ET LEONE CASS BACH. ,
SEVEN thousand Christmas cards
fronv actors past, present and
future peep their holly red and
green corners out & the pigeon holes
of ray absolutely disreputable desk,
where some kind soul put 'em while I
was gallivanting away in Montana. And
it will be the merry Fourth of July
before I g-et around to answer 'em all.
At first I conceived the brilliant idea
of writing a colyum about the folk
who sent 'em. For Instance, there's a
sassy one. with criss cross cat stitched
corners and a red cheeked Santy all
frosted over, from that lass of the
lovely eyes, Mary Edgett Baker, who
Is a reg'ly leading woman down in Los
Angeles.
And there's one from Rbea Mitchell
member Rhea, who is a big film star
now, and who used to play bits with
the Baker? .
Another is from Margaret Illlngton
who is going into the pictures after
Bhe swore and vowed she'd have none
of 'em.
Wallace Munro sends greetings, and
an original pome. 'Member Wallace?
He married one of the famous Tittle
sisters. And there's one from Billte
Burke and her baby and one from
Houdinl.
The stock looks like, the calling list
of a small town bride.
And advance men and managers back
with the shows and the actors who
come and go. A cutie original one
from Ray Samuels hobnobs beside the
grand and ornate one of Walker White
side. A postcard with a picture of a
tree sent .by a little Lyric chorus girl
rubs noses with the smiling Christmas
photocard of Frances White, who is New
Tork's idol now and who gave me her
first interview in the dressing-room at
the same Lyric.
And, of cause, Christmas is past a
fortnight ago and I'm two weeks be
hind the time writing my mite about
it. but this flood of Christmassy cards
that I'm just getting around tOjjJooking
over is, to me. one of the finest ex
pressions of the Tuletide season.
The value of Christmas cards can
not be fixed in money. They are
etrange, fugitive utterances. Because
they cost nothing they are valuable.
The only investment they represent is
a thought. They indicate that there
are Just that many folk who want to
see you, who would like to touch your
hand, to rub minds with you for a mo
ment. It's a mighty fine conceit to hold fast
to this thinking that somebody wants
to shake hands with you. And that is
why you, and I. get all these Christ
mas cards. Back of every little tinsel
decorated bit of pasteboard there is
a projective soul, one big enough to
eend a lil card and let it go at that.
It takes a lot of courage and a lot
of honesty in these days of four-flush-ir.g
to send a Christmas card and to
do it one gives out of a. cellar of his
own personality.
Now that I've got that off my chest
I wanta tell you of someone with an
attack of acute peevishness who has
taken their pen in. hand and written
to me several paragraphs about his
(I think it's a his) annoyance. It
seems that he bought two tickets at a
local theater and changed his mind
about going. (This is where I deducted
at first that my correspondent Is a
woman. ' Changed her mind sounds so
feminine. And then I concluded that
if it were a woman she never would
write to me about the controversy,
she'd either have made 'em take the
tickets back, or she'd be camped yet
on the welcome mat in the theater
lobby.)
Anyway this person took the seats to
the boxoffice at 8 o'clock on the even
ing of the performance and demanded
his money back. The treasurer re
fused to give him the cash.-offerlng to
exchange the tickets for some other
performance.
My correspondent wants to know if
the theater manager isn't compelled by
law to refund money paid for tickets if
the purchaser makes the demand.
He is not. And the refusal is entire
ly right. That is business. No . law
anywhere can compel - any one who
has sold a show ticket to return the
money. Some theaters will do it. But
not all. And assuredly none of them
can be forced into doing it. Soma of
them will permit you to return your
tickets up -until 7 o'cldck for the night
show. 0
It seems to me, however, that before
a man buys theater tickets he ought to
know whether he wants to see the
show. And then if something else turns
up to prevent attendance the tickets
should be handed to some friend. Or,
If the theater is selling out, ask the
box offiee man to try and sell "em over
again. And then buy him a cigar.
Have you seen "Intolerance" yet? If
vdu haven't paid a visit to this spec
tacular wonder with its four appealing
hie separate stories you'll be good and
sorry. For this afternoon and tonight
Is to be your last chance. The crowds
that attend daily at the Eleventh-street
playhouse are record breakers and seem
to grow larger continuously.
"Intolerance" is one of the best
patronized theatrical entertainments. It
is a stupendous production and one
must view it to have any conception
of its mighty thrill and irresistible
charm. ,
Every so often someone wants to
know when there's going to be another
musical comedy at the Heilig. At last
there's one coming and it's said to be
a dandy, too. "The Lilac Domino" is
its title and none other than Andreas
Dippel presents it. It is said to be a
musical elixir of romance and fun. The
engagement is for January 25, 26 and
27. Of course, it's not essentially im
portant to mention it, but there's 60
lovely maidens in the chorus of the
"Lilac Domino."
.
Elsie Ferguson's big success of last
season "The Outcast" is to be the Baker
Theater offering this week. It's a
splendid play and I Just know that
Ruth Gates will appear to delightful
advantage in the-, role of the outcast
English girl.
Hubert Henry Davies, an Englishman,
wrote this Play. He wrot also, and
earlier, "Cousin Kate" and "The Mol
lusc." "The Outcast" is a more serious
and vital play than either of these and
has, in fact, moments of great dramatic
intensity.
The play deals with the redemption
of two characters, Miriam, the social
outcast, and Geoffrey, disconsolate,
moody and addicted to stimulants. Mr.
McGovern will appear as Geoffrey, a
difficult role. too. This play, by the
way, is to b followed by the late
Paul Armstrong's drama "The Deep
Purple,"
Big names each so ' big we can't
overlook it promise us a treat at the
Orpheum this week. First comes Orville
Harrold, about whom the critics stand
right up in meeting and call "America's
Greatest Tenor." Five National capitals,
which always support two or more
grand opera companies, such as the
Metropolitan in New York, havo closed
their doors and innumerable concert
tours have been canceled. This condi
tion has resulted in many "song birds"
gladly accepting the offers made them
in vaudeville. Among these is Mr. Har
rold, who until recently was the prin
cipal tenor of the Century Opera Com
pany. '
Vaudeville is not entirely new to Mr.
Harrold. . Before it was discovered that
his voice possessed grand opera quality
he was a member of a vaudeville
quartet Gus Edwards, the composer of
popular songs, discovered the unusual
quality of Harrold's voice and im
mediately signed V long contract with
him, so throughout his entire operatic
tour the tenor has practically appeared
under vaudeville auspices.
. Mr.; Harrold was one of Oscar Ham
merstein's tenors during the days of
the New York Manhattan Opera Com
pany and the Philadelphia Opera Com
pany. When Hammerstein launched out
in light opera Harrold went with him,
appearing as co-star with Emma Tren
tini in "Naughty Marietta." His singing
of the song "I'm Falling in Love With
Someone" from this operetta is still
memorable.
When Harrold severed his connec
tions with Hammerstein he went on a
concert tour which is said to have
been one of the most successful
tours - of this sort ever recorded.
Then he went to London, returning as
principal tenor of the Century Opera
Company. Harrold. who- is a native of
Muncie. Ind., is only 33 years old. At
the conclusion of his Orpheum tour Mr.
Edwards plans to present him in a new
comic opera written especially for him
by Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom.
It is not necessary to say much about
the other star act of the Orpheum show,
as the names alone suffice as a draw
ing card. - Second joint-headline place
is filled by Cressy and Dayne. Cressy
and Dayne are loved and have been
laughed at ' from Maine to California
and back. This season they are ap
pearing in a brand-new playlet, "A
City Case." which permits Cressy to ap
pear in his favorite role of squire and
in "which Miss Dayne has the char
acter of Genevieve Montmorency,
similar to the part she played in the
Cressy & Dayne classic, "Town Hall
LA SCALA SEXTET. UiTEOXATIOXAJU GRAXD OilU TARS,
TIIE SUNDAY
Tonight." "A City Case." says the ' I I yss "Sr-Zr""""---? '" ' '
statistician. Is Cressy's 142d successful J I 1 I diKfCcC 1 - 4" ' a'- '
THE ULAC DOMING' AT HEIUG N OsyDZUm t ion j,,
Three-Act Musical Comedy
Begin January 25.
Andreas . Dippel will - present "The
Lilac Domino." the three-act musical
success of beauty, fun and fashion by
Charles Cuvlllier, at the Heilig The
ater, Broadway at Taylor street, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, January 25,
26 and 27, with a special matinee Satur
day. This is the greatest musical success
of many seasons and is 'said to-be an
attraction even in grand opera circles.
A wealth of scenic paraphernalia, a
chorus of 60 girls who sing and dance
with all the charm and vivacity of
happy youth, in beautiful costumes, up-to-the-minute
in style, are seen. Its
enchanting score ripples and sways and
floats along in a variety of tempos,
but always with melodic charm.
A fortune is said to have been ex
pended in scenic effects. Art critics
have . especially commented upon the
sunset scene over the Mediterranean
Sea, which is shown as a background
for the dansant of the second act. An
electrical clocklike device is used be
hind the stage to produce the effect of
rippling waves, sunlight glinting on
the water and the afternoon rays fad
ing into the twilight tones' of evening
and then into night, with the lights of
the village and the stars gradually ap
pearing. So popular was this production in
other large cities where it has been
presented that theater parties have
been nightly features, and many promi
nent society leaders in New York City
and Chicago engaged boxes for the en
tire engagement last season. The dis
play of fashionable costumes Is notable,
and dancing in all its varied forms is
exhibited. Among the 20 song hits are
"The Song of the Chimes," sung by
Bradford Kirkbride, light opera singer,
and Miss Yvonne Darle. high soprano,
who has the title role; "The Lilac Dom
ino," the motive of the piece; "What Is
Done You Can Never Undo," "True Love
Will Find a Way," "Ladies' Day." ac
companied by a most laughable per
formance of the comedians, who im
personate ballet dancers and trained
circus dogs most admirably; "Let the
Music Play," "Where Love Is Wait
ing" and many others. Some wonder
ful voices are heard in the production.
Impresario Dippel has displayed his
own musical genius in the selection of
the cast as well aa in every other de
tail of the piece.
ORPHEUM HAS 3 STAR ACTS
America's Greatest Tenor and Lead
ing Sketch Writer on New Bill.
Marked by great variety, the Or
pheum show to open at the Heilig The
ater this afternoon looms as one
worthy of high rank among the best
bills of the season. It is another three
star show, two headliners reigning
over all, and a third big-type act hold
ing the place of honor at the bottom of
the poster.
In first place is Orville Harrold,
America's greatest tenor, who comes to
vaudeville from the Century Opera
Company of New York, and after long
engagements under the noted im
presario, Oscar Hammerstein, at the
Metropolitan Opera-House in New
York, and with the Philadelphia Opera
Company. Mr. Harrold was co-star
with Emma Trentlnl in "Naughty Ma
rietta," and his singing of "I'm Falling
In Love With Someone" in that oper
etta helped make him famous. He also
toured in concert with the famous Tet
trazzini. Will M. Cressy and Blanche Dayne,
the most popular couple playing
sketches in big-time vaudeville, are the
joint headliners. This season Cressy
and Payne are presenting "A City
Case," the latest playlet from the pen
of Cressy, who has written 142 vaude
ville successes. "A City Case" is so
built that Cressy appears as a squire,
his favorite character, and Miss Dayne
is Genevieve Montgomery, a role simi
lar to that portrayed by her in the
Cressy classic. "Town Hall Tonight."
OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND,
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Their newest vehicle Is extolled as the
best production of the Cressy and
Dayne series.
Roger Imhoff. Hugh L. Conn and
Marcel le Coreene are the third big-type
act. They offer "Surgeon Louder, U. S.
A." a military comedy with which they
have made the world laugh. This act
as presented by this trio of funmakers
has been reviewed by newspaper critics
aa one of the best bits of farce pro
duced In vaudeville.
The act is a sequel to their former
sketch, "The Doings of Dr. Leader,"
the present act showing the woes of the
doctor who has become a surgeon in
the Army. Roger Imhoff as Private
Casey, wounded soldier, carries the
principal burden of the comedy with
ease, never falling to register innumer
able laughs.
Remaining acts af the new Orpheum
show are Dolores Vallecita and her
imperial group of performing Indian
leopards, the most distinguished ani
mal act in the world; Willing and Jor
dan, in a few pleasant moments; B.
Michael Martin and Edith Fabbrini in
"A Flight of Fancy"; Harry Lambert
and Anika Fredericks in exclusive songs
and dances; the Orpheum Travel Week
ly, showing moving picture views of
the quaint island of Volendam, Hol
land, and the picturesque Natsushina
Islands, of Japan, and the Orpheum
concert orchestra, under the leader
ship of George E. Jeffery.
GIRLS ACT WITH SEA LIOXS
Headline Number of New BUI Big
Hit on Pantages circuit.
Seallons, a whole flock of them, and
a lot of highly pulchrltudlnous dan
cing girls get together at Pantages to-
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JANUARY 14, 1917.
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morrow to make the feature attraction
of the new bill. The lions are treat
big fellows and they do their act in a
great big way. . The girls, working
among them, lend the touch of novelty
necessary and add a lot of beauty.
"HVinston's Waterllon and Diving
Nymphs" is the title of the act. and it
has been going like a house afire all the
way across the long circuit.
The La Scala Sextet, already well
known and very popular with Port
land vaudeville fans, is down on the
card for selections from "Faust." 'Lu
cia," "Carmen" and "Ernani." The sex
tet is made up of a half dozen ex
quisite grand opera voices, and has al
ready established Itself solidly among
Portland ' music lovers.
LeMalre and Dawson are booked for
a blackface line that is a riot every
minute. They are just naturally funny.
It comes that way and they can't
help It.
Florence Merrltt is "some" little
singer and quite some comedienne. She
Is good, that Is all there is to It, and
he lifts the standard of the whola bill.
She is one of those acts "Pan" saw lut
time he was East on a personally-conducted
booking expedition.
Sterling and Marguerite do all sorts
of things up In the air. They are ex
perts of the trapeze and flying rings
and all the time they are at work they
sing, and they sing as well as they
swing.
Joe Roberts has never been called
upon to resign the kingship of the
banjo. He has a faculty for making
one of them sound like a lot. and the
hardest job he has is getting away
from his audience.
The 12th episode of the "Lass of the
Lumberlands" Is the strongest chapter
of that engaging film drama that has
been sent along. The story la just now
at its most interesting point.
"OUTCAST" TO OPEX AT BAKER
Gripping Flay Depicting Feminine
Nature to Be Presented.
"Outcast." a drama of unusual dra
matic intensity, with scenes laid In
London, will be the week's offering of
the Alcazar Players at the Baker,
starting this afternoon. It was Elaia
Ferguson's superb success and was
presented by her at the Heilig last
season, receiving unstinted praise from
critics and theater-going public
It is from the pen of Hubert Henry
Davles, and Is a gripping, throbbing
drama in which the distinguished
author has analyzed with wondrous
skill the peculiar characteristics of
feminine nature in love affairs. It Is
powerfully manifested in the last act,
which occurs in the hero's flat. Flow
ers on every side and Geoffrey in his
evening clothes show preparation for
a clandestine visit. Valentine, his
former sweetheart, who jilted him,
sweeps in. regally gowned, a grand
dama of superb style. Unlocked lor.
Miriam, with whom Geoffrey has been i
living, enters to the consternation of
both throwing down upon the center
table the liberal check which Geof
frey had sent hr" in breaking oft their
relations.
The ineeting between the two women
is tragic, but seems to recall the mar
ried woman to her sense of duly to
her husband. anC when Miriam, having
swooned in her agony of grief. Is car
ried into the bedroom. Valentine an
nounces her determination to go back to
her marital obligations, and departs.
When Miriam recovers and re-rnters
she is astounded to find Geoffrey not
only invites her to accompany- him to
Buenos Ayres. where they will live,
but also his determination to marry her
despite her protests.
The usual matinees will be held on
Wednesday and Saturday and the bar
gain performance tomorrow night.
THE DEEP PURPLE" COMING
Alcazar Players to Be Seen In Paul
Armstrong's Famous Play.
Following "Outcast" at the Baker,
the Alcazar Players will be seen in Paul
Armstrong's famous underworld drama,
"The Deep Purple." which opena next
Sunday matinee for the week. Paul
Armstrong contributed many virile
plays to the American stage.'ut "Alias
Jimmy Valentine" and "The .Deep Pur
ple" stand hand and shoulder above all
the others. The latter has not been
produced here in over three years, and
will doubtless draw just as heavily as
ever", for it is immensely popular.
Its plot contains the mystery, the
heart interest, oomedy and deep pur
pose that assures for any play longevity
and popularity with all classes. It de
picts many interesting inside lights on
the underworld and its workings, but
lacks the unhealthy sordidness of the
average underworld play. and. instead,
fairly bubbles over with clever comedy.
The casting will be unusual, as Ruth
Gates will play Frisco Kate and Albert
McGovern Laylock, both underworld
characters, who have decided to run
straight, but still possessing all the
other characteristics of the typical
crook. George Webster will play the
irrepressible ,"Pop" Clark, and the oth
ers will all be cast in parts beat suited
to their respective personalities.
GOOD BILL OPENS AT STRAND
nigh-Class Vaudeville and Special
Film Features Presented.
Music and comedy to satisfy the
most critical patron of vaudeville
shows, and a detective yarn In a photo
play that has the real Sherlock Holmes
twang, with a love story thrown in for
good measure, are in general the pleas
ures that are in store for the Strand
Theater fans in the new bill opening
Sunday.
There' is a dancing bicyclist, Len
Leonie, with soma deft and clever work
in both dancing and cycling, and a line
of comedy that is thoroughly .enter
taining. An act of unusual character is the act
of the Tokyo Trio, a Japanese orcan
Irntion of singers and musicians. Their
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offering Is curious and pretty, and has
been a great favorite all along the rte.
' Dorothy Kidder and company have a,
jovial comedy skit. "Just Red." that
carries a whole cargo of wholesome
laiKhs with it-
LcKoy and St. Claire, "the long and
th- short of it." are as droll a man
and as right and clever a little woman
as one could wish to see. and they aro
as versatile as they can be. They hav
an act in blackface that is a roar of
lauchter from start to finish.
The film feature of the new hill is
the Redfeather production. "A Double
Room Mystery," hanging on the un
raveling of a murder in one of two in
tercommunicating rooms. In addition
to the mystery element there is also
the love story of the roustabout in the
boarding-house and the little slavey
and their final happiness.
"The Purple Mask" will run in its
third episode "Captured" as a special
additional attraction Monday and
Tuesday.
Grace Cunard, as the society adven
turess who has successfully engineered
the pearl theft, is apparently caught
at last by the detective. Francis Ford,
and the episode bristles with excitin?
incidents in the attempted escape and
the combat whfch leads up to her cap
ture. "HIP"
HAS TWO BIG ACTS
Shooting Exhibition and Dramatic
Comedy Divide First Interest.
A truly remarkable exhibition of ex
pert shooting and an impressive dra
matic comedy, divide first interest on
the new Hippodrome bill that opens to
day to run until Thursday. Both are
big acts anywhere, and are well worth
seeing.
Lizzie Evans and Jeff Lloyd offer the
sketch. "The Alternative." that is a
compelling dramatic bit, splendidly
acted. The plot is extremely interest
ing and intense, and teaches a big les
son. The Georgallls Trio, two men and a
woman, do astounding trlcVts with tire
arm 3. One of the stunts attempted is
that of one man who tires three guns
simultaneously at three different tar
gets, and breaks a cup on the head of
one of his assistants by aiming one
ril'le and then discharging it by shoot
ing at the trigger from a distance with
another gun.
Francis and Norde have a classy
singing and dancing number, with spe
cial scenery and costumes. They win
favor by their clever dancing and
music.
Allegro is really a "different" vio
linist, as he asserts. -He plays this in
strument masterfully and holds the
violin on his knee in novel fashion.
The act is a favorite one.
Edmunds and LaVelle are the Ten
nessee Magnolias. They bring a breath,
of the old South with them as they ap
pear in black and tan makeup. Their
singing is delightful, and they win en
cores with their entertainment.
Harada is the first Japanese to ap
pear in vaudeville in the United States
with cycling tricks. He is a wizard
with the wheel, and offers many new
and unique stunts.
Beautiful Pearl White Is adding to
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