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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
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"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
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'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,