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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
4 NIGHTS
BEGINNING
TONIGHT
HEILIG
Phones Main 6 and A 1020
Coming
SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE
WEDNESDAY
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FROM Philadelphia, where he Is
managing Robert HUHard's new
Play, "The Argyle Case," cornea a
breezy message written In E. D. Price's
characteristic news-conveying manner
and naturally most of It is about his
charming wife, Cathrine Countiss. Says
Mr. Price, In part:
"I know how keenly you and the
readers of The Oregonian are interested
in the movements of Portland's stage
favorite!!, so here Is the latest about
Cathrine Countiss. When we left Port
land early last month at the close of
that splendid Summer season at the
iieillg we proceeded to New York by
easy stages. Miss Countiss did not ex
pect to resume stage activities until
after election, so she settled down In
cosy homelike apartments and began to
read new plays with a view to deter
mining their futura value. During the
past fortnight X suppose she has read
nearly 30, some by unknown authors
and others by dramatists who have
tell established successes to their
credit. Two of these plays made a
very strong appeal to her as well suit
ed to her own requirements and pos
sessing a general dramatic value. Inci
dentally Mlas Countiss had Interviews
with numerous prominent producing
managers. Among those Interested was
John Cort. Late In the afternoon day
before yesterday Mr. Cort telephoned
her In a great hurry to come to his
office. He explained the circumstances
under which Williard Mack and Mar
jorle Rambeau had been retired from
the company at his Colonial Theater in
Salt Lake City and requested Miss
Countiss to go out at once and fill
a special engagement of she weeks. j
While she had not planned for an
immediate resumption of stage work
she consented, being largely Influenced
by Mr. Cort s offer to try out at least
two new plays for her during the en
gagement, with a view to Eastern pro
duction later should either or both
prove satisfactory. The quick change
in plans involved some lively hustling.
I was summoned by long distance tele
phone and hjrriea over to New ork
from Philadelphia to assist in break
lng up the old homestead, which had
begun to look mighty restful and In
vlting to us. But M(ss Countiss, as you
know, is a very prompt and resource
ful young woman who is always to be
depended upon in sudden emergency.
Mr. Cert, with his accustomed liberal
ity, had made every provision for her
personal comfort en route, oven to se
curing a through stateroom lor her on
the fastest train.
"Within a very few hours, starting
yesterday (Sunday), she was on her
way, equipped with manuscript and
parts of "The Gamblers," which Is to
be her opening bill next Monday, Octo
ber 21. She will study on the train and
be perfect by the time she meets the
other members of the company, on
Thursday morning.
"Mr. Cort Is sending out his own gen
eral stage director, who recently
staged "The Ne'er Do Well" at the Re
public Theater, New York. so that his
co-operation may be had when the new
plays are put on. Miss Countiss Is de
lighted to become associated with Mr.
Cort, whose sagacity and liberality as
a producer have made him one of the
most prominent and successful In
America. The lady is becoming a great
transcontinental traveler and at this
rate will soon be able to recognize
each telegraph pole between the At
lantic -and the Pacific. This will be
her first engagement in Salt Lake, al
though her popularity is thoroughly es
tablished in every other big city from
coast to coast. Miss Countiss wishes to
convey affectionate greetings to her
great army of friends in Portland
the largest and most loyal that has
ever flocked to her support anywhere."
lack that quality which for want of a'
better name we must call force. Force,
that mysterious quality enabling Its
possessor to make his personality felt,
arresting him among perhaps a hun
dred others - all dressed alike, and
speaking the same words. In the same
tone of voice: psychic force that gift
which, like imagination, is the heritage
solely of the human, thus sharply dif
ferentiating him from other of the
higher animals.
"Force, then, I should Bay, is abso
lutely essential to a young girl s career
on the stage. It la essential in a num
ber of ways. Not only has she got to
have force in order to get herself
'across,' as the saying is, after she
Is once on the stage, but she has got
to have It in order to get on the stage
at all. Not a graceful sentence that.
but It expresses Just what I mean."
Mrs. Langtry (Lady De ' Bathe) Is
playing this week in Boston at B. F.
Keith's Theater. Her sketch is called
"Helping the Cause," a discussion of the
suffragist situation in England.
.
Willis Sweatman Is again the porter
In the travel farce Excuse Me, which
has just started on its tour for the
second season.
Up in Olean. N. T., they have made
a discovery, according to the Dramatic
Mirror, which quotes from the Olean
Times that John W. Latham, a local
boy who sings tenor in the quartet, has
been engaged as an understudy for E.
H. Sothern - -
"Every Woman" Is to visit Portland
soon after the holidays. . The first of
the various companies to be sent out
begins Its season in Montreal at the
Princess Theater tomorrow. Adele
Blood has the title role. She Is know
here for her work in vaudeville, hav
ing appeared here on several occasion
with her husband, Edwards Davies,
who before he joined the profession of
actors was an evangelist in the North
west.
Maurice Maeterlinck has furnished
sequel to bis play "The Blue Bird.'
The sequel will be the story of Tytyl
and Mytyl when they have grown older,
and it will appeal not to children but
:o grown-ups.
Margaret Anglin's last production
"Egypt," has proved a failure and been
withdrawn in Chicago. Wherefore much
time and energy and money expended
on this latest play of Edward Shel
dou has gone to waste. Miss Anglin
has not announced her plans for the
rest of the season.
"Oh. I've got the finest job now, and
It doesn't interfere with my profes
sional work at all!" exclaims the first
chorus girl.
"What is It? In a noon lunchroom?"
asks the second.
"No, It isn't, smarty. I've been en
gaged to write a regular article every
day for one of the papers, and it is
to be called "The Secrets of Beauty
by Florabel Montmorency."
"Secrets of beauty, huh? Well, you
oughta be able to tell 'em, for Heaven
knows you ain't never done nothin' but
keep your beauty a secret.
Two stage hands and the curtain
man managed to separate them Chi
cago Post.
At the Theaters
Continued frim Page 1.
prettiest and cleverest choruses ever
appearing in this city, will be seen in
new and novel numbers and on Friday
night will hold a contest after each
performance. There are two perform
ances every night, a matinee daily and
on Sunday evening the performances
are continuous, commencing at 6:45.
'OFFICER 666'
IS SURPRISE
This is what Gaby Deslys says:
"I would not give my art for all the
men in the world. Love passes. . It
comes and goes. One finds one's ideal,
loses it and sets about looking for
another. But an art, a talent, one pos
sesses always.
"I would not marry a rich man un
less I were as rich as he. I would not
give up my independence. A woman
is very foolish who does. Men, gen
erally, are very egotistical. As a rule,
they give to woman merely their sur
plus, what they do not want them
selves. If a woman Is rich, indepen
dent, she does not feel this.- The man
respects her more. That Is why so
many men admire the women of t
stage. A man knows an actress has
her art, her value for the public as
well as for him. Other women may
seem to him as beautiful, but he has
not the votes of the public back of
his opinion, and he is not sure of it.
"I cannot tell you what my ideal
man must be like, except that he must
be of my own rank, with a mind and
un education equal t mine. Princesses
may marry gypsies and station agents,
but I cannot understand that sort of
love. Believe me, I reason out every
thing and I act always as my reason
tells me. I think, of course. It Is bet
ter to marry a rich man, but if a poor
man pleased, had just the right quail
ties, the right defects, I might marry
htm. But I do not expect to marry.
I am very ambitious. I think always of
going higher and higher and higher!
Like the price of pearls!"
Frances Starr, who did not reach her
present success by anj. of the routine
she proposes for others to follow, has
done the usual and Is giving advice
in yard lengths on how to succeed on
the stage.
- The only bit of intelligence she dis
plays in the column about "heartaches,"
and "prolonged agonies" and "interven
ing years of disappointment," none' of
which Frances-had but of which she
writes glibly, is found In her assertion
that "force" Is the one qualification
other than 'temperament" which Is
reeded to bring an actress to the goal.
Frances opines that "most actresses
Refreshing Comedy, Bij Success In
Enst, Opens Here Thursday.
One of the important events in early
theatrical offerings will be the com
ing engagement of Cohan & Harris'
latest success. "Officer 666," Augustin
MacHugh's famous melodramatic farce.
Fresh from its triumphant engagement
of eight months In New York and six
months In Chicago, the MacHugh com
edy will be the offering at the Heilig
Theater.. Seventh and Taylor streets,
three nights and special Saturday mati
nee, beginning Thursday, October 24.
This Is the same company which has
been appearing at the George M. Cohan
Grand Opera-House, Chicago, and comes
direct from that city, where it has been
the surprise and wonder of over 1.000.-
000 people the last season, who declared
it to be the most refreshing comedy on
the American stage.
The play concerns a young million-
airs globe trotter returning home to
find his bachelor quarters occupied by
a burglar who. not satisfied with hav
ing appropriated the millionaire's name
and getting himself engaged to a pretty
society girl on the strength of it. Is
rapKJly disposing of a fine collection of
paintings gathered by the aforesaid
millionaire from the art centers of the
world. This Is the situation when the
curtain goes up on tha first act of "Of
ficer 66."
How the real millionaire regains pos
session of his house and name and how
he eventually wins the heart and hand
of the sweet young thing who has
plighted her troth to a member of the
light-fingered gentry under the Im
pression that he was the simon-pure
scion of wealth and social position, Is
left to the telling of the players who
people the cast of the new farce, which
has proven a big and popular laughing
success.
In working out the story of the pltty.
the rich young man Induces a police
man on his block to lend him his uni
form and while he is masquerading as
a copper to catch the burglar, the real
officer becomes the millionaire's cook.
The burglar, in the meantime, is al
lowed to continue in possession of the
bachelor's quarters, but is eventually
trapped and compelled to return his
plunder. AH these events are .worked
out with' speed and precision during the
three acts in which Mr. MacHugh takes
to tell the story of "Officer 666.'- that Is
chuck full of surprising situations.
smart chatter and snappy epigrams.
Oct. 30
Heilig Theater
MME.
GADSKI
I t VA H
PRICES
$3.00 $2.50, $2.00 $1.50
Box Seats, $4.00
Gal. Res. $1.50; Gal. Adm. $1.00
SEAT SALE OPENS MONDAY,
. OCT. 28
Star and Play We
Have Waited
3 Years to See.
The Greatest
"Artist of All
Time."
THE
FAMOUS
JULIAN
The One Actor of
the A ice Who Has
Dignified the In
persona tlon of
Women by Artis
tic Methods.
IX THE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT MUSICAL COMEDY TRIUMPH
Tte FASCINATING WIDOW
SPLENDID CAST SUPERB PRODUCTION AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA
nninro Evenings Lower Floor, $2.00, 1.E0. Balcony, $1.60, $1.00, 7Rc, 60c
rriluLO Gallory, 60e. Special Wednesday Matinee Lower Floor, first 11
rows, $1.50; last 7 rows, $1.00. Balcony, $1.00, 76c, 60c. Gallery, 50c.
SEATS NOW SELLING FOR ENTIRE ENGAGEMENT
HEILIG 3 Kmc THURSDAY, OCT. 24
SPECIAL. PRICE MATINEE SATURDAY
ft
MURPHY
SOR
HE WILL TAKE
YOU TO THE
LAUCHIKG
Helen Jeffries, Miss, Louise ' Hoeger,
Miss Alma Stetzler, Miss Ruth West.
Miss Merth Carmen and others, in ad
dition to Joseph F. Sheehan himself,
and a chorus of 60 trained voices.
For a special 12 weeks' tour Mr.
Sheehan. has secured, the services of
Mrs. Emily Grey, famous harpist, Ccv
ent Garden, London, England; Miss
Sibley Remus, violinist virtuoso, Paris
Opera Comique, and a special grand
opera orchestra, under the baton of
William Glover, one of England's fore
most conductors.
The Sheehan Company will be at the
Heilig Theater for a three days en
gagement, commencing Sunday, Octo
ber 27. On Sunday II Trovatore,
Monday "The Chimes of Normandy"
and on Tuesday evening "MartUa;" The
seat sale opens Friday, October 25, for
the entire .engagement.
1 llJCfR ISA BIG J A A
LHJI SCREAM i W
"Bs DDIOCC Evenings, $1.50, $1.00, 75c, 60c. 35c. 25c. SEAT SALE
rniOLO Saturday Matinee. $1.00. 76c. 60c, 36c, 26c. TUESDAY
I EXTRA SBlE NEXT FRIDAY I
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America's Famous. Singing Organisation I
'CHOCOLATE SOLDIER" BILLED
'lit TROVATORE" IS SCHEDULED
Sheehan Opera Company to Open at
Heilig October ? 7. .
The Sheehan English Opera Com
pany will be at the . Heilig Theater
three days, commencing Sunday, Octo
ber 27. Heading the' cast Is Joseph F.
Sheehan, America's foremost tenor and
famous opera star, who has done more
to make English opera supreme , than
any man of his generation.
Mr. Sheehan was for nine years lead
ing tenor and star of the Henry W.
Savage Grand Opera Company, New
York City, creating the leading role
and starring In "Madame Butterfly"
three consecutive seasons., and in
"Parsifal" and other well-known
operas. .
This season Mr. Sheenan has secured
brilliant array of American and
European stars. Included in the Shee
han roster are: Francis J. Boylef John
L. Dickinson, William Young, Kenneth
Dudley, Miss Gladys Caldwell, Miss
Conquering Hero In Musical Comedy
and Hon Bergere to Return.
"The Chocolate Soldier," still the
conquering hero In the vast army of
light operas that assail the American
and European theaters, will be the at
traction at the Heilig theater for three
nights commencing October 31, with a
special Saturday matinee. It is no idle
boast to predict that the throng of ad
mirers who come to greet him will be
fully as great as In other cities, for
the charming warrior never wears out
his welcome.
The superb operatic mixture of Vlen
?iese melodies and Celtic wit and satire,
with Bulgarian .scenes, manners and
customs forming a splendid, back
ground of romance, is the work of
Oscar Straus, the composer of Vienna,
and Bernard Shaw, the Irish wit and
playwright, from whose romantic sa
tire, "Arms and the Man" the libretto
of "The Chocolate Soldier" is derived.
Such melodies as "My Hero," the waits
refrain which lsthe dominant theme
of the entrancing score, "The Letter
Song," "That Would Be Lovely" and
The Chocolate -Soldier are still mon
opolising the memories of thoua'nds.
'The opera will be presented In the
same excellent manner as that which
characterized the production ' and cast
In the larger cities. The supporting
company which Includes Rena Vivienne,
Charles Purcell, Hon Bergere, J. Russell
Powell. Lucille Saunders, Hazel Fra
lier. Sylvian Langlols, J. F. McDonough
and Pony Moore, maintains the same
high Btandard of excellence ' as char
Europe.
POLITICAL DRAMA PROMISED
Baker Flayers to'Stage "The Gentle
man From Mississippi."
' The story of Senator William H.
Langdon. known as "The Gentleman
From Mississippi." is vividly told In
the play of that name, which . will be
presented by the Baker players for
the week following "The Spendthrift,
opening next' Sunday matinee, Octobei
27. It deals principally with Washing
ton politics and takes this sterling old
gentleman of tne old school back to
the present capital, and puts him
through a course of political sprouts
that would be the complete undoing
of a man of more frail construction in
BAKE
Theater. Main 2 A 5380
Morrliton and 11th St.
Geo. L. Baker. Maucu
ii
' Seventh Week of Unprecedented Success
ue POPULAR BAKER PLAYERS
'As Played by Ednund Breese In New York
All Week Beginning
Today (Sunday) Matinee
October 2Q, 1912
An Intense domestio drama, by Porte Emerson Browne The story of
a frivolous, society-seeking wife The pace that kiHs The golden road
to bankruptcy A play of supreme interest, clever comedy and big cli
maxes First time in stock. Stage direction William Bernard.
Baker - Prices Evenings, Lower Floor, 50c; Front Balcony, 35c Upper
Balcony, S5e. Hatlneea, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, 25c only.'
Bargain Night Monday all seats 25e.
NEXT WEEK THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI
HEILIG
THEATER
3 NIGHTS
BEGINNING
0CT27
I NO MATINEE
ENGLISH OPERA CO.
SUNDAY Grano-Oper. IL I ROYATORE
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Planquette'a
Light Opera
Flotow's
Light Opera
CHIMES OF NORMANDY
MARTHA
nninro Lower Floor, first 11 rows, $2.00; last 7 rows.
rnluCO $1.60. Balcony, i rows. $1.00; 6 rows, 75c; in
rear, 50c Gallery. 50c
H. ILIG THEATER OCT. 31 and NOV-1-2
XTRA
XTRA
XTRA
XTRA
TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF "MY HERO"
The CHOCOLATE SOlDIER
Presented by THE WHITNEY OPERA CO.
COMPANY
OF 75 -
Full Opera
Orchest a
character. But Langdon has done the I glers and upholds the honor and llg-
hnr-m Tie-irInir the services nity of nis Delovel state,
of a bright young newspaper man as There is a bright love story or two,
his secretary, and this chap, being fa- an exposition of many of the devious
m rith .11 the tricks, of the old ways of Isational politics, and a rare
, -,i h.iM is nf valuable fund of rich humor.
..,.. . ooiinled with his "The Gentleman . From Mississippi'
hieU moral character and absolute has never been played in stock here be-
honesty, the genial old gentleman wins
out over his would-be political jug-
fore. It will open at the Baker next
Sunday matinee tor the week.
PEOPLES
THE WOMAN IN WHITE,"
Wllkie Collins' Novel, Two Reels.
"TAMING A BACHELOR,"
Farce.
"PROGRESS OF THE PANAMA
CANAL,"
Of Great Interest.
Special,
"VENETIAN DUO,"
" Singing Operatic Selections.
Coming Wednesday,-
-A. COUNTRY SCANDAL,"
Two Keels.
ARCADE
' "FOR THE MIKADO,"
Japanese Drama.
"BEETHOVEN,"
"THE ORGAN GRINDERS'
WARD," .
East Side New York Drama.
"CAPTAIN BEN'S YARN,"
Comedy. x
JOE WALLACE.
Tenor.
Coming Wednesday,
"THE VENGEANCE OP FATE,"
Two-Reel Bison.
SUNNYSIDE .
TODAY ONLY,
SARAH BERNHARDT IN "LA
TOSCA,"
Two Massive Reels.
GAUMONT WEEKLY.
"THE BUG AND THE COUNT."
"ALL ON ACCOUNT OF A HAND
KERCHIEF," ARTHUR ELWELL,
Baritone.
Wednesday Feature,
"THE WOMAN IN WHITE."
STAR
"THE
LEGEND OF CAGLIOSTRO,"
Historical Two-Reel Subject.
"THE BORDER DETECTIVE,"
American Farce. .
"NAVAL REVIEW IN NEW
YORK HARBOR," .
Interesting. .
"HARRY BING,"
' Chinese Baritone.
First Appearance in Portland.
Wednesday.
, A FEATURE PROGRAMME. .
PORTLAND
SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
s . Season 1912-13
OPENING CONCERT
Next Sunday
Oct. 27 at 3 o'CIock
Heilig Theater
55 Musicians 55 '
ME. HAROLD BAYLEY
Director
Popular Prices
$1, 75c, 50c, 25c
Season Tickets, 6 concerts, $5.
mav be obtained from Mrs. B.
Tait, 288 Tenth street. Phone
Main 7056 bet. 6 and 8 P. M.
Seat Sale Opens Saturday, Octo
ber 26. 10 A. M.
'VfL
- ADVANCED l
Beginning Monday Matinee, Oct. 2 1 st
VAUDEVILLE
Joseph Hart's "Mein Liebchen'
(My Loved One) -
"With Gus C. Weinburg .
HOWARD I BEATRIZ MICHELENA
Scotch Sub-Vocalist ' Prima Donna
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Daily - CLAUDIUS and SCARLET Matinee
Matinee "Call of the 60s" Daily
V CHARLIE OLCOTT . THE TWO ALFREDS
- Comic Opera . - Musical Acrobats
Orchestra
LES MARCO BELLI
Comedy Conjurers
Pictures
Matinee Prices, 15c, 25c, 50c
Night
Prices, 15c, 25c, 50c, 75c
UNEQUALEO VAUDEVILLE SEVENTH AND ALDER ST3
Week Commencing Monday Matinee, Oct-2 1st
EXTRA! EXTRA!
EXTRA!
Alexander Pantages Presents for the First Time in. Portland
Miss Hazel Bess Laugenour
, The First Woman to Swim the Golden Gate
Miss Laugrenour will Introduce swtmmlnir against the tide, the water
being; forced through the tank at a rate of 15 miles an hour.
'Millard Bros. -All Star Trio
Burlesque Cycle Phlends High-Class Soloists
Eleanor Otis & Co. - De Lea and Orme
In "De Vere of the Chorus" "Six Feet of Comedy"
. Esmeralda. Pantagescope
World's Greatest Woman Cornetlst New Animated Events
Popular prices. Matinee daily. Boxes and first row balcony reserved.
Box office open from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. Phones A 2236, Main 4636.
Curtain 2:30. -7:15 and 9. .
1 Jll
2:30 MATINEE EVERY DAY-2:30
Week Oct. 2 1
Sullivan A Consldlne
Present
LEW FIELDS
FUN a DELICATESSEN SHOP
WITH FRANK BERNARD AND A COMPANY OF TEN S3 Seat
IThe First of the Series of
New York Musical Comedy
SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE
SPECIAL SUMMER
PRICES
Matinees ,
JIVL
Successes.
The Sensational
Dramatic Triumph,
"HIS FATHER' j SON'
Presented by
WALTER H. BROWN
And Associate Flayers
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Motion Pictures
Nights
10c 20c
Orchestra
BARNEY GILM0RE
Presents
"A Jolly Ramble Thru Ireland" '
ALF HOLT
Mlmlo and Comedian
WESTON AND LEON
Two Winsome and Magnetic Maldr. j
LONG. AND LING
"Fan In a Gymnasium"
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Joint Recital
Pauline Mi'ier Chapman
Mczlo Contralto,
Ed tb Haines Kce:ter
Com poser-Plan 1st.
Grand Ballroom
Multnomah Hotel
FRIDAY EVENING
OCTOBER 25th
8i30 O'CLOCK." -Tickets
on dollar On sale at
Wiley B. Allen Co., Sherman Clay
Co., Kohler & Chase Music Depart
ment.
Fonrth and Mark Sf. TH EAT E R Fonrtb and rk St
Home of Refined Musical Comedy
Week Commencing Tomorrow Matinee
THE
KEATING & FLOOD MUSICAL COMEDY CO.
Presents
THE BIG SCREAMY SCREAM
-"HE CAME
FROM SALEM"
With a Cast of Ed S. Allen, Alicia George, Lew Dunbar, Trances
White, Beece Gardner, Eva Heazlit, Jack Wise and the now Fa
mous ROSEBUD Chorus
Three Performances Daily 2:30, 7:30 and 9:15. Sunday and
Holiday Evenings Continuous Performances, Commencing at 6:45.
Friday Night CHORUS GIRLS' CONTEST.
ADMISSION 15c and 2Sc
Amor. In China, sends about three million
narclwus bulbs to the United States every
year. The declared -value of these bulbs In
1910 was 110,614. and In 1811. 7043. This la
also the part of China from which a great
amount of the iam sticks In this country are
Imported.
Although the United States Is a salt-Importing
country. It disposes of considerable
quantities of special refined salt In foreign
countries and the trade is Increasing an
nunU;y. A monograph entitled "Foreign Salt
Market and Industry" has lust been lesued
by the bureau of manufactures.
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