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K V v SECTION FOUR, Pages 1 to S Dramatic, Photoplays, Real Estate and Autos vol. xxxv PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, 24. 1916. NO. Z 1 T I I Trie r ksa n GW mmm . . -i R I I I II VT fr W m m ym . m mm h2 ttSaKJVli'r'H ID) UGk tTfe(l - J 1 ma H X-. si. r M n r jr i ih ntviw i i v it a. f v 'i.k-i f' 'jKviijfs " - - l-I i lit li , ' .N t 4x r BY LEONE CASS BAER. . months in Boston and seven months in ACCORDING to the Hoyle of news- Chicago. In these cities the success ... .. . . . I rf "fiTnAripn(p" w a K rh tTTtn t that it paperaom mis accounting snouia i - - r " , nees to accommodate thousands who wisnea 10 see Lilts piay. A be of type about tonight being Chriatmas eve and follow up with a lengthy sur mise on what the actors in Portland will be doing or will not be doing. But this 13n't being written that way at all. And it will be glaringly minus any of that "personal punch" at mosphere, for the personal punch is writing this 'ag'in time" and when you read it, theater fan. sometime oh, any time today I'll be traveling more or less mostly less, I reckon, when I think of the snow across the great plains of Montana to a wee little house In Billings, out at the end of "the" one streetcar line, lo sit in at a Christmas tree with Leone Number II, who is aged 6, and Phil the Ornery, who is 16 months old. Tree and Happy FaceM Appear. And their happy little faces, and the little tree, and my own happiness keep a getting between me and the paper, so if the calendar about the new shows Is all splashed over with strings of cramb'ries and winky lights and a star of Bethlehem and a sled with a red belly, you'll know why. This much I do know, however: The Ileilig is going to house "Expe rience," which has been called the "most wonderful play in the world." George V. Hobart wrote this modern morality comedy drama and its story Is one taken from the book of life. It commences in The Land Where Dreams Begin. Here Youth takes leave of Love and Journeys forth into the world to achieve Fame. Ambi tion accompanies him and in the Street of Vacillation Youth meets Ex perience and becomes fascinated with h very charming personage called Pleasure. He is so enamored with Pleasure that he refuses to accept a message brought him by Opportunity, who is a plainly dressed, elderly woman. Youth turns from Ambition and fol lows Pleasure to the Primrose Path. Here he meets Beauty, Deceit and a host of other dangerous ones, includ ing Intoxication and Passion. In the gay life of the Golden Cabaret Youth wastes both his time and money. Then he goes to a gambling house called the Corridors of Chance and at the roulette wheel loses what little money he has left. Next Youth is Been on the Street of Disillusion, vhere he meets honest old Work, but refuses Work's invitation and drifts to the House of Last Resort,' an un- "derworld cabaret, where he works as a waiter, until he is kicked out by Makeshift, the proprietor. It is here that he meets a little girl of the streets called Frailty, who. real izing there is small chaiice for her. attempts to warn Youth away from the companions he is associating witl In this cabaret. When he is thrust out of the-House of Last Resort Youth wanders into the Street of Remorse. Here he meets a man called Delusion, who invites him to the House of Lost Pouls, which is a den of dope fiends. outh is induced by Delusion, Degra dation and others to try cocaine as a remedy to forget his troubles. This act. reviews say, is a clinic on effects of drugs on human beings under Craving for more cocaine. Hymn ISfl'eets Regeneration! Youth goes out with Crime on th Street of Forgotten Days to kill man to get cocaine. As he is passing a church he hears the hymn "Lead Kindly Light and recalls that th hymn his mother taught him. There on the street of Forgotten Days regeneration takes place through the miracle cf a mother s love. Youth repulses crime and returns to Love and his sister, Hope, and deter mines again to make an effort to reach the heights of Fame. This time to have Love by his side and Ambition to guide him and Experience to carry the implements of war, he feels confident of success. The cast sent is lengthy and full of well-known names. In the cast will ne Conrad Nagel, Louise Gerard Maude Furniss, Edmund Elton, Edna fenton, Peggy ford. Duncan Penwar- d ii. Lillie Leslie, Adele Durand Holt Harriet Gustint Guy Collins. Lillian Armstrong. DafT Van Charles. Chilton ham Faulkner. William Bemus, Irene Palmer. Edward Van Vechten. .Joseph vveper, 1'eggy Ulveefe, Louise Everett, Betty Blythe. Margaret Browning, Harold Burnett. Albert Gran, Max Rudnick, Alice Palmer. John Harring ton, George Barry, Florence Flinn Harold Burnett, Edwin Silton, Andrew Robbins. This will be the first presentation of "Experience" in Portland. The play comes here direct from remarkable runs of nine months in New York, five The stage settings of "Experience" are elaborate and spectacular. The costumes are the very last achieve ments in sartorial art and tne inciden tal music in the play is said by the critics to be delightful. The variety of attractions "Experience" presents ap peals to everyone, dramatic writers say. no matter whether it Is an even ing's entertainment, a fashion show or an intensely human drama, The Alcazar Players at the Baker Theater are going to put on "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and I predict that it's going to be worth a visit over there to see this excellent organization in this big, sweet story. Ruth Gates will be June, the young mountain maid, who is untutored in the ways of the world outside the big pines that guard her home. 7?? -2- 7r-Y fellow, who is assisted by nis relatives in a novel comicality. Harry Houdini's big brother. Har deen, comes to top the new bill at Pantages, opening tomorrow afternoon with a sensational handcuff act. Be sides Hardeen, who can do all sorts of wonderful tricks, there's the Osaki troupe of Japanese Oriental .wonder workers, on this bill, and f o lr other big numbers. The Hippodrome offers a trio of headline acts. One of them is a bit out of the ordinary and creates a -sensation. She is billed as the "Perfect Lady Hercules" and is a lovely lady giantess. Another of the Hip's big acts is the three Melody Sisters in old and new somgs. s SIWKKXIXG IJIL.L. AT OKPHEl'M Christmas Show Said to Be Ke- splendent Witli Novelties. A Christmas' show resplendent with Northerner Invades Mountain Homes, i novelties and particularly attractive be cause of its three-star array will open at the Heillg this afternoon for the Orpheum's four days in that theater. The headliners are "The Age of Rea son," the greatest comedy success of the New York Washington Players, and Pat Rooney and Marlon Bent, the uni versal favorites. The third stellar act is that offered by Stan Stanley, the bouncing fellow, and his relatfves. Vivian and Genevieve Tobin. young actresses from New York, who have appeared with David Belasco, John Mason. Nazimova. Mrs. Fiske and other great stars, are featured in "The Age of Reason.", The story of the playlet has to do with the saving of domestic felicity by children when divorce was about to shatter the happiness of their home. "The Age of Reason" was pre sented at the Bandbox Theater in New York by the Washington Square Play ers and critics pronounced it the great est comedy success of that organiza tion. Martin Beck, managing director of the Orpheum circuit, bid for it for vaudeville, provided he could engage the Tobin children for the tour. The act is praised as an artistic triumph and the Tobin girls have been winning Albert McGovern will play the role of the young Northerner who comes into' the lives of the mountain folk and teaches June life's lesson. The characters John Fox has drawn are true types of the Virginia moun tain folk and Eugene Walters pre served its charm in his dramatiza tion. His wife, the lovely Charlotte Walker, created the role of jjunc. The role is one that will fit Ruth Gates' personality beautifully and I'm sorry I'm going to miss seeing her play it this week. Walter Gilbert, stage di rector of the Alcazar, is devoting much energy with artistic results on the achievement of scenery for this play. You remember last season when the Baker players put it on there was a wealth of real pines and a real horse that climbed the winding road and a real waterfall trickled merrily under the log footbridge. It's to be even gayer and mure picturesque this yey. Youngsters at urpneum. And next week, the New Year week. they're going to present "The Great Divide," the big Henry Miller-Marga ret Anglin drama. And now we have come to the always Interesting Orpheum. There are four Tobins. all In their teens, who are prominent among the player tolk of Broadway, and of the quartet Vivian and Genevieve are to be featured in the Orpheum show which opens at the Heilig this after noon. They appear in "The Age of Reason," one of those clever playlets discovered by the Washington Square Players and produced at the Banubox Theater in New York last season. The other Tobins are Bob and George, but they iiave yet to make their appear ance in vaudeville. Genevieve graceful. pretty littl Genevieve endeared herself to thou sands by her work with John Mason in "As a Man Thinks." She scored as Josephine , in the juvenile cast of Pinafore. She was Lady Cudworth to her brother's Disraeli. She also was with David Wartield in "A Grand Army Man." Genevieve sings well, but she dances better still, has a good "point" and is as much In demand for her dan cing as she is for her acting and sing ing. . Vivian, the youngest of. the family, ran a long contract with Mrs. Leslie Carter. She was particularly good the tense "Cassa." Vivian was with Nazimova, too, and in "Yosemite" and "The Rule of Three," but her biggest hit was in "Alice in Wonderland." Mother C'lonely Watcher. Mrs. Tobin rears hVr children with an inflexible system. They work hard every day in .the. year perfecting themselves in every department of their chosen profession. Diet, study and recreation are carefuly watched. No matter in what they are playing, they must be home in bed and asleep by 11:30 o'clock. Seven-thirty o'clock every morning must see them up and stirring. : "System, that's the secret," said Mrs. Tobin. "My children live their days, not' waste them. Every penny they earn goes into the bank. When they are olucr it will pay for their higher education or will serve as a working capital in business." "The Age of Reason." In which Gen evieve and Vivian Tobin are featured, is a brilliant little playlt-t by Cecil Dorrian, dealing with a modern chi Id's idea of divort-e and how down-to-date children averted an impending catas trophe In their home. But the Tobins are not the whole Orpheum show. Pat Rooney and Ma rion Bent, the perennial favorites, share headline honors with "The Age of Reason" and another big-type' act is that of Stan Stanley, the bouncing K i - x : i : 1 i i ' 1 SO" 11 i; ? ' I ii Emille Michel In Character Songs at Strand Theater. ' v y X ' ' fc-'WJSjWis " -'""''X X. :'""'J ' ' v'v' r J" ' . -J ma r i V v : '':'- I u N 1r ' 7 VS. k ' 'v rfw laurels for their cleverness In present ing the important roles upon which the success of the play hinges. Pat Kooney and Marion Bent are con sidered the most popular couple in vaudeville, and they are also regarded as the most versatile. Each is an adept singer and dancer, each lia a talent for f unmaking,-and they are at home in every branch of vauaeville entertain ment. Rooney is classed as the cham pion dancer of the world, and aside from his talent in Hiat line he is note worthy as a comedian. Rooney and Bent will present "At the Newsstand." a vivacious collection of singing, danc ing and patter, which is a sort of sec ond edition of their old act. This duo always has scored an especial hit In Portland. Stan Stanley has an act which is surprising, and, therefore, advance no tices about his entertainment do not go into details. Stanley programmes himself as a "bouncing fellow." assisted by his relatives. He is known on Broadway as the most capable come dian in his line and he is the origina tor of f unmaking that has made the world l: ugh His lines are his own, his mannerisms are unique and ne never fails to create laughter of the side splitting variety , . The remaining acts also loom as most entertaining. "The Miniature Revue" features lifelike wooden figures that play baseball and imitate Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle. Mutt and Jeff, Texas Nell and others. It is listed as a mar vel of mechanical ingenuity. Particular favorites tn'Poitland are Harry Mayo and Harry Tally, sweet singers, one- half of rth famous Empire City Quar tette, who will entertain with songs and comedy. Next come Cecil Parkes, phenomenal hoy violinist, and William Conway, brilliant pianist. Ollie Young and April wilt present "Tep Minutes in Toyland." a brand-new novelty. The Orpheum Trave! Weekly will show moving-picture views of the Nether- ands and British India, and the Or pheum orchestra, urfder the leadership of George E. Jeffery. will give a half- hour concert preceding every show. Two Orpheum night shows will be presented at the Heilig next Sunday. The first will be the regular show and the sf-ond a midnight matinee, which will start at 11 o'clock to usher In the New Year. A surprise specialty will be presented at the stroke of midnight. EXPKmiiNCE" COMES .TAX. 4 Heilig Theater Gets Bis Attraction for Three Xlght.s and Matinee. The much-talked-of modern moral ity comedy drama. "Experience," will have its first presentation in this city at the Heilig Theater, Broadway at Taylor, on January .1. . The engage ment will be for three nights and there will be a special matinee on Saturday. It is announced by William Elliott. F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest, the producers of "Experience." that the famous New York. "Experience" or ganization, with its cast of S2 notable players, will be seen In this city. "Ex perience" is called the most wonderful play in America and comes here from run? of nine months In New York, five montlfs in Boston and seven months tu Chicago. In "Experience" the central character is Youth the average youhg man of today The play shows Youth leaving his pweetheart. Love, and accompany ing Ambition Into the highways of life. neacning tne city, louth meets, a. very fascinating lady called Pleasure, and under the spell of her beauty he turns from Ambition and goes with pieaWre into the Primrose Path, where he paies his time in the Golden Cabaret. ; Ex perience becomes Youth's guide and is with him while he goes the pace with Intoxication. Passion, FrH-olity.- Ex citement and other festive ladies, and sees him throw his money away with Wealth and take lessons from Style. Having lost most of hi money. Youth goes lo a gambling-house called the Corridors of Chance and tries to win his fortune at the roulette wheel, but only succeeds in losing every cent h has left. Quiie accldently he meets. Work, but fails to find that horny handed gentleman attractive. But to escape Poverty. Youth takes a posi tion in an underworld cabaret called the House of Last Resort and works there until he is kicked out by Make shift, the proprietor. On the street of Remorse, ' Youth meets a man called Delusion, who in vites him to the House "of Lost goals and in this den of cocaine fiends Youth Is induced to take some of the terrible drug, and under a craving for more of it goes out with Crime to kill a man and thus secure the cocaine. As Youth "and Crime are on their way to slay they pass a church. A choir Is singing. Y'outh hears in the hymn the caU of his mother's spirit and repulses Crime and returns to Love, his sweet heart, and his sister. Hope, determined to make another effort and this time achieve success. HIPPODROME HAS RIO BILL Three Acts for Holiday Week Arc Are Rated Headliners. A big holiday bill, with three head line acts, is promised at the Hippo drome, starting today. Six acts will be seen on the vaudeville part of the pro gramme, as usual, but three are Of such merit that they are all headline numbers. Miss Gillis and company present a wonderful number. Miss Gillis is billed as the perfect , lady Hercules, and she is probably the world s most remark ably developed and muscular woman. Besides being a giantess she Is a beauty as well, and her work Is truly mar velous. Three Melody Sisters real sisters, by the way have a charming act that will please everyone. They give med leys of the old-fashioned songs that are dear to the hearts of all. and there is also a collection of lilts from the popu lar songs as well. Novelties are intro duced and the three are strong favor ites everywhere. Charles R. Sweet is undoubtedly the funniest eccentric comedian In vaude ville. He is wonderfully droll, and the house is in a roar all the time he is on the stage. His work Is so different from that of other comedians that he is in a class by himself. Chatham and Dancourt are peerless Southern singers who offer the novelty act. "Two Bits." They introduce ting ing and comedy, and both have voices and stunts that please. La Viva, a classic in life. Is a pretty girl who dances, poses and balances in various costumes. She displays a beau tiful form to advantage. Milo Uelson and company offer the farce comedy, "The Frue Concert." The second episode in the great pre paredness serial. "Pearl of, the Army." is- the feature or the motion picture programme. It is entitled "Found Guilty." This serial is certain to be a 'warm favorite with movie fans of the city. Besides, there is the ever-Welcome Pathe News showing what the world Is doing, and there is also a film com edy.. Hippodrome shows will run con tinuously today and tomorrow from 1:15 lo 11 r. M. the most wonderful, from many stand points, that has ever been written. It lakes place in a lonely homesteader's cabin in the boundless West, and It was here that Ruth Jordan is attacked by three drunken ruffians, who cast lots for her. one night after she has been left alone by her brother. Albert McGovern will be seen in the role of Ghent, created by Henry Miller, and Ruth Gates will play the Margaret Anglin role. The play is also a scenic wonder and, different from most Western plays, changes front the rought surroundings after two acts and closes in the East Special attention will be given to the production, and the Alcazar Players will be Ideally cast in the different roles. Many theatr-goers. familiar with the story from reading or hearsay.- have never had an opportunity, to see it. and will doubtless welcome Its forthcoming production at the Baker. There will, of course, be a New Year's day matinee. CHEER PERVADES PAXTAGES Clever Performers Are Billed to Ap pear Christmas Week. Christmas cheer will pervade 4very corner of the programme ut Pantages for the. week commencing with the Christinas day matinee tomorrow. Hardeen. the mystitler of two conti nents. Is featured In his routine of amazlnc illusions and tricks. Hnrdeen is best known as the King of the Hand cuffs, mid he defies anyone to keep htn In a set of standard handcuffs or ieg Irons. He has escaped from some of the greatest Jails in the country after being locked in and left without keys, as a test of his ability. He has leaped from bridges, cuffed and Ironed, and escaped from his bonds under water. While at Pantages Hardeen will sub mit to being nailed In a packing case by expert nailers from a local busi ness, house. Before he gets into the case he will be handcuffed and ironed. From the case he will make his escape within a limited time or forfeit a good sized sum. Hardeen will also make his escape from a milk can. one of the most amaz ing feats ever performed upon a stage, and other startling feats will round out Jiis programme. John T. Doyle, the noted actor, .and. his own players, will, appear In the new comedy success. "The Dancer Line." which deals with the tight a brilliant man makes against a bad habit. His triumph makes a dramatic climax to-a play with strong situations. Mr. Doyle is seen at his best and his support is very capable. Howard and Ross are remarkable ex perts on the banjo. One of the fea tures of their performance is their banjo swinging. They have a diversi fied programme and their work- is a revelation. Wood. Melville and Phillips have an act that arleams with delightful s"nirx dances and patter. They prove them selves royal entertainers. Joe Whitehead I.- a lively "nut" if on'"r1ei nPiie- '"olnmn 4 "THE GREAT DIVIDE" IS COMINCi Henry Miller's Oreatett Success to lie New Year's Offering at Baker. And now comes "The, Great Divide."1 lenry Miller's and Margaret Anglin greatest success, which the Alcazar Players will offer for New Year's week commencing next Sunday matinee. Al ways billed as "the greatest American play." It has maintained Its standard from the beginning, and it has been presented in stock here but once be fore. The first act la without doubt among I BY Allll A. GEM EN T WITH THE METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY Introduced to America at a Cost of SoOO.OOO DIAGHILEFF'S BALLET RUSSE rr The Sensation of the Atte With NIJINSKY, BOLM, LOPOKOVA, REVALLES AND A COMPANY OF 40 DANCERS Complete Symphony Orchestra of 60. Direction Pierre Monteux. Marvelous costume creations and color effects by the great LEON BAKST. vHeilig Theater JANUARY 12, 13 THREE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES. Hal.. PRICES Floor. S. 5. 4. S3. 'A SI .SO. lery, re.. 2. S1.SO. seats frt. (5. MAIL ORDERS MOW. Send check. srlf-adlrrBed. stamped envelope to STEERS A fOJUX, Colombia Unlldlng.