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I OT even the seventh daughter of
Ij a rnth daughter would have
the hardihood to venture an opin
len on the prospects of the new theat
rical year, although all the managers
rr Turk to Portland are opti
mistic and their speech Is flavored of
.hep and promise of greater activity.
-Calvin Heilig says if every week
ceuld be a David Warfleld week, -and
George L. Baker says If all of his stpck
weeks would pan out box officely as
well as "The Kejuvenation of Aunt
Mury." there'd be no need of complaint
about what the public seems to want.
Theatrically speaking, last week was
a full and successful week. Every one
ci the local playhouses was heaped up
aad running over with audiences. And
that prophesies much for the turn of
tie New Year.
.A glance over the calendar shows
Us musical comedy, a farce-comedy, a
play that discusses the most delicate
subject In the world of men and worn
eii. a tragedy, the greatest ever writ
ten; two dramas, a magic Illusion show
and an exhibition In hypnotism, all
within the next three weks. All this
besides the regular vaudeville.
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Orchestra gives a programme at 3 r.
M.. and tonight Barnum the hypnotist
At the Hellig toaay me Dj-mpnonj
will lecture and give demonstrations
of his power.
t Tomorrow night May Robson will
open a four nights' engagement In
'3iartha by-the-Day." Julie M. Llpp
raann'e quaint story of sentiment and
humor, which was made over from Its
i a. int. - nl.v fnr Minn Robson.
one of America's foremost corned Imnn
The engagement end, on fnesday
niht- There will be a matinee- on
Wednesday.
t The Academic Producing Company
ends Mlsa Robson here, supported by
s cast of particular excellence. Lang
don Gtllet, Emily Lorraine, Henrietta
McDanneL Edwin Brandt. Coates
I-.... Tan. H.Ml, VltrV M.-arSCh
Rnv iritmnn Elizabeth Warren and
others are prominent In the action of
.4. v,iav VUk Rnhann has a 1 on ft" list
of acentric comedy characterizations to
Her credit ana mere is every row on iu
anticipate that ner present roie win
nw.wa, k. mi.-, Mtahl of all Darts
that she has created. The story abounds
la humorous appeal and carries the
appeal or freshness ana originality.
Hamilton, will draw into the Baker
..Theater patrons who never go to the
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theater ana win prove a nnmuu
K 0ii 1 i- natrons of the Dlace.
f The story deals with the subject of
When and now ana wnereanu no
v. mrl. nrAnts should tell their
growing sons and daughters about the
origin or lire ana aeveiopmeni oi
The play is a sincere and earnest por
trayal of a most delicate subject, and Is
told In an Interesting manner, who
likeable characters portraying the
Mary Edgett Baker will be seen in
the role of the young girl. Robert
Oleckler will play the role of the
father a vicar In a little English
church. Florence Roberta will ' be
dmky. the delightful -comedy charac
ter In the story.
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.'To round out the Heilig week comes
a'blg novelty show, the Le Roy-Talrao-Hosco
Company, with half a hundred
carloads of scenery, and magicians,
dancers. Illusionists and slelght-of-hand
performers to put over a big lot
of entertainment. '
The promised musical comedy fol
lows next. It Is "September Morn," due
here January 10. 11. II and IS. and
after that we'll see motion pictures of
-The Head Hunter" for four nights.
Follows then the famous English
actor. Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson,
la a farewell tour In repertoire. Two
of his plays he has never given in
Portland. One of these is "Hamlet."
la which he Is recognised as the great
est modern plsyer of the title role, and
the other Is "The Light That Failed,
a dramatisation of Rudyard Kipling s
novel of the same title. Sir Forbes
Robertson will present also "The Pass
ing of the Third Floor Back." The
dates of the presentations are as fol
lows: Monday night. Jsnuary 18. and
-Wednesday matinee. "Hamlet"; Tues
day night and Thursday night. The
Light That Failed." and Wednesday
night. January ;o. "The Passing of the
Third Floor Back."
t After "The Blindness of Virtue" at
the Baker. "Officer SS" Is to be given.
;The vaudeville bills appear promis
ing. Alice Eis and Bert French. In
terpreters of "The Temptress." a story
teld ln dance, are headliners at the
Orpheura. Elsa Ruegger. the German
'oelltst. returns also, and Eleanor
Haber. a San Francisco girl, who played
IS the Belasco stock in Portland, and
has since been featured In traveling
productions, comes to the Orpheum
with her own company In "The Office
Lady." a sketch. The Marcus Loew
tmpreu will have that Jolly singing
comedienne, Sophie Tucker, topping Its
list, and she is a whole show by her-. ' ' " .'!, & .'Y
At Pantages James J. Corbett comes -- (w 1 ' I ' Wi ' II I -JF-M t ft , - - M
to head the list of attractions, and the - - $ ' ""I l f ' W - f 1 1 "' " 1 ' r - M Jj
Lyric will put on a musical melange ' k. v I M ' W - - ' 1 11 f T-"- ? , M -S-
caUed "The Girl and the Photo." I - FJ . " - J M - I ''MS " if $ H
HVFXOTIST COMIXG TO HEILIG
Barnum Will Demonstrate -ills Call-
' lug at Tonight's Performance.
Interest is shown in the coming en
gagement of Barnum. America's great
est hypnotist, to the Heilig Theater.
Broadway at Taylor, tonight at 8:16
Barnum has a well-founded right to
speak on hypnotism and psychology, as
for several years he was working In
conjunction with the medical staff of a
Michigan sanitarium.
The Minneapolis Tribune, in Its re
view of the performance, says:
"People were again turned away from
the Bijou Theater last night owing to
the house being crowded to Its limit to
I .....a V. .nl.mllil nrf nrmRltcl Kiven
by Barnum. the hypnotist. This Is the
fourth time in succession tnat me tne
ater has been crowded this week, and
lha nurn.mo Pll-P. mAet With TOOTS Ptl"
thusiasm and applause each night. Bar
num has proved that nis penormances
are genuine nn iwa i ..... e
ulne laughter in the theater than was
heard there before."
are genuine and nas creaiea mure gaii
ever heard there before.'
"BLLNDXESS OF VIRTXTE"
Baker Players Today Appear
Thrilling Moral Drama.
Bker Player8 wiu oter OT the week
afternoon, is founded
starting this afternoon. Is founded
upon a subject now being discussed
in every civilized home in which there
are children. The pray has been in
dorsed by many of the most prominent
men and women in this as well as
other cities. Including the members of
the Hygiene Society and the Drama
League, and Is of value to every parent
who has the best interest of children
at heart and by young men and women
also, containing, as it does, one of the
strongest lessons that has been taught
on the stage In some time.
"The Blindness of Virtue" tells the
story of the daughter of a rector of a
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small parish near. London
A young
man, who has been sent aown iron.
both Eaton and Oxford and regarded
with despair by his father, is placed
in the care of the Vicar as a hum
. tv.., vnniVi nnn the daughter
of the vicar fall in love with each
other The girl, not understanding
certain inward impulses, throws her
self into a compromising situation
with the student.
The rector appears and falsely ac
cuses the young man, when the daugh
ter innocently demands to' know the
meaning of the accusation. The father
sees what might have been the re
sult through his daughter's ignorance
and begins to understand that the
blame for the whole affair rests upon
himself and his wife.
There are a number of brilliant
comedy situations as well as startling
a.nn.aHn a.0noa Thfl usual Baker
i bargain performances will be given
Monday night and Wednesday matinee,
and special attention is called to the
extra matinee Thursday for mothers
and daughters only. 'The Blindness
of Virtue" has awakened unusual In
terest at' the Baker and seats should
be obtained in advance. They are now
selling for the entire week.
N"OVEL PLAYLET IS AT ITRIC
"The Girl and the Photo" tr Be One
of Features of Programme.
For the first week of the year, com
mencing tomorrow matinee, Keating &
Flood at the Lyric Theater, at Fourth
and Stark streets, will present their
..i.. nmn,nv in Al Frank's ranid-
fUfUlBt Aa'aT J "
rire musical . melange, "The Girl and
the Photo." This will be the first
presentation of this new playlet, and
a good performance Is promised.
The show is replete with comical sit
uations, giving the comedians, Al
Franks and Lew Dunbar, a wide scope.
Miss Jeanne Mai, the prima donna, will
he seen in a role entirely different
from anything in which she has ap
peared heretofore. Lillle Sutherland,
the character soubrette, as usual, will
be to the front, and Marie Celestine
will present another popular number.
Joe Kemper will be the cause of all
complications, and Big Jacit turns win
i . iha finish. The chorus will
stage some novel dance numbers.
There will be a matinee every atter-
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t... i.tt tiilit After the first ner-
formance there will be a number of
amateurs presented, ana on rnaay
night after each performance the
i - .ria will hold & contest. Chil
dren under 10 years are admitted free
when accompaniea py an aauit.
FAMOUS DAXCERS AT ORPHETM
Bill This "Week Includes Alice Eis,
Bert French and Other Stars.
-ar-ma. c,iah TtArnYiAPnt declares
Alice Eis and BeYt French, the Orpheum
. thia aftarnnnn anri the com
ing week, to be the greatest dramatic
n n ..-a aha htm vr Keen. T
Added to this unequivocal moor
yye.. wd C?SyS7& sArSj J2ain pz,C
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ment these-two great American crea
tors of story dancing are returning to
their native country with a gripping
terpsicnorean creation, Ane iiuy.
ress," and have' scored wonderfully be
fore every audience between New York
and the Pacific Coast. Unusual stage
settings add to the attractiveness .of
the production. . As the dance pro
gresses thousands of soap bubbles are
caused to appear and as they float
around the moving figures of the danc
ers various lights thrown upon the
bubbles produce a marvelously beauti
ful effect.
That the entire bill supporting Eis
and French- is of the highest type of
high-class vaudeville productions is
assured by the appearance of Miss Anna
i jia. with u hn ni-h nf original ideas
l.UAliU'-l " " -
and clever songs, and Jack Gardner.
of "Chocolate Hoiaierv rame. mr, uaru-
- i - hrinerint? an oricrinal and smash-
iiios, rifrrct to the Coast. It is
i travesty An melodramas of the old
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schools and present-day moving-picture
companies of actors. In "Curse
You, Jack Dalton" Mr. Gardner fits
himself in to the various situations of
a moving-picture drama, making an ex
ceedingly laughable and. interesting
little playlet.
"The Office Lady," a slangy stenog
rapher who uses her wits to win all
situations, is one of the season's bright
est gems and as presented by Miss
Eleanor Haber and her company will
be a riot of amusement.
Then comes the wonderful musician,
Elsa Reugger. Miss Reugger will be
remembered in Portland as the woman
who created such a tremendous lot- of
interest on a previous visit. She is said
to be the greatest "cellist in the world.
Four wonderful German athletes
compose the Danube Quartet, rather
than the singers one would expect to
find The Danubes are credited with
being the best seen here in years.
There may be other bicycle riders
Clegg. but none 'have as clever a sld
partner as Mortimer MacRae. In tho
"Intruder and the Queen of the Whfel'
the perfect girl Introduces Interesting
costume effects, while MacRae finds
splendid laugh-getting material.
With SO minutes of concert preced
ing each performance, and the world In
pictures, the Orpheum is offering a reg
ular nine-act bill.
JAMES CORBETT AT FAXTAGES
Ex-Chainplon of Ring Entertains
With Talcs of Adventures.
Entertaining audiences with amus
ing stories of his adventures and trav
els, James J. Corbett will make his
first appearance in local vaudeville as
the feature on the bill at Pantsges for
the week, commencing with the mati
nee at 2:30.
The noted dramatic star and orwos
the master of the manly art has
achieved much success In his latest role,
and his engagement will be of more
than casual interest. Sporting editors
conceded that Mr. Corbett was the
fastest boxer in his prime that the
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critics were equally enthuKiastic when
he maoe nis aeoui on mo rniiniii
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Stales. . u ma. " ' .
tered vaudevillo, he is readily winning
new laureis.
air. Corbett ha traveled the world
around and his ventures have ever been
Interesting, and of these he will tell
bis admirers.
While Mr. Corbett is the most strik-
ing H.UI D VI, alia, .ps. -
closely pressed for top-lined honors by
. .v. . .!. .,,..,K.. nn IhlM
Bcvtni O .a, -
all-star bill. The three Baltus broth
ers are the sensational peers 01 '
i. - - .1 r K.l v niara and thev hnve
been booked as the special added at
traction, their work being far supe
rior to anything seen heretofore. Thr
come direct from a most successful
Eastern season.
"Married All Right" Is the title of
k- iivai onmf.lv Harold Holland and
his company have selected as a vehicle.
The situations sre roost amupwi
.i t- . . Hull mninanl while llr.
IIICIV IS nfc aa -
Holland and his players ars offering
the attraction.
T V. IPIaia, UnatPU T,l T.U X SI" AH
pretty girls who can sing and dance
in a way to dellgnt every one. j
-... .nal thatv Offer 111 SCt
that Is really a gem In minstrelsy.
The surest cure lor tne oiuc.
act offered by Skipper. Kennedy and
d ..... .hi,.K i rilled with brlalit
sayingtl and most delightful melodiss.
rendered only as the numbers of tills
pleasing trio know how to render th-m.
ii . ..i,.-! in.r rnmanti ere Intro
duced bv the Transfleld sisters, who
plsy with striking ability upon the
cornet, xylophone and mandolin. They
have an act that appeals i .
their programme Is extremely dlversl
i.j ivia f the sort that never
fail to amuse will close the bill.
The Imperial orina iipera -mpi"ij
i. -tio-Marnment with contin
uous performance txluy. starting at
1-15 and ending at 11 o'clock, ."eats
for a.i.y performance may be reserved
by telephone. -
EMPRESS HAS SOPHIE TCCKEn
'Ragtime Dlra" Heads Big mil as
Rollicking Funster.
Sophie Tucker, premier rl,m
diva" and rollicking funster, will be
back In her home town, welcoming and
being welcomed, tomorrow afternoon,
headlining the new bill at Marcus
Loew's Empress.
Sophie Tucker began her stsge ca
reer in Tortland, her first engagement
being with one of the old Lyric com
panies, and as she has rapidly climbed
the ladder of success in her profession,
she has been seen from time to time In
Portland, always being one of the big
hits" of the season. She Is appropriate
ly billed as "The Mary Garden of Ksg
time," and In her act at the Empress
will sing a number of "tlrely new
songs, with new "nut stuff." and a lib
eral injection of the spontaneous Sophls
Tucker originalities. Kh will be ac
companied by Frank Westphal on tho
piano. I , m '
There will be five other varied num
bers on the Empress bill. Including a
new Roland West sketch caled When
It Strikes Home." In which a story of
real life and warm heart Interest la
cleverly told. ,
Other attractions will be Valentine,
the clever ventriloquist; the Klx Oli
vers, a wonderful group of acrobats
and tumblers; Joyce and West, two
whirlwind dancers direct from the New
York Hippodrome, and Bush and Sha
piro, character comedians who are "al
ways sure of a long succession of "big
laughs." To complete the bill, there
will be several reels of the popular
photo-plays which are getting to be
such a feature of the Empress bills.
HEILIG PLAY IS BIG COMEDY
"Martha by-the-Day" Features May
Kobson In Latest Role.
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Taylor, for three nights, beginning to
morrow, wun a specuii
Wednesday. May Robson will appear
I . 1 . nnma,Hw IIOCCHH. "MsrthS
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by-the-Day." The mission of Miss Rob-
ton i stage career apparently i .
. in. i A a. ..... .. r ra m nt mind.
me puuuv in a. iiacir,
That she has fulfilled her undertaking
most faithfully hes Been proven vj
l 11 . araaill riia rhfl mctef im-
1UIIK lino "a , . . ..
personations, all especially done ana
enthusiastically wtitum. - -role
Is said to be the most congenial
that she has ever yet had snd one that
affords a continuous laughing trest.
As a book. "Martha iy-ins-ay
,1,. nut, iii- a little more
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than a year ago. and Its delicious hu
mor and sentiment niuuo m-. i'i
eous appeal to American readers and
Disced It at once In the group of "best
sellers." It was written by Julia M.
Lippmann. who also preparea tne
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version. nw vtni ' ' .
with brlpht lines, novel situations and
that wholesome sweetness mm im'-"-to
the majority of theatergoers.
Martha Slawson, the central figure
of the comedy. Is a type that has not
previously been exploited on our
. ui.- i. . K York woman, of
middle age and humble position, but
blessed with a nig tunu ..
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sense mat unu. .-,,. ...
Dhllosophlcal comment, bhe loves to
arrange tno anjn .- -
so with a combination of absurd
vim.j... that irlve excellent basis for
clever comedy development.
The story or tne piaj- " .
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tna a imi i iv . -
her protege. Claire Lang, a girl of
breeding snd education, whose failure
in life It is mannas mniunn.n m
. ..iik.e.ii pnmii nra of vonth anil
I y. a aciiniii.-i " . . -
lovers Is the strand from which the
comedy has Been mreaooa wnu ri.
tlmental touches.
Xhe Academic Producing Compsny
has assembled a fine acting caste for
Miss Robson's support, announcing the
names of Lmgdon Glllet. Emily Lor
raine. Henrietta McDannel. Edwin
Brandt. Coates Gwynne, Jane Heron.
Mary Mersch, Roy Ardmore. Elisabeth
Warren and others. An artistic and
elaborate scenic production has been
Drovided for the three acts of the com
F. .ii.i with Ih aiivnntaKre
eay. wniu-ii 1 . . . . - " .
of the skillful stage production of
Frank Keicner.
MAGICIANS DIE AT HEILIG
Hindoo Trickery to Be Featured by
Celebrated Company of 60.
...-i,, will ha featured al the
Heilig Theater for three days, begin
ning Thursday, January 1, wun
nee Saturdsy. when Le Roy. Taims,
(Concluded oa l'ag