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9 BY I.EONE CASS BAteR. APPARENTLY the cream of the theatrical season is being served us now. "Pine Feathers,' a tre mendously dramatic play, valuable for its self, and because it was presented by an aggregation of stars that only could be got together once in a life time of theatricals. This play and the appearance of Xuzimova. the gifted Russian actress in "Bella Donna," an animated poster, effectively arrayed and beautifully colored, made a splen did week at the Hellig. . . At the Baker "The Wolf," one of Eugene Wal ter's most stirring plays, made great .inroads In the affections of that pop ular theater's patrons. In the theater. Rose Festival week will be observed as in every place In Portland in the superlative degree, Frances Starr In "The Case of Becky," opens at the Heilig tomorrow night for h week's stay. This is Miss Starr's first visit to Portland, and the fact that she tomes as a Belasco star attaches all the more importance to the occasion. There will be a special matinee on Wednesday and one on Saturday. Miss Starr's play is a new treatment of the subject of dual personality. Then follows Collar, and Harris' pre sentation of Raymond Hitchcock and Flora Zabelle in "The Red Widow." supported by a company of 76 people in their big musical success "The Red Widow." Tile book and lyrics are by Channlng Pollock and Rennold Wolf, and the music by Charles Qebest. Ray mond Hitchcock was here a dozen years ago In "King Dodo" at the old Marquanj Theater. His last visit was made four years go in "The Yankee Tourist." a musical play, at the old Heilig. then Columbia, at Fourteenth and Washing ton streets. Rounding out the rest of the week Hitchcock opens, we are to have Blanche Bates in her latest suc cess. "The Witness for the Defense," under Charles Frohmans sponsorship. Manager George L. Baker an nounces an unusual attraction for the coming week that is. it is unusual for a popular-priced one and that is Henry Hall in his familiar role of Daniel Voor hies Pike in the I.iebler & Co.. play "The Man from Home." Mr. Hall will he supported by the Baker players. While William Hodge was playing the role of Pike on Broadway the Lleblers decided to send the play on the road and cast about for the right man for Pike, who Is a typclla Hoosler character. Just at this time Mr. Hall, who had been passing the past Ave yeara in Arizona to recuperate his lost health, re-entered the dramatic Held. He was Immedi ately seized upon and proved the ideal Pike. His success in the high-priced houses all over the United States and Canada was equal to that of Hodge, and he, afterwards played it in the Astor Theater in New York. For Mr. Hall's second week the play will be "Grau stark." This is not "Beverley of Grau stark." which the Baker company ap peared in last Spring, but the original play "Graustark." which "Beverley" fol lowed as a sequel. "Graustark" has not been seen here In stock for more than five years. Underlined at the Heilig for the week of June I Lew Fields presents "Hanky Panky," with an old Portland favorite. Bobby North, comedian in a prominent place In the cast. Vaudeville promises good things for Festival week. There's Zelda Sears and company in "The Wardrobe Wo man" at the Orpheum; a sketch called "Fun in a Boarding-House" headlines the Empress bill, and Edwin Ford, late of the Four Fords, with his group of dancing sir's, tors the Pantages bill. . "School Days" is the new musical fun frolic at the Lyric, beginning to morrow afternoon, and keeping all week. FRANCES STARR HERE MONDAY The Case of Becky" Heilig Attrac tion This Week. Commencing tomorrow night, the Rose Festival attraction at the Heilig Theater, Eleventh and Morrison streets, will be David Belasco's youngest and most popular star, Frances Starr, who comes here after a phenomenally suc cessful tour In the Kast In her latest and greatest play. "The Case of Becky." a drama that has aroused more enthu siasm, comment and discussion than any other offering that has emanated from the studio of Mr. Belasco. Frances Starr, in Kdward Locke's new play. "The Case of Becky." portrays a dual personam y. two entirely opposite characters in one physical being one weet. delightful, lovable ahd refined; the other cunning, cruel and vicious. This drama, which is from the pen of the author of 'The Climax." and other successful plays .is as novel in Its way as The Return of Peter Grimm.- Based on hypnotism and the crime of jji BW. ( jjjjj ' j curtilin wU1 go up until after the Hi ''SBl W-yjy isl S ''"Wardrobe Woman" Playlet Gives Hi' nltmBllmmlSIW "m IB Behind Scenes. a dual personality, Mr. Locke and Mr. Belasco have built up a play which ranks with the dramatic version of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Not since that wonder ful play, in the master hands of Rich ard Mansfield, created one of the most profound sensations known to the American stage, has any dramatist dared to use dual personality as the basis of a play. But Mr. Locke and Mr. Belasco did dare and the result is a play which has been hailed wherever it has been presented as one of the greatest of recent years. And Miss Starr has revealed an artistry that Percy Broonon and Winnie Bald win. All of the new Ideas for song and dance teams have not been exhausted, for Percy Bronson and charming Winnie Baldwin have a turn at the Orpheum on the new bill for Rose Festival week that is far removed from the ordinary. They have good looks and to spare, backed up with clever ideas. One Seattle paper said of them: "The team turna of Winnie Baldwin and Percy Bronson. 'Pickings from Song and Dance Land,' are of exceptional grace and originality, marked by the limit of .young vivacity and come liness. The dancing of Miss Baldwin is surpassingly tine." ..................... .....T i DA.VCIXG TEAM HAS XOVEL. . ACT. &9EHBflBHflprjHH : THE SUNDAY lliif ill ) ;P I i&CW mm'.Bm-- mf- 25 s&jrv Co places her as one of the greatest artists upon the American stage. The discrimination which she dis closes in differentiating between the dual personality of "Becky" and "Dor othy" is a veritable gem of character ization and one that Is worthy of the finest traditions of our National drama and surpasses her splendid perform ance in "The Easiest Way," which caused a furore two seasons ago. Mr. Belasco. with his usual fidelity to detail and presentation, has sur rounded Miss Starr with a supporting company of unusual merit, including Charles Dalton, Albert Bruning, Harry C. Brown, Eugene O'Brien, Mabel Nor ton, John P. Brawn and others. The scenic investiture Is the last word in accuracy of detail. BAKER OFFERS INB-CCEMENTS Henry Hall to Star In "The Man From Home" Festival Week. As an extra inducement to win amusement seekers to the playhouse this week Manager Baker, of the Baker players, has secured as an extra attrac. tion Henry Hall, recent star of "The Man from Home," to head the Baker players, appearing in his famous suc cess of Daniel Voorhies Pike in this play, in which he was seen In all the important cities of the country. "The Man from Home" was written by Booth Tarlcington, author of "A Gentle, man from Indiana." "Monsieur Bea.u caire" and other noted books, and while still in the height of Its great New York run with William Hodge in the role of Pike, was sent on the road by Liebler & Co., with Henry Hall. Mr. Hall's success en tour was in every way the same great triumph Hodge's was on Broadway. The story of "The Man from Home" is the story of a typical Hoosier lawyer, who has been left guardian of the wealthy Simp son children. Ethel and Horace, who are In Europe and who fall Into the clutches ef a gang of foreign adven turers. Ethel has become ambitious to marry a Lord and is about to settle an immense sum on him, when Pike, hearing of it, decides to go to Europe and look into the matter. He is really in love with Ethel, but hardly dares acknowledge it even to himself, and when he appears amongst all these sci. ons of European nobility, cuts a pecu liarly striking figure. Scorned and even insulted by the children themselves, he nevcrtneless perseveres in his dtcrmi nation to save them from the schemes he easily ses "through, and by his clever wit and tact, keen insight and dogged persistence finally upsets everything, opens the foolish young Anglo-maniac's eyes and saves the Simpson fortune and good name. The Man From Home" is one of the best known of American play sue cesses, and Mr. Hall's name is closely connected with It. It will be a rare treat to see him, and when it is con sidered that the regular Baker prices will prevail it Is easily seen that genuine theatrical bargain Is in store for theater-goers of Portland for Rose Festival week. The usual matinees will be given and the popular bargain night as well. On parade nights the OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, For Rose Festival week the Orpheum will have as its headline act Miss Zelda Sears and her company, presenting a brilliant little comedy of life behind the scenes, "The Wardrobe Woman." The playlet gives a peep Into the life of a one-night-stand company. "The Sinners of New York." It abounds in rich comedy and has a bit of heart in terest tucked away in a pretty little love story. Miss Sears is one of the well-known comediennes of the legitimate who was prominently identified with all the Clyde Fitch plays during the life of that gifted author and producer. Her comedy has always taken the form of character parts and this is the first time that theatergoers have had an opportunity to see that Miss Sears is a very charming young woman. "The Wardrobe Woman" is serving to intro duce her to vaudeville. Pickings from Song and Dance Land is the attractive billing of Percy Bron son and Winnie Baldwin, who put their act over with a delightful Ingenuity that is refreshing. They fill a quarter of an hour with clever dancing, bright patter, snappy songs and changes of costume. Frank Coombs and Ernest Aldwell are two men who sing old songs and new. Mr. Coombs was for two seasons one of the leading tenors with Hammer stein's Manhattan Grand Opera Com pany, and Mr. Aldwell has a baritone voice of a beauty not often heard in vaudeville. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilde, from London, will produce shadow creations that not only include animated pictures, but also celebrities In silhouette. Farm yard scenes, beasts of the Jungle and many other Interesting feats are in cluded. "A Day at the Fairgrounds" is the name of the original performance of fered by Alburtus 1st and Jessie Miller, assisted by "Dolly." They combine music, comedy and juggling. Johnny Johnston will singe the en tire overture of The Poet and the Peasant with original comedy words that have been making a smashing hit along the circuit. The four Rotters are inssti- Teutons who will give a remark able exhibition of gymnastic skill. This s their first American tour. The bill with "A Persian Garden" and Joe Jackson closes tonight. LAUGH SHOW IS AT EMPRESS New Comedy, Magician and Former Orpheum Acts on Bill. a roilickinz comedy, said to be one of the greatest laugh producers in vau deville in many months, holds headline place on the bill to open at tne em press tomorrow afternoon. It is "Fun in a Boarding-rlouse, tne siage i iinir of which shows two floors of an actors' hotel. Seven men and women players are in the company ana eacn is kept busy for 20 minutes in keeping the audience in an uproar of laughter. Characters found in every boarding house are represented. These include the star boarder, tne "dood, tne ana lytical gentleman," the old maid and others. Magic holds second place on the new bill. This entertainment is proviueo by Del Adelphia. master magician, ana five assistants, who present mysteries the staging of which represents a cost of $10,000. Prominent dramatic crit ics in the East have referred to Del Adelphia as being the only mystifler worthy of the mantle of Hermann the Great. The other four acts on the new Em press bill are recruited from perform ers who have been featured at one time or another on the Orpheum circuit. These Include Bowman brothers, Julia Rooney, Bob Archer, of Archer and Belford. and Alvin and Kenny. Bowman brothers are the former stars of Bowman Brothers' Minstrel Company. They entertain In black face, singing, dancing, mimicking and reciting. They are billed as "The Blue Grass Boys." Julia Rooney is the comedienne of the celebrated Rooney family. her father being Pat Rooney. who was re puted to be the greatest Irish comedian of his time. Miss Rooney is still in her teens. Her Empress act consists of dancing, singing, monologue and mimicry. Bob Archer, of Archer and Belford. who will present "A Janitor's Trou Dles."' is the comedian who appeared at the Orpheum last year with Edmond Hayes in "The Planorr.vr?." Archer Is JTTXE 8. 1913. - v v . the original "Bozo," whose mum act helped to make "The Pianomovers" such a great. success. Now he has his own vaudeville act, in which he em-, bodies the comedy that made "The Pianomovers" such a laugh producer. Alvin and Kenny, amusing aerialists. also former Orpheum entertainers, com plete the new bill. Jimmy Britt, ex-chamnion light weight, will bid farewell at the Empress tomorrow night. PANTAGES GETS EDWIN FORD Favorite Dancing Act One of Manx Attractions This Week. Terpsichorean novelties such as have never been seen in Portland before will be in order at Pantages for the week commencing with the Monday matinee, June 9, when Edwin Ford, late of the Four Fords, and his danc ing girls, will make their first appear ance in what critics have classified as "tlie greatest dancing act in vaude ville." The appearance of Mr. Ford in the act assures Its merit, for while with the Four Fords he was considered the most remarkable solo and hard and soft shoe dancer on the stage., His coming with his own company will be welcome in formation to local playgoers. Many new and novel innovations in dancing will be given by Mr. Ford and his support is admirable. The girls have been care fully selected from Broadway's best light footed artists and those with Mr. Ford are marvelously graceful and adept. The act is handsomely mounted and the Incidental music will be a fea ture. Second only to Mr. Ford and his com pany Is the great Heras Family of European society acrobats. Four women and two men are seen in the noted or ganization, and the feats accomplished are the most remarkable ever produced in vaudeville. The triumph of the Heras was so great in Europe that Alexander Pantages sent a special agent across the Atlantic to affix their signatures on a contract to play the Pantages circuit exclusively, and the present engage ment, will be the first in Portland. La Bergere and her posing dogs are also recent importations from Europe, Mile. La Bergere having been the reign ing success in Paris for 125 consecutive weeks. It was while playing this record-breaking engagement that the noted beauty received the pseudonym of The French Venus, a title that she has retained in her present tour. Mile. Bergere's dogs are marvels of canine Intelligence, and they are. seen in a series of poses that are striking works of art. Jack Symonds. the Man of Ease, is the best delineator of tramp characters In vaudeville, and he will be heard in his portfolio of new stories and spark ling parodies. There is not a dull mo ment In Mr. Symonds act and he will gggHHgHgggHHgggH$'' nUHlBPHKit. - lllEnnanananananHs Kh SjHH fHAPPV CHAPMAN, AT THE LA'RIC. prove to be one the programme. It Is a lively act in which Davis, Al len and Davis appear, the musical num bers being particularly attractive. All the latest song successes, some of them new to Portlanders. will be rendered In excellent manner, the Incidental comedy carrying the act into gales of laughter from the audience. Operatic selections of the sort that are appreciated by aM will be given by the Jourdane Trio, an organization com posed of extremely fine solo voives. The act is handsomely mounted and It will be liked by all. The Pantagescope will show new animated events. "A Scotch Highball," with Ethel Davis. Ralph BeVan and Will and Ed Armstrong, will be serve! for the final performances this afternoon and even- NEW MUSICAL PLAY AT LYRIC "Schooldays" Replete With Tuneful Music and Good Comedy. An entirely new musical playlet Is "School Days." which will be the offer ing of the new comic opera company at the Lyric Theater for one week, begin ning with a matinee Monday afternoon. There is some plot and mora music. Tlie story has to do with a college professor, who becoming tired of the conventional college ways, decides to take his entire class to a Summer re sort as an experiment that he may bet ter work out some up-to-date methods of education. They no more than land at their destination than the fun, which is of a lively and exciting nature, be gins. At the conclusion it is hard to decide whether or not the Idea ad vanced by the professor is a success or a failure. But. be that as it may. it affords ample excuse for a raft of ridiculous situations, which carry an abundance of good clean comedy and gives every member of the company a hand in the fun. The musical numbers are all of the tuneful and jingling va riety, splendidly staged and costumed and with a variety of lishtin.a and a blending of color which is exceedingly attractive. The added feature for Tuesday night is the athletic contest, while Friday night the regular chorus girls' contest will be the feature. SUMMER GAYETY REFLECTED Peoples Announces Series of Plays in Lighter Yein. The Peoples management is endeav oring to reflect the gayety of the Sum mer season in its various programmes, and today offers throughout its en tire circuit changes of entertainment of which each is permeated with a lighter vein. The show at the Peoples Theater will embrace "Miss Mischief," a clever Thanhauser comedy. "Via Cabaret," showing the influence of cafe life on the youth of our land. "The Helping Hand" deals with the serious treat ment of the ex-convict, and shows the way of the conviction of many a man, by circumstantial evidence. This picture Is by the Ramo Company, a new or ganization, the pictures of which are seen at the Peoples Theater for the first time. "The Fraternity Pin." In troducing Fred Mace, formerly of the Keystone Company, now leading man and director of the Majestic. Fine mu sic will be furnished, as usual, by the Ad Club Quartet at night, and by Jesse Huber. famed throughout the country as a character singer. The Arcade Theater puts on five dis tinct subjects. "The Runaway," in troducing the Thanhauser Kid and Kid let. "The Hansom Driver" is a Key stone farce comedy. "Gregory's Shad ow," showing the effect on the imagl- nation in bringing about the confes sion of guilt on the part of a man who had committed a serious crime. "The Wishing Seat" is a strong, clever and artistic American. The Culture of Crocodiles is an educational film of rare interest. The music will be fur nished by a new singer of ability. HITCHCOCK DUE XEXT MONDAY Comedian to Appear at Heilig in "The Red Widow." The attraction at the Heilig Theater Eleventh and Morrison streets four nights, beginnlnng Sunday. June 1 j, with a special matinee Wednesday, will be Raymond Hitchcock in the sensa tional musical play, "The Red Widow.'' by Channlng Pollock. Redmond Wolf and Charles J. Gebest. and presented under the direction of Cohan & Harris. Mr. Hitchcock appears in the play as Cicero Hannibal Butts, a retired millionaire corset manufacturer, who is making his first tour of Europe. While in London Mrs. Butts becomes an ar dent suffragette, leaves her husband to make a trip to Russia alone. On the eve of his departure from London he meets a charming young woman who induces him to allow her to cross the Russian .frontier on his passport, made out to Mr. and Mrs. Butts. When the couple arrive in St. Petersburg, she re veals herself as a Nihilist, and known to the police as "The Red Widow," while her desire . is to kill the Czar. Butts tries to escape from his sur roundings, but Is confronted with the widow's band of Nihilists. The play is in three acts. The first takes place in the foyer of tlie Alca zar Music Hall. London. The second occurs at the leading hotel In St. Pet ersburg. The third act is laid in the gardens of the Czar's Winter palace, where a "white fete" Is In progress. Mr. Hitchcock will be assisted by Flora Zabelle as 'The Red Widow," while the cast includes Marie Rich mond. Minerva Coverdale. Nan Brown, Gloria Gray. Theodore Martin, George E. Mack, George White, Edward Met calfe, George Romain, Charles Prince, Stanley Fields and a large chorus of singers and dancers and special orches tra. GRAUSTARK XEXT ATTRACTION Baker Players Will Follow "The Man From Home' W ith New Play. Following "the Man from Home," the Baker players, with Henry Hall, will appear for the week in the dramatiza tion of George Barr McCutcheon's pop ular romantic novel, "Graustark." In announcing "Graustark" Manager Baker wants to especially call the at tention of playgoers to the fact that "Gra-ustark" and "Beverley of Grau stark" are entirely different plays. The latter was presented by the Baker Company last Spring, but "Graustark." which will be produced next week, has not been seen here in stock for five years, although once a traveling com pany apppeared in it since then. "Graustark" was written first and "Beverley of Graustark" is a sequel to it. Both are splendid and fascinating plays of the romantic order, the kind that appeal to all classes and tell the story of the adventures of a young American in a small European mon archy. "Graustark" is full of action, comedy and charming love interest. l.;ite Curtain Promised. On Tuesday and Thursday nights during the week's engagement of Henry Hall in "The Man from Home." at the Baker this week, these being the nights of the big parades, the curtain will not be rung up until after the pa rade has passed down town. This will give everyone an opportunity to both witness the parades and then seek rest and recreation inside the playhouse. As the performance is not Ions, this will not cause it to run later than 11 o'clock. BIG CLASSJT0 GRADUATE Portland Academy Preparing for Commencement Day June SO. The faculty and students of Portland Academy are preparing for commence ment day. June 20. The graduates are: Roscoe George Ashley, Willis Strat ton Ashley, Alvin Otto Binswanger. Es ther Birrell. Winifred Blrrell. Paulino Louise Bohnsen. Nonearle Bolton, Myr tle Alvina Brtx. Marjorle Isabelle Came ron, Nicholas Checkos. George Theron Colton. Henry Renshaw Dabney. Ross Alnsworth Dlerdorff. Dorothy Honor Downard. Helen Gertrude Dunne. Eliz abeth Dora Francis. William Eldon Fur nish, Roland Woodbrldge Geary, Frank Stewart Gloyd. Ruth Helen Harding, Celeste Harrlette Harlow, Helen Ellza best Haseltlne. Margaret Mary Hawk Ins, Beulah Hayes. Herbert Wells Hill, Clara Julia Hirschberger. Dorsey How ard, Robur Saunders Hughson. Pauline Catherine Jacobsen. Florence Sidonia Johnson, Alice I.oulse lelter, Roland Marojuam, T.ockwood, Bernice Lucas, Lawrence Mann. Ruth May Marvin, Ry land Eugene McClung. Augusta McCor mlck. Hugh Burdette McGulre. Tlrzah Louise McMillen. Edith Marie Olds, Mil llcent Isabel Peck, Harriett Mary Pol hemus. William Paul Reagor. Willough by Park Richardson. Alta Juanita Rlck ards, Laura Elizabeth Roper, Ralph Fred Shaw, Evelyn Sommerville. Halina Dellberta Stuart. Harland Tucker. Mary Elizabeth Warrack. Stella Sara Wolfe. A soiled greenback is restored to its original glory by washing and Ironing at a cost of one-tenth of a cent.