THE SUNDAY OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND. DECEMBER SI, 1916. SI iSiaoanSi loco! Si News of the Theaters. 3 Continued From Pint Page. K X P K R I E ' C CO. AVD THE HKILIG T II E A T It WISH ITOU A HAPPY A'D P K O P U It O I s NEW YEA Portland's Only EXCLUSIVE Home of Spoken Drama HEILIG 2t JAN. 4-5-6 Tl MAT.-SAT. I Evenings, X2.0O-S1 .54-l .O0-75c-50e Saturday Matinee, 1 ,SO-S1.00-75c-50c. OO 8" " O - "8 photo-drama, "The Lass of the Lum berlands," carries the exciting story a little nearer to the conclusion and the situations are growing: more in tense. The public's attention is called to the fact that commencing today the after noon curtain will rise at 2 o'clock, the doors opening at 1. The performance today will be continuous until 11 o'clock, the sensational Hardeen mak ing his, final appearances. MXJSICAIi COMEDY AT THE HIP "Melodious Merrymakers" Also Add to Bill's Attractiveness. It's one holiday bill after another at the Hippodrome, and on the new show starting today there is a wealth of at tractions, headed by the dandy college musical comedy act, "The Freshman. This is a big number with Bud Walsh, a comedian who works along original lines, assisted by seven beau ties who, as fair co-eds, give the freshman a severe initiation into the mysteries of college life. There are elaborate costumes and scenery, lots of comedy and plenty of gingery music. Stein. Hume and Thomas. "Melodious Merrymakers," are favorites on any vaudeville bill. This Is one of the best singing acts in vaudeville, and they have a long repertoire of ballads and popular songs. Their fun-making is of the compelling sort that invariably wins. The Heuman Trio have a bicycle act of quality that Includes comedy, thrills and sensation. The number is distinc tive from other cycling acts and it con cludes with a one-mile race. Madison and Nase, splendid enter tainers, are billed as "Over 400 Pounds of Harmony," and they have an espe cially likable number. Their offering Is lively and entertaining, with con siderable comedy and a pleasing stage appearance. They are favorites with vaudeville fans. The Deldas present scenic electric oil paintings, a distinct novelty new to Portland. Transparent canvases are brought out with all the beauty of mas terpieces in oil colors. Audiences like these entertainers. George Gough entertains all by him self and he is a whole show, too. His recitations please and there are amus ing parodies on popular airs that also win applause. The act is constructed for laughlni? purposes only and George more than makes good. "The Silent Menace" is the title of the third episode of the great Pathe preparedness feature, "Pearl of the Army." Pearl White, the beautiful star, drops over a 900-foot cliff in this episode and the whole picture Is of the thrilling sort. Besides there Is the latest Pathe news, showing the world's events, and a funny motion picture comedy. STKAXD OFFERS NEW SERIAL "Purple Mask" Begins Monday; Vaudeville Is Varied. Photovllle has a sensation coming to It. as the patrons of the Strand will find Monday and Tuesday, for at that time the mysterious woman of the "Purple Mask" appears In the first episode of her startling career. There have been serials and serials, and now the Universal has come out with this "super-serial," and it is to be a regular Monday and Tuesday fea ture at the Strand. Grace Cunard, as Patricia Montez, and frantis Ford, as the famous de tective, are already Nationally famous for their parts in other serial produc tions and now step from stardom to super-stardom in this new serial. "The Vanished Jewels" is the first episode in "The Purple Mask," and it starts the serial off with a pace that promises something terrifically thrill ing as the adventures of the beautiful heiress proceed. The glory of all the society burglars famed in song and fiction pales beside the daring of this woman, who sets out to retaliate agairfst the detective for the snub he gives her. All through the serial runs the mys terious clew of the purple mask, "in a trail that leads from society man sions to apache dens, across the ocean and into innumerable strata of com plicated modern society. The regular bill opening Sunday fea tures the Red Feather success, "Polly Put the Kettle On," which was directed by Douglas Gerrard and In which he is featured. It Is typical of the strength and attractiveness of the Red Feather productions and has a story of strong dramatic appeal. Mile. Armenta, a wizard on the slack wire, appears in the vaudeville half of the bill, and the charming Grace Sisters, already beloved by the Strand patrons, are coming once more with their classy gowns and their clever dancing and singing. Siebert-Llndley Company have an In exhaustible well of laughter in the comedy sketch. "Other People's Money.' This sketch has produced more laughs along the circuit than any other one feature and is getting better all the time. Lovers of music will hail the Five "Pilgrim Girls with delight. Every mem ber of the quintet is an artist on some particular instrument and their solos and ensemble work are delightful. -The programme Is well balanced between classical and popular selections. f TICKET OFFICE SALE OPENS TOMORROW' WILLIAM ELLIOTT, F. RAT C0MST0CK and MORRIS GEST Preterit THE MOST WONDERFUL PLAY IN p'' Kh afl H I '"U-rfc no A W m ' Written by ' "aJW A jgffia George V. Hobart rf&vi ' OO SB p OO Special New Year's Day Matinee Monday, 25c, 50c Bargain Night, Tuesday, This Week 25 Only ENDORSED BY SOME OF THE BIGGEST MEN OF THIS DAY AND GENERA TION, INCLUDING THE UNITED CLERGY OF THREE GREAT CITIES NEW YORK. BOSTON AND CHICAGO CATHOLIC, PROTESTANT AND HEBREW "EXPERIENCE" CLERGY COMMEND "'Experience' Is the most wonderfully good and ennobling play of today." Rev. Father Louis A. Tleman, pastor St. Monica's Catholic church, Cincinnati. "Vou will go forth Into the world doing better things after seeing 'Experi ence.' " Rev. James Sheering, Boston, Episcopalian. "Everyone should see 'Experience.' " Rabbi Krauskopf, Philadelphia, Pa. Drama, Music, Spectacle, Laughter, Pathos, Pageantry The Love Story of Youth Hln Adventure la lurt of Happiness. 9 MONTHS IN NEW Y0RK"7 MONTHS IN CHICAG0 5 MONTHS IN BOSTON The famous New York-Boston "Experience" Company, direct from O month New York and ."! month Hi. .ton. trill appear at the Hrlllg Theatre on this, their first transcontinental tour, from New York and Boston to California. OO GOTHAM THEATER MANAGERS ARE RELIEVED THAT UNCERTAIN 1916 IS DRAWING TO CLOSE Greatest Hit of Peculiar Season Is "Turn to the Right," a Play With a Moral and at Same Time Avoiding Tend ency to Preach Portland Favorites Are Successful at Metropolis. Broadway and Morrison Main 2, A 5360 Milton W. Seaman, Manager The Alcazar Players All $1.50 Attractions at Popular Prices Special New Year's Offering WEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY MATINEE, DEC. 31, 1916 THE GREAT DIVIDE Henry Miller's Famous Success By William Vaughn Moody (The Greatest American Drama) A gorgeous scenic panorama of the West. A wonderful play that startles, fas cinates and holds you spellbound. Immense cast and production. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MATINEE ALL SEATS 25 Next Week: "Rolling Stones" (New Here), Great New York Success Tonight Special Starting at 11 P. M. Regular Matinee Prices 25 and 50 OO OO Evenings, 25c, 50?, 75t Sun., Mon., Sat. Mats. 25, 50? Midnight Matinee Nl BY LLOYD EW YORK. With the ear, the F. LONNERGAX. Dec. 30. (Special.) coming of the New average New York "ROLLING STONES'' IS COMING Alcazar Players Will Offer Edgar Selwyn's Melodramatic Comedy. A young chap is broke and discour aged in New York City. He goes out into the night to hold up someone and pet money to live on a last resort. The man he holds up turns out to be worse off than himself, when he didn't think such a thing was possible. They get together, talk it over and hit upon a scheme. It is a crooked echemeBuck Ryder takes his new-found pal back to his boarding-house, Introduces him as ,the heir of a business man, who is expected to arrive from the West. They get possession of the candy store and through a series of thrilling adventures build it up to a big business, and they even turn the tables on the real heir when he claims his own. Of ourse, it finally turns out all right for every one, but the audience has a few hair raisers and a lot of laughs before the finale arrives. This is a sketch of "Rolling Stones," Edgar Selwyn's latest melodramatic comedy hit, which ran last year in New York for many months and which the Alcazar players will offer for the fiist time here, starting next Sunday- mati nee, at the Baker. MIDNIGHT MATINEE AT BAKER Alcazar Players Will Present Play Entitled "The Great Divide." A special midnight matinee of "The Great Divide" will be given by the Al cazar players at the Baker tonight. The performance will start at 11:30 o'clock and will be over at about 1 o'clock. The play is one of the biggest Western suc cesses ever produced. It will be a nov elty to watch the old year out while Bitting through a dramatic performance one of the first, if not th6 first, mid right matinees ever given under Just such circumstances as these. Not' a detail will be lacking to make this the most thoroughly enjoyable per formance of the entire week. One set of copper mines in Cuba has been operated almost continuously on an extensive scale ever since the ore was discovered In 1520. manager breathes) a sigh of relief. For 1916 has been such an uncertain sort of year that a change is most welcome. In selecting the greatest success of the year the attraction that seems to have been the greatest hit is "Turn to the Right," which has been running since the early Fall with packed houses to its credit even during that hoodoo "week before Christmas." This past week, in addition to the regular Wednesday and Saturday matinees, two others were added, the one on Christ mas day and) an "extra" on Friday. It is such a wholesome, clever little play. One critic compares it to the "Miracle Man" and "Sinners." and it does combine the hopeful attitude of the first and the country atmosphere of the second. Three crooks "turn to the right" through the influence of the plain little mother of one of the trio. Cnconsciously she leads them into lives of happiness and uprightness and there is so much comedy all along the line that the theme does not become too preachy or get on the nerves. During the holidays Albert Strass man, the manager, took a brief vaca tion, and his place was filled by a well-known theatrical man who has many friends in Portland, Eddie Clarke, who was here with "Ben Hur" on at least three different occasions. Mr. Clarke is now connected with the firm Smith & Golden, producers of "Turn to the Right." Winchell Smith is also author of the clever comedy-drama. Brnihardt to Come to Portland In April William F. Connor announced to The Oregonian representative that plans have been arranged which will take Sarah Bernhardt to Portland about Easter time. The exact date has not been selected, but from present indi cations it will be in April and her programme will include many of her New York successes. A feature of her last week was her appearance in a tab loid edition of "The Merchant of Venice" when she made an impressive figure as "Shylock." It was another demonstration of her wonderful acting ability. She also added "L'Aiglon" to her list of plays, and showed the usual skill and versatility. The road tour will be a long one and may perhaps be a "world" one, if Madame so chooses. The tour under Mr. Connor's manage ment has been most successful and it is with regret that New York lets her go. Among the clever holiday ideas was one at the Little Theater where Win throp Ames' production of the French pantomime. "Pierrot the Prodigal," Is playing. The Little Theater is some thing different in the way of play houses. Small, almost tiny, in fact, it makes up in artistic value and clever ness what It lacks In size. There Is a beautiful tea room beneath the audi torium where tea is served at matinees, and coffee during the evening Inter mission, dainty ushers who might have stepped from the top of bon bon cases, and an "atmosphere" that is quite un usual. Tnp Drlce of seats is $2.50, but there is seldom an empty seat, so popular has the production been. The programmes tmvr. pnntnlnpH nrintpd slios. since the holidav season opened, a fac-simtll of a Christmas order for seats, exchange able at anv time for any performance. A little notice beneath suggests that this v.-ould be a useful and acceptable gift for a friend Many theatergoers have taken advantage of the sugges tion and the orders have been issued thick and fast from the tox office "Pierrot the Prodigal" will play indefi nitely, although Winthrop Ames has a new production to bring out eariy in the New Year. Hippodrome offers Novelties. The Hippodrome had several Christ mas Innovations. Each year the big plavhouse has done something special for'the children, but this year the prize was a genuine novelty. Each day a number of dolls were distributed to the little girls In the audience and "Jennie." the largest elephant of the circus, acted as Santa Claus. They were dressed like the different stars in the hie show and made a great impression The Pavlowa dolls were things of beautv and so were those dressed by the stars of the skating ballet. Toto the clown, presented each child In the holiday audiences with a copy of the "HiDDOdrome Alphabet Book" and Pav Iowa designed a souvenir calendar with a picture of herself in Russian peasant costume on the cover. The cost of this was defrayed by herself and the proceeds from the sale of the artistic souvenir will be sent to Rus sla for the aid of the war sufferers. It will be recalled that Mile. Pavlowa devoted the entire proceeds of her moving picture posing last year to the same cause. She is a very active worker for her countrymen. The dramatic editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. In referring to Fay Balnter's appearance in "Anns and the Girl," applied the Latin phrase "VenI, Vldl, VIci" to her! Her charming acting of tho role of the American heroine trav eling in the war zone is making a hit everywhere and she is constantly spoken of in the Eastern papers as "the girl who came out of the West." But the Brooklyn Eagle found an origi nal phrase and Miss Bainter's only ob jection to it will probably be that it would not be modest to say "I came. I saw. I conquered" (which she certainly did!). As soon as a theater can be found on Broadway the clever little play will come back. In the meantime It Is keeping as near as possible. It has played two weeks In Brooklyn and two weeks uptown and will probably play four more at the same two spots. Dancers Sign New Contract. There was a rumor recently that Maurice and Walton. the dancers, would retire shortly from the "Century Girl." This rumor was definitely set tled by the announcement from the ofrices of Messrs. Dillingham and Zieg feld that Maurice and Walton had signed a new contract with them and cancere'd the agreement to go to Ha vana for eight weeks. Havana's loss is New York's gain. The "Century Girl." with Its galaxy of stars, keeps one guessing. There are so many -prominent players in the bill that It seems too good to be true. Con trary to a number of pessimistic pre dictors, the Century Is crowded at every performance and one Is lucky who can ever buy seats for the per formance. The chorus is one of the prettiest in town, the costumes and lighting effects are wonderful and there is Just enough thread to the nlot to keep things interesting. A few blocks south is "The Contnrv Girl's" rival, the "Show of Wonders." at the Winter Garden. Those Portland favorites who were here with the last Winter Garden show are back in New York again, better than ever. George Monroe has a new "Pansy" role, the Howard boys have a clever numher and Marilynn Miller's dancing is one or the wonders. With Alexis Kosloff. or the Imperial Russian ballet, she does some marvelous dancing and the great dancer has to yield first place to ner. Veterans Still Get Laughs. Then there are Mclntyre and Heath In a screamingly funny sketch, and Walter C. Kelly as the Virginia Judge, old-time vaudevilllans who will never grow tiresome, because they keep up to tne times. John T. Murray has a "silly ass" role, which he plays with nis usual nnisn. Mr. Murray Is a clever Australian, well read and in tellectual off the stage quite the op poslte from his impersonations. He is irreat favorite in New York. Just as in Portland, and his entrance is always the signal for applause. Then there are the girls! Prettier and more dash ing than ever. The opening of Frances Starr in Little Lady in Blue" was one of the events of the week. V Socially and the atrically it was a great success, both for the little lady who made her first appearance In a comedy role and for the great manager. An Interesting affair takes place to night at the Hotel Bossert, when Stuart Walker's Portmanteau Players will entertain the guests while "watch Ing the old year out." Mr. Walker's en gagement at the Princess will be In no way Interfered with, as no Sunday performances are given there and the New Year's eve affair will be an extra In more ways than one. nickel lamp given her by the neigh bors and mending a little apron for Bernice. aged 6. to go to school In. Jim. 12 years old. is Ethel's chief as sistant. The little family, whose mother died two years ago. has been scattered In the meanwhile, the father has been struggling on small pay to provide for the two younger children, and Ethel has been working as a nurseglrl. wish ing for the time when she might see herself as the "little mother" In com fortable rooms. Recently they all moved into a tiny flat at 507 West Forty-sixth place. A kindly neighbor, seeing the pluck and ambition of Ethel, appealed to a newspaper for help for the family, who need bedclothes and garments. "I never was so happy In my life," said Ethel as she left her scouring for a few moments to tell about her great enterprise. "Ever since mother died and we have all been scattered I have wanted to get the family toeether again and take care of thorn. Father has been discouraged and needed a real home. We have only the least bit to get along on, but I can sew and cook, and I intend to keep the two children school as long as possible. 1 want them to have the high school education that I was all ready for. but had to give up." The family has had to go a-vlslting every evening since moving In, as their riat was too cold to stay In with only the gas burner TO" furnish heat. "LITTLE MOTHER" PLUCKY Girl of 15 Keeps Family Together and Youngest in School. CHICAGO, Dec. 27. What was put ting up a stovepipe to Ethel Forsythe a girl of 15, or scrambling a table up a long flight of stairs, or washing and dressing two children and sending them away to school with a bit of a break fast Inside 'em? Hasn't she gathered her scattered family of father and brother and sister together an"d made a home for them and herself become a householder, with all the re sponsibilities of the mother of a family? Ethel busied herself the other day with preparing tome nourishing bean soup, polishing up and filling an old THIRD CONCERT SIXTH SEA SOX Portland SIXTH REASON Symphony Orchestra MOSE CHRISTENSEN. Conductor. Eleventh and Morrison Street Theater This Afternoon at 3 o'Clock Feature : Mozart "Jupiter" gyaaphoay. Single Tickets. $1. 75c and 50c. BARONESS GOES TO FIANCE Woman Refuses to Be Separated From III Sweetheart. the other day on board the Dutch fratchr atniKhln VnHlnpn went to . . . . . . . v I T'lll. TalanH vnlnntarllv Wntlnrel Saunders, the man to whom she is en gaged, was sent to the Ellis Island hospital by a public health surgeon be cause he appeared to be suffering from a nervous breakdown. Mr. Saunders had been employed as chief drillraaster by the Batavla OH Company, of Java, and his Illness was said to have been caused by heat and overwork. He met Baroness Pappen heim in Java and they were on their way to visit his mother at Watford. Ont-. before the wedding. Baroness Pappenheim told the customs officials that she had lived for 13 years In Java, where her family has large plantations. The Madloen. she said, left Java on October 21. and had steamed 13.000 miles by the way of Cape Town. Immigration officials were surprised to learn that the Madloen carried four other passengers. These were Ameri can seamen being sent home by United States Consuls. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Refusing to be separated from her fiance. Baroness Constanca Theodora Pappenheim. of the Island of Java, who arrived here alleges the Rlffe ferry was defective Mother Sues for Death or Three. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) Suit has been started by Tlllle Bergen against Lewis County for 115. 000 damages. Mrs. Bergen was the mother of Mary E. Bergen. 10 year of age; Florence, aged 9, and Francis, aged 7, all of whom were drowned May 29, last year, when a wagon driven by the father went off the ferry at Rlffe into the Cowlitz River. The complaint i i Matinee, Dally. lOc, 25c. SOc. dB SwSi C Midnight Matinee jSi 19ra fA Sunday, New Year's Eve. KIS 1 Tmmprli'atplv After Reerular VV mla mt iism X Curtain at 11:30 o'Clock l'V H? f MURIEL CLAYTON V jit oWORTH WHITE 1 u7flf Kftl Vaudeville's Versa- Presenting WXW Jh BMbBMI 1? tile Exponent of "PEGGY"fc, HR&0 THE DANCE By Roy Atwell RlllgM3 RONAIR, WARD AND FARRON "Are Yon Lonesome?" ML VLB JOE MORRIS & FLOSSIE C A MPBELL "The Avi-ate-her 6 f" ERNIE POTTS & CO An Original Combination Novelty. MARLO & DUFFY In Originalities. 8 Cr ORPHEUM TRAVEL WEEKLY J Jt ORPHEUM CONCERT ORCHESTRA $ Al Shayne THE SINGING BEAUTY S-J BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY DIAGHILEFF'S BALLET RUSSE Introduced to America at a Cost of $500,000. Till" XKNSATIO" OF THE AtiK WITH NIJINSKY, BOLM, LOPOKOVA, REVALLES AND A COMPANY OF 40 DANCERS Complete Symphony Orchestra of 50. Direction Pierre Monteux. Marvelous costume creations and color effects by the great LKO D.lKST. HEILIG Theater NIGHTS OF JANUARY 12, 13 MATIN KB 13th. PRICES Floor, $5. Bal., $5, $4, $3, $2, $1.50. Gallery. Res.. $2. $1.50. Box Seats $6, $5. Three Entirely Different Programmes. MAIL ORDERS NOW. Send checks, self-addressed, stamped envelope to STEERS & COMAN. Columbia Building. SEAT SALE JANUARY 8 I ANTAGE T'nenualed VmdtTlllr Hroadway at Alder. Matinee Daily. StSO. Twice .MKbtlr. 7 and ft. I'opnlar Prices Boxes and Imogen Reacrvetl. WEEK COMMENCING TOMORROW'S MATINEE Ethel Whiteside presents The Razzling, Dazzling Musical Comedy Hit All Aboard With Bob Harmon, Ardelle Cleaves and a Big Cast, including the Prettiest of Girls. s Novell Brothers The Pantomimic Wonders Olympia Desvall & Co. Offering the Act Beautiful Walch & Rand The Noted Operatic Stars Nancy Fair The One Girl in a Million Moss & Frye Rollicking Songsters "THE LASS OF THE LUMBERLANDS" NOTICE Commencing TODAY, the Sunday curtain will rise prompt ly at 2 o'clock: doors open at 1. Last -appearances of the sensa tional Hardeen with the continuous performance today. HOME OK THE BtG SHOWS IPP0DR0ME BROADWAY AT YAMHILL Dclla-htfal Holiday Offering Today to Thar.. Weekday Afternoon 10c RvenlnK. Holiday, 15c The FRESHMAN" Musical Comedy with Bud Walsh and Seven Beautiful Girls. STEIN, HUME 6? THOMAS Ever-Popular Melodious Merrymakers. Heuman Trio Clever Comedy Cycling: Act. George Gough For Laughing Purposes Mostly." Madison and Nase "Over 400 Pounds of Harmony The Deldas Scenic Electrical Oil Painting FEATURE PHOTOPLAY "THE SILENT MENACE" Third Episode of the Great New Serial -PEAlll. OK THE ARMY" See Beautiful Pearl White Drop Over a 900-Foot Cliff. SHOWS COXTI.MOIS TODAY AXD MONDAY, 1 sin TO 11 P. M.