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' f i5cee roprrv 7e. Comedy BY USONE CABS BAER. ALL ; wayfarers . will seek The Road to Happiness," which leads to the Heilig Theater this week, Twhere we will find William Hodge, with his rare smile, droll humor, soft, drawling, voice and fine personality. , Of the truly rural kind is "The Koad to Happiness." Its story, laid In New York State, ambles alone quietly with a, delightfully clean,' wholesome plot. touched with the joys and jealousies of the small village and with occasional melodramatic outbursts." " William . Hodge.- In the Sol Smith Russell role he plays in this homely eort of "Shore Acres" drama, preaches the great truth of contentment. Reviewers- and other folk who have seen the play say that it leaves a feeling of marvelous .and honest sausiacuon. The engagement begins tomorrow night and the only matinee is on Satur day, July 4th. Mr. Hodge was last here in "The Man Prom Home." a role he originated in New York, but which was first brought to Portland by Henry Hall. 'After- "The Road to Happiness" there comes another week of motion pictures, 'The Spoilers," Rex Beach's famous Story done over Jn picture form. On August 2d "Omar, the Tent maker," is due. "Damaged Goods" isn't .coming this Bummer season, but is booked for Portland next Fall. It closed last week In San Francisco. Richard Bennett surely needs a vacation. He has been playing steadily In "Damaged Goods" ever since its production in New York. An event bound to excite Interest, discussion and notes of comparison is the appearance of Liane Carrera as the Orpheum's headliner. Liane, who is beautiful and vivacious, is Anna Hold's only daughter, only child, for -that matter. She is just 18 years old, Liane, not Anna, and until a few months ago was in a French convent learning to embroider and play the piano. .Then she grabbed a booking just as soon as she had graduated, jumped Into New York and made a great bit. She ap pears with .a company of dancers and singers. Gilbert and Sullivan's famous old opera, "The Mikado," -has been con-, densed into tabloid form and will top line Pantages bill this week. There's a. "special added attraction" In Alia Zandoff, a violinist discovered by Mrs. Alexander Pantages. Alia Zandoff sounds as If Alia might have taken lier, or his, maybe name from his, or herpatron saint's name, Alexander. Eh? ' - At the Empress opening this after noon Charles Bachman and a company of players present "Their Getaway, one of Willard Mack's sketches. HODGE AT HEILIG TOMORROW Actor Appears in "The Road to Hap ; piness" Hero AUIVeek. William Hodge will bring the great est success of his career to the Heilig theater. Eleventh and Morrison streets, tomorrow night for six nights with a special-priced matinee Saturday, July 4, when he will be seen in "The Road to Happiness." in which he has just fin ished a twenty-two weeks' engagement It. the Garrick and Princess theaters, Chisago, said to be the longest ,and most successful engagement for any play produced there this season. In his new play Mr. Hodge acts a young country boy, who makes a liv ing for himself and invalid mother by doing odd jobs about the small town in which he lives, while his nights he passes in the study of law under the tutorshin of an old country judge. So well does the boy progress In his stu dies that he is shown at the end of the (play, just a year after the- first act, a successful young attorney, much of the same type as Daniel Vorhees Plk in "The Man from Home." Chief among the characters In the play is a crabbed village storekeeper. who. because of his wealth and posi tion, seeks to order to his own mea- sure the affairs of not only his own family, but of ' the other villagers as well. He attempts, by an unjust ac cusatlon, to belittle In the eyes of his neighbors, and especially the village banker, his stepdaughter, his main reason for so doing is that he may brine- about a marriage for his daugh ter to the banker, who is really in love with the stepdaughter. Only one per son in the entire community dares to dfv him. and that Is the young law student. The old man is unsuccessful In his attempt. All of the characters introduced are of the type familiar In any of the semi-rural communities of our coun try. Supporting Mr. Hodge are Misses Reeva. Greenwood. Gertrude Hits, Ma rion Brust. Marie Haynes, and George Lund, Adin B. Wilson, Taylor Carroll, e. L. .Evans ana nowsra .morgan. XU'A CARRERA AT tlRPHECM Anna Held's Daughter Brings Good I Company for "Week. Liana Carrera, the handsome young woman who headlines the Orpheum bill, week starting with matinee to day, is the daughter of Anna Held, but in the very brief period ofkher stage experience she has proved a clear title to fame all on her own account. Mile. Carrera is just 18 years old. and up to a few months ago was still at school in France. Now, however, she has gathered about her a clever company of attractive singing and dancing girls, and, with the able assistance of Tyler Brooke., is giving Irving Berlin's new musical' sketch. The ensemble is most pleasing. M. and Mme. Corrandini'a menag erie is featured as an extra added at traction, and will prove of peculiar In terest, partly because of its novelty. "A Ragtime Soldier" is the terse caption of the snappy turn offered by John and Mae Burke, the former being a delightful comedian and his partner a pretty young woman who sings charmingly. The' act Is distinctly unusual. Sammy Burns and Alice Fulton, a pair of novelty dancers, are sure to please. Something unusual is promised in the performance of Lai Mon Kim, the y- t Anni Tt la rTlv that an UIIUCBD lit... - - j I q Oriental Is found, who understands the I . Ik- x if ' ' ' " ' 11 j-- T5 !"V" A ",BiW5 MMRqj - ' ; ; - ' ;f C f ' g- rxHi4 - I , , J , '.r 1 I I . A - i t V .. . v ' a I 1 I. : 7 , A.- i ( I h ' . - - ' , it K f ., I J x V, -tt . v IS III V . 1 v j c , X, i , f'J V 1 - ; - ' ' ? -' -' ' -o - V n m& 'I -A? y.lSmm 'Y'Vk I I V .j-V!VTV III ' I - ' ' " A Zf?H? .Cars'&ra, f??f? jVeSafg JgMer Occidental' system of- music and still more rarely that so clear and meioa 'ous a tenor voice is found among the people of the Far East While most of his songs are in ingnsn, rLim iu tfrr,nlnts a few in Chinese; but the chief feature of the performance is his singing of popular songs translated into his own tongue. Britt Wood is still so young an en tertainer that he is known as "The Juvenile Jester." His songs and stories are brighjt and amusing, and his man ner of putting them over is one quite original with himself. . v There is something almost uncanny about the way in which jClaude Rant balances himself upon a slack wire, while preparing and eating a complete luncheon, and doing other things that might fairly be supposed Impossible. PANTAGES TO GIVE "MIKADO" Mile. Alia- Zandoff, Russian Musi clan, Also on New Programme. Two of vaudeville's biggest attrac tions will top the programme at Pan tages for the week commencing with the matinee tomorrow, when an elaborate version of Gilbert & Sul- lican's musical masterpiece "The Mikdo" will be offered In conjunction with Mile. Alia Zandoff, the celebrated Russian violinist, presented by Mrs. Alexander Pantages, and the supporting bill of all-star acts. Metropolitan players have been se lected to present "The Mikado"- and one of the features will be the bevy of pretty girls of the chorus. The pro duction has one of the largest Choruses in vaudeville. The lilting lure of the many melodies of "The Mikado" has been retained and the lines carry all their original brightness. The staging has been richlv done and the costumes are Parisian creations. Mrs. Pantages "presents in Mile. Zandoff a musician who critics say will be greater than Maud Powell and other celebrated virtuosos within a few seasons. While of Russian descent. Mile. Zandoff Is an Oakland, Cal., girl whose work there attracted the atten tion of the wlje of the theatrical magnate. Mile. Zandoff . will be as sisted at the piano by Miss Helen Bradford and the act has been special ly mounted for an exclusive tour of the Pantages circuit. One of the social events of the sea son will be staged whan the Los An geles Ad Club Quartet opens Its en- ANOTKER FILM BY FAMOUS PLAYERS AT PEOPLES THE ATER TODAY. .i : 'Ki1 I ? ' " t I - -'"-.fa I f ,4 - , t - , : -vtv ' r i :: xx , J ; ; j:" : j :: - 4 y - , K : . M :: rf '? crc - 5 J ,y v ; z : i" - s; " - . l-r ! t : ; V - vt y v 4 ... ,i ;' s , s - " . - . ' I t ' : t . ' S ' I ! . j CjlC -J- i'-illi--' ' ' "'"' -"Y- .---'r-il"y ''- j HAZEL DAWN I! OXB OF Ol'R GIRLS." . I "4 A. J?r3 en gagement This body has been a reign ing success in its home city and this is the "Brst. appearance It has made on the road. The members are instru mental as well as vocal stars and they will be entertained by friends and by the Portland Ad Club while in the city. Charles Kenna, the originator of the quaint character "The Street Fakir," will Hold a position of prominence on the programme. Selections that charm will be ren dered by Mile. Leona Guerney, the Siberian songbird who makes her first Portland appearance. Mile. Guerney has scored many a triumph on her first American tour. The Kalnowski brothers are sensa tional head and hand balancers whose work Is said to be without peer in vaudeville. They recently came from Europe, where they were one of the bie hits of the season. The Pan tag e- scope will show new animated events. "The Merry Masqueraaers, joocnwen Browne's musical comedy hit. Miss Daisy Harcourt and the bill of un equaled vaudeville will close its en gagement with the performances this afternoon and tonight CROOkTpIiAT ' IS AT EMPRESS Charles Bachman Is 'Sew Headliner in Mack'a Surprise Kketch. Charles Bachman and company will 1111 headline place at. the Empress this week in "Their Get-Away, the most successfuP'crook sketch written by Willard Mack. "Their Get-Away" under another name was featured at the OrDheum a few months ago and was played by Willard. Mack, himself, and Marjorle Rambeau. . It is a playlet of the gripping type requiring great dramatic power and its surprise in the finale is amazing. Bacnman. star oi the. sketch, is a legitimate player oi note in the East X Basketball on bicycles win be the offering of the Oxford Trio, an act also won from the Orpheum circuit Harry Wells. Bob Mortimer and Bob Tyrell are the members of the trio that gives an exhibition of the lively sport. This act scored great success in London, where the bicycle basketball game was presented for the first time. Another extra attraction in the new show is the offering of the Five Blolin Beauties, young and pretty girls, who sing, dance and play on a great variety of musical instruments. The girls have a change of costume for every number in their entertainment Grant Gardner, an old-time favorite in the vaudeville world, is next He has a new grist of Jokes and stories and his blackface spakeup la more comical than ever. "A Barber's Busy Day" is the title of the act to be presented by New port and Stlrk, knockabout comedians. The Animated weeKiy, snowing pic tures of recent news events, will open the show. ALL-STAR TRIO AT COLUMBIA Big Bill of Photoplay Attractions Is Promised. -The All-Star Trio, one of the most nonulaf aggregations of vocalists in the Northwest will appear at the Columbia Theater today lor an inaennite en-i gagement This trio is composed or Matt Dennis, baritone, who tilled an engagement of five months at this theatre last Fall, Ted Ullmark, basso, and Oscar Lee, tenor. They will sing popular songs and old-time ballads. There is a big bill of photo-play at tractions. ' "Jim," a dramatization of the popular poem of the same title by the American players,, tops the bllL This is a psychological drama of. mar ital forgiveness, and contains air irre sistible heart appeal. The story of the accident which hap pened to, her and her period of cap tivity in the home of a wealthy young New Yorker while the police were searching the city for her, will be tola by Margaret. "Our Mutual Girl." Art and business combine in making "The Peach Brand" a Majestic drama, a most acceptable offering. It Is some thing out of the ordinary and will please. Francella Billingtoa and Eugene Pallette take the leads. In "The Gambling 'Reube'- 1000 feet of good wholesome comedy will be of fered by the Keystone players. "DOPE," PICTURE AT GLOBE Story of Fall and Fate of Drug Fiends Is Depicted. The picture "Dope" will be shown at the Globe Theater and 1b not immoral or vulgar. "Dope" teaches the real evils of those who allow themselves to become victims of pernicious habits. It has been approved by our own censors as a play of great strength and benefit The story is of a wealthy man, who has become nervous through the use of strong drink. He takes his first dose of morphine to relieve him. From this it Is but a step to the confirmed user. His sister, married to a millionaire. Is a gay society woman. Bridge par ties, social entertainments and dinners are her sole amusements. Hhe belonrs to the class who have nothing but money. A friend gives br the first dose to ease her nervousness. Her husband never dresms she has become a drug fiend and when he finds it out he endeavors to have her taken care of. Locking her nurse In the closet one day, she robs the home safe and runs away. Her husband searches but does not find her. In time she becomes a street walker. Forced to leave town by the police, she returns tp New York. Here her brother comes acrons her. Her husband also finds her, but too late, as the shock of meeting him causes the wornout body to collapse. - "iVHE SPOILERS" VISITS IIEILIG Cast Impersonates Characters Well and Play CareruIIjr Acted. William N. Selig's selection for his motion picture production fits the "tvpes" for the Northern romance, "The Spoilers," so admirsbly that they cannot be - surpassed. William Farnum was engaged to fill the diffi cult role of Roy Glenister, the hero, who, from being a'Clvillsed Individual, reverts almost to the man primeval. He lives out his motto: "What I want I take,' but his better part Is eventual ly touched through the refining influ ence of a pure woman. Sure and deft Is the supreme work of . lthlyn Williams, as the great hearted adventuress. Cherry Malotte. No actress of the age in moving pic tures has achieved more distinction in certain directions notably, Intrepedlty and emotional valuations than Kath Ivn Williams. I Thomas Bantschl revealed himself masterfully In a character at once repellent and ruling a remarkable dif ferentiation that responded to every emergency with the resource of the cool. Imperturbable man sure of him self. Bessie Eyton, who has achieved dis tinction in both comedy and emotional lines, gives a singularly sweet and placid personality, to Helen Chester, the innocent tool of the master mischief-makers. who would hv chained up all the resources of ths great new country for the powers of graft and greed. It would appear ungracious to pass Kiu-h unlendld characterisations of the genial Frank Clark as Pextry, of the tense and debonair Wheeler Oakman as the Bronco Kid; or natures own comedian. Jack McDonald, as Slap jack; in fact, all who participated de serve credit not only for team work. but for the finer species of sympathetic action that makes so vital the spirit of a great work. This flay will be nreaented at the Heilig Theater, Eleventh and Morrison, for seven days and nights beginning Sunday, juiy . continuous from It (high noon) to 11 P.- M. i TANGO CRAZE KILLS CAFE Site of Once Popnlar Place Unable to Compete With Dance Section. NEW YORK. June 14. A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed by the Alexander Restaurant Corporation, which runs the Cafe Boh erne In the buildings long occupied by the old Cafe Boulevard. The Cafe Boulevard moved uptown last Fall. There was a time when almost ev erybody went to the old Cafe Boule vard once in a while to hear Its fa mous Hungarian orchestra and to eat ot well-cooked food and stranse dishes. Since the cabaret and tango erase, which centered about the theater sec tion, began Its successor has not done the business expected. Berthold Hers, manager of the res- KLAW & ERLANGER FILM AT THE MAJESTIC THEATER j TODAY. v - , j I r-i. ' 'j '. . . .i.iwiii'wi .i.iii'.w py 'ni'.i'W . '" 'V ' ' "'" I .' J . A . tf AluVf t " 1 t i h ft '-4 " - t rw. Me U -' i V I I i. i ' . "; -' ,.'.-: I t .. ' - I Ff i.i.j ' il I ft -' .lt.irf-..i , i " 4 T -SCENE FROM "SKVES BAVS." eiii',,,,'-,' tnurant and ortJiry and riirer nt the rompany. said It wss esperled thiit the company would be reornls4 and the buslnrvs continued. Among the creditors Mtwl In the petition are the ft Marks Kestsursnt Company. whlh operates the rfe Boulevard In Its new home. Hroedr and Forty-first streets, with a rUlm of 11700, end Clinton M. Hail, president of the Alexander Restaurant Corpora tion, for !&. CHEAP WEDDING COSTLY Bargaining Over lVo i:iirie In Man's Arrest for 3 1 llotir. riTTSBUitG. June :4. Mirris Lucas tried to have a cheap wedding, but It cost .him more cash thaa he orltlnalir bargained for and also kept htm away from his bride until nearly II hours after the ceremony. He and Onrlnne Bcrathan got a license and then went to the office of Alderman Louis AlprB to have the ceremony performed. There wss a good dsal of hlm between the groom and tbe Ald.rmuii over the fee. but the lawgiver finally consented to tie the knot for 2 6. a cut-rate bargain price, as he hated to see the llcenae go to waste and al' hated to think thnt the bride would he disappointed. This was satisfactory all around and the deed was done, home time later the groom. In a state of e hilaration, returned and wanted one dollar of the bsrssln fee given ha- k. He claimed that 11-1 was enourh for the Job. He was so Insistent that linslly he was arretted on a-chare of dis orderly conduct and locked In the county Jail all nlahL Later be had a hearing before the man who had married him the day be fore, and was releaaed on payment of the costs, which will amount te con. slderably more than the rebate of II which caused all the trouble. DIVORCE CASES INCREASE Minneapolis Unds Larr Per Ont of Licensee Knd In Decrees. MINNEAPOLIS. June :4 For ev.ry eighth marriage In Hennepin l ounty there Is a divorce. This proportion Is revealed by district records. liver tenth case tried In Llslrlot Court Is for divorce. Compilation of court records, being made In anticipation of the close of active court work June 0. shows i'M divorces granted so far In lull, as com pared to l6T marrlase licenses Issued and 14(2 cases of all kinds tried. uiis of the arsat numl'T of di vorce res In Hennepin county, ti trlct Judge John H. Meele has e'U cated that the Legislature euthorlre ap pointment of a conimls-ioner whose duty It would be to Inve.tisale condi tions surrounding such dlvorie artloas as are not contested. The Judge Intimated that surh a com missioner might discover the! In some Instsnces persons whoss martial troubles are being sired l Wlnnsapolia a city of horns, arose In some eths' city, or even In some ether state, en that the esr fur divorce had mevsl to Minneapolis, prloiaril to establish rssidsnre until the diverge action had been disposed of. CLAM BESTS RAT IN FIGHT Der-fx-rato lcath Battle Walcln-d hf Cafe Patrons. WASHINGTON. June 84. A dsspsr ate battle betweon a rat and a rlsm wss fought on the moaslc floor of fashionable cafe here while the patrons watched the encounter. The efe le owned by Taomes R. Marshall, who occasionally rsnelvss the Vlce-Presldente mall for his own. Mr. Marshall kPS his elsms In a hln st one end of the bar. snd e curious rat Isvsstlgsted the clam bin wells business wss at lis hslsht. One of the clams had oprnsd Its sholl. The rat cams across ths opn clam aud tried to nlhbln the msmbrsns that protruded from the shell. Ths . r.mA town. fsstenlnc ths rats nose betwesn the edges of its hll. The rat pulled tn rum oin on t-.-floor. and for nearly 10 minulss the ..--. is rlrf Itself of the dih grip the clsm had tsken on its r. Finally witnesses sniea inn ri. ' clam came through without a lui'k. SPRINKERS ARE "CALLED" Speed and Water Mast He I ndcr Control of Drivers at AJI Tlmee. WTVVViPnT.TR June 94. Oi I T -t-i rinshsr and snrlnkler operators are expected to have their msehlnss under the same control st ell tunes le demanded of antnmstic orivers .11 Ia Incurs the a U t OtTl oh lea. drivers, oocupents end slio pedestrians against unexpeciea snow-r ,,e.,. The edict went forth from the city Isrsl deDartmetit to the city engineer ing department. "ComplalDts rrom poopie Clare they hae been doused with water or their machines hve besn prayed are becoming altogether toe numerous.'' sll Asusrsni v n-r ney Jerome Jackman, In chatge of the claim depsrtmenu