THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND,' APRFL 13, 1913.
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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.
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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
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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 -
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