. DRAMATIC, AUTOMOBILES AND REAL ESTATE SECTION FOUR Pages 1 to 8 VOL,. XXXIII. PORTLAND. OREGON. SUNDAY 3IORXIXG,v OCTOBER 4. 1914. NO. 40. lent voices and the act Is a charming one. une unoerwood Underwood pic torial war news service showing daily new and authentic pictures from the front and the Mutual Weekly, glvins the world's news by animated pictures. win continue as a leature. Continuous performances will be in order today, commencing at 1:30 and lasting until 11 P. M, Miss Kthel Davis and her large company, in the mttsical comedy. "The Fountain of Touth," top r the bill. KIKST EASTERN- BOOKING DUE V "V. ss ,yJ II MM Zr5!C jyropsorr JscTZ ess-ess: 4S7&-&& BY LEONE CASS BAEK. jnx Gilbert & Sullivan revival 13 bound to bring in its train an avalanche of reminiscences, for these revivals represent a series of (operas that enjoyed a popularity I g reater than the works of any I other writers. The engagement for lone whole week at the Jleilig of the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Companv lhas brought forth unrestrained re joicing and general interest. On next Sunday night the company opens its festival in "The Mikado," repeating this old beloved on Saturday ms?ht and lat a Saturday matinee. On Monday night, and at a matineo on Itiayand again on "W ednesdav night a double bill, 'Pinafore' and "Trial by Jury," will be given. It was planned at first to present "Pirates of Pen zance" on Monday nisht, but such fvonderful reports have come from !an Francisco of the great success of Trial by Jury" that the local man agement decided to give an extra per formance of this opera.. On Tuesday lind Friday nights "Iolanthe" will be Liven and on Thursday night "The 'lrates of Penzance." which will be hie only time this opera will be given. f)a "Wolf Hopper heads the splendid ig Cast. To acquaint one s self fully with Lhe early history of these operas, and lf the men who made themselves fa I110U8 by writing them, it is necessary 10 Journey backward to a littlo street n Soho, London, wbere stood, in lean street, a little theater called I Miss Kelly s " A quaint conceit was liis little bandbox of a playhouse, Inuggled away in a garden, which be- mged to a dwelling: famous in the fays or ap earlier George than the hno recently crowned Kins of Eng land. This little playhouse did not I roBper, and it was determined to try experiment. The experiment was I escribed as a "new and original Untata entitled "Trial by Jury." he text thereof was by W. S. Gil- lert, who was already known as the hither of some entertaining plays Itid excellent verses, and tne music a younger composer. Just risen to lotice. of the name of Arthur Sulli- lan. This "cantata" was produced on larch 25, 1S75, and marked the be- I inning of the Gilbert & Sullivan Iperettas. which for more than a third a century have made playgoers lappy, and it is not too much to say en better, for In all these operettas iere' is not a suggestive line nor a Unt of unwholesomeness. The im- TSTCtTt Mcrdwndia irect Xotar Attt e ti o to Ti&eir Ve tremely; Important Advertis-ements First Section Omie Botuilble Pag'e ime Si ingle. Page 4m( A-sS2r-7w&?TT mediate success of "Trial by Jury" which, by the way, the University of California had Mr. Hopper and com pany revive at the Greek Theater, a fortnight ago led to an organization called the English Comic Company, formed in 1876. and Its first offering to the public was "The Sorcerer," produced November 17, 1877. George Grotfsmith, the famous English come dian, was the representative of John Wellington Wells, "the dealer in magic and spells," and others, long associated with Gilbert & Sullivan productions, made their appearance in this opera. Meanwhile, the author and composer were busy with a new cre ation. This saw the footlights on the ore Merit OnfeT Particular AW .... O . A evening of May 28. 1878, and was en titled "H. M. S. Pinafore," or "The Lass That Loved a Sailor." At that period In the history of the American stac, operetta was not entirely un known, but it was not a familiar form of entertainment. Sir William S. Gilbert wrote the book and the lyrics of twelve Vperas, of which Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote the music, which were produced b. D'Oyly Carte in London at either the Opera Comique or the Savoy Theater. The total number of performances of those given at these two theaters amounted to no less than 7015. After the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company's engagement at the Heills comes "The Whip," said to be the big gest melodrama ever sent to this Coast. Coming down to immediate cases, the Heilig today starts a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday continuously run presentation of Annette Kellermann in the fascinating picture, "Nep tune's Daughter." Thursday, Friday and Saturday "Baby Mine," the farce Margaret Mayo wrote, will be the Heilig attraction. There will be a matinee also. Philip liartholomae's farce. "Little Miss Brown" is the Baker play this week. This is besprinkled with even more laughs than "Stop Thief" and will give all the players a chance at comedy. "Little Miss Brown" Is the recital of a train of incidents that overtakes a pretty maid who misses meeting her fiance at the train and is mistaken at the hotel where she seeks shelter for a married woman and is assigned to that person's room. The situations that arise are of the fast and furious in point of time and highly diverting in themselves. Headlining Marcus Loew's Empress will be "Through the Skylight," one of Roland West's best comedies. This is the first complete "Loew road show," which means booked straight from Xew York. At Pantages a mu sical comedy in embryo form called "The Kingdom of Dreams" or "Fairy Land" with a lot of pretty girls and singing and dancing principals. "Bar gain Day" is the title of the Lyric's bill. AWETTE KELLERMAXX IS BILL Film of "Neptune's Daughter" at Heilig WillTake Two Hours. The management of the Heilig The ater, Broadway at" Taylor street, an nounces the papearance of Annette Kellerman today, tomorrow Tuesday, continuous from 1 to 10 P. M.. Per haps Miss Kellermann's most remark able bit of acting in "Neptune's Daugh ter," the photoplay. Is the long strug gle with her wpuld-fee assassin Roder J mi1 1; r jTT EM U - jML 2 fail mm 1 the water, when ' she pitted her re sourceful manipulation and ingenious alertness against the animal strength of the man who sought to take her life. The plot is not an excuse to display her genius, but rather a vehicle for her deft skill. The story deals with two Kings, King William of the mortals and King Neptune of the immortal world. The whole theme revolves around the acidental capture of Angela, mer maid sister of Annette. Annette's en deavor, to revenge Angela's death and a court intrigue that throws King Wil liam, her sister's murderer in her path. Unfaithfulness and dissensions in her own court, drives the King to roam the woods Incognito. While mas. querading as a peasant he meets An nette accidentally, who by the magic of the sea witch has become mortal, discarding her guise as a mermaid. Dainty and charming, she imme diately fascinates the King and in turn she falls victim to his easy court man ners. The happiness is tinged with grief, however, because Annette lost the charm by which she could become mermaid again and was never able to revisit her father Neptune. The play is not without its pictures que retribution. Olga, the villalness, whose scheming caused the attempt to overthrow the King, found Annette's charm and upon rubbing it was turned into a mermaid. Seeding the sea witch eha .is- etUl iurtb.ee punished, for. her 2 treacnery by being turned into an oc topus. ' There are 500. scenes,' 7000 feet of film and it takes two hours to show It. BAKER COMEDY IS STARTLING Cora Belle ' Bonnie Stars in . Ludi crous "Little Miss Brown." There is something entirely original and unique in Philip Bartkolomae's highly successful comedy. "Little Miss Brown," which will dispense Joy and pleasure to the thousands of Baker Theater patrons for the week begin ning this afternoon. The title role, which will be played by Cora Belle Bonnie, offers plenty of opportunity for clever acting, for little Miss Brown Is a demure and unsophisticated maiden from out of town, who, disappointed in meeting her fiance at the railroad station, is obliged to seek shelter in a New York hotel. She has a night of startling adventures, through which, somehow or other, in spite of her help lessness and babylike innocence, she manages to acquit herself in a way that makes one half wonder if she is quite as unsophisticated as she ap pears. She becomes the storm center of a series of domestic upheavals when, mis taken, for a certain Mrs, Dennison, ehe js - it; -fen 2 ?a& J- bustled off to that lady's suite, only to be invaded by Mr. Dennison before the wife's arrival. Before matters are straightened out Mrs. Dennison arrives on the scene and, being of an extreme ly suspicious disposition, she waits for nothing, but starts things. To make matters worse the young lady's fiance traces her and Is surprised to discover tier in such a compromising situation. This situation, richly em bellished with numerous sidelights and extremely ludicrous as well as exciting Incidents, forms the groundwork lor one of the best comedies of the day. It is without doubt the best work of the author, who also write "Overnight" and several other recent successes, and calls for a large cast. All the popular Baker players. Including Robert Glecker. William Powell, Walter Gil bert, Charles Halton. Mary Edgett Ba ker and Florence Roberts, have excel lent roles. The regular bargain per formances will be given tomorrow night and Wednesday matinee and a matinee Saturday. .UUSICAIj fantasy is billed Play by Howard Kussell, Formerly of Baker Players, Pantages Act. Beauty and melody predominate in "The Kingdom of Dreams," the be witching musical fantasy which comes toplined to. Pantages for the week com mencing with the matinee tomorrow, with Miss Mattie Townsend, Miss lone Glennon anj a large company of metro politan singers and dancers. The plot is of gossamer construction, light, exquisite and fantastic, an offer In? that will appeal to young and old. The staging of the act is one of the masterpieces of vaudeville and the lighting effects are wonderful. Miss Townsend and Miss Glennon stand high in the ranks of terpsichorean artistes and their work is striking. The com pany is uniformly good and entirely '4 capable of rendering -the many musi cal numbers of merit in able manner. "Smithy and the Eel" is the title of act nrodured bv Hnwarrl Russell author! of "The Jap" and for several seasons tar of the Baker Players. The- act Is presented by Harry Cornell. Ethel Corley and an excellent company. Miss Corley is an extremely clever actress and Portland folk may well be proud of this young star, for she was for merly a Portland girl, and in the past few seasons she has come to the front rapidly. The Acme Four is one of the sterling musical organizations of vaudeville, its members being possessed of excellent voices and the musical numbers sung are such that they please everyone. Sev eral excellent solos are introduced. Best known as the cycling peers. Grey and Peters will introduce amaz ing feats on many sorts of cycles. They perform in whirlwind manner, making the act truly sensational. Every minute teems with hilarious laughter while George Catlin and Bob Kelly are on the stage in their scream ing farce laid in a Chinese laundry. The act is one of the funniest on the stage, and its producers are , versatile com edians. Early and Laight, In "Woman 'As It," have a lively comedy, in which the songs play a prominent part. The play- era are sievejr and osseased, of ei.celj Xew Show at Empress Arranged In Xew York to Be Kept Intact. The first show booked direct from the New York office of Marcus Loew. new owner of the local Empress, will open at the Loew theater on Broadway tomorrow. The entire show was ar ranged by Joseph N. Schenck. general booking manager of Marcus Loew, and will travel over the circuit intact. The headliner Is one of Roland West's best comedies. "Through the Skylight." involving a pretty girl, who turns out to be a crook; a "madman who develops into a detective, and two college boys whose desire to help beauty In distress runs away with their common sense. It is alive with action and comedy situations, and Is presented wtih a top-notch company of players. Neil McKInley. prince of laughmak ercs, an old Empress favorite, will be back again with an entirely new col lection of "nut" comedy and new songs. He will be remembered as a popular gloom-destroyer of last sea son, and has lost none of his faculty for starting mirth and merriment. Another popular return engagement will be that of the "sinRing stars." Manuel Romain and Charles Orr, who appear this season in a singing novelty act called "The Cockney and the Coon." High-class minstrels are always wel come, and the new Loew bill will offer top-notch black-face talent in Johnny Murphy and Johnny Foley, both pro teges of George Primrose, and former ly features of the famous Prlmrose Dockstader minstrel show. Joseph Shrlner and Blossom Rich ards, the latter a pretty girl with a keen sense of humor, will appear In a nifty line of new songs, comedy patter and dance steps. McClure and Dolly, equilibrists and Jugglers In a novelty act, and a selected assortment of firBt run photo-plays will complete the bill. LYRIC TRAVESTY MERRY ACT "Isch-Ga-Bibble Xighf Big Event of Week's Entertainment. "Bargain Day," an up-to-date trav esty on the modern department store, creating laughter and merriment, will be the new bill at the Lyric Theater, commencing with today's matinee. There will be special bargains on Mon day night, when "Isch-Ga-Bibble night" will be inaugurated. Wednesday night after the first per formance the Country Store will hold the boards and Friday night. In addi tion, to the regular performance, the members of the Roly Poly chorus will hold one of their famous contests for cash prizes awarded by the audience. The week's attraction will have all the ear marks of a high-priced road show, inasmuch as tabloids allow. Lyric patrons can look forward to as good, if not better, than any previ ous production this season. Miss Mad eline Rowe will be seen at her best. Claud Kelly and Gene Gorman will add to the entertainment and dainty Del Estea will be heard in a brand new ragtime selection. The chorus, under the capable direc tion of Rhea Curwood, will add to the production. A vaudeville specialty and a Keystone comedy will be introduced as extra features. There will be two performances every night and a mati nee daily. FAMOUS OPERAS TO RETURN De Wolf Hopper Series at Heilig Xext Week Recall Old Thrills. De Wolf Hopper and the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company are coming to the Heilig Theater. Broadway at Taylor street, for the week beginning next Sunday night. October 11. A bargain matinee will be held on Wednesday and a regular matinee on Saturday. What delightful memories the use of this title conjectures. It is now more than 30 years since the genius of these two masters refreshed the earth with melodic and poetical inspiration. Yet their good works live on to be enjoyed by new generations. How much de pends upon the adequate interpretation of their operas need not be dwelt upon here further than have it said that the use of the name "The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company" is being lived up to in every way possible by the management. The first revival was made three seasons ago by William A. Brady, un der whose auspices the present tour is being conducted. The opera selected " was "The Mikado." A year later came "Pinafore" and then "Patience." "Iolan the" and "The Pirates of Penzance." These are the operas included in the repertoire. The organization, which has been put together with studied care supporting De Wolf Hopper, who is too well known to need introduc tion, includes Idelle Patterson. Gladys Caldwell. Jayne Herbert, Anabel Jor dan, Arthur Aldridge, Arthur Cunning ham, Herbert Waterous, John Willard and Herbert Cripps. Of all these works "Pinafore" en Joyed more popularity in America than the others, but "The Mikado" and "The Pirates of Penzance" followed closely for first honors. 'BABY MIXE' PROVOKES MIRTH Play of Thousand Lauglvs to Be'Sccn at Heilig Next Thursday. William A. Brady, Limited, presents "Baby Mine," Margaret Mayo's play of a thousand laughs, at the Heilig The i "er, Broadway at Taylor, for three I nights beginning next Thursday, octo- ber 8. "Baby Mine" has to its credit one year's run at Daly's Theater, New Tork. It has also achieved phenomenal success at Sir Charles Wyndham's Criterion Theater in London, where It continued to please the masses for 360 performances. It is the radiant and glorious fun and hilarity that obtrudes at every point throughout the play that holds, an audience throughout and Justifies the verdict that "Baby Mine" is the most eminent mirth impelling comedy the present generation of theater pa tpns has ever seen. Most enthusiastic admirers of the play, whose opinions are considered those of experts, em phatically assert that "Baby Mine" is the very best comedy that has ever been offered. It is not incredible) that a tireless and continuous run 'of legitimate en thusiasm occasioned by an earnest and forcible demonstration of realistic pos sibilities, utterly human, is responsi ble for the world-wide approval of this Immense comedy success. The human interest in it touches and concerns all .Concluded oa f m AJ J