The Sunday Oregonian., November 09, 1913, SECTION FOUR, Page 4, Image 48

ST7XDAY OITEGOXIAKV PORTLAND, XOYEMBEIt J, 1913.
her. The escape, th- race which fol
lows and the thrilling finale present
some unusual situations that will please
even the most critical lovers of the
rough and ready Western drama.
Pathe's weekly will show many hap
penings throughout the world in mo
tion pictures and also a comic supple
ment in which Mutt and Jeff are the
star features. Two Lubin comedies of
more than ordinary merit are scheduled
to furnish laughs. One is entitled "A
Water Soaked Hero" and the other is
"The New Maid," which is a merry lit
tle farce. There will be some new musi
cal features.
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paniment of many thrills and any
quantity of hearty laughter. .
WITH a programme- of ,otch
music for quanity and quality
unequalled in anything: that has
been given in Portland in ages, the
Lady Kilties band of 30 bonnle lassies
comes to Portland for a single concert
this afternoon at the Heilig Theater.
Everything that Harry Lauder ever
Bang and some of the choicest output
of the Scotch musicians of every ilk
are promised for the. concert which
begins this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
To complete the : day at the Heilig,
"Stop, Thief!" the sensational farce
comedy, opens tonight. ' The "thief"
will porform nightly for seven days,
adding spice by a couple of daylight
undertakings, one at a special matinee
Wednesday and again Saturday. "Stop
Thief Is a Cohan & Harris production,
which Is the label for unadulterated
farce and comedy.
For the week following, opening
next Sunday night, "The Bird of Para
dise," the romance of Hawaiian life by
Richard (Dick) Tully. flutters around
for seven nights and two matlnees
"The Bird of Paradise" is Oliver Mo-
rosco's production and with it hp added
laurels to his already growing fame.
Lenore Ulrlch will be seen in the role
of Luana, the native Hawaiian girl.
Besides being an absorbing drama with
Just enough of the high lights to di
versify the intensity of the plot, there
are scenic Illusions worthy of observa
tion. One especially is the volcano
scene In the last act, a terrific bit of
realism.
To look a little farther ahead, "With
in the Law," the play which Is still
running in New York, comes to en
velop Thanksgiving week. At present
the play is turning the crowds back in
New York and seats must be asked for
days In advance and then if you get
one you're lucky. Not the least in
teresting in the coming of the Pacific
Coast company Is the fact that it Is
headed by Margaret Illington. "Within
the Law" undoubtedly will be one of
the real theatrical treats of the season
in Portland.
It Is with a good deal of expectancy
that the Baker players will be greeted
this afternoon in "The Lion and the
Mouse," the stern, but flexible, play
by Charles Klein, recognized as one of
his greatest If not his greatest play.
In the role of the "mouse" Dorothy
Shoemaker will again be in her ascend
ency as a stock star and Louis Leon
Hall will have an effective opportunity
to do some dramatic work. While "The
Lion and the Mouse" is a gripping,
tense production, there are moments
When Its humor and wit are captivat
ing. Underlined at the Baker is "The
Grain of Dust," a strong, problem play
or modern life.
The variety houses live up to their
names this new week. At the Orpheum
Mile. Dazle. pantomime dancer and
classic emotion Interpreter heads the
bill in "Pantaloon," written by James
M. Barrle. All around acrobats and
skillful performers are the Dunedln
troupe of bicyclists, skaters and acro
bats, who head the bill at the Empress.
The Pantages promises a bill of ex
ceptional merit, the five Plroscoffls.
Russian exponent of gyroscopic art,
having first place.
Besides the regular musical comedy
attraction the Lyric patrons will be
tempted with a novelty In the log
rolling contest, which will be the added
feature, with the LaPralrie brothers
performing. The new tank installed
t the Lyric makes possible this at
traction at this time.
STRONG PLAY OX AT BAKER
"The Lion and the Mouse" Opens
With Matinee Today. .
Charles Klein's "The Llou and the
Mouse'' stands in the front rank of
great American plays today, although
its original sensational success is now
several years past. It is still strictly
up to date and its theme is one that
will always find appeal as long as
there is human sympathy left. It de
picts a seemingly unequal struggle be
tween a powerful king of finance a
man with thousands of men and mil
lions of dollars under his thumb and
one little woman with hardly a dollar
to her name. But it illustrates the old
fable of the little mouse that gnawed
the meshes that held the mighty king
of beasts captive, and so delicately
woven is its theme; so charming Its
love story and so naturally do the
events transpire that the victory won
by Shirley Rossmore over this man of
power is one that can easily bcunder
stood and believed in .without undue
stretch of the imagination.
In other ,words, there is nothing im
possible," and if things should happen
to shape - themselves up in the same
way with Cupid at the helm the same
thing could occur in every-day .life
and probably . has many times, with
somewhat different settings and details.
An unusually strong production can
be expected of the Baker Players, who
will offer It for the week beginning
this afternoon. Dorothy Shoemaker
will appear as Shirley Rossmore, Louis
Leon Hall as John Burkett Ryder, Ed
ward Woodruff as Ryder's son and the
other popular members in the different
roles so skillfully created by Klein.
Matinees of "The Lion and the Mouse
will be given today. Wednesday (Bar
gain day) and Saturday, with the popu
lar bargain performance also tomor
row night.
"STOP THIEF!" IS HEILIG BILL,
Hilarious Karce Begins Week's En
gagement Tonight.
If laughter and applause in unstinted
quantity is to be accepted as proof of
the public's liking for a play, "Stop
Thief," to be presented at the Heilig
Theater, Eleventh and Morrison, for
seven, nights beginning tonight, with a
special matinee Wednesday and Sat
urday, is destined to enjoy a long life
or prosperity, the possession of which
will bring Messrs. Cohan & Harris, the
producers, another fortune like unto the
one they have accumulated with
"Officer 666."
L.lKe the last named plav. "Stop
Thief" is a farce, and credit for its
composition goes to Carlyle Moore,
wno has cnoaen for his subject matter
kleptomania. The plot is Ingenious. A
youtnrui benedict and his father-in
law-to-be are both afflicted with i
mania for stealing, though neither is
iaware of the other's communicated in
fluence.
The mysterious thefts are so puzrling
to the family that the police are finally
chum in to investigate, and with
squad of bluecoats to add excitement
to the situation, the play moves along
MLLE. DAZIE ORPHEUM LEAD
"Pantaloon" by Barrle, Offering for
Famous Dancer.
Mile. Dazle, none other than Amer
ica's premier pantomime- and classic
dancer, is the important headline at
traction at tho Orpheum, beginning to
morrow matinee. The playlet which
will exploit the wonderful dancing of
Mile. Dazle is "Pantaloon," from the
world-famed pen of Sir James Matthew
Barrie, who has put into It all the
factors that made for success in "Peter
I'm." "Pantaloon" has the same fan
tastical imagery, dainty construction
and general unlikeness to any other
play on the modern stage. It is a tale
of the home life of actors in the Harle
quin days in England years ago. The
characters are Columbine, Pantaloon,
her father, Harlequin and Clown. A
Seattle critic says of it: "Beautifully
conceived, admirably written and sym
pathetically acted, 'Pantaloon' is the
sort of a story that would lend Itself
wonderfully to the musical setting of a
Puccini. It is a perfect grand opera
libretto. There is in it the possibility
of another 'Pagliacci.' "
The comedy boon of the bill is Stuart
Barnes, monologlst tried and true, who
is always comic, viewed from whatever
angle you please.
Maude O Delle returns with her;com-
pany tn a new dramatrc act called "Tho
Goat." by Ruth Comfort Mitchell. It
is. a snappy little niece of dramatic
work that calls for and receives clever
handling.
Dainty, different doings come under
the head of Mabelle Lewis and Paul
McCarthy, who sing a little, talk a lit
tle and close their act with an espe
cially good dance number.
"The Belle of Bingville" brings two
clever comedy workers, Fred Whitfield
and Marie Ireland. Their offering is
a rural satire staged in front of a curtain
mat is good Tor a harvest of lauehs.
The best and greatest applause get
ting of all the shadowgraohists is Lo
Durbyelle. whose fingers are skilled to
show wonderful pictures.
Fred and Albert are those different
gymnasts who are always creating new
feats and new apparatus with which to
entertain.
The bill of the current week, with
clever Harry Fox and delightful Yancsl
jjouy at its neaa. eloses tonight. -
PAXTAGES BILL PROMISING
Attractions for New Programme
Heralded AVith Enthusiasm.
feeldom ha3 a more attractive pro
gramme of vaudeville been promised
in Portland than that scheduled at Pan.
tages for the week commencing with
me mauneo tomorrow at 2:30 o clock
when the Five Plroscoffls. EuroDn'n '
portents of gyroscopic momentum, xt.il!
make their initial appearance in local
amusement circles as the feature on
a Dili.
It was In the leading theaters of
Russia, France and England that the
firoscorris made their first remark
able success and their triumphs since
coming to America bare been even
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German Actress' Stars iu Pathe
Drama, "The General's Children."
"The General's Children." an exclu
sive production by the Pathe Com
pany, is one of the headlines on to
day's programme at the Olobe Thea
ter. Asta Neilson. often called the
Bernhardt of Germany, plays the main
role, that of a sister who is willing
to sacrifice herself for her brother, so
as not to bring disgrace on their
family. The play is one of the most
interesting staged for some time and
the acting and scenery are excellent.
Another headline is "Mary Jane," a
comedy by the Vltagraph Company. It
is the story of a maid who Is trying
to make good and satisfy both mis
tress and master. Many funny situa
tions follow fast and make the play
one of continued laughter. A Sell?
special is "The Tide of Destiny. a
pretty love story of a young author,
who gives up his sweetheart because
he fears he cannot support her In style.
She marries, but becomes a widow.
Chance takes her to where her former
sweetheart lives. He saves her child
from drowning and thus they are
brought together. Kathlyn Williams
plays the principal role. A dive into
the ocean from a rock 50 feet high is
one of the sensational parts.
Wednesday "The Diver." in which
Mile. Ideal plays the principal part,
will be ' seen. Miss Lewis and the
Globe organ 'take part at every performance.
greater.- Their work is not only sen
sational, but instructive.
An. act that has been featured
throughout the East is that presented
by the Bottoraley Troupe, marvelous
casters. The mid-air teats accom
plished by these stars are daring.
Portland playgoers will see & local
girl in "An Eventful Honeymoon," pre
sented by the Richmond-Hutchins Com.
pany, for after taking a leading part
for 22 weeks in "Officer 666" In the
original company at the Gaiety Thea
ter. New York, Miss Irene Kelley will
return to her native- heath. Miss Kel
ley will be supported by a highly cred
itable company in a hilarious comedy
In one act. Situations are filled with
humor, and the lines are cleverly
written and rendered.
"The Oxford Quartette is widely and
favorably known as one of the finest
organizations of male voices in vauder
vllle.
One continuous laugh is the best de
scription of "Fun in a Vaudeville
Agency." presented by the Five Brag
dons. The act Is a whirlwind of sing
ing, dancing and amusing incidents
tjiat actually transpired, in & booking
agency.' The Bragdons are clever per
formers, and . the act - will be one of
the features of the bill. Wilson and
Lenore have a most aHlstle' offering in
which yodel Ins. whistling and singing
are featured, the players being delight.
fully clever. The Pantagescope will
snow new animated events.
"Alisky's Greater Hawailans" in "A
Night in Hawaii," will conclude their
toeal engagement with the perform
ances this afternoon and tonight."
COMEDY SHOW AT EMPRESS
Dunedin Troupe Is Headliner and
Laughs Are Aim of Every Act.
Its headliner coming direct from
Europe and three feature attractions
being programmed, the show to open
at the Empress tomorrow promises to
be one of the most enjoyable ever pre
sented in the new 1750,000 playhouse.
One of the extra attractions will be
moving pictures of the Oregon National
Guard in its recent battle maneuvers
at Clackamas Range. . The sham battle
will be pictured from start to finish,
The headliner of the new show- 1
the Dunedin Troupe, a family of skat
ers, bicyclists and all-round acrobats,
recently engaged by John W. Considine
after the troupe scored triumphant suc
cess abroad. Three pretty girls take
part in every "perilous feat performed
by the troupe.
First among the special attractions
is the Lester Trio, a happy family,
which gained its reputation in vaude
ville by its presentation of "The Bath
room Mystery," a screaming farce. The
Lester - Trio is composed of Maude,
Doris and Al Wilson. This act" has
been one of the applause hits of the
show. r-
The next feature attraction is of
fered by Maglin. Eddy and Roy. former
Circus clowns, who are making their
first tour in vaudeville.
Then come Campbell and Campbell,
a notable sister act. The Misses Camp
bell are former drawing-room enter
tainers, who were discovered in New
York by a vaudeville impresario.
Andru Lewis and Helen Norton will
present a novel dancing act. one that
is said to differ from all other double
dancing acts presented along the Em
press chain. 1
Cullen Brothers, eccentric dancers,
whose every move provokes laughter,
will complete the new show.
"Court by Girls," travesty operetta
In which 10 pretty girls take part, will
be seen at the Empress for the last
time tonight.
RIDE LOG. IV
BIG
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Lyric Performers Will Put On Xovel
and Thrilling Attraction.
The Indian Log Rollers and a new
musical tabloid entitled "My Uncle
From Japan," will form a strong card
for the Lyric Theater next week. The
log-rolling act is a thrilling spectacle
In which the La Prairie' brothers ride
a log in a tank of water, the log is
made to spin and twist and turn at
every angle while the riders manage
to maintain their equilibrium on the
J squirming timber. It . is one of those
Intense and thrilling novelties which is
well worth while. "My Uncle From
Japan" is an amusing hodge-podge of
music, comedy and nonsense with vim
and dash from the rise of the curtain.
The story Is one of mistaken identity,
and laughable situations run riot
through the whole skit. Bright new
stage setting, costuming and effects
are features of the new programme,
which is under the personal direction
of Thomas J. Bundy. one of the coun
try's foremost musical comedy pro
ducers recently brought to Portland by
Keating and Flood to superintend
Lyric Theater productions. Aside from
the regular music a number of late
popular song hits have been interpo
lated and a rousing good bill may be
expected. As usual. Tuesday ind Fri
day nights will have added features in
the athletic and chorus girls' contests.
The new programme' will open next
Monday afternoon and continue for an
entire week, with matinees daily.
WESTERN DRAMA AT COLt"MBL
Comedies and Weekly News Pictures
Features of Bill. ' .
An Essanay drama, entitled "The
Wheels of Safety" that is a series of
thrilling situations, has been obtained
as the top-line attraction by the man
agement of the Columbia for the bill
opening today. -It is a Western play,
depicting Western life to a nicety, and
features Broncho Billie. the old-time
favorite. As usual Broncho Billie has
the role of a hero and rescues the
heroine in most approved Western
fashion. The story concerns a young
woman of refinement who is taken by
her father to his frontier ranch, where
he is one of a band of cattle rustlers.
The girl is induced to marry one of
the members of the gang much against
her will, and she is mistreated to such
an extent that she becomes ill. A doc
tor Is summoned and to him she tells
her troubles. . This doctor proves to be
Broncho Billie and he decides to rescue
BIRD OF PARADISE" COMIN3
Ilichard Tully's Hawaiian Play at
Heilig Week of NoTcmber 16.
Tho first play of "America outside
Amerlca"-to ring true and strike a note
of deep and lasting philosophy is Rich
ard Walton Tully's "The Bird of Para
dise," which Oliver Morosco is to pre
sent here, in its original sumptuous
production, at the Heilig Theater for
one week, commencing Sunday evening.
November 16. with the usual matinees.
"The Bird of Paradise" is a story of
modern Hawaii, and, in brief, might be
termed a splendid satire on the futility
of attempting to reverse the anti-civil
ization of 10.000 years in a score of
years, or to turn back the hot turf of
the indolent tropics with the icy cur
rents of the north
Mr. Tully. Its author, is one of the
most deeply versed of America's liter
ary men. He is more than a literary
man and more than a dramatic crafts
man: while he was still at college he
achie-ed his first dramatic success.
with a well-known farce, "The Strenu
ous Life." And after he left college,
and before he attained the interna
tional celebrity deservedly won by sucti
plays as "The Bird of Paradise" and
"The Rose of the Rancho," he was a
globe-traveler, and, in particular, an.
Intense student of Hawaiian history.
customs and people.
Consequently the drama which Is to
be seen here Is redolent not only of
genuine Sandwich Island atmosphere,
but Its satire is of the deep. true, kind
ly sort: its humanities are real: Its
race distinctions are absolute; its les
sons are unavoidable and inevitable.
and will be remembered long alter tne
play Is gone.
"GRAIN OF DUST" NEXT WEEK
David Graham Phillips" Novel in
Play Form Coming to Baker.
"The Grain of Dust," dramatized from
the widely-read novel of David Graham
Phillips, ancj played originplly by James
K. Hackett. will be the offering of the
Baker Players for the, week immedi
ately following "The Lion and tho
Mouse" and opening next Sunday mat
inee. Portland theater-goers have nev
er yet had an opportunity of seeing this
drama, although thousands of the nov
els have been read here.
It is the story of a rising young cor
poration attorney of New York, who
Incurs the bitter enmity or a powerful
capitalist because of breaking an en
gagement of marriage with the man's
daughter in order to marry his own
stenographer. The financier, out of re
venge for the slight, forces the attorney
to resign from his firm and persecutes
him until, a chance being offered to
turn upon the man who has ruined his
prospects and made his married life
miserable, the younger man does so,
and in the end gets the once wealthy
and powerful man in his power, refus
ing to show the smallest grain of mercy
until persuaded to do so by the woman
in the case.-
It Is a play depending upon Its strong
heart appeal and Intense dramatic sit
uations, with which it is filled.
LUMP SUM GRANT OPPOSED
Suggestion or Commissioner Dieck
Rejected by Fellow-Members.
Believing that a plan suggested by
City Commissioner Diock of making
lumb sura appropriations for various
departments of the city government
for operating during 1914. would open
the way to serious troubles, other
members of the Commission have re
jected the plan.
Commissioner Dieck urged the adop
tion of a plan whereby the entire
amount to be expended In a department
under the supervision of a Commission
er would be appropriated In a lump
sum, giving the Commissioner the
right to expend it as he desired. Com
missioner Blgelow said that personally
he would not consider adopting such a
plan for his department, and other
Commissioners took the same attitude.
FARRAR TO BE HONORED
Oregon Militia Will tTnveil Tablet lo
Organizer Next Sunday.
In commemoration of the death in
New York last January of Captain L.
C. Farrar, organizer Of the Oregon Na
tional Guard, the Third Regiment and
other parts of the Guard will unveil
a bronze tablet to Captain Farrar's
memory at ceremonies arranged for
next Sunday. The affair will be par
ticipated in by many of the old militia
leaders and several hundred of the
present militiamen of the state.
Captain Farrar came to Portland
prior to 1883 after graduation from
West Point. Soon after coming he
worked up Interest in military affairs
and organized old Company G, of the
First Infantry. He continued in ac
tive command for many years. Sev
eral years ago he left Portland and
took up his residence in New York,
where he died last January.
Shingle Dry Kiln Deptrojed.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 8. (Special. I
The J. A. McCann shingle dry kiln,
containing 2,000,000 shingles, was to
tally destroyed by fire yesterday, sup
posed to have been caused by the drop
ping of a match. The loss will exceed
10,000, with little insurance.