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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1913)
THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND,' APRFL 13, 1913. . M aUI cfclorA5 - XWILJU J J NJM ill l , t It " ;- i - f . ...... vf'Nrv -T V. S -M'H 1 t4F-;;"'lSw-' j-J t- 'vO, . S''&2z0' X-iiJ BT LEONE CABS BIER. TDLJOWINO right on the tag end of A opart with inu entbiulmsm b- Klnnlnir to It required a tpnr to drlre folk to entertainment laat week. The spur wu Leo Dltrtchateln In the comedy "The Concert." a rare fine 'dramatic tld-blt to whet jaded or oer pampered appetite. "The Concert the beet comedy of the eeaeon. .' At the Baker "Allaa Jimmy Valen tine" held forth to dellchted audiences. Today nihera In a complete chance. .The Hellla; offers "Little Mies Brown' for four stents and a matinee, begin nine Its stay tonight. Philip Bartho lomae wrote this farce-comedy, and the actual New Tork cast Is com lug to pre sent It. Madge Kennedy, a California girl, has the leading role, and William Morris the principal masculine role. At the Baker the famous Belasco-Fyles drama. "The Girl I Left Behind Me." Is the new bill, beginning this after noon. Little Mayo Methot Is retained another week and will appear In this play. All the company haee good roles. The Spanish War Veterans are going to take over the performances for two evenings. Next Sunday afternoon Madame Julia Culp. lleder singer, will be heard at the Helllg In concert. This Is the 'fourth concert under the wing of theH Portland Musical Club. At the Orpheum Henry B. Dlxey I a headllner. Hale Norcross and com pany In "Love In the Suburbs" Is on of the notable acts. At Fantages La Graclosa In a spectacular novelty called "Visions of Fairyland" heads the bill. "My Lady's Fans" will hold headline . olmce at the Empress. This Is a pos In act In which six girl models pre ent living reproductions of Julian Dove's fan paintings. The girls pose on a mammoth fan. the mechanical worx. tnc of which Is a feature of the act. The girl models are being presented along the Sullivan Consldlne circuit bv Mr. rvove. who Is not only the oalnter of the subjects the girls rep resent, but ' the Inventor of the fan background used In the vaudeville act. At the Lyric "The Academy Girls.' musical arrangement with a plot la the offering. It will serve to Introduce Miss Athmore Grey, of England, who will be seen In a collection of artistic dances. . . Tomorrow afternoon and night at Lincoln High School Auditorium, the Ben Greet players will be seen In two standard plays. At the afternoon per formance "She Stoops to Conquer." Goldsmith's famous comedy, will be presented and at night "The Comedy of Errors," of Shakespeare will be given, by the talented and famous English players. The performances are under the auspices of the Portland Shakes peare Study Club and In commemora tion of the loth birthday anniversary of the Bard of Avon. ' ' On Friday. April IB, "More Sinned 'Against Than Sinning." an Irish drama. will be produced by the students of the Christian Brothers College. The production will be In Alumni Hall. AMEItlCAX FARCE OX TONIGHT '"Little Miss Brown,' Laughing Suc- , or, to Open at Helllg. It seems to be a delusion among American playwrights that a farce can not be a success unless it Is derived from a German or French source. Per haps nine out of 14 plays of that nature have- been bodily lifted, or adapted from the foreign stage. It remains for Philip H. Bartholomae to prove the fal lacy of that theory. In his first el - fort he took a typically American theme, handled It In a typically Amer ican way and produced a farce that was the senoatlon of last season. Following the same plan he wrote -' "Little Mts Brown." which comes to the Helllg Theater, Eleventh and Mor rison, four nights, beginning tonight with a popular matinee Wednesday. "Little Miss Brown" kept New Tork In laughter for four months and promises to more than duplicate the popularity of Its predecessor. All the scenes In the play are laid In - a hotel, giving opportunity for a sertes of character drawings unusual In light i comedy. The day clerk, who Is also the house detective: the night clerk, the porter, the elevator and bell boy. and the slangy telephone girl, are all said to be particularly well conceived. The lory concerns little Miss Brown, who forgat the, day of the week, and reached the city a stranger a day suouer than she was expected. Some body stole her pocketbook at the sta tion, and since It was night and she bad no money, no baggage and no es cort, the hotels wouldn't let her In. On a tip from the telephone glrU she lets herself be mistaken for a married woman whose husband has had. re- -served apartments at the Wendelc3ur Irg the night the husband arrires at he hotel. The two meet In the morn-i ing, much to their mutual astonish ment. The real wife appears and scents a scandal. The day clerk Is sure he will lose his lob If the story gets out. Divorce and all sorts of unpleasant things are In prospect. On top of It all. the hus band's uncle and aunt are to meet him. and turn over a large legacy to him when they are convinced he Is happily married. Two hours and a half of solid laugh ter are necessary to unravel the tangle and make everyone happy. A pretty romance underlies all the story. Madge Kennedy as little Miss Brown, and William Morris as the husband, are surrounded by an exceptionally clever company of farceurs. WAR DRAMA IS SCHEDULED Spanish Veterans Reserve Baker Theater for Three Nights. Something out of the ordinary is promised at the Baker this week in the elaborate revival by Manager Baker of the famous Belasco-Fyles Indian war drama "The Girl I Left Behind Me." The fame of this remarkable play has rung round the entire civilised globe and the older theater goers will welcome it once more as an old friend that once quick ened their pulse beats and can do so again, while the younger generation will he overjoyed to see the play they have heard so much about The scenes are laid at Post Kennipn In the Blackfeet country of Montana about 1890 at the' time of a terrible outbreak, and the story is one of su preme Interest every moment. The opening act tells of the troubles expect ed and two young Lieutenants are sent out to do scout duty with 40 men. Five of the men becoming separated are mas sacred. Meanwhile the oncers nave been warned of this by an Indian girl and one of them. Parlow went to warn the men. but becoming panic stricken returns and leaves them to their fate. Both these men are in love with Kate Kennlon, the General's daughter, and have been life long friends. Parlow begs hla friend to save him from the disgrace of exposure and then later gets an opportunity and casts suspicion on him as the coward. There are several well defined and Interesting stories run ning through the plot. In the third act the post is surround ed by thousands of savages and one of the most dramatic scenes ever written n a play Is enacted. It rises to the great climax when, at the last mo ment, after every hope Is abandoned of obtaining help from the fort, and Oeneral Kennlon Is about to shoot his daughter to keep her from falling Into the Indians' hands, rescue comes. Scenes like this were not so nnconv mon In Indian warfare and they recall the Custer massacre and other events in American history. So great rs the Interest In the forth coming production, of the play that the Spanish War Veterans have purchased the bouse outright tor three nlghta. Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday and will furnish an entire company to aid In the military effects. The usual mat inees will be given today. Wednesday i and Saturday and the bargain perforin- i r ?'V "-e' iSS. Si A' ' r", '-'SL .-4 in W' In -ll1 ance tomorrow night, procured early. Seats should be HEXRY E. DIXEY AT ORPHECM Polished Actor Opens Tomorrow in "Mono-drama-vaud-ologue." Henrr E. Dixey. one of the most pol ished and versatile stars of the dra matic stage, will open at the Orpheum tomorrow matinee for a week's en gagement. Mr. Dixey calls his offer ing a tnono-drama-vaud-ologue and in it will be found the essence of an en tire vaudeville programme. He brings to the Orpheum the undimnied charm of a personality that has long made him a great favorite. Mr. Dlxey Is one of the Orpheum's most welcome re cruits and his engagement at the local house will mark a notable milestone in Its history. Second on the bill Is a charming and patriotic act. Colonel J. A. Pattee and his old soldier fiddlers, three boys In blue and two sons of Dixie land. The men are genuine veterans of the Civil War. They are tiddlers, not violin ists, who set the feet tapping with old time war tunes. Their soenery repre sents a portion of the field of Gettys burg, where they all fought. From the deserts or Ainca ana fcyria come Bobker's 11 Arabs who offer a whirlwind act of pyramid-building and desert dlsportmeat. Their picturesque oostumes, their agility, strength, and skill make them unique. Their tum blers are said to be without equals in that line of work. A jovial jester and real monologist is Harry B. Lester, who will oner among other things impersonations of stage favorites. one oi Bir Henry Irving is a remarkable piece of acting. "Love In the Suburbs" is the breesy little playlet presented by Hale. Nor cross and company. The skit. by Charles Dickson, author of "The Three Twins," Is a great Dig laugh from De ginning to end. Chester Spencer and Irene Williams do usual things, singing, dancing and talking, in such an unusual way that they are well worth watching. Power brothers are European mr.r vels of unusual cleverness, whose feats are startling In the extreme. Edison talking pictures will show new subjects. The bill, headed by clever Belle Baker, closes with to night's performances. LA GRACIOSA. IS HEADLEVER Woman -Reputed Most Perfectly De veloped Person 'in World. i Fairyland In all Its pristine beauty, with the ruling spirit none other than La Graclosa, said to be the most phys ically perfect person in the world. , as the central figure, will be the attrsf T traction offered to the patrons of P. tagea for the week commencing with , the matinee tomorrow, when Clyde Rinaldo presents La Graclosa in the wonderful scenic masterpiece, "Visions of Fairyland." Fourteen beautiful scenes, scintillat ing with almost impossible brilliancy. form the act and among the most lm presslve are the Vineyard of Dreams, the Nightingale's Paradise. Pansyland, the Birth of Spring and the Home of the Butterflies. In each the marvelous La Graclosa is the center of attraction. ner beauty adding luster to the glow ing 'scenes. It was with the exquisite figure of Annette Keller, the Human Mermaid, that La Graciosa's form was compared by Eastern critics in a recent con troversy, and a schedule of points was arranged, each fair feminine submitting bcrseir to these measurements, with the result that La Graclosa drew a lead at the start of 1H points, a bare mar gin, which she maintained to the com pletion of the competition. The elec trical effects are elaborate. The powerful dramatic offering, "The -Devil, the Servant of the Man," is the vehicle selected by Charles L. Gill and his metropolitan company, and Alex ander Pantages booked it as the spe cial added attraction, exactly as it was seen for 200 consecutive performances at Boston and for ISO consecutive nights at Chicago. The plot of the one act drama Is based on a phase of the social problem. Diamond and Beatrice present a mu llet, act that is a vaudeville classic, and the work of the ohlld harpist who makes her appearance in the production u remarkable. Other musical lnstru ments are employed by the others in tho act. Grtmm and Elliott present two shades of cork, both being clever minstrels. Their jokes are lively, clean and new, while their parodies never fail to bring s-ales of laughter. Donita, the wonderful little musical star, will be seen in a series of piano selections, in" which she will be aided by Jack Crlppen. Donita has been the favorite in English music halls for years. Rizal and Atlma are flexible gym nasts of renown, and the Pantagescope will show new animated events. The Caro Miller family, or the Five Columbians, will be seen for the last performances this afternoon and even ing. POSING GIRLS AT EMPRESS "Mr Lady's Fans," Living Repro duction of Paintings, Feature. "My Lady's Fans," famous paintings from the brush of Julian Dove, cele brated Parisian artist, who has made a specialty of fan decorative work for society folk, will be the headline at traction at the Empress this week in a posing act which newspaper critics have referred to as being one of the most artistic spectacles In vaudeville. The girls pose on a gigantic fan, the mechanical working of which is a fea ture of the performance, the girls ap pearing on the fan as if they were merely painted figures. The models are presented along the Sullivan & Con sidine circuit by Julian Dove, whose paintings they reproduce, and they are in their first tour of the United States under a contract to appear only along the Empress chain of theaters. A novelty on the new bill is Drovided by Marie Russell, the belle of Ken tucky, who appears in blackface. Miss Russell is extolled as being a striking ly handsome woman and the fact that she does not balk against blacking up to entertain the public has won many encomiums for the actress. She is said to be so realistic in her makeup that she Is mistaken for a negress until she bares the white of her arm to show that she is only making believe. Miss Russell sings several solos, gives an exhibition of plantation coon shouting and changes from one stunning cos tume to another. 'Imagination" is the title of the extra added attraction. This is a travesty on physical culture and is offered by La Vine-Cimaron Trio, grotesque come dians and acrobats. The principal fun creator In this act is an acrobat In blackface and the prescribed cure for his nervousness is the basis of the fun ny situations that happen in a doctor's office. Valentine Vox. Jr.. the whistling ven triloquist, will be seen and beard in a return engagement. Vox was a hit on an Empress bill last year. La Pla Operatic Trio will sint: several classi cal and popular selections and the new Empress bill Is completed Dy ciare- mont brothers, who have an act called Fun on a Revolving Ladder." "The New Leader," "The Aeroplane Ladies" and the Waltes, Australian bush-whip experts, will appear for the last time at the Empress tonight, "THE ACADEMY GIRLS" BILL English Dancer Is to Interpret Salome at Lyric Theater. Beginning with a matinee tomorrow the Keating & Flood Musical Comedy Company, at the Lyric Theater, will offer one of the best skits of the sea son, entitled "The Academy Girls." The comedy is fast and the musical numbers are frequent and extremely pretty. All of the principals have good parts. As a special added feature Keating & Flood have engaged Mile. Athmcre Grey, the dainty English dancer, now en route to New York after a long- en gagement in Australia and Canada. Miss Grey has a magnetic personality and Is graceful to a degree that almost startles an observer. During her Port land engagement she will present Sa lome. She interprets the varying emo tions that are assumed to be shown by the dances with a true artistic spirit. and in the finale she is the living im personation of the gld who danced be fore Herod, won the head of John trie Baptist and languorously kissed the dead features. The dance by Mile. Grey is tragic but beautiful. It has none of the coarseness seen in many attempts to depict the character. The offering is graceful, clean and whole some. Miss Grey Is a real artist In her line. From the crown of her pretty head to the tips of her bared feet she is grace and symmetry and her pre sentation is not a haphazard one, but the result of study and work that has culminated in an offering that has won for her the plaudits of able critics. QUARTET FEATURE AT PEOPLES "On Fortune's Wheel," Headlinei of Photo Plays. The management of the People's The ater considers itself fortunate In se curing the Giant Quartet, as it Is one of the best of its kind. Miss Ada King, the charming so prano, will offer new and well-selected vocal numbers. "On Fortune's Wheel," a multiple reel feature from the New York Motion Picture Company, will be the headllner of the photo plays. -The story is of a young -bank clerk who is accused and convicted on clrcum- . stantlal evidence of robbing the bank, and he is sentenced to the penitentiary for IS years. Instead of the real thief, who Is the president of the bank. The story carries one through the prison life of the hero, depleting a thrilling scene of his escape and of his working his way out West, where the true Western spirit is revealed in the hearty assistance given the stranger by the rough pioneers. The final scene shows the bank president, who is opening a bank in this small Western town, and how he is exposed and punished. "The Changling," a rather unique drama, in which Miss urace Cilne. known as the - (Conoluded 09 Pago 3.) J
