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IT WAS a far'elnir and clever mind
:hat rn t Maude Adams out this era
son to the most surressful of all her
plays and the one moit memorable In
the hearts of her irreat world of ad-ml.-ers.
"I'eter Pan" and she are In
separably linked. Seeln It acaln. we
forget the great mistake of lust sea
son. "Chantlrler." and think of her
Maa-cle In "What Every Woman
Knows" merely as a makeshift for a
season full of unsuroessf ul plays. Her
-Uttle Minister" and earlier plays will
he treasured as mlleston.es In her ca
reer. But "I'eter Pan" she will al
ways he.. T see It acaln takes away
all the bitter taste of the Chantlcler
role. That Is wherein her manager
are astute.
The week was a full one theatrically.
With Miss Adams at the ttellls; and
the open in of Ida Adair's entrap
ment at the Baker, with the three
vaudeville houses livlns; up to their
promises and the 'yrlc Introducing new
people In Its second week of the new
company, there was some sort of en
tertainment for every mother's son and
daughter who seeks amusement.
Todav the only opening Is the Ba
ker fltock, which gives us that ster
ling ;ld comedy Vllllam Crane made
famous. "David Harum. run oi quaini
conceits, excellent philosophy and de
lightful humor. John Sumner Is cast
as David Harum.
Tha biggest thing In several visits
of musical comedy is promised In Eddie
Fy and his seven little Foys In "Over
the River." They open next Thursday
night and stay for the remainder of
the week, with a matinee on Saturday.
Werba and Luescher are sponsors.
Right following "Over the River" Is
Flne Feathers." which brings to the
Heillg for a stay of four nights and
Wednesday a galaxy of stage celebri
ties such as has never before appeared
here at one time. Not only will the
original cast be seen here, but that cast
Is composed entirely of stars. Robert
Kdeson. most popular of male stars,
who has not appeared on the Coast for
five years: Wilton Lackaye. America's
foremost character star, who was last
seen here in "The Battle"; Max Fig
man, who was here last in stock and
often before that as a comedian: Rose
Coghlan. who has graced the American
stage as a star for nearly four decades:
Loltta Robertson, an actress who is
much admired by local playgoers, and
Amelia Summers, New Tork's most pop
ular comedy star, who has never be
fore been seen here these are the
principal members of the remarkable
cast. "Fine Feathers" Is a play by
Eugene Walter, author of "Paid in
Full" and "Tha Easiest Way." and has
recently closed a run of 130 nights at
the Astor Theater, New Tork. whence
It came direct to the Coast.
Cecilia lAftus. Inimitable mimic, at
the Orpheum; Willie Ritchie, "cham
peen" lightweight boxer of the world,
at the Empress: Bud Anderson, coming
contender for lightweight "champeen
shlp" of the world, certainly sounds
awe-inspiring to the devotees of vaude
ville. . . ,
a, Something of a departure from the
usual offerings is "The Love Cure" at
the Lyric beginning tomorrow. It Is a
musical fun play with small-town aet-
EDDIE VOY HERE THURSDAY
"Over the River" I Smashing Mu
sical Success Soon at Heillg.
Eddie Foy. the funniest of all Amer
ican comics, will come to the Heillg
Theater. Eleventh and Morrison, for
three nights beginning next Thursday,
May 23. with a special matinee Satur
day. In Werba Luescher's smashing
musical success. "Over the River." It
was this Joyous musical show that
played for six months at the Globe The
ater. New York, last season to record
breaking box office receipts.
Tha story of the play relates to the
predicament In which a wealthy man
about town finds himself after a night
of Jollity with "the boys." He wakes In
hi own home to find that while' ob
livious to his surroundings he has been
arrested and sentenced to 30 days in
the penitentiary. The scene takes
place in New York, where the prison
1B located on Blackwell's Island, and Is
referred to as "over the river." With
out spoiling the pleasure of the au
dience by giving the story In detail. It
may be stated that the scene in the
second act. showing the Interior of the
prison, with Foy in stripes, is one ef
the most amusing acts ever designed
for public entertainment. The large
chorus of pretty girls Is cleverly Intro
duced Into the prison by dressing them
. as Salvation Army lassies bringing
flowers to the prisoners. The third
ct shows a garden party, with every
one In Mexican costume, to welcome the
return of the hero, who has written to
his wife that he has been spending 30
lays in Mexico.
There is an even score of lyrics In
the production and the music is of a
catchy" and "mant-to-be-remembered"
sort that Is bound to be remembered
long after the company haa departed.
Among the more haunting melodies are
"Rlng-Ting-a-Llng." "When There's No
tjabt at All." "Mexico," "New York
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Stick Rag." "The Raggety Man," "The
Broadway Cabaret" and "My Tango
Maid."
"DAVID HARfM" AT THE BAKER
Stock Players dpcn Today In Dram
atization of Popular Xovcl.
Few books that have come out In
comparatively recent years have
achieved the widespread popularity
of "David Harum." which when it was
brought forth In play form by the well
known actor, William H. Crane, re
peated Its success and continued to be
his starring vehicle for a long time.
It was played In stock here about five
years ago by the Baker company and
since then has not been seen in Port
land. The Baker players wilf again
be seen in It for the week opening this
afternoon and John Sumner, the popu
lar comedian and character actor, will
play the title role of the country bank
er and horse trader with Ida Adair as
Mary Blake, the school teacher, and
Robert Wayne as John Lenox.
The love Interest In the story cen
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ters around these two. ' John being a
young city chap, who has lost a for
tune and been obliged to seek employ
ment. Is taken into the bank by David
and after many trials and tribulations
consequent upon the peculiar methods
of the whimsical old fellow, Is brought
to the full realisation of his fondest
hopes. There Is a world of rich com
edy all through the play, tha sene in
which David sells the Deacon a balky
horse to even up an old score and the
Deacon's troubles in the rain storm
later, being especially laughable.
The incident of the Widow Cullom,
who Is being robbed by a miserly old
Shylock and who Is saved by David in
his own original manner, is also an
important one and shows more clearly
than anything else the character of the
man and the reason many of his best
acts are misunderstood and mialnter
perted by his best friends.- John Sum
ner will be ideal In the role, it being
one with which he is familiar and ex
cellent opportunity is also offered for
all the other members of the unusually
large cast. An addition to the com
pany Is Earl Dwlre.
"David Harum" Is a play that is espe
cially enjoyed by the children and the
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usual matinees will be given today,
Wednesday and Saturday, as well as
the bargain performance tomorrow
night.
"CISSIE LOFTl'S" AT ORPHEUM
Inimitable Mimic of Brilliant Career
Comes as Headllner.
Not since Madame Bernhardt has the
Orpheum offered so notable a headlinef
as Miss Cecilia Loftus, the lhimltable
mimic, who arrives Monday to remain
for a week and give her Impressions
of artists. Miss Loftus Is ranked as
the greatest mimlo the world has ever
known and receives the highest salary
ever paid a single vaudeville per
former. Among her impressions is one
particularly difficult that of Elsie Ja
nl8 imitating Madame Bernhardt sing
ing "Everybody's Doing It," in French.
Rose Stahl in "The Chorus Lady" is
another of Miss Loftus' impressions
said to be especially clever.
Although Miss Loftus Is best known
as a mimic, she is not without dramatlo
experience, for she was Henry Irvlng's
leading woman as well as filling the
same position with E. H. Sothern. The
name of Cissie Loftus is known in
every home that has even a slight
knowledge of the stage. Miss Loftus
was here 10 years ago with Sothern in
"If I Were King."
Second place Is filled by Bob Mat
thews and Al Shayne, who give a tab
loid fantasy. "A Night on the Bowery."
which shows the famous street as It Is
and presents two characters that score
a sure-fire hit.
Harry De Coe is a man who touches
the heights of daring in his balancing
act with tables, chairs, broomsticks and
bottles.
Irene Bercseney. the Hungarian
Gypsy queen, is a cymbal virtuoso
who will Introduce that instrument to
vaudeville and give a musical act with
the assistance of a violinist that is ab
solutely unique and delightful.
Wlllard and Cain are two black
face artists who have a satire on po
lice department, methods called, "De
tectivism," that harbors an army of
laughs and funny situations.
The Girl from Chicago is the billing
of a prima donna recruited from the
smart set of the Windy City. Ehe pos
sesses a beautiful lyrio voice and ef
fective repertoire of songs.
The bill is completed with the Five
Hursleys, speed boys and girls and Edi
son talking pictures.
The bill headed by the brilliant Rus
sian actress, Madame Olga Petrova,
closes with tonight's performance.
BUD AXDERSOX AT PAXTAGES
Vancouver Lightweight Who Defeat
ed Mandot Here This Week.
Bud Anderson, who is a legitimate
contender for the lightweight chalm
plonship of the world, will make his
first appearance In vaudeville as the
headllner at Pantages for the week
beginning with the matinee tomor
row at 2:30 o'clock.
It was by strenuous effort that Alex
ander Pantages scored the distinct tri
umph of signing Bud Anderson for an
exclusive tour of his circuit within five
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minutes after Mandot had gone down
in defeat before the sturdy Vancouver
ite's blows in the Vernon arena last
Tuesday."
Anderson's friends will welcome his
earlv home-coming from his well
earned victory and his relatives at
Vancouver are arranging a special aei
ecitinn to be here next week to re
uelve the little boxer. Bud will confine
his stage work to athletic exercises,
intrnriiicintf a novel scarring exhibi
tion and giving a graphic account of
his adventures in the realms of flst
iana. The programme has beeh so ar
ranged that it will be appreciated by
wrtmnn and children.'
Second on the bill are the' Mother
Goose Girls in the elaborate musical
fantasy produced by Menlo Moore, the
noted Broadway vaudeville artist. The
girls will be seen in numerous cnar
actem familiar to all by their appear
ance in fairy tales. Special scenery
is used in the act, three massive sets
being introduced and tne musical num
bers are all tuneful.
Martini and Trolse have Italian lyrics
aB their specialty. They are heard in
tho ann'ii of the wonderland of Eu
rope and to add attractiveness td the
act they will oner several
mental selections.
Wmil Hoch. the versatile comedian,
and his company will be seen in the
laughing hit of the year. "Loves
Young Dream."
McPhee and Hill are comedy bar ex
nrt whose work never fails to please.
In the happy musical farce, "Nearly a
Soldier," Browning and Lewis, two
able entertainers, will appear. Their
methods are most amusing and their
songs of the catchy sort.
The Pantagescope will offer new anl-
Miss Julie Ring will make her final
appearance here this afternoon and
evening in "The Man She Met," the hi
larious Frencn larce.
RITCHIE IS EMPRESS CARD
Champion Lightweight Boxer of
World Heads Seven-Act Show.
Willie Ritchie, who wrested light
weight championship honors frorn Ad
Wolgast, "the Michigan wildcat," will
be the stellar attraction at the Empress
this week in "Fun in a Gymnasium," in
which he is assisted by his manager,
Billy Nolan. A part of Ritchie's en
tertainment that is calculated to be
particularly interesting to residents of
Portland is his boxing with Portland
boys. Mr. Nolan will select boxers
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Club, Columbus Club and other organ
izations to meei me juuub tunmpmu
pugilist In friendly bouts and Ritchie
in Pnrtlanii hOVK St AVerY
show. Ritchie's act lasts 25 minutes
and is heraldea oy impress inenw
managers all along the circuit as be-
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General report1 is made by managers
that itlicnie enicriBHiuicni tima tiiu,5w
to be of keen Interest to women theater
patrons.
Second place on the Empress bill is
oooupled by Harl Stephens, an actor
with stellar success to his credit on the
i uint. tacre Rtflnhens in known
as "the play doctor" because of changes
made by mm in oramas uui Became
great successes after leaving his hands.
He is known in the theatrical world as
ones of the greatest stage directors In
America. Stephens will, present famous
characters from famous plays, includ
ing "Rip Van Winkle" and "Shylock."
Next comes a novelty fresh from the
London Hippodrome. This is provided
by the Nathal trio, one member of
which climbs up into the boxes and
along the edge of the balcony of the
theater in such a manner as to prompt
the question, "Is it man or monkey?"
The feats performed by the apelike
comedian are said to create continuous
laughter.
Other acts on the .vaudeville pro
gramme are:
The four melody monarchs, including
three song writers and George E. Reed,
Juvenile comedian of "The Pink Lady,"
all of whom are vocalists, instrumen
talists and comedians.
Van Cleve, Denton and Pete, the
mule, an act that is said to have kept
New York giggling for 10 months.
"Broomstick" Elliott and his novel
one-stringed Instrument.
Sidney Vincent and Irene Lome in
tongs and characterisations.
"A Toothache," moving pictures
Shown at the impress under the aus
pices of the Oregon State Dental Asso
ciation, will be exhibited for the last
time tonight.
THE LOVE CURE" TOMORROW
Lyric Theater Patrons to Be Pleased
During Week.
The offering at the Lyric Theater for
One week beginning with a matinee
Monday afternoon is a smashing comic
opera success entitled "The Love
Cure." Special attention has been
given the production in the way of
stage settings and effects, together
with a number of added features.
The plot of the piece Is overflowing
with comedy lines and situations and
the Lyric comedians are turned loose
and will frolic rampant. Among the
new musical numbers which will oc
cupy conspicuous places in the bill will
be "Insanity," by H. Guy Woodward;
"Tha Fisherman and the Mermaid," by
Vera Alwyn; "Annie Anhauser," by
Onslow and Stanhope: "The Carolina
Rag," by Irene Edwards, and " A Thou
sand Lives to Live," by Tlnney Snyder.
The Romig twins will appear In a
new musical specialty as an added
feature of the bill.
The new comlo opera company are
becoming great favorites, and this
week's bill is one of the strongest
cards in their repertoire, and the pro
gramme of great merit is anticipated.
Tuesday night the athletic, contest will
be an additional feature of the bill
and, as keen rivalry exists among the
young women of the chorus to win th
cash prizes offered, a number of orig
inal stunts is expected.
Friday night the regular chorus
girls' contest will be given.
PEOPLES HAS XEAV FEATURES
Contract Made for Scries of Films
Prepared In Europe.
. Desiring variety, the People's Amuse
tnent Company yesterday entered Into
a contract with the Famous Feature
HUNGARIAN GYPSY Q.UBKN
COMES TO ORPHEtJI.
Irene Bereseny.
Irene Bereseny, the Hungarian
Gypsy Queen, will introduce
something new to vaudeville at
the Orpheum this week when she
presents the cymbal. A Seattle
critic said of her:
"A Hungarian Gypsy Queen,
' who looked like as real a queen
as ever wore the ermine, plays
the cymbal, an Instrument new
enough to vaudeville goers at
least. The thing resembles a
miniature piano and sounds a
wild, stirring sort of tone well
adapted to the Hungarian pro
gramme. It also proved capable
of producing American rag-time.
Much of the pleasure of the per
formance is to watch ii-ene
Bereseny interpret this wild
music so in accord with her own
personality."
She Is accompanied on the
violin by Yoska.
Film Company to accept a large num
ber of series of remarkable features,
which its manager. Herman J. Brown,
secured within the past month by a
personal visit to London and Paris. The
first of these, made by the famous
Eclair Company, not in the regular
service, but absolutely outside and sep
arate, will be featured today at the
People's Theater.
"The Humpback." a three-reel spe
cial. Is featured today at the People's
Theater. It is a romantic comedy deal
ing with the period of history whon
men were red-blooded and when per
sonal bravery and daring were es
teemed the highest quality. The hero,
a nobleman of the French Court dur
ing the reign of Louis XV, goes through
a greater number of thrilling and hair
breadth escapes, is seen in more cli
maxes, than any other similar 3000 feet
which the People's Amusement Com
pany has ever presented. As a con
trast to this, the fine thing will be a
"Pullman Nightmare." in which a boy
who has eaten ice cream and Welsh
rarebit has a dresm of adventure. It
is excruciatingly funny.
Miss Inez D'Cosiello, In the afternoon,
and the Ad Club Quartet, at night, as
well as Sunday matinee, will furnish,
as usual, acceptable music.
The Arcade Theater today will offer
as Its feature, the most remarkable
picture of this age. Its title is "The
Doom of the Gunmen of New York,
rather a lurid title, but the picture It
self is pronounced by the press and
pulpit. Mayor Gaynor and District At
torney Whitman, of New York, to be
one of the greatest moral lessons ever
presented to the youths of America.
This picture shows tha evolution of a
boy of New York under slum influ
ences to the bad man and political
grafter of the metropolis. The picture.
Is most graphic In Its portrayal of life
and conditions in a big city of snares.
It shows how a brave and fearless man
In the shape of the District Attorney,
crushed evil, cleaned out the grafter
and purified this hotbed of American
corruption.
The new policy of Summer prices is
attracting thousands of added patrons
to th Star Theater.
"MARY" AGAIX IS AT GLOBE
Varied Programme Arranged for
Next Three Days.
The eleventh and the next to th
last story of the "What Happened to
Mary" series, produced by the Edison
Company In conjunction with the
Ladies' World, will be shown at the
Globs Theater, Eleventh and Wash
ington streets, today. It is called A
Race to New York" and is full of
thrills, which Mary Fuller, as usual,
puts over on her uncle.
The Pathe Weekly contains some
startling pictures. Fifteen hundred
boys are shown at the start In a race
for the Evening Telegram, of New
York trophy oup; also 7000 littlo girls
In the May pole dance in Central
Park and Other news items including
Mutt and Jeff cartoons are reproduced.
The comedy Is another of the fa
mous Belinda stories, showing how
Belinda and the landlady blossom Into
stunners after consulting? the beauty
doctors. ,.
A good Biograph drama "Just Gold
completes the programme for today,
Monday and Tuesday.
"FIXE FEATHERS" HERE SOOX
All-Star Cast Brings Eugene Wal
ter's Xoted Play June I.
The opportunity to see six prominent
stars in a Blngle cast and to see i the
biggest dramatic success of New lorK
and Chicago, as will be the case when
"Fine Feathers" appears at The Heillg
Theater. Eleventh and Morrison, for
four nights beginning next Kunday.
June 1. with a spsclal matinee Wednes
day, has brought forth thousands of In
quiries by mall and telephone, and the
box office force Is preparing for an
unusuallv busy siege ,when seats are
placed on sale for thlB attraction.
The short stay of "Fine Feathers" Is
made necessary on account of the fact
that only 10 weeks can be devoted by
H H. Frsiee for his trans-continental
tour, as the Interrupted New York run
must be resumed early In August and
the stars in the cast demand a vaca
tion, as they have been playing in
"Fine Feathers" without a rest since
August 10 last. Notwithstanding the
, u h run the nlav has only
been seen in New York and Chicago.
"Fine Feathers, wnicn win ccn
here, is the only and original produc
tion of this play the all-star produc
tion, with Robert Edeson, Wilton
Lackaye, Max Figman, Rose Coghlan,
Lolita Robertson and Amelia Burners
in the ci-st. It is the same which ran
for 150 nights in New York and for
the same number of performances in
nH which comes here direct
from the Astor Theater on Broadway.
XAZIMOVA BRIXGS NOVELTY
Gifted Russian Actress Comes to
Heillg In "Bella Donna."
Madame Nazlmova. one of the lead
ing emotional actresses of the modern
stage, is to be seen in ner laiesi ana
greatest success. "Bella Donna," next
week. James Bernard Fagan has made
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