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LANCHE BATES.and her play and
players hav- hied themselves on
to San Francisco, where the na
tives hail her as their own. Just as
we- do It here. Only she does belong: to
Portland by birth; to them by adop
tion in her early stock days and during
the wildly excitinjr terms she taught
school,
Raymond Hitchcock and Flora Ea
belle, too, have gone merrily on their
way with their Red Widow, and are
headed Canada-ward. '
Tonight comes "Hanky Panky," the
much-heralded, for a stay of seven
nights with two matinees. Two years
ago this musical comedy of Liew Fields
had Its inception In Chicago. It stayed
there all Summer, took the road, played
In New York the following Summer,
went into Boston and "cleaned up," and
then started over the road again, be
ing received better the r.econd time It
played in a city than the first, '"jits
wonderful run,"; the distance 1 has
traveled. Is due to merit, solely, for
were not the play a good one It would
never have survived. . -
"Hanky Panky" has been called the
funniest musical comedy ever pro
duced. This does not seem Impossible
when one considers the array of fun
makers in the cast. There are about
SO members In the "Hanky Panky" or
ganization, and the galaxy is headed by
such well-known performers as Max
Rogers, of the famous Rogers Broth
ers, for five years the recognized rivals
of Weber & Fields themselves: "Bob
by" North, the Warfieldian character
actor, and more recently star of Zeig
feld's "Follies of 1910"; Harry Cooper.
the comedian tenor, former co-star
with Mile. Trentini. in "Naughty Mari
etta"; Clay Smith, English star and
recent- sensation In America: Arthur
Carleton, Christine Nlelson, the golden
voiced prima donna, a California fav
orlte, who, in the past three years has
been starred in such successive con
spicuous successes as "The Balkan
Princess," "The Wedding Trip." "Gil
bert & Sullivan's All-Star Pinafore"
etc; Myrtle Gilbert,- niece of David
Belasco and protege of George M. Co
han, Virginia Evans. Flo May and Wil
liam Montgomery and Florence Moore.
They travel In a special train of nine
cars.
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quartet." Is a host In himself; Clay
Smith, as the genial grafter; Sir J. Ru
fus Walllngford is seen to good ad
vantage; Christine Nielsen, erstwhile
star of the Gilbert & Sullivan revivals,
has been provided with -three solos that
uave each been given a production set
ting; Myrtle Gilbert, the "beauty
petite:" Virginia Evans and Flo May fit
in mis mosaio entertainment to a
nicety.
William Montgomery and Florence
Moore need no introduction here: not
In all their years as headliners In high
class vaudeville have thty ever been
such a riot as In "Hanky Panky."
No Lew Fields' show would be com
plete without a Broadway chorus;
therefore, BO "slrenic beauties" in many
changes of originally designed cos
tumes, with thoroughly adequate stage
settings, lighting effects and all that
goes with It, are assured.
Ti.e same wonderfully successful trio
Edgar Smith, E. Ray Goefi and A.
Baldwin Sloane who "have such suc
cesses to their credit as "The Midnight
Sons," Tlllie's Nightmare," "The Never
Homes." "The Kiss Waltz." "The Merry
Widowers," "The Jolly Bachelors," etc.,
are responsible for the book, lyrics and
music of "Hanky Panky," and as the
audience leaves the ineater, -vhlle the
orchestra "plays them out," the music
At the Baker the romantic play
"Graustark" proved one of the season's
delights. Today witnesses the premier
performance in Portland of the latest
Rex Beach-Charles Klein play, "The
Ne'er Do Well," one of the big winners
in stock. Unlike his earlier stories
which are laid In Alaska, this pla
takes place in the Canal Zone. Thi
readers of the story have flocked tu
the Baker box office and an unprece- I
dented seat sale is on. Underlined at
this theater is, "The Barrier." .
After "Hanky Panky" goes away
from the Hellig tynian' B. Howe's fa
mous Travel Festival Motion Pictures
will be put on at the Heilig-. for one
week, the afternoon exhibitions begin
ning at 2:45 and those at night at 8:30.
Then follows John Mason, the week of
the 13th in "As-a Man Thinks."
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Clark and Bergman, in "The Trained
Nurses," Jesse L. Lasky'a newest tab
loid play, with 17 folk in it, heads the
Orpheum bill. Hugh Herbert in "The
Son of Solomon." a splendidly dramatic
playlet, heads the Empress list. Cora
Youngblood Corson and her famous wo
men instrumentalists is the top-line
act at Pantages. At the Lyric "Sinbad
the Sailor" is the title of the musical
comedy scheduled.
HAXKY PAXKV HERE TONIGHT
Lew Field's All-Star "Jolly Jumble"
Comes for Week.
The triumph of three cities Chicago,
Boston and New York-where it broke
the record for actual receipts In real
money, with record-breaking runs of
160 and 200-nights in each place, comes
Lew Fields' all-star "Hanky Panky"
Company on its triumpnal tour for an
engagement at the Hellig Theater,
Eleventh and Morrison streets, of seven
nights, beginning tonight, with a bar
gain matinee Wednesday and a special
matinee Saturday.
. "Hanky Panky is a potpourri of
screamingly funny nonsense, varied by
song, dances and spectacle on a mam
moth scale. It is a show that requires
clever people, and that has always been
hew Field's long suit, providing' the
right sort of people.
Max Rogers, the surviving member
of the Rogers Bros., has found in
Bobby" North a worthy successor to
his brother, Gus, and in the quartet.
Where the Eldelweiss Is Blooming,"
ihls famous team is vividly recalled
There is really a prodigality of en
tertainers, and some of iheni have' too
little to do. Harry Cooper, the glited
comedian tenor of the "Empire City
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circuit will fill headline place at the
Empress next week. It is '"The Son
of bolomon," from the pen of Aaron
Hoffman, which will be presented bv
Hugh Herbert, celebrated legitimate
star, and his little company. Herbert
and the same actors and actresses now
with him appeared at the Orpheum here
In the same vehicle last season. Her
bert's characterization of the fond Jew
ish father, a rabbi, has been extolltHi
as being one of the best bits of char
acter portrayal ever seen in vaude
ville. The playlet is presented with
Belascoan attention to detail.
Next to the headliner come the
"Models de Luxe." superblv formed
young women, who are soon In artistic
poses in Imitation of famous paintings.
This act is presented by Craig and
Davis. Mr. Craig ts a painter, who has
several art gallery canvases to Ins
credit, and Miss Davis Is a scupltor.
Miss Lillian Walker, one of the models
has been referred to as "the living
V enus," her measurements being close
to those of the historical beauty.
Gilmore and La Tour, musical comedy
graduates, will preside over the comedy
part of the new show in an act herald
ed as containing sense and nonsense.
Gilmore is a baritone and Miss La Tour
has a soprano voice. Each will sing
several solos.
Elliott and West, dancing clowns, also
seems to say: "You may go, but this
will bring yo-'. back."
'THE NE'ER DO WELL' AT BAKER
Rex Beach-Charles Klein Latest Suc
cess Opens This Afternoon.
There are no more widely read books
on the shelves today than those of Rex
Beach, and when they have been dram
atized, as in the case "of "The Barrier,"
"The Spoilers," etc., they have proved
equally successful on the stage. His
latest success is "The Ne'er Do Well,"
which has been doubly fortunate in
having been dramatized by no less a
j.ihjw, iBih man -narien mem, w nu , sec.oni ni.r
line importance,
wrote "The Music Master." "The Lion
and the Mouse," "The Third Degree"
and many others of renown.
"The Ne'er Do Well" will be pre
sented by Henry Hall, Alice Fleming
and the Baker Players for the first
time in this city all week beginning
this afternoon, and already interest has
been shown in it to an unusual de
gree. The sales at the Baker box of
fice have exceeded those of any other
play for months, and this has also been
its experience wherever presented.
It is a story of the Panama Canal
Zone. The plot has to do with tho
young son of a. wealthy- New Yorker,
who finds himself on board a steamer
bound for Panama, without money to
pay for his passage, and with no idea
of how he got there. The wife of an
officer takes a friendly interest in him
and sees him safely through, keeping
the fact a secret from her husband for
good and sufficient reasons. The secret
leaks out, however, and leads to many
serious complications, that are the
foundation for the exciting scenes that
follow.
The production at the Baker will
have the advantage of having been
played before by most of the important
characters. Including Mr. Hall and Miss
Fleming, who played it for her opening
week in San Francisco recently. The
engagement of these two people at the
Baker is attracting capacity houses all
the time and is rounding out one of
the most successful seasons in .the his
tory of the Baker players. The usual
matinees will be given today, Wednes
day and Saturday and the bargain per
formance tomorrow night.
"TRAINED NURSES' TOP BILL
Lasky Production at Orpheum Of
fers Beautifully Mounted - Scenes.
Bi&gest, newest and best of the
Jesse L. Lasky productions is "The
Trained Nurses" booked as the Or
pheum headliner for next week.
Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman, two
well-known vaudeville stars, are fea
tured in the production, which has for
its-setting the sun parlor on the roof
of a private New York sanitarium.
Seven big musical numbers have been
written by Leo Edwards, the well
known song writer, and as in every
Lasky production many changes of
handsome costumes are made. . The
wedding .finale is one of the most hand
somely gowned and most beautifully
mounted scenes yet given to vaude
ville. It has all the 'ilements of a suc
cessful musical, comedy condensed into
a . half hour of solid . enjoyment. The
book is by William Le Baron and the
lyrics by Blanche Merrill.
is an act of head
Wlllard Mack and
Marjorle Rambeau playing "Kick In,"
from the pen of Mr. Mack. It tells the
story of classy crooks as picturesque
as its title and gives a new view of
underworld activities. Miss Rambeau is
one of the most popular leading women
Los Angeles has ever had. and. Mr.
Mack is a former leading man of the
Baker stock company. Nice restraint
and effective intentness place the act
ing above much of that often seen on
the .vaudeville stage.
Court violinist to the King of Spain
is Professor Ota Gyirl. whose work la
of the sort heard in concerts given by
me wona s master violinists. A high
priced concert tour awaits the close of
his initial American tour in vaudeville.
A remarkably clever song act is of
fered by Walter De Leon and "Mug
gins Davles. Both are late stars of
"The Campus," by Mr. De Leon, and the
song hits from the piece, Mr. Pe Leon's
dancing, their comedy and Miss Davles'
gooct looks make them out of the
ordinary
The Le Grohs are three men and a
woman who ofrer one of the most re
markable contortion acts in vaudeville
Lew Hoffman is the hat maniac and
nowa omer possiDMities tnan mere
wearing for hats. Cecils Beresford Is
another of. England's clever comedl
ennes who is gathering American
laurels.
The Edison talking pictures have
completed their engagement at the
Orpheum with last week. Th current
bill toppea by the London Palace Girls
and Norton and Nicholson closes to
night.
GREAT STAR IS AT EMPRESS
Hugh Herbert and Company to Pre
sent "The Son of Solomon."
An act 'which registered one of the
biggest hits ever made on the Orpheum
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The following excerpt from a New
York paper throws interesting light
on the talent of Gygi. court violinist
to the King of Spain, who opens at
the Orpheum tomorrow matinee:
"They are .laying bets along the
"Great White Way" whether it's pro
nounced Gygi. Gigl or Jigi, some even
call him Gigy, but notwithstanding
what they call him, the name of Ota
Gygi has been on everybody's tongue
since the opening- of the new Palace
Theater. For this youth of 22 achieved
in the brief space of a week what it
has taken other musicians years to ac
complish. He has taken New York by
storm with his wonderful violin play
ing, and already he is spoken of in
musical circles a.s one of the finest ar
tists that Europe has sent to America
in the past decade.
"Without any preliminary advance
information as to his ability, he ap
peared at. the opening .of the Palace,
and by his wonderful personality, com
bined with his really marvelous skill
on the violin, he proved conclusively
he was the thorough artist. Though he
scored heavily with classical selections,
it was his -own arrang-ement of
'Suwanee River' that literally brought
the house to its feet."
will provide lautthter in an act of which
grotesque make-up and antics are fea
tures. Dollv and Mack have a delightful mu
sical offering. Miss Dolly is a violin
ist nicknamed in the musical world as
"the female Kubelik," and Mack is a
guitar soloist.
Comedy acrobatics will be the offer
ing of V ilton and Mack, a man and a
boy. who promise to provide "a laugh
or two on a bar or two."
Rav Thompson B high school horses
and J. Herbert Frank in 'The Arm ef
the Law' will be seen for the last'
time at the Empress tonight.
PA NT ACS KS IS STRICTLY" NEW
I-ich I-Vutiire Brought IVom the
East Aflcr Bijr Successes.
Evcrv act at Pantages for the week
commencing with the matinee tomor
row promises to be better than any
thins heretofore presented In local vau.
deville, for each feature has been
hroucht direct from the East, where,
success marked the entire programme.
Topping the bill will be Coralouns
blood Carson and her sextet of Amer
ica's representative young women mu
sicians, who have never appeared at
popular prices before. This peerless
organization is comprised of six of the
leading women musicians and each Is
an individual star. Different brass in
struments are used in the progress of
the act and it has been with the great
est of care that Miss Carson has ar
ranged the programme. The selections
are widely varied and will prove pleas
ing to all.
Special costumes, designed for the
act, and elaborate sceenry will be em
ployed. Two tremendously powerful second
ary attractions have been booked by
Alexander Pantages' representatives
and of these it will be hard to choose
the favorite.
The Misses Adair and Hickey present
their original "Revelation in Ragtime "
the act that startled Broadway and
which has won more favorable criti
cisms from the newspapers than any
act of like sort. The attraction is just
what it claims to be and all the latest
ragtime hits are rendered by these
wonderfully clever feminine entertain
ers. It is an act that will be appre
ciated by young and old and it can be
seen more than once without growing
tiresome.
La Estrellita, the sensational Spanish
dancer, holds the second niche on the
bill devoted to extra added attractions.
This remarkable figure will appear in
terpsichorean noveltiesof the land of
Old Madrid, thrilllngly, vividly, master,
ly, the queen of any Spanish dancer
who has essayed the part now occupied
by La Estrellita. Her dances will not
be quickly forgotten and everybody
will be attracted by her work.
Ed Vinton and his wonderful dog,
"Buster." will be worthy of more than
passing attention, for "Buster" has been.
afforded a remarKaDie eaucauun, uuing
in faithful mimicry the feats that his
master accomplishes. It is an act that
is particularly- pleasing to the little
folk.
Those four kids, as Messrs. Wood.
Brown, Barry and Dore are known,
have a quartet marked for its harmony
and mirth, not a dull moment interrupt
ing the progress of the entertainment.
. Harry Fisher and company have a
comedy cycling act which holds many
attractive features and the Pantage
scope will show new animated events.
Willy Zimmerman and the Ferris
wheel girls, the big attractions in the
week Just ended, will be seen for the
final performance this afternoon and
evening-
'SINBAD THE SAILOR' AT LYRIC
Musical Extravaganza Is New Otter
ing for This Week.
"Sinbad. the Sailor.", a musical ex
travaganza, full of life and music, will
be the offering of the American comic
Concluded on Paso 3.