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ffV, c v mm 7 3? Mil m tm lliftlls r V mm-,- -y ?4 i .5 . ar4rav: aw'.tfr. A BT LEONE CASS BASK. FTER a year's run at the Casino Theater In New York "High Jinks" will come to the H-eili Theater lor seven nights beginning to fcight. "High Jinks," which is described as t musical jollity, was put on under the personal direction of Arthur Hammer tein, and Is from the pen of Otto -Kauerbach and Rudolf Friml. who are best known to local theater-goers as authors of "The Firefly" and "Naughty aiarietta." The music is said to be far above the American standard and fully naif a dozen of the production's songs have been whistled, hummed and sung here for many months. The cast which will present "High Jinks' is practically the same as that which was seen at the Casino. The changes are minor ones. The leading part is assumed by Stella Mayhew, who is well known to local theater-goers. She is assisted by Eugene O'Rourke, BUlie Taylor, Philip Kyley. Emma Francis, Adela Ardsley. Paul Porcasi, Irene Duke, Ada Meade. Bernard Gro cey. Cecelia Hoffman, Dorothy Wade, Augustus Schults and Dot Allen. "The Whirl of the World," one of the biggest of the New York Winter Gar den attractions, will be the Heillg at traction for live nights beginning Tuesday, March. 2. Texas Guinan, Eu gene and Willie Howard. Lucille Cava nangh. Moon and Morris, John T. Mur ray the eccentric English comedian and a dosen more, besides a big chorus will be seen and heard in this big musical revue. All of the Baker Players and a few extra folk will be called on in the pro duction of that thrilling and dramatic play, "Secret Service," which is to be this week's bill. Like "Sherlock Holmes" this play was written by Will iam Gillette, and he starred in both plays. "Secret Service" has a war sotting, and this alone should make its appeal pertinent Just now. Following "Secret Service" the-Baker Players will -take a rest, and for. just (hat. one week of vacation the Baker Theater will house a traveling production, a big musical comedy, "Bringing Up Father." It 1 a noDular show and will play at pop ular prices, the' top price .being 1. with bargain matinees Wednesday and Saturday.-'"Bringing Up Father" Is a vaudevillish hodge-podge with musical accompaniment and a ginger chorus of pretty girls. -a ' feature always to be played up whenever there is the slight est foundation tor sucn a rumor. A sort of old-timers' week will be observed at the Orpbeum beginning tomorrow afternoon. Will Cressy and Blanche Dayne are one of the head line acts, with Sam and Kitty right beside them. The Cressy-Dayne sketch Is new. Its title is "The Man Who Re members." The Mortons' act is called "Back Where They Started on janu arv 10. 1887." . Of especial interest to Portlanders is th announcement or tne vauaevme debut this week of Harriette Harlowe, the. 20-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Harlowe. In a cycle of mod ern and classic dances she will appear with her partner. Harold H. Grady, at Puntazes all week. The regular neaa line act at this theater is grand opera and Russian dancing, presented by The Golden Troupe. At the Empress Frank Stafford and his company will appear in "A Hunter'B Game." featuring their favorite hunt ing dog. Box. A quartet of vocalists. The Western Harmony Four, will top. the list of vaudeville acts at the Lyric 3? 4 A, 1 "HIGIC JIXKS" PLOT IS JOVIX Hcilis Productioa Has Clever Story . and Much Catchy Music Arthur Hammerstein. who has given to the American stage the two oper ettas. "Naughty Marietta" and "The Firefly." which set a new pace in mu sical entertainment, combining the rush of musical comedy with the interesting Intrigue of comic opera, has rounded out a magnificent trio .with "High Jinks." booked to appear at the Heilig Theater. Broadway, at Tayior. ior a week's engagement, beginning tonight. with a special matinee weanesaay ana Saturday. - ' " . Th nlot of "High . Jinks" is set in motion by a magic perfume,' which has the property or maKing everyoocy, no matter how melancholy, wildly hilar ious. The perfume is the .discovery of an explorer, who communicates us se cret to a friend. Dr. Thorne. a nerve noriaiist. nracticing in Paris. The doctor tries the perfume on one of his woman patients, who becomes so joy ous that she throws her arms around his neck and hugs ana Kisses nim r rtently. The woman's husband is a wit ness of the scene and demands as sat isfaction for the injury that the doctor shall deliver to him his own wife to be hugged and kissed arter tne man ner of the recent adventure. - The-doctor promises, but engages a young and pretty actreas to impersonate Mrs. Thorne. With her he goes platonlcally to a watering place and the Frenchman follows them. Here ensues some lively adventures. threading their way through a maze of mistaken identities. The music of "High Jinks" is said to be as lively and catchy as the plot The feature of the score is a song. -Something Seems Tingle-Inglin-Ing," repeated frequently throughout the course of the performance. The leading part is assumed by Stella Mayhew. who is too well known to local theatergoers for any further in troduction. She is assisted by Eugene O'Rourke, Billie Taylor, Philip Ryley, Kmma .Francis. Adele Ardsley. Paul Porcasi. Irene Duke, Ada Meade, Berr nard Gorcey, Cecelia Hoffman, Dorothy 0 it" ft aw OrP he ar?'. Wolfe, Alien. Augustus Schultz and Dot 'SECRET SERVICE" AT BAKER Manager Announces Gillette's War Drama After Several Requests. Manager Baker, of the Baker-Play ers, has been requested several times to present .William Gillette's famous drama. "Secret Service," this season and finally has arranged for its pro duction.. It will open the week at the Baker this afternoon, and. special at tention has been given to making the offerinir a notablv worthy one. it is a play dealing witn tne secret service branch' of a nation's fighting machine in actual war time, and is one succession of thrills from beginning to end. A young Northern officer has entered Richmond during the protract ed siege of that city, and schemes have been laid to weaken . its : defense at a given point and at the same time sig nal a sudden attack at that weak spot and thereby get possession. He takes the name of Thorn, gets into the serv ice of the South and has wormed his way into the confidence of everyone, including the Varney family, where he is a constant visitor. He falls in love with Edith Varney, and it is through her that he falls to send the fatal message, after he has overcome great difficulties and dangers in order to get control of the telegraph office of the Confederates. "Secret Service" is without doubt the greatest play of its kind ever written and is filled with remarkable climaxes, gripping situations beyond description and a story of great power and heart interest. It is especially Interesting at the present time and will be given an unusually strong production by the Baker players. The company will be greatly augmented, as the cast is a big one and many startling effects are introduced. . Portland has not had an opportunity of seeing the famous Gil lette drama for several years. The .regular bargain performances will be tomorrow night and Wednesday matinee and a matinee Saturday. ORPHETM UKIXGS OLD STARS 'The Man Who Remembered" Is Comedy Brought by Favorites. To many, !f not the majority of Port land theatergoers, the Orpheum bill for. the week, beginning this afternoon, will appeal as the biggest and best of fering ever brought to this city in one vaudeville entertainment. The magic that enabled the manage ment to combine Cressy & Dane, th famous Sam and Kitty Morton and the equally noted Melville & Higgins in one entertainment is unexplainabl except that effects of the war back East have driven the road shows to cover. Certain is the fact that the Orpheum offering bristles with stare of the first magnitude, and lots, of them. Will Cressy and Blanche Dayne are bringing Mr. Cressy s latest success, "The Man Who Remembered," another delightful comedy of the type that is associated with these old favorites. It has been a good many years since Sam and Kitty Morton graduated from vaudeville They were entertainers for two generations, but are "Back Where They Started," as (heir offering is called, with stuff that is even better tnan tnat which made them famous. Maria Lo and her company of hand some girls, are direct from England witn one or tne most cHarmmgly beau tilul posing acts seen in years. It is called "Porcelain" and offers renroduc tions of famous Dresden and other china pieces of the world. The setting is gorgeous and the act is a study for artists. Mae Melville ana Robert Higgins are Putting on Airs" while ridlnir to popularity on the same old crest of laugnter. As eccentric charactera It is doubtful if their equals have ever been produced. For the musical ear the exeat Cervo will cast his bewitching spell. Un doubtediy the best piano accordion artist that has ever come to America. Cervo gets the tones of the human voice from his instrument. Along with these will be seen 'Ber- tisn, tne perfect man, in feats of strength and agility, while Harry Wat kins, the Komicai Kink, will Introduce farcical "kinks" in his anatomy that are most, ludicrous to say the least. The usual matinee will be given every afternoon, with a musical .con cert and moving pictures. .. , CARTOON' PLAY TO BE GIVES Traveling Company Coming to Baker j ' With "Bringing Vp Father.' ,For the week folfowing "Secret Serv. Ice" at the Baker Theater and begin- 6y ning with tht Matinee next Sunday a traveling company will take the place of. the Baker Players, who will take a complete rest for the week. Man ager Baker has booked an organization presenting- the big cartoon musical comedy, "Bringing Up Father." found ed on the George McManus cartoons. Not since the first great tour of "Mutt and Jeff" has any cartoon " musical comedy raised the furore everywhere that "Bringing Up Father" has. It will offer a change - of amusement for week, and also give opportunity to see this big attraction at prices lower than have been possible in other cities where it has played. Gus Hill, the "daddy" of all success ful cartoon "plays, has clinched another money foundry in George McManus cartoon series, bringing- Up Father. That this irrepressible wizard of stage craft picked "Bringing Up Father" as a -winner is enough to make the entire theatrical world wager that it will be a success. In summing up Mr. Hill s successes, don't overlook the fact that nearly all the cartoon plays produced in the last 30 years have been under his management. Tne McManus pictures made -a piay that. in the hands of Mr. Hill, has proved a remarkable play in the his tory of the musical comedy stage. It has simply cleaned up previous records and established new ones that will be hard to break. "Bringing Up Father' was designed for and promises to be the peer of all cartoon plays. NOTED COMEDIAXS IX MOVIES Empress Presents Woher and Fields and Also Novelty IlcatUiner. Novelty and fame will preside over the show to open at the Empress to morrow. The novelty Tart or the pro gramme rests with Frank Stafford and company ii "A Hunter's Game," in which hunting dog is featured, and the famous part is ruled by the celebrated comedians, Weber and Fields, who will be presented for the first time in photoplay. . ' A Hunter s liame, aa presented oy the Stafford company, is one of the standard acts of vaudeville that is al ways accorded a great reception. Mr. Stafford has a beautiful wooded stage setting in which a flirtation is carried on, the hunting dog, "Rox," playing an important part in the meeting of maiden and man. Mr. Stafford whistles several solos, his ' fair partner sings and the dog presents several artistic poses, keeping as immovable as a statue in standing as his roaster bids. Weber and Fields are appearing in a series of photoplay comedies, which have been obtained exclusively by Marcus Loew for presentation in the West. The first of the series to be seen at the Empress tomorrow is comedy in which the famous German comedians appear as partners in a deli catessen store, the love romance of their children. Tom and Lena, mingling comically and realistically with the rush of the dealers. "Mike and Meyer, for business. Advance notices of the film comedy proclaim it to be one of the funniest of the season, tne antics of Weber and Fields putting the movie in a class by itself. Joe Morris and Charles Allen, pro grammed as "The Comedians With the Pipes, will be Heard in lrisn airs. Each of the vocalists appears in Hebrew makeup and the Hebrew Hibernian combination is applauded from the outset. The Phillip! Four will be seen in their first American tour in a popular and artistic repertoire, including in strumental playing and singing. The quartet, consisting of two men and two women, was recruited from grand opera abroad. Numerous laughs are promised by Schrodes and Chapelle. in "Married Bliss," in which criss-cross dialogue is featured. This act has proved to be one of the big laugh hits of the show. Anderson and Burt wil offer an en tertaining melange called "Home, Sweet Home," and the show will be completed by Wolgas and Girlie in an acrobatic creation. DAXOIXG ACT HEADS BIG BILL Brilliant Troupe of Russians Is Fea ture at Pantages. Russian dances are known the world over for their daring, their brilliancy and their uniqueness. They are presented with all their native value by the great Golden Troupe of 12 terpslchorean marvels direct from the far-off steppes as the feature attraction at Pantages for the week commencing with the matinee tomorrow. The Golden Troupe is the best-known of its sort in vaudeville and throughout the East in the recent Fall season it has created a genuine sensation. The costumes are remarkably rich and the staging of the act is extremely handsome. The dances, the national Russian steps, are different from any other form of the terpsichorean novelties and only true Russians can dance them properly. Terpsichore also will appear as the special added attracton when Port land's favorite society dancers, Harold Grady and Miss Harriet Harlow, will make thrir first appearance on a local stage. This young couple present not only, the modern society dunce, hut they will be seen in rrvpral rlaKio dances which have pleasod private audiences. "The War of the Tonrn" Is a slriklnar drama of fun Fram-lnco'i Chinese underworld, with Csptaln II. J. IjpvIk, San Francisco's oot-l Chinatown aukln. In the principal role. The fluv l thrilling from the rlao to the (U of the curtain and jrlvrs an aix-uraio in sight into the methods of the ncfarioii murder societies of the cflt. The Gordon brothers have nn net that proves admirably onlrtaiulnc. new Jests and now Jlngli-a being In troduced. Mlns Bertie Fowler, the charming character comedienne, will littiohn-n her latest numbers. incluUiiiK wvetal song successes that have pleased ex tensively. Dunlnp and Vlrdln have a lightning act that is filled with melody nn.i mirth and as ther are excellent onter- tainers their position on the programme will be an lnten-Hting one. Original motion plrturcs of the Italian earthquake that has In id b ir such a great expanse of rounlry and rendered thousands of people honie,.Ms ln addition to killing muny will be shown for the first time. A. Morse Moon and hl.i company In the rattling muxical comedy "Tlu Wrong Bird" will be Keen for the firinl performances this afternoon mid to night with an all-stur vaudcvlllu pro gramme. GREAT MUSICAL SHOW t.'O.MINU "Whirl of Die World" to Ojm-ii ut Heilig March 5 for 1'lvc I;t;. "The Whirl of the World." wlih-h lin been rallod the most wonderful niUHl-sl attraction ever sent on tour from 1 1 New York Winter Gnrden. will conn- lo the Heilig Theater, llroadway at Ta lor street, for an engagement of fivo days, commencing: Tuesday, March .. with ma'lnees Wedneoday, Friday and Saturday. This monoter and nttractun entertainment, which travels from rlty to city in its own 10-rar iecml train. found favor on Broadway for m period of six months and enjoyed long succe-HHful runs In Chicago. lloKlon atol Philadelphia. In e,-h rlty record at tendance was the rule during the en gagements. Newspaper critic were unanimous in thrlr opinion that the Winter Harden management had out rivaled Its previous beat In this aort of attraction. The big revue t4 hii extror diuary lavlnh and Ingenious rombinM tlon of music, spectacle, dancing and travesty. It has been deaorlbod aa a "delirious dance craze aenantlon," with every known form of the terpslehnrran art shown at some time during tbo course of action. Eugene and Willie Howard, late star of "The I'anslng Hiow of 191J," who are generally acclaimed among thi greatest singing romediana on Ih-i stage, head one of the moat talented casts ever assembled for a mimical show. The other entertainers Im lud't John T. Murray. England's fnmou monologlat and character comedian: Texas Guinan. Broadway's heat-llkel singing and dancing sootirctte; Eliza beth Goodall, a capable comedienne, who has been with four previous Win ter Garden sucreasea: Juliette l.lppe, a statuesque beauty who excel In aotig; Lucille Cavanaugh. a dainty dancing mlMs; Moon and Morris, eccentric dan cers from the London music halls; l-ur-rell Barbaretto. Trlxle Raymond. Clar ence Harvey, lwla J. Cody. Edward Cutler. Wycllf Parker and many othera. Including the famous llroadway I'oauly chorua, which Is one of the moat at tractive features. In the two arts there aro 12 magnifi cent scenic pictures. Including thaj acme of all Winter Garden scenic ilis- play, the departure of th steamship Vaterland from her d k. The costum ing has been supplied with the familiar Winter Garden prodigality. The must- cal setting for Harold Attcridge book consists of 30 melodioua number by Sigmund HombtMfc. QUAUTET TO MMi TOIV Pr. Benjamin Voung to Giir hliorl Talk at V. M. C. A. Mretlne. For its only appearance in I'orW and. the Amphlon Quartet will take a N large part In the regular 2 16 mcellns at the Young Men's Christian Associa tion today. Musical critics over the country liavo been high In their prai. of the. sing- ng and playing the qu i r let liaa otT red on Its programmes. 1 ne spenaer or the day will be Dr. Bonjajnln Young, of Topeka, Kan., who will make a l.'t mlnute talk "To the Men of Portland." At the fellowship supper at &:2i, thn Original Jubilee lingers will give l' u Southern plantation songs. WOMEN-ON SKIREACH LAKE Fort Klamath Party Are First to Have Made Slmllur Trip. FORT KLAMATH. Or, Feb. 10. (Special.) For the first time in IiIk- tory, it Is believed, women nave reached Crater Lake on akl, a party avlng made the trip recently front this place, returning three days after tartlng. The distance Is ZD miles. The Winter scenery was declared to ave been entrancing. In the party were: Mr. and Mr. William Zumbrum. Jack Men y. Charles Zumbrum, F. Moffat, Charles and Holland Brewer, Ivan Murphy, Alta and Alma Berry, Eva White, Maude Klrkpatrick and Beatrice llar-baugh. Marshfleld Victim JUnrhurg .Man. ROSEBURG. Or.. Feb. jo. (Speclnl.) Harley Falbe, ono of the men en trapped In the C. A. Smith dm at Marshfleld early Wednesday, Vss a former resident of lloanburg and Is well known here. He la a son of Mr, and Mrs. J. K. Falbe, of this Uty,
