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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA, PORTLAND, NOVE3IBER 8, 1914.
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BY LEONE CASS BAER.
pHAl purports to be one of the
most delightful and refreshing
love stories -written into a stage
presentation Is told in "Milestones,"
which opens at the Heilig Theater to-
night. This famous comedy by Arnold
Bennett and Edward Knoblauch is one
of the most-talked-of plays of today.
Much beyond the accepted In plays was
expected when Bennett, the . brilliant
essayist and novelist, juggled his men.
tal skill with that of the gifted dram
atist, Knoblauch, and the result has Jus
tified expectations. Dramatically and
historically, the play abounds in points
of fascinating Interest. The three
scenes all transpire in the same room,
the first scene in 1860, the second in
1885. and the third in 1912. As the
story unfolds we watch the marked
changes in manners, morals, dress, dec
orations, furniture and fads. Three of
the characters go through all the vicis
situdes of 52 years, and at the conclu
sion have contrived to preserve a few
of their ideals. Naturally, the selection
of artists, who can do Justice to this
task, has been a thing of infinite care.
The play is . designed to provoke
laughter Just as much as tears, and
hundreds of thousands have laughed
and cried over the joys and sorrows of
these intensely human characters.
The complete cast Is: Florence Born,
Mary Goulden, Winefride Latimer,
Katharine Herbert, Bettle Barnell. Ru
pert Harvey, Gerald Rogers, L. G. Car
roll. Ernest Laceley and Gilbert Cole
man. Tonight the engagement opens, con
tinuing one week, with matinees Wed
nesday and Saturday. -
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Irene Oshier will have a chance she
has ardently desired to play a charac
ter role or type, for as Maggie Pepper
in the play of that name at the Ba"ker
this week the talented leading, woman
finds just the big strong, likable,
quaintly humorous role she relishes.
This is the farewell week, too, for Cora
Bella Bonnie, who leaves at the end
of seven days for Spokane, where she
will head, a stock company under
George L. Baker's sponsorship. All the
regular company will be seen In "Mag
gie Pepper." After this play comes
'Fine Feathers."
Next Sunday night, November 15, that
hilariously funny farce, "A Pair of
Slices," comes to the Heilig to stay for
four nights and a mid-week matinee.
Edward Peple, who has "The Prince
Chap," "The Spitfire" and "The Littlest
Rebel" to bis credit, wrote also "A Pair
of Sixes."
Sincei-iti-premier in New Tork last
March its success has been so enormous
that companies have been formed to
present this rollicking farce at the Cort
Theater, Chicago; Wyndham s New
Theater, in London; Her Majesty's The
ater in Melbourne. Australia, and a
company to visit the various cities of
the West.
In the company which will appear In
this city'are such well-known farceurs
as Herbert Corthell, Oscar Figman. Or
lando Daly. Jack Kaffael, Josie Introp
idi, Minna Gombel, Bernice Buck,
Eleanor Fairbanks and Richard Earle.
After "A Pair of Sixes" comes a
week-end of motion pictures of Colo
nel William F. Cody (himself, presum
ably) and Nelson A. Miles in frontier
scenes and the action of battle with
real soldiers lent by Uncle Samuel for
the occasion. And then arrives Eleanor
Gates' play, "The Poor Little Rich Girl"
for the Thanksgiving attraction.
At the Pantages, "The Great Ques
- tion," a sketch, will headline, with
Landen Stevens and Georgia Cooper
and company. At the Empress, a bevy
of "boys and girls" in "School Days"
will top the bill.
The Lyric is changing companies and
at the same time changing the policy
of its opening day. The new group of
musical comedy players includes the
comedians. Al Frank, Lew Dunbar,
Jennie May, prima donna, and Lillie
Sutherland, soubrette, besides many
others. The opening days from now on
will be on Mondays. The new bill,
"Lulu of the Underworld," opens to
morrow afternoon.
marriage mart , is recognized every
where and accentuation of this idea is
the basis of the story of "Milestones,"
which, presenting three periods in a
family's life, depicts the manner of in
terference when love clashes with
ambition. It is like a glimpse into an
actual household, for, although there
is a lapse of a quarter of a century
between each of the three successive
acts, the same family is under observa
tion in three successive generations.
The milestones of the play are, of
course, the three periods beginning in
1860, then advancing to 1885, and con
cluding with 1912. John Rhead, a pro
gressive young ironmaster, determined
not to be thwarted in his desire to
build ships of iron, defies his partner,
leaves the partnership and marries the
partner's sister.-
Rhead prospers mightily, but in 1885,
when his daughter wishes to marry
according to her heart's dictates,
Khead interposes objections and she
yields and marries the man of her
father's choosing. At this time too,
Rhead has become set in his business
ideas and is not as ready to take up
innovations as he had been a Quarter
oi a century before. Again, In 1812,
when the golden wedding anniversary
of Rhead and his wife is to be cele
brated, he finds new objections at the
suggestion of his granddaughter's
marriage to a young engineer. In the
latter case Cupid is -victorious and the
granddaughter marries the young man
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MAG G I E ' PEPP ER '
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Great Play of Department Store Life
Opens at -Baker This Week.
Life in a gigantic department store
is vividly depicted in "Maggie Pepper,"
which will be seen at the Baker for the
week beginning this afternoon. -This
play was written by Charles Klein,
author of "The Lion and the Mouse,"
"The Third Degree" and many others
of fame, and was used as a starring
vehicle by Rose Stahl after she fin
ished with "The Chorus Lady."
The title role is one that calls for
unusual ability and strong personality.
It will be played by Miss Irene Oshier
and that of Joe Holbrook. the depart
ment store owner, will be in the hands
of Robert Gleckler. Holbrook has just
come into possession of the store
through inheritance and he finds that
Miss Pepper is of great use to him with
her thorough knowledge of the busW
ness and executive ability.
His interest in her grows and finally
awakens fierce opposition from his
prospective father-in-law. Schemes
and plots now develop and finally,
after a mysterious theft in the estab-
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lishment. Miss Pepper resigns. Hol
brook seeks her out in her apartments,
and it is here that be realizes that he
really loves her. A disaster occurs as
ilaggie'a worthless brother-in-law ap
pears and snoots Holbrook.
This brings matters to a climax, how
ever, and when the police appear Hol
brook tells them she is his affianced
wife. "Maggie Pepper" is a play of
strong scenes, original characters and
an atmosphere of department store life
that doubtlessly will be recognized
quickly by all the thousands of em
ployes in this line of commercial
work. It' has never been seen here at
popular prices previous to this, though
Rose Stahl appeared in it at the Heilig
With her original company.
The regular bargain performance
"AIJXESTOXES" IS AT HEILIG
Comedy Tells Ambitions of Parent
for Children in Marriage Mart.
One of the real artistic hits of the
past few theatrical seasons has been
"Milestones," a comedy by Arnold
Bennett the novelist, and Edward
Knoblauch, author of "The Faun" and
other dramatic compositions. It is to
be presented at the Heilig Theator,
Broadway at Taylor, for seven nights
beginning tonight at 8:16, with a
bargain matinee Wednesday and a
special matinee Saturday. Absolutely
unique is this play which has had
enormous success in both London and
New York, it running out an entire
season in the latter city at the
Liberty Theater.
The selfishness of parents who have
"ambition" for their children In the
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will be given at the Baker on tomor
row night and Wednesday matinee and
a matinee Saturday also.
"SCHOOL DAYS" AT EMPRESS
I.ILLIE SUTHERLAND, THE CYCLO.NE SOUBRETTE,' AT THE LYRIC
Juvenile Act One. on Clever Bill to
Open Tomorrow Afternoon.
"School Days" will be back at Mar
cus Loew's Empress tomorrow after
noon with nearly all the boys and girls
who romped through it last year, not
ably Dolly Cliff, wno played the role of
the school mischief-maker. The other
juveniles have unusual talent, and
among the bright lights of the com
pany are Albert Frank. Dave Seid, Dor
othy Aubrey and Nellie Cliff.
Another act on the Empress bill that
will be popular is that of Wheeler Earl
and Vera Curtis, formerly co-stars with
"Sargeant Kitty." Their act Js largely
musical, and is called "The Girl and
the Drummer." Witticisms and enter
taining repartee between a hotel typist
and a commercial traveler, enliven the
intervals between the song numbers.
Thomas Gray and Nellie Graham will
present a skit In which musical- fea
tures are also prominent, called "The
Musical Bellboy." Theyhave both been
in Portland before and are old Empress
favorites. Blanche Leslie, star of "The
Sun Dodgers," "He Came From Mil
waukee" and other big productions, will
appear in a song and dress revue which
will be of particular interest to femi
nine patrons of the theater, as Miss
Leslie is famous even in New Tfork for
her gorgeous gowns.
Thomas Patricola and Ruby Myer,
two of the cleverest eccentric dancers
in vaudeville, will present a unique act,
and Polzin Brothers, grotesque acro
bats, will add variety to the attrac
tions offered. Feature photo-plays will
complete the bill.
PANTAGES ACTS ARE rXTSUAL
Social Problem Answered In "The
Great Question," as Feature.
Should a woman smoke oirarettes.
drink cocktails and tell naughty stories?
a.oo.em society in certain circles saya
"yes" and in other "no." Walter Mon
tague, the noted Play writer, has an
swered the problem -in a surprising
manner in "TheyGreat Question," which
will be presented as the feature attrac
tion at the Pantages for the week com
mencing with the matinee tomorrow
with Landers Stevens, Georgia Copper
and an excellent supporting company.
The problem is novel and one which
has occasioned no little dispute. Mr.
Montague has handled the question
without gloves, and the result of his
work ha been the dramatic sensation
of the Eastern Fall season. This will
be the first opportunity Portland theat
rical . patrons have had to see "The
Great Question" with the original cast,
and it demonstrate that Alexander
Pantages always brings the best in
vaudeville to Portland.
Another genuine surprise is in store
for local patron of the theater, for
as the special added attraction the
"Great Casteel" will be presented in his
original death-defying creation, "The
Dip of Death." . Casteel appears in a
huge steel cage, and, astride a motor
cycle of high power, he whirls around
and around at a terrific rata of speed.
The act is one with an international
record, and it certainly will thrill those
who see this wonderful star.
Togan and Geneva are one of the
best-known teams of tight-wire adepts
in the world, commencing where other
finish. Their work is positively the
most wonderful ever attempted, and the
feats they accomplish are seemingly
impossible. , I
Prince and Deerie are vaudeville fa
vorites whose songs and chatter never
fail as delightful entertainment. They
are also expert dancers and they intro
duce many fresh and interesting fea
tures. .
Bruce Richardson and company have
a happy farce entitled "Moving Day,"
In which dull care does not creep, The
action Is lively and the laughs come
last and furious. The xerk Trio la
comprised of stars who can entertain
in most charming manner, and they
will introduce new stories, songs and
dances. The Mutual Weekly will show
the world's news for the week, the
European war being a feature.
The Colonial Minstrel Maids, who"
have presented the musical success of
the season in the past week, will con
clude their local engagement with the
continuous performance tomorrow, com
mencing at 2 o clock.
SEW COMPANY NOW AT LYRIC
Changes? of Shows to Be Made Mon
day With Special Nights Same.
An entire new company, principals
and chorus, with new scenery, new nov
elties, new wardrobe, new songs and
new shows will open at the Lyric The
ater for an indermite season tomor
row matinee. This company is com
posed of musical tabloid artists new
to this city and comes direct from a
year s run all through the East.
A new policy will be inaugurated
with the opening of this company. Eaob
new production will open Monday aft
ernoon, instead of Sunday, as at pres
ent. The company will open in "Lulu
of the Underworld," a musical comedy
of beauty, catchy music, colorful chorus
numbers, . humorous situations and
gingery action.
"Lulu" is the story of a flirtatious
actress, who gets two old "pals," Cohen
and Bchultz. into a "peek" of trouble.
Miss Jeannie Mai, a charming young
prima donna, will be seen in the title
role and will carry a great deal of the
comedy's action. Miss Lillie Suther
land, known throughout the theatrical
world as the "cyclonio soubrette," will
be seen as Cohen's daughter, and will
be right on the Job in all the mixups
that are bound to occur.
The comedy role will be handled by
Al Franks-Cohen. Franks ha a rep
utation from coast to coast as one of
the best character comedians, having
played for more than eight years in one
theater in Los Angeles, Franks also
is the director and much may be ex
pected from him. The chorus will con
tain an entire new personnel.
The same bargain night will be in
vosrue. Monday night, IschGa-Bibble;'
Tuesday night, amateurs; Wednesday"!
night, country store, and Friday night,
chorus girls' contest. The present
company will be held over for tomor
row and will present an entire new
show, entitled "Spending a Million."
There also will' be a Keystone comedy.
a reel of heart-interest dramatic film
and a couple of vaudeville specialties.
"A PAIR OF SIXES" AT HEIIIO
end Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane, United States soldiers and
Government reserves, Indians of many
tribe to the number of 5000 took part
in the picture, it is said.
Three epochs of Indian warfare are
shown. The first shows the wars of
the " '60s," in which General E. A.
Carr conducted a campaign against
Chief Tall Bull. Carr was assisted by
V. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), then the
best scout and guide in the West.
Colonel Cody himself appears in this
film.
able play will be especially well cast,
with Irene Oshier and Robert Gleckler
In the title roles.
FINE FEATHERS" IS COMING
Eugene Walters' Pram to Be Of
fered by Baker Player Soon.
The superb standard of stock offer
ings set by Manager Baker of the Ba
ker Theater Player this season is still
further, enhanced by the announcement
of Eugene Walters' latest big success
to be released for stock. "Fine Feath
ers," which will follow "Maggie Pep
per" and open next Sunday matinee.
Walters, who has given the American
stage suh great successes as "Paid in
Full" and "The Easiest Way," outdid
himself in the plot and incidents of
"Fine Feathers," and it appeal is tre
mendous. It Is the story of a young
married man-whose wife is inordinately
fond of society and clothes, and who is
finally led to wrongdoing in order to
satisfy her extravagances.
Like "Paid in Full," it contain a
strong leasbn and a severe warning to
other men, thousands of whom are
placed in position much resembling
the one described in the play, and also
to the butterfly women, longing to
climb to social height and who sacri
fice their every hope of peace and hap
piness in its silly lure. This remark-
It' EI 1. 1G TO GET FANCIFVL PLAY
'The Poor Little Rich Girl" Coming
S. for Thanksgiving Week.
The fascinating charm of novelty
marks "The Poor Little Rich Girl."
Eleanor Gates' play of fact and fancy,
which Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger will
present at the Heilig Theater as the
Thanksgiving attraction from Novem
ber 24 to 28 inclusive.
Not in years has the American stage
had a play that appealed to popular
liking as has this altogether delightful
work. It' is a play of the material
present and of dreamland. A gripping
comedy drama shows the neslect by
rich parents of their only child.
Wealth and society are more to them
than their child's happiness until she
falls dangerously 111. In her delirium
Gwendolyn wanders in the realm of
fancy, goes to the places her imagina
tion has created and has amazing ad
ventures with the wonderful beings
who people her dream world. Her
dreama are visualized, and the audi
ence shares all Gwendolyn's wonderful
experiences.
Industrial Commission Sues.
CENTRAL! A, Wash., Nov. 7. (Spe
cial. )-The Winlock Water Company is
named as defendant in a suit filed in
the Lewis County Superior Court yes
terday by the state of Washington to
force the company to pay to the In
dustrial Insurance Commission a pre
mium of $28.41 on its payroll of $538.36,
together with interest from September
24. It is alleged in the complaint that
the water company refused to pay.
Rollicking Comedy Coming to Port
land Playhouse. Next Week.
"A pair of Sixes," which is to appear
at the Heilig Theater, Broadway at
Taylor, for four nights, beginning next
Sunday, November 15, with a bargain
matinee Wednesday, is a farce by Ed
ward Peple, and he has demonstrated
that it is a mirth-maker of no mean
capabilities. "The Prince" Chap." which
was written' by Mr. Peple, relies large
ly for its effect upon sentiment and
bits of gentle comedy. ' Another of his
plays, "The Littlest Rebel,", is remem
bered for it old-fashioned sentiment.
All of which shows that Mr. Peple is
a versatile writer.
In "A Pair of Sixes" George B. Net
tleton and T. Boggs John were in busi
ness together as manufacturers of pills.
The business waaprosperous enough,
but the two heads of the house were so
jealous of each other's work in the suc
cess of the "pills that fill the bill" that
they came to loggerheads, each longing
to be rid of the other, but neither will
ing to sell out.
Then came the lawyer, who In mock
despair, finally drew up a contract by
which a hand of poker is to be played,
with the penalty that the loser quit the
business for a year, and in the inter
val serve as servant in the household
of - the winner. The lawyer had more
than a passing interest in the matter,
for he hoped to see T, Boggs John lose,
and so, with lips sealed by the con
tract, come to humiliation before the
girl by whom he, too, was attracted.
There is suspicion, also, that the law
yer. In dealing the hand, so handled the
cards that Nattleton won with a pair
of sixes.
INDIAN WAR FILMS -COMING
Engagements by United States Army
to B at HeiHgf, Thursday.
Based upon real events in American
Indian warfare is the. moving picture
"Indian Wars Refought by . United
States Army," which opens an engage
ment at the Heilig Theater, Broadway
at Taylor, Thursday, November 19, and
running continuously from 1 P. M.
daily. The picture was posed by Buf
falo Bill' Historical Film Company and
has the written indorsement of th
United (States Government given by
Secretary of War Lindiey H. Garrison
CHANGE OF FASHIONS IS
SHOWN IN "MILESTONES"
Attitude of Women to Advance in Their Own Freedom Pictured as Well
as Progress in Cress, Customs and Science.
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WHAT our grandmother, mother,
wive and sweethearts wore
during the period from 160 to
1J18 is shown in "Milestones," the Bennett-Knoblauch
comedy, which begins
an engagement of one week at the Hei
leg Theater tonight. That the same
aetors can "make up" to represent the
difference in age necessary to cover
this long period of time is a compli
ment to their art. Another feature of
Interest in the mingling of 50 years'
fashions in garments within the short
space of a couple of hours without do
ing violence to the aenee of reality.
The curtain rise on a scene in the
home of John Rhead, in 1880, and we
see his mother, his sister Gertrude and
his sweetheart. Rose Sibley, discussing
fancy work and that always absorbing
topio men. We get a- glimpse of the
times of the crinoline and hoopskirta,
as well as of the manner and ethics
of the mid-Victorian age. Gertrude,
the daring, has shocked her mother
and friend by riding home alone In a
hansom, but. then, as she explains: "We
are almost in the year 1861, and wom
an's position is advancing. You really
must keep up with the times. Why,
girls will be ridtng on the tops of omni
buses some day."
Rose protestingly-Gertrude!
Mrs, Rhead (heartily)--! hope I
Shan't live to see it.
'(Enter Thompson, the butler.)
Gertrude Is. the hot water apparatus
working properly, Thompson?
Thompson Moderate, Miss.
Rose What is th hot water appa
ratus? Gertrude It's for the bathroom, you
know.
Rose Yes, T knew you'd got a bath
room, but I don't understand.
Gertrude It's quite simple. We have
a botler behind the range and pipes
to carry the hot water up to the bath.
There's one tap for the hot and an
other for the oold.
Rose How wonderful!
Gertrude So, when you want to have
a hot bath, all you have to do
Mr. Rhead (drily) All we hav to
do is to tell the cook to put down a
shoulder of mutton to roast. Very mod
ern! Oh, yes. The Rhead a were up-to-date
people in 1SBU; and John Rhead loses
his partner and Gertrude Rhead her
sweetheart because John will persist
In believing that ships of iron could
float.
The authors, Arnold Bennett and Kd
ward Knoblauch, carry the fortunes of
the Rhead and Sibley families through
three generations and we see the sama
sitting-room change with the years ami
its inhabitants. Candles give way to
gas and then to electricity; hoopsklrts
to basques and then to the hobble
skirt; speech and manners fhange; but
always we sea the old folks, conserve
tive and fearful of change, and the
newer generation impatient of "old-fogyim."