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THE ST7JTDAY OREGONIAS, PORTLAND, JANUARY 5, 1913. 3 NEWS AND GOSSIP OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS EDITED BT LEONE CASS BABB. Gustav Hinrlchs and a specially en larged orchestra will render Edgar Btillman Kelley's music provided tor the performance of "Ben Hur." when Klaw & Erlanger present this inter national production of the Wallace drama at the Helligr soon. Hinrlchs was for many years associated with both grand and comic opera at the old Tivoli Opera-House in San Franoisco. "Stop, Thief." Cohan Harris' newest farce. Is the work of a former Baker player and stage director. Carlyle Moore. His wife is Ethelynne Palmer, a one-time player of small roles with the company, and their run-away match to Oregon City was one of the mild sensations of the , Baker season about seven years ago. Mr. Carlyle has written two or three vaudeville sketches, but this one "Stop. Thief Is the most pretentious production from his pen. Kleptomania Is its theme, and It is said to be as funny as "Officer 6." There are two kleptomaniacs and a real crook in "Stop. Thief." One of them is a "millionaire; the other, his prospective son-in-law. The bride-to-be is aware of her father's predilec tion for stealing, but is lunorant of the fact that her future husband is so af flicted. Into this household a real thief Is smuggled by a new maid, and the plot thus tangled in the first act calls for the appearance of a battalion of po licemen, a d the thrills begin. One valuable article after another disap pears in the most mysterious manner, and In the search for the culprit many funny situations are evolved. Richard Bennett and Mary Ryan have the leading roles. . In San Francisco Walker Whiteside's . company gave him a surprise Christ mas party. In which they burlesqued the play, "The Typhoon." Waldemar Toung, in a cleverly written account ing of the party, says: "This was a different actor's Christmas." The minor members of "The Typhoon" company, playing at the Cort. arranged It all in advance. They told Whiteside him self nothing about it, except to ask him if he would remain In the theater for a little while after the Christmas night's performance. First, they ransacked the toy shops for "Josh presents" for the star and the other members of the happy fam ily. This done, they assumed the lit erary manner the stage carpenter and the property man and the "walking gentlemen" and they wrote a play themselves. Naturally they made It a burlesque on "The Typhoon." The stage carpen ter played the role of the siren, lllona. wearing a gown of bright red calico and a blonde wig and speaking with a voice that sounded the basso depths a regular carpenter's voice. And one who has no lines at all to speak in the original play was Toke A. Rummy, as the Whiteside role, Tokeramo, was dubbed. They not only wrote It, but they played It, and they played it well. The audience consisted of Whiteside and the more important members of the company and a very few privileged guests. Funny? It was more than that. The house rang with laughter, though the audience. lm.Jdled down In front, made a mere handftil. And when it was over they gave out the josh Christmas presents and led up gently to the real event. This was the presentation to the star of a sil ver loving cup. beautiful in design and more beautiful in the spirit of its giv ing. Then they filled It with wine and made it a loving cup. indeed. And the hour of one o' the moonlit morning arrived before anyone re alized it. so gay had been the night. Yes, It was a different actor's Christ-i mas vastly different. Mrs. Richard Carle was lately told by a. friend that Richard Carle's income must be enormous. "It is." answered Mrs. Carle, "it's 2 A. M. every day." From London comes the rumor, and a persistent one, that Johnson Forbes Robertson, the actor, is to receive a knighthood as a slight token of esteem from King George, which will, of course, make the lovely Maxine Elliott's Flster. Gertrude, Lady Forbes-Robertson. When the late King Ed ward was alive, his friendship for the beautiful Maxine was so strong that all England fully expected a title to be given to Forbes-Robertson, quite as much through Miss Elliott's Influence as In recognition of his place as, the foremost English actor. Then fKIng Edward died and Queen Mary and King George have never taken kindly to Maxine, although Gertrude Elliott and Forbes-Robertson are- accepted so cially. So now it appears that where once Forbes-Robertson was to have re ceived a knighthood because of Maxine he will now gain It despite her. In San Diego last Monday Louise Huff, 'one of the principal players In Lew Wallace's great religious drama, "Ben Hur," declined to enter Into a new contract for next season. Miss Huff 's enacting the role of Tlrzah in "Ben Hur." The reason she gave to C F. Towle, business representative for the owners of "Ben Hur," was that at the end of the present season she intended to enter the cloisters of a convent for the remainder of her life. Miss Huff is credited with being one of the most beautiful women on the American stage today. Julius Steger. whose fits of tempera ment are matters of newspaper history; when told the other day that Lulu ACTOR, WELL KSOWV HERE. TO TAKE PART OF PRIEST IS " THE ROSARY." 7- r lit 4 U Harrison J. Terry. Not since the days of Daniel Sully has any actor made such a d3Cided hit in the role of a Catho lic priest as Harrison J. Terry, who portrays that of Father Brian Kelly in "The Rosary," which will acrain be seen in this city at the Bungalow Theater all this week. There is something so natural and convincing In Mr. Terrys conception of thd part of the kindly, sympathetic, yet whimsical member of the clergry. who becomes so mixed up in other people's troubles in the beautiful play, that he has received the highest encomiums of the press and the ministry all over the country. So great was his success In it last year that Rowland & Clifford, the owners of the play, obtained his services for this season. After Mr. Terry's engagement closed with "The Rosary" last season. Manager Baker obtained his serv ices for the special Spring season of the Baker players, and he be came o n e of the most popular members of the company. Glaser is no longer exhibiting tempera ment as a result of her vaudeville tour, had this to say about Lulu and a little bit, of course, about Julius: "In vaudeville Miss Glaser has to make good at each and every perform ance now. Her reputation means noth ing to a vaudeville audience. What she has done in the past means nothing. Vaudeville audiences exact present per formance and satisfaction. I have only the highest regard for Miss Glaser and I am glad to learn that she knows that temperament does not pay In vau. devllle. X, in common with many legiti mate players, made this mistake when I first entered vaudeville. I thought my little reputation in the legitimate would assure my vaudeville success. I found out differently before I had been at the game long. Variety patrons are no respecters of reputations or past performances. They want 'the goods. I know and I am glad that Miss Glaser knows. It will make her Journey through vaudeville pleasant for ner." Mr. Steger is headed Pacific Coast ways, over the Orpheum. At the Theaters Continued frim Pace 3. of the gullible public In this respect It Is a valuable contribution and is strictly educational, although thrilling. There will bo two other splendid fea tures, "A Jolly Good Fellow" and an other excellent film entitled "A Guilty Conscience," one of the pplendld pro ductions of the Thanhouser Company. The musical portion of the bill will be supplied by the "Three Kings of Har mony." At the Star Theater next Wed nesday the attraction will be "At the Risk of His Life." showing the thrill ing destruction of a balloon In mid air by dynamite and the descent of the occupant to the waters of New York Bay. The Arcade will show a picture en titled "The Great Sacrifice." made by the Kaybee Company. This picture is entirely different from any of the pro ceeding Kaybies. Different In plot, different in scenery and different In action, although there Is a decided Im provement on any preceding produc tions m the matter of both acting and photography. It contains 62 typical scenes. The management also has se cured "A Poor Relation," In which the Thanhouser Kid plays an important part. On the programme will be a double Punch comedy, "A Mischievous brother" and "A Near Tragedy." The PunnysUle .Theater will put on "The Burnlnir Brand," a two-reel Broncho, the Gaumont weekly, always full of international news episodes, and "Jim's College Pays," showing a football game of unusual importance, toother with excellent vaudeville and tasteful sinking and splendid musical effects. THK VIKGIXIAX' OPEXI.NG PLAY Xpw Home Will Be Or-cupied by Bukcr Players Next Sunday. Tho Baker players will rest this week and are making elaborate preparations for reopening In their new home, which was formerly the Orpheum, down town. This playhouse was closed on account of losing their entrance on Morrison street by the tearing down of the Mar quam building, but Manager Baker has made all arrangements for the new entrance, which will be on both Sixth -and Seventh streets, through the beau tiful arcade which is being erected. The theater Is an entirely separate building from the one that Is being torn down and separated fro:n It by a 15-foot arcade or alley, which is being roofed over and will be, when com pleted, one of the handsomest and most inviting entrances In the city. The playhouse will be renamed the Baker and will. In the future, be the perma-l January 16 Heilig Theater llth and Morrison Sts. if f - -1 vju GodowskY WORLD-FAMOUS PIANIST PRICES $2, $1.50, $1, 75 All Seats Reserved. Seat Sale Opens Tuesday January 14th be made awe-inspiring and Impressive in the extreme by the employment of 1000 people, on a mountain with an ele vation of 200 feet. ment home of the poplar Baker players. It is most commodious and comfortable and has always been one of the most popular theaters in the city. It la an Ideal and well located stock theater and should prove immensely success ful as such. The opening will take place next Sunday matinee, and Man ager Baker wishes to announce that all the season seats that were held ( at the Baker will be transferred toi the new house and placed as near the j former comparative locations as the difference in the seating of the thea ters will permit. The Virginian, which has been re served especially for the opening of the new home, is one of the greatest, t if not the greatest, Western play ever written and has never been presented here In stock before. With two weeks to rehearse and build the production, it Is expected to reach the height of perfection and nothing like it has ever been seen here at popular prices since the original production of "The Girl of the Golden West" several years ago, which created such a sensation In this city. "THE CONCESSION"' DUE SOON Drama. Coming to Heilig, Deals "With Circumstantial Evidence. "The Cotifesslon." from a successful run at the Broadway Bijou Theater, New York City, will be presented at the Heilig Theater. Eleventh and Mor rison streets, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights, January 12. 13 and 14. under the auspicles of tho Knights of Columbus. Unusual Interest Is attached to the engagement of this powerful drama in this city, as it has been Indorsed by the most eminent men in the country. It has been claimed that the strongest point in this play is the unrelia bility of circumstantial evidence. How a chain of circumstances can be so ar ranged by skilful lawyers as to point to the guilt of a man is clearly shown In this play, which deals with the ex perience of a man falsely accused of murder. He is convicted and sen tenced to death and even on circum stantial evidence the law of the state has decreed that he shall forfeit his life as a penalty for his crime. Almost too late it is made clear that the man Is innocent of the accusation, and the state Is kept from committing a crime to punish a crime. The story that Is told is a remark able one and the plot Is well developed and finds a strong conclusion. Much interest should be attached to the fact that this is the first presentation in this city of this great play, which claims great dramatic power, heart, in terest, a lesson and a purpose, coupled with the announcement of a distin guished cast of exceptional merit. FLORENCE WEBBER IX ROLE Hammerstein's Newest Vocal Star Coming to Portland Soon. Oscar llammersteln announces' the local visit of "Naughty Marietta," at the Heilig Theater, Eleventh and Mor rison streets, January 16, 17. 18. Flor ence Webber, his newest vocal discov ery, is the star, and the supporting company numbers 60 voices, mostly re cruited by Mr. Hammerstein from his grand opera forces. The music is by Victor Herbert and. will be displayed through the medium of a special or chestra carried by the company. The BEX HUR OFFER IS $250,000 Monster Drama Will Be Staged in Stupendous Style at Big Fair. SAN" DIEGO. Jan. 4. (Special.) Charles F. Towle. business manager for Klaw & Erlanger In the handling of their stupendous international produc tion of "Ben Hur," which closed a high ly successful engagement in this city this week, declined a contract railing for $250,000 for the presentation of Lew Wallace's work for 10 weeks at San Diego during the Exposition In this city in 1915. The inability of Mr. Towle to give consideration to this offer, which Is the largest ever made for a theatrical attraction in the annals of the Ameri can amusement world. Is due to the fact that Gottlob. Marx & Co.. of San Francisco., closed arrangements last June for tne staging of "Ben Hur" as one of the principal spectacular fea tures of the 1915 fair In San Francisco. "Ben Hur" was the most important offering of the St. Louis Worlds Fair. The experience of Klaw & Erlanger In that city influenced them to make the 1915 staging in San Francisco an open air event. It will be the first time in the history of this attraotion that such a presentation has been arranged. It is the intention of Klaw & Erlang er, In conjunction with Gottlob, Marx & Co to construct a massive stadium covering a space of nearly two acres, which will contain a large body of water, so that the sinking of the Ro man galley will be a thrilling feature. The chariot race will be run over a dirt course, as Roman chariot races were in the days of Circus Maxtmua in Rome. The Mount of Olives scene will MAUD POWELL VIOLINISTE Heilig Theater llth and Morrison Wednesday Evening January 15 8:15 o'Clock Seat sale at Heilig Theater box office, January 11, at 10 o'clock. PRICES $2, $1.50, $1, 75c and 50c Box Seats $2.50 PORTLAND SYMPHONYORCHESTRA CONCERT TODAY HEILIG THEATER, 3 P.M. (Seventh and Taylor) Popular Prices, $1, 75c, 50c, 25c. HEILIG THEATER, AT 7TH AND TAYLOR TONIGHT (SUNDAY ONLY) 8: IS HEILIG 6 SSSS&Na TOMORROW te THEATER TlUAluEC MAIN 1 A 1122 llth & MORR SON PHONES Special Price Matinee Saturdar MARTIN BECK AND MORT H. SINGER PRESENT The Brilliant Berlin Musical Play -A- SPLENTHD CAST STUMSG CHORDS TUXEFCL MUSIC SPECIAL ORCHESTRA PDIOre Evenings. $1.50. J1.00, 75e. 69c. Popular Wednesday Mat, SI. 75c rniULO 60c Special Saturday Mat, $1.50 to 50c NOTE: Seat sale today at present Helllg. Seventh and Taylor streets, for entire engagement. Beginning next Monday, seat sale at Heilig-, llth and Morrison, tor entire engagement. HEILIG THEATER at llth and Morrison ' SUNDAY, MONDAY T 1 O "I 2 1 vi TUESDAY NIGHTS Jan 1 A) X O) X The Great Dramatic Success "THE CONFESSION" dHEis? The Knights of Columbus , Prices, $1.50, $1.00, 75c. 50c Seat Sale Opens Friday, January 19 January 17, 18, 19 HEILIG THEATER, llth and Morrison Oscar Hammentda Presents Florence Webber n the Musical fe "Naughty Marietta" COMING TO THE HEILIG MORRISON ONE WEEK kYxq' MONDAY, JANUARY 20 MATIJiEES -WEDNESDAY AND SATCRDAT DAVID WARFIELD IN -THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM" Phones Main 6 and A 1020 ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Monday Matinee, Jan. 6 In New Permanent Homo 1 ormerly Heilig Thea er RALPH HERZ One of Musical Comedy's Favorite Stars MINNIE DUPREE & CO. In "The Man in Front" 5- OTHER GREAT ACTS-S 1000 Matinee Seats 25c MATINEE 15c, 26c, SOc Matinees Daily NIGHTS 25c, SOc, 73c book Is by Rida Johnson Toung and relates a tale of romance and adven ture located In New Orleans about ITiO. The story bristles with romance and tntrlg-ue, with merriment and adventure. for In those early days New Orleans was the mecca of the nobility In Amer ica, who strangely contrasted with the democracy of the Americans. The story is unique, thrilling, fascinating, amus ing. It Is an admirable foundation for Victor Herbert's music, which Includes some of the most characteristic num bers ever written by him. "Naughty Marietta" easily justifies the capacity business which generally greets It. Forest Giwe Names Ticket. FOREST GROVE. Or., Jan. 4. (Spe cial. At a mass meeting here tonight a citizenship ticket for municipal of ficers was nominated. O. M. Sanford was nominated for Mayor and H. J. Goff, G. G. Starrett and Tom Codd for Councilmen. The Mayor will serve two THEATRE SPECIAL EVfiAGEMF.M One Week Only Starling Sunday Matinee, Tciay, January 5, 1913 Ed. W. Rowland and Edwin Clifford (Inc.) Offer A NEW PRODUCTION OF HUMAN INTEREST " :f3jSfjf The Great Nn & W5S lork. Chicago, Jr '"'''y Boston Snrce jl SARY Founded Upon an Em blem of Purity By Edward E. Rose With the well-known actor, Harrison J. Terry, in his splendid role of Father Kelly, and the same great cast. Evening; Prices 25c, 50e, T5. $1.00. Sunday and St. ;iatlnees, 3Se, BOc WEDSESDAV BARGAIN MATHEE Me ONLY Monday Night Special Bargain Performance, All Seats 35c PEOPLES THEATER TODAY, TOMORROW, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Sardou's Masterpiece, CLEOPATRA Produced by Helen Gardner and Her Distinguished Company of Photo-Players, and Dramatically Interpreted by Mr. Stanley Johns, Actor, Also Miss Phyllis Alien, New Mezzo. SIX REELS, FULL TWO-HOUR SHOW, AT 11 A. M, 1 P. M., 3 P. M- 5 P. M., 7 P. M. and 9 P. M. Balcony, 10c ; Lower Floor, 20c ; Box Seats, 50c (may be reserved in advance by phone, Mar. 880, A 2087). ARCADE THEATER GREAT SACRIFICE Matchless Kavbee. POOR RELATION Showing the Thanhouser Kid as Hero. CANINE RIVALS Rich Comedv. - ROY DETREICH Most Popular Vocalist in Port land, and Other Big Things. SUNNYSIDE THEATER Brand-New Films Today, and Clever, Clean Vaudeville. Having Found Out What Sunny side Wants, We're Sup plying Just That Thing. STAR THEATER PERILS OF THE ATLANTIC Thrilline Indictment vs. Fortune-Tellers and Quacks. A GUILTY CONSCIENCE Great Thanhouser. Two New Punch Comedies. THREE KINGS OF HARMONY Also Wandering Minstrel -Coming Wednesday "At Risk of Life" Balloon explodes in mid-air. UNEQUALED VAUDEVILLE SEVENTH AND ALDER STS Week Commencing Monday Matinee, Jan. 6 Special Engagement Extraordinary Ned Way burn Present The Surf Bathers Broadway's Most Successful Vaudeville Musical Revue 20 Artists In the Cast, Including Georee Ebener, Miss Klizabelh Mayne and the Eight English Daisies Libonati Killian and Moore World's Premier Xylophonlst "Songs and Sayings of Nowadays" Sherburne-Montgomery Bailey's Posing Dogs In "Colleagues" The Act Beautiful Pantagescope Pantages Orchestra Latest Animated Eventi H. K. Evenson, Director i Popular Prices. MATINEE DAILY. Boxes and First Row Balcony Re served. Box Office Open from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. Phones, A 2236, Main 4636. Curtain. 2:80, 7:1a and 9. years and the Councilmen three years each. The election Is set for January la and no other ticket will be placed in the field. Forgery Cnarged. at Goldendalc. GOLDEKDALE. Wash.. Jan. 4. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Warner is looking for a smooth-faced young man who. It is al leged, cashed forged checks drawn on Gillette Bros. & Co., private bank, at Centerville, "Wash., and purported to have been made out by M. S. Cochran in favor of George Cochran. Golden dale firms who were victimized arer' Ledbetter-Wallace Company. Waters Kothsehlld Company and W. C. Rust. 2:30 -MATINEE EVERY DAY-2:35 Week Jan. 6'.h SULLIVAN & CONSIDIN! Another Big ATeber and Fields Girl Act Sullivan & Considine Announce Weber and Fields' Latest Triumph "FUN ON THE OCEAN" A Musical Comedy With a Selected Company of Weber and Fields' Show Girls From Broadway MQZARTS Sffi&ga0 nly Snow' . 1 O TVT TVT C C C The Funniest Fellow in QUAKER MAIDS Captivity ' In Dances and Songs Distinctly Different. THE BIMBOS A Comic and Original Couple ED & MINNIE FOSTER In Their Musical Odditv, 'Who's Risrhtf" K01IGN PICIURE3 ORCHESTRA SPECIAL Mat'nrs, Any Seat 10c PRICES Evenings 10 and 20c FenrtS) and Stark S THEATER Fern-Ill nnrt Utark S WEEK COMME.VCiNG TOMORROW MATI.VEE Keating & Flood Present (BY REQUEST) The Royal Filipino Quartet (Positively the Lt Week) And Their Popular Company In The Queen of the Boulevard Two Performances Nightly Matinee Daily. Athletic Contest Tuesday Nights Ross buds' Contest Friday Nights YOU'LL LIKE THE LYRIC
