and It enables her to
run the scale from light-hearted gay
ety to the storm and stress of hysterical
despair, Georglana is as Hght-hearteJ
as the children to whom she plays
hostess at a birthday party. She is
much in love' with a fine, sincere
young West Point graduate, who
brave enough in fighting- the little
brown bushwhackers of the Philip
pines, but & trifle faint-hearted In his
love-making. He goes across the Pa
cific, thinking that he haa a more suc
cessful rival In a somewhat vulgar
mine owner, who takes advantage of
his absence and Georglana's loss of
fortune through her brother's specula
tion in Wall street. Georglana is true
to her absent soldier, and prostrated
with grief when the extras, ahoutej
beneath their window, announce th
total wiping out of his command. Then
comes contradiction and an outburst
of hysterical rejoicing, and next ccmes
the wounded gallant, the clearing away
of the cloud of error, and the sunshine
of a happy issue to the little romance.
One of the novel situations of this
breezy Mend of humor and sentiment
is the opening scene with the calldren,
including the littlest leading lady.
Mayo Methot, who was so spontaneous
and delightful as the elfish boy in
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AVE FAMOUS IS 1 CITY.
Lucia Lottie Collins.
Lucia Lottie Collins Is one of
the two daughters of Louise Lot
tie Collins who made Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-aye
famous a score of
years' ago. Lottie Collins died
two years ago last May In Lon
don after a retirement of several
years from public life. Lucia
Lottie Collins has sung in the
West End music halls of London
and has appeared In the larger
theaters in Australia, Three
weeks ago she arrived in San
Francisco from Australia on her
first visit to this country. She
was a headllner at Pantages in
San Francisco for ' two weeks,
and was on her way to Seattle to
fill a similar engagement there
when Manager Johnson, of the
local Pantages Theater, literally
grabbed her off the train to fill
the headline place left vacant by
the Wolgast fight pictures being
taken off the bill. Miss Collins'
sings topical songs and is a de
lightful entertainer.
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Helena Ritchie." Others are John C.
Livingstone, always earnest and de
pendable, as the young West Pointer;
Henry Hall, as the vulgarian mining
magnate; Robert Lawler, as the reck
less stock speculator; Charles R. Schad
and Florence Davenport, as the ser
vants whose little savings are swal
lowed up 1n his disaster; Laura Adams,
as the flighty society matron; Mary
Edsett, as the willful and capricious
Louise; Claire Sinclair, as the voluble
lady hairdresser who voices her cyni
cal views of high society with a hu
morous slang distinctly her own.
The final performanoe of Miss Coun
tlss' season next Saturday will present
some aspects of special Interest, and
will testify to the high regard in which
she is held by Portland playgoers and
their sincere regret that they are to
be separated from her again by the
width of a continent.
COMIC OPERA TO PIiAY IIEILTG
Famous Gilbert and Sullivan Sue
cesses to Be Revived.
A season of comic opera revivals and
comlo opera of the finest kind will be
revealed at the Helllg Theater next
Sunday night, September 1, when the
Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Company
from the Casino Theater, New York
will be seen in a series of the most
popular works of Gilbert & Sullivan,
which include "The Mikado." "Pina
fore." "Patience" and 'The Pirates of
Penzance." It la well to note that this
company, which includes many well
known stars, numbers among its prln
cipal members De Wolf Hopper,
Blanche Duffield, Eugene Cowlss,
George MacFarlane, Kate Condon, Ar
thur Aldrldge, viola Gillette, Arthur
Cunningham, Alice Brady and Louise
Barthels and the New York Casino
chorus and orchestra.
The engagement of this brilliant or
ganlzation, which Is limited to one
week only, with matinees on Wednes
day and Saturday, will present them In
their entire repertoire or operas with
production of 'The Mikado" on Sunday,
Monday and Saturday evenings and at
the Saturday matinee. The Pirates of
Penzance" is announced for Tuesday
and Friday evenings, with "Pinafore"
at the Wednesday matinee, and on
Wednesday evening. A single perform
ance of "Patience will be given on
Thursday evening.
The restoration of these operas will
have the effect of serving a double
purpose, Inasmuch as they will bring
back to memory many delightful rec
ollections of the days, of youth to the
older generation of playgoers, while
It will also be the means of acquaint
ing the younger set with a series of
operas about which they had heard so
much, but have never seen.. Although
the late W. S. Gilbert had not writ
ten any important librettos for a num
ber of years, he having lived at ease
and In retirement for some time prior
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I to his death, the passing away of this
genius was of sad importance, sb it
Indicated how surely the Gilbert & Sul
livan golden age of English light opera
Is becoming all the more distant, and,
saddest of all to tell, with no geniuses
of equal brilliancy to take their places.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, Gilbert's great
co-worker, had passed on before him.
Perhaps it is too much to hope for such
a combination of rare talent, except
at long and uncertain Intervale, for
with all the individuality of his power.
Gilbert was never able to find any com
poser with whom he could work in
such intimate and successful harmony
as Sir Arthur Sullivan, who knew Just
how to make his music emphasize the
points of those inimitable lyrics, and
the work, of an author who was so
amazingly inventive in twisting mo
tives so as to provoke unexpected sit
uations. ORPHEUM) HAS BIG STAR
William H. Thompson to Appear
This Week in Virile Playlet.
William H. Thompson, celebrated
charaoter actor who shone laBt season
as "The Wise Rabbi," will be supreme
at the Orpheum this week in the play
let. "An Object Lesson." The sketch
will be presented just as it is seen in
the Haymarket Theater In London. It
has a virile theme, built around an old
man who has a young wife, and In the
hands of Thompson and his little com
pany.. the- playlet Is said by newspaper
critics to be remarkable for its realism
and finesse. In "An Object Lesson"
Thompson appears for the first time In
his long stage career Just as he is with
out a particle of facial makeup. This
alone is picked as a novel feature, as
Thompson has portrayed more than
1200 character role during his 30 years
on the stage.
Second place on the flnal August bill
Is filled by Billy Gould and Belle Ash
lyn. who will appear in a specialty of
jokes any! songs written by .Gould.
The third numoer is one calculated to
appeal to children particularly. It is
Howrd's Novelty, or an exhibition of
musical Shetland ponies and comedy
dogs. This act has a spectacular stage
setting, and has been extolled all along
the Orpheum route as an animal act
that stands out as being different from
most vaudeville turns of the kind. The
ponies and 'terriers go through their
paces with such little prompting a critic
In Spokane put tne question: "Are not
they mechanical horses and dogs?" ,
Minnie Allen, who la known as "the
little volcano of mirth," Is next She
is a cultured vocalist, who has a selec
tion of songs, all of which have a com
edy flavoring1. Miss Allen plays her own
accompaniments and wears stunning
gowns.
Fifth place on tne orpneum poster is
held bv Jesse L. Lasky's Fleurette. who
appears in a posing act called "Visions
d'Art." For her various poses she
stands on a revolving pedestal and mul
tlhued electric lights are thrown to
produce beautiful effects.
Georges Slmondet, noted French Lyr
ic tenor, will be heard in classical and
popular selections, and La Vier, trap
eze artist. Is billed to exhibit daring
feats In mid-air.
Grace Cameron, comedienne, will
close her engagement at the Orpheum
tonight.
SOIMERTIME GIRLS COMIXG
Pantaffes Has High-Class Offering
With Good Specialties.
It Is seldom that vaudeville can of
fer such productions as those prepared
by Gus Sohlke and other New iork im
presarlos, but by special arrangement
Alexander Pantages will present as the
banner attraction on the programme
at the home of unequaled vaudeville.
Seventh and Alder streets, for the week
commencing with the matinee tomor
row, the Summertime Girls, introducing
Miss Mildred Cecil and Bobby Harring
ton, supported by a large chorus, In
one of the largest and most enjoyable
musical comedies ever brought West
ward In vaudeville.
Miss Cecil Is a soubrette of rare
charm and her songs and dances will
give her ample opportunity to display
her wonderful personality. Her gowns
will appeal particularly to the fem
inine contingent, as they were designed
In Paris for the act. Bobby Harrlng
ton is a comedian or rare anility ana
this will mark his first appearance In
local vaudeville. He has topped the
cast Of characters In several leading
road shows in past seasons and his ad
vent here will be welcomed by patrons
of the calcium glem. The Summer
time uiris are noted ior tneir cnarm,
their voices and their looks, while
their songs are of a sort that will at
tract. For those who care for male voices
in solos and duets Irwin and Herzog
will All a long-felt want. These master
Gingers have won much favorable crit
icism throughout the East and their
local engagement will be one of Inter
est to all who follow the world of mu
sic, for they have an International rep
utation. Their selections are of the
sort that will prove to be popular with
all, for they range from the classics to
popular airs of Broadway.
Paris Green is a royaterinir come
dian whose suit of green and stories
and parodies humorous will win hjm a
warm welcome without a doubt. New
stories and original parodies will be
his principal offering and his ereen
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suit will attract more than casual at
tention. The Calts brothers are wooden shoe
artists whose terpsichorean novelties
will hold the attention of their aud
iences. The Caits scored a blu nit
throughout the East and this will be
their first appearance on the Pantages
circuit.
No better barrel jumpers In the world
can be found than Rose and Ellis, who
present their quaint method of enter
taining before a cycloramic drop that
represents a circus tent. They work
with lightninglike rapidity and per
form feats never before attempted.
Henry Hargrave and his clever com
pany will be seen in the rattling com
edy of everyday life entitled "Chums."
The delightful English comedienne.
Miss Lucia Lottie Collins, will conclude
her local engagement with the per
formances this afternoon and evening.
TWIXS
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FEATURE
Ethel and Alice Shaw Shine in "The
Houseboat Party."
Actual twin actresses are a feature
of the headline act, "The Houseboat
Party," at the Empress Theater this
week. The twins- are Ethel and Alice
Shaw, beautiful women, who take
prominent part In the comedy operetta.
"The Houseboat Party" was written by
William Le Baron, and the feature sing
ers, dancers and comedians are Wil
fred Berrlck, Lillian Dean Hart, Don
ald Archer and the Shaw twins. Among
the musical numbers to be heard are:
"Dear Old College Days," "Not a Bit,"
"The Searchlight Man," "I Fall for Ev
ery Girl I Meet," "Whistling Duo" and
I Don t Know Much About That." "The
Houseboat Party" teems with special
ties and each of thS company of 10
is a graduate of musical comedy.
"Onaip," the man who revolves mys
CHRISTOFFERSON TO FLY
THREE TIMES AT OAKS
Many Other Attractions Gathered by Manager Cordray, Including Mrs.
Pelz and Hawaiian Band.
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DAUI.VO AVIATOR IX HIS
When Silas G. Christofferson rises from
the water in front of the Oaks Amuse
ment Park this afternoon some of the
most daring exploits in the history of
aviation may be expected. To cap all
previous exploits in the history of fly
ing men, tho young Portland man will
oar aloft at 5 P. M., with a full-grown
adult as passenger, in place of the
dummies and children used by the
average aviator.
Christofferson will hurtle his flimsy
craft through the air at 75 miles an
hour, he says. He will perform every
possible aerial evolution all over the
ater in front or tne oaKs ooarawaiKs.
He will send his craft spinning be
tween the giant oak trees in the park
and, all in all, give a most finished
aerial performance.
Christofferson will go aloft at 3,
and 7 o'clock. There will probably be
ther flights in between, but these
hours will be definitely adhered to.
teriously with an uptight piano nd
plays upon the Instrument at the. W'
time, is the added feature of ttta nJ
Kmnrcss bill. "OnalD" moves the hVavy
instrument without touching It andj the
wnoie act is venea in mystery. i
A distinct novelty Is third on the ,
bill. It is Lee Tung Foo. Chinese en-
tertalner.'an educated Asiatic who, un
til he was engaged by Sullivan & Con-'
sidine. figured prominently In Sani
Francisco as an entertainer at exclu
sive society functions. Lee Tung Foo
was born In Hong Kong and when'
child was sent to San Francisco to be
educated. Besides completing a col
lege course he took up the study of vo-
ca' music. In his vaudeville act he
sings several songs in English and then
translates thorn into Chinese.
Helen Primrose, Dllled as the blithe
some beauty. Is next. An alliterative
review of her act by a critic Is: "She
simply sings sprightly songs." Miss
Primrose wears gorgeous costumes In
her act. After an absence of lu years
from the United States Granto and
Maud return from the Palace Theater
In London to appear here in their wire
walking act. This act consists of bound
ing, twisting and somersaulting on a
high wire. Jack Manley and Charley
Walsh, singing and talking comedians
with a big reputation in the stage
world, complete the new bill.
'La Petite Gosse," the pantomime
showing phases of the night life of
Paris featuring the Apache dance, will
be seen for the last time at the Em
press tonight.
'ORIGIXAL BISOX 101' SHOWING
People's Amusement Company An
nounces High-Grade Programmes.
The management of the People's an
nounces with much satisfaction the
change of programme today. - In every
house there will be well-blended pro
grammes, the pictures treating with a
wide and varied list of topics, but pho
tography in all instances being ex
cellent. During the week there was added
to the list of takings the "Original
Bison 101," which has been eagerly
sought for by all the various distribut
ing agencies. The Film Supply Com
pany of Oregon, however, was the suc
cessful bidder, hence they will be dis
tributed as they blend Into the various
programmes which will be seen ex
clusively at the People's various thea
ters. Today a big feature of Bison's en
titled "The Reckoning," a military pho
toplay of surpassing beauty, heads the
show at the People's Theater, closely
followed by a big Thanhouser produc
tion, "Conductor 786," a comedy char
acter portrayal, and a Reliance feature
entitled "North of 03," dealing with the
Canadian Mounted Police, "Views of
Levran," a Lux scenic, and "That Trio."
a splendid singing turn well known to
Portland's picture fans.
The special added musical feature,
however. Is "Leopold Rosan," tho boy
wonder violinist. The management
here also announces for Septenibor 1,
which is Sunday, the first appearance
of "Lucille, a three-reel production of
Owen Meredith's masterpiece, and also
the return engagement of the "Cervo
Duo." accordianlsts, who have enjoyed
such a big success here during the past
week.
The Star's big feature for today will
be "The Equine Spy," two reels of
splendidly interpreted film, in which
Don Fulano, an educated horso, plays
the chief part. "When a Count
Counted" is a delightful comedy. "Un
cle's Favorite Pudding," Is a Lux com
edy, and the Star management takes
special pride In announcing the ini
tial appearance of "The Three French.
Stars," late of the Ghezal Opera Com
pany, In selections from "Faust." This
is said to be the best and highest sal
aried list of artists who have ever sung
in a picture theater.
The Arcade Theater will feature a
big Roman film, "Androculus and the
Lion," produced by Gaumont. "The
Deputy's Duty," Is a big Western thril
ler, "A Corner on Kisses Is a Majestic
comedy, and "For Her Sake" tells a
strong tale of temptation, sin and re
generation. "Hellstrom and Myhers,"
two Swedish character singers and
dancers, and Arthur Elwell, baritone,
will furnish the music.
Out at the new Sunnysido Theater
on Thirty-filth ana Belmont streets.
there will be a list of well-blended pic
tures consisting of "The Buffalo Hunt,"
an original 101 Bison, "Tho House of
No Children." a comedy. "Gaumont
Weekly." "The New Butler." farce
comedy, and Miss Elsie Edwards, a
dainty English singer. The manage
ment also announces the presentation
of "Oliver Twist," Nat Goodwin's five
reel picture, Tuesday, August 27', for
one day only. This is a wonderful pic
ture, splendidly interpreted, and should
bo seen by all school children and
grown-ups as well, as It Is produced
froiYi ono of the standard classics.
H YDHO-AEROl'LAX B.
This is the first time any amusement
park in the Northwest has offered an
aviator as a free attraction and Man
ager Cordray believes he has paid a
higher price for Chrlstofferson's serv
ices than any aviator In the Northwcsi
has received previously.
But Aviator Christofferson Is fai
from being the sole attraction. Mrs
Philip Pelz, whose romantic marrfugt
with Director Pelz, of the Oaks Park
Band, Is of such recent date, will be
heard In a song programme. Mrs. Pell
will sing in five different languages
Philip Pelz will accompany his wife In
cornet solos.
Then there are 'he Hawallans and the
Kanakas, now numbering over SO.
There is All Zada, the Oriental magi
cian and wonder-worker, while, In ad
dition, the remarkable statue that
comes to life promises to he one of the
most unique attractions that ever ap
peared in the park.