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SOMEONE who alffna their name aa
cnuale lover and apparently meana
It. has sent the following; commu
nication to tnia OeDartment:
. "la there any possible way to keep
people's mouths shut during a musical
'Slumber Durlnff that nnpntnv napfnm.
ncc of the Ballet Rusae. while the
wonderful orchestra number was being
performed the people'a voices (particu-
wiriy id i.iia uuacb) Lnea o arown cne
orchestra and In the softer notes rose
quite a bit above the orchestra. It Is
disgusting and discouraging to anyone
that loves music.
"A MUSIC LOVER"
In the hope of solving the problem,
said because, aa they Bay In the Perfect
Ladles' Journals, "some other sister may
have found a way out of this difficulty."
I publish the letter Just aa it came. If
any sister or' brother haa a remedy,
please send It post haste. Not that
the Russian Ballet will be here soon
again, but something else big and musi
cal may show up. and it la Just as
well to be prepared.
The unfortunate thing about airing
one's personal point of view In these
matter, is that the folk it is Intended
to reach, and who need It most, do not
read it The Oregonlan. has from time
. t-u iijuv v u ui ia lieu eaiwnai comment on
this same evil and the folk who need
It most do not even know that there
is an editorial page In newspapers. So
there you are, handicapped" before you
tart.
Replying to mualo lover's first plaint,
however. "If there ia any way possible
to stop the mouths of chatter-boxes"
I would say that 1 believe $5 per seat
includes talking privileges, rustling ot
programmes, and a merry off-key- hum-mtng-under-the
breath accompaniment
of the musical numbers. Also, If my
memory serves me right, no regular
music-lover sits downstairs. A deep
ajid abiding love of muslo calls for a
dollar seat In the gallery, where you
should not be bothered by the whisper
ing of the non-mus4c-lovers unless, of
course, the orchestra is playing very.
Very low
Personally. If you are Interested to
know,-1 have formed a habit of moving
my seat, and in my exit, managing
dexterously to step on the feet or kick
the shins of the chatterer. Provided al
ways he or ehe or both have their
feet or shins where I can get at them.
Of course this seat changing usually
forces me to stand up for the rest of
the production, or risk getting Into
another nest of talkatlves, but any
thing Is preferable to the maddening
whisper, whisper, whisper behind one,
beside one. or In front. What In the
world they find to whisper about I don't
know
Some day, when the offense Is quire
flagrant, musio-lover, try making faces
at the offenders. If this has no effect,
rise quietly, and dispassionately clout
the whisperer on the bead with what
ever is handy
Any Jury of your peers will acquit
you.
Seriously, however, we do pay for
the privilege of listening to what la
being said, or danced, or enacted upon
the stage above or in the orchestra be
low. If we're dealing with the butcher,
the baker, or the candlestick maker,
we put up a fine protest if we fail
to get from them exactly what we paid
foi. If the fault Is unremedied we
ero at once elsewhere for proper serv
ice or attention. When we go to the
theater we should expect the same
eervtce. and get what we pay for. the
privilege of listening and looking at
the stage In undisturbed mood.
It really Is a bit delicate to pav
strict attention to the 'stage while the
folk In boxes and all about one keep
up an Incessant chatter. It Is almost
impossible to endeavor, politely or
otherwise, to show your annoyance
without an open clash with the of
fenders. I really - believe these troublesome
folk attend the theater only to secure
bodily rest, and to be seen Don'f you
sometimes wish they'd taken a trolley
rid Instead to rest themselves? One
can talk. talk. talk, and be seen, too.
It, nothing especial is done to curb the
pests If some sort of a reform
movement could be brought about It
wouldn't cause any loss to the theater
management and would surely add
jrlory to the house. This contest Is
free for all. The only requirement In
sending solutions Is that at some time
you have had a perfectly good seat in
front of a woman who read the book,
or saw the show when it was produced
in New York, or tells her friends about
it as the play progressss. Or If you've
at alongside a man who met a third
coujln of the star, or was at a tatting
party where the leading woman sold
lied Cross stamps, you are eligible.
And now to business more immedi
ate. The Heilig will be dark this week,
and on the Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday nitrhts of the following week.
January 25. 26 and 27, It will house
"The Lilac Domino." a comic opera
,'succeBs. which is sponsored by Andreas
"Dippel, formerly of the New ork Met
ropolitan Opera Company. The piece
haa been called a musical elixir of
romance and fun.
It has four and twenty songs to carry
out its story, it has plenty of laughter
.and dancing and a lot of gorgeous
girlies and well-known principals to
do the laughing and dancing. Yvonne
Tarle Is the prima donna and Andree
Corday, George Curion, Joseph Carey
Ed-vard Crawforl, Harry Hermsen,
Archibald Gilchrist, Julia Fontaine and
.Anita Andrews are others among the
'cast.
The Alcazar Players will open the
week today tn the late Paul Arm
strong's underworld romance, "The
Ee p Purple," which is considered to
be the best from the pen of this or
iginator of the criminal drama. Al
though the play has been twice before
pruuueeo. in biuck acre, it always seems
'- to enjoy unusual prosperity. This Is
. because of Its simple human appeal and
unusually bright comedy. Armstrong
called It a romance on account of the
pretty love story that develops out of
the maze of crime and among the
motley collection of crooks he created
for It.
Although, the action centers ark-und
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a simple tittle girl from "up country,
who has been lured to New York, a
dozen other characters stand out equal
ly strong.
One of the secrets of- the genuine
appeal of "The Deep Purple" lies in
the fact that there are so many really
Interesting people concerned in Its de
velopment. It offers plenty of oppor
tunities . for the Alcazar Players in
dividually and collectively to shine In
characterizations. Speaking -of char
acter studies, Ruth Oates, charming.
wholesome, young and pretty. Is going
to hide all these visible lights undei
a bush"!, literafly and figuratively, and
play the role of "Frisco Kate. In
variably in stock the leading woman
refuses to play these roles and they
are given to the character woman, who
stars for a week, while the leading
woman rests.
After "The Deep Purple" comes "The
Old Homestead."
Frank McQettlgan, the futurist man-1
ager of the Orpheum, says that if It
were not for the fact that the Or
pheum road show Is not due in Port
land until February 11, one might
readily believe that the show opening
today is that very thing Itself.- Two
or three times this season the Orpheum
has come, to bat with four stars on
one show and on every occasion the
Sunday and Wednesday box office Ilnea
have extended to the clrurch on the
corner. Martin Beck probably has heard
of those lineups that attend four-star
shows, for the show opening today has
two stars at the top of the poster and
two at the bottom.
Elsie Piicer, that saucy little double
of the saucier Gaby" Deslya, and Dud
ley Douglas fill the first place in
smart songs, dances, sayings and
gowns, and the joint headliner with
them is Odiva, "the water queen," with
her school of Pacific sealions In a big
glass tank.
Toe third star la Inez Macauley, who
has played the Orpheum circuit several
times In the past ten years and aa far
bacit as recollection goes she has never
failed to' please. Miss Macauley made
her stage debut In her home town, De
troit, soon after she left school, when
she appeared In minor characters with
stock company. Later she went to
Kansas City, where she became a mem
ber of the Woodward Stock Company,
and while there "One Christmas Eve"
was put on as a curtain-raiser. It
wis written by Will Cressy, who was
at the Orpheum last week. The Or
pheum scouts saw the act and immedi
ately induced Miss Macauley to enter
vaudeville. tier most recent appear
ance here was in "The Girl From
Child's. "i Among other sketches she
has played are "Pals" and "The Unex
pected." Miss Macauley's latest vehicle
is "The Girl at the Cigar Stand." writ
ten by George Bloomquest. in which
she haa a company of five persons.
She has a slangy role and those who
remember her In the same class ot
character ln"The Girl From Child's"
will know how well she can play it.
Tne tourth star la Trovato. Every
body knows Trovato. who plays a vi
olin aa if it were a "cello, "makes eyes"
as he fiddles and then makes the in
strument talk. Trovato has not been
in Portland for several years. In the
old Orpheum days he was a great box
Max Walaanaa aad Rita Porter la
Comedy Sketch at Strud The
ater.. office attraction here and In the East
his uame In the electric lights is re
garded as enough to assure a week of
good business.
The Musical Bentleys. along with
the biggest xylophone in the world,
top the Strand bill, and at the Hippo
drome the Sextet de Luxe, six pretty
girls in smart songs and steps, will
headline.
"LILAC DOSnXO" IS TCXEFCTL
Engagement at HelUg Theater Will
Start Next Thursday.
"The Lilac Domino," Charles Cuvll
tier's enchanting score, comes dancing
merrily on its tuneful way for an en
gagement at the Heilig Theater, Broad
way and Taylor streets, next Thursday
for three nights with a special-priced
matinee Saturday.
It proved to be one of the big attrac
tlons leaving New Tork this season for
the Coast, under tee personal direc
tion of Andreas Dippel. Certainly the
music sets a high standard crisp and
elaborate ia orchestration, vivacious
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tail.
The Individual numbers are unquali
fiedly good, every one of them, solos.
duets, trios and ensembles. Special
praise has been given to the opening
ensemble numbers in each act and to
such numbers as "The Song of the
Chimes," sung by two principals. Miss
Yvonne Darle In the title role, and
Bradford Klrkbrlde, to the accompa
niment of stiver bells, which accord
perfectly with the orchestral accom
paniment. Melodic charm pervades the music.
with waits and other dance rhythms in
profusion. Miss Yvonne Larle makes a
charming impersonation of the piquant
and mischievous maiden from school.
who masquerades In her lilac domino
and plays havoc with men's hearts with
her enchanting voice. She is so very
young and her voice la such a perfect
delight especially In the upper register
that it Is an ethical treat to hear ber-
Her acting is exceptionally fine also
and shows the effect of the Parisian
training which she has had. Marie
Hamilton, Andree Cordray, Bradford
Klrkbrlde. Harry Hermsen. Joseph
Carey. Archibald Gilchrist. Edward
Crawford, Anita Aniflrews, Irene Perels
and Julia Fontaine are other important
members of the cast.
The principal musical numbers in the
"Lilac Donlmo" are "True Love Will
Find a Way," "Ladlea' Day," "Song of
the Chimes," "What Is Done You Can
Never Undo." "Let the Music Play,"
"Where Love Is Waiting," "The Lilac
Domino," and others, which may now
be obtained in the form of phono
graph and Vlctrola records.
in this way these delightful songs by
youthful voices of such exceptional
quality have been available for all and
will prove a delight to all lovers of
good music long after the present en
gagement has closed. The dancing In
the piece, while not too Insistent, is
extremely varied, embracing every kind
of a dance from the Russian ballet and
parodies thereon, to the modern society
steps. The costumes are exceptionally
tasteful and appropriate-and the scen
ery is a delight to the eye.
FOUR BIG ACTS AT ORPHETSI
Show Opening Today at Heilig Is
of Broadway Excellence.
Possessing two headline acts and two
others that are featured in big type,
the Orpheum show to open at the
Heilig Theater this afternoon ia of
Broadway excellence. The show will be
staged here for four days and will pro
ceed to San Francisco after the final
performance Wednesday night, to open
at the San Francisco Orpheim next
Sunday afternoon.
The headliners are Elsie-Piicer and
Dudley Douglas in smart songs, dances.
sayings and gowns, and Odiva, "The
Water Queen," Who will give an ex
hibition of fancy diving in a huge glass
tank and present her school of trained
Pacific tea lions in a series of ur.ique
tricks,
Elsie Piicer is' a double of the cel
ebrated Parislenne, Gaby Deslys. and
the act ot Piicer and Douglas is sa
arranged that it permits Miss Piicer
to display gorgeous" gowns In her mim
icry of the French variety actress.
Miss Piicer Is a sister of Harry Piicer,
former partner of Gaby Deslys in her
transcontinental tours. The act Is de
scribed as "a pocket edition of Gaby
Deslys and Harry Piicer," and as it
was constructed by Harry Piicer him
self it has all the finish and vivacity
of the entertaining duo it copies.
Odiva, the Samoan nymph, ia listed
as having no equal on the stage as a
diver, and novelty is lent to her en
tertainment by the participation of
trained sea lions that obey her every
word. The glass tank used by Odiva
is the largest ever put together on any
stage and It Is so constructed that
every move of the nymph and her
trained seals under water may be seen
from any part of the theater. The div
ing feats of Odiva- ye In a clasa by
themselves. She accomplishes the most
difficult "stunts" with such graceful
ease that they seem ordinary. A novelty
In the act is the imitation of Odiva's
feats in the tank by'ber pet sea Hons.
Inez Macauley. the third star, will
be seen in a new sketch called "The
Girl at the Cigar Stand," in which Miss
Macauley, who is praised as "the Rose
Stahl of vaudeville," hasthe role of a
slangy heroine. "The Girl at the Cigar
Stand" is one of the newest playlet
gems in big-time vaudeville. It is
from the pen of George Bloomquest
and waa written especially for Mlsa
Macauley, who heads a company of five
persons in its iirst tour west.
Trovato. the fourth big-type act, is
a humorist violinist who is said to have
more imitators than any other artist
in vaudeville. While Trovato s cele
brated as a musician of remarkable
technique he Is famous, too, for his ec
centric mannerisms. He plays the vio
lin, holding it almost aa If It were a
cello and rolls his eyes tn unison with
the tones of the Instrument. He also
makes the violin talk to the audience,
a bit In which Trovato is said to have
no equal.
Remaining acts of the new Orpheum
show are: Janet Adair In song reci
tations, assisted by Miss Adelphl;
Aileen Stanley. "The Girl With th Per
sonality"; "Over the Garden Gate," pre
sented by Myrl and Delmar; the Or
pheum Travel Weekly, featuring views
of the coast of California at Carrael-by-
the-Sea, and the Orpheum concert or
chestra under the leadership of George
E. Jeffery.
"THE DEEP PCKPLE" AT BAKER
Alcazar -Players to Offer PanI Arm
strong Underworld Romance.
Of all. the numerous underworld plays
"The Deep Purple" maintains, its stand
ard at the head of the list. The forth
coming week's production of It by the
Alcazar Players at the Baker, which
starts this afternoon, will be the third
time It will have been seen here In
stock, bat like a few other plays of
different themes, there seems to be Just
as much Interest In it as ever. It is the
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" of the underworld
plays, and that because there is a touch
of something the others do not Wave.
It goes deeper and reaches depths of
human emotion that leave a lasting
Impression. Its comedy la delightful
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and its love Interest subtle and appeal
ing, while Its treatment of the lives of
unfortunates who choose the shadows
instead or the right way or living
outside the pale of society Is realistic
without being sordid, and fascinating
in the highest degree. Its action cen
ters around an Innocent little girl, lured
from he? home to New York by a mem
ber of an organized gang with the in
tention of forcing her into a life of
white slavery. The first act shows the
basement of Frisco Kate's boarding
house, where the gang have been meet
ing. Kate Is reformed, but they force
her to permit them to meet there, and
she determines to save the girl. An
other Interesting character is Laylock.
the "man from the West," who is also
trying to go straight, and another
Westerner, named Lake, who is the
hero, and Pop Clarke, an Irrepressible
crook, who furnishes most of the com
edy of the play. This might be called
the "farewell of The Deep Purple, " aa
It la being revived at the requeat of
many theater-goera, and special care
will be taken to give It a production
unequaled In the past. Tomorrow night
and Wednesday matinee are the bar
gain performances and a matinee will
be given Saturday also.
THE OLD HOMESTEAD' COMING
Denman Thompson's Greatest of All
Rural Plays to Be Presented.
Joyful news for the children, for the
adults and members of the older gen
eration for everybody. In fact will be
the announcement that the Alcazar
Players will present an elaborate pro
duction of Denman Thompson's greatest
of all rural plays, "The Old Home
stead," at the Baker. It will open next
Sunday matinee for the week following
"The Deep Purple," this being the first
time it haa been released for stock, al
though it ia one of the oldest playa on
the stage and haa enjoyed continuous
prosperity all these years. It is an
ideal home picture of New England
rural life, and the charactera of Uncle
Josh Whltcomb, in which Thompson
starred ao many years, Cy Prime, Beth
Perkins, Eb, Rickety Ann and all the
others In the cast are as familtar to
thousands as are near relatives back on
the farm. The play alao contains a
strong lesson on the evils of drink, and
the redemption of Uncle Josh'a eon and
Happy Jack? the rover, are happy inci
dents that never fail to appeal to
everyone. The stage aettlnga will be
especially natural and beautiful. The
old farm. Inside and out the home, the
New York residence of Uncle Josh's old
schoolmate, who went to the city years
ago and became rich, and the snow
scene showing Grace Church at night,
are gems of stsrge creation that will be
taken full advantage of by the Alcazar
Players next week. Nothing will be
omitted, even to the quartet singing all
the songs that have alwaya been so
much a part of the great success of the
play since its beginning SO years ago.
BIG "GIRL" ACT IS HEADLINER
Pantagea Bill Ia Reported to Be
"Riot" Skit la Clever.
The new Pantagea bill will open to
morrow with one of George Choos"
great big "girl" acts as the headline
feature. "The Suffragette Court" is
the title of it, and report from along
the Pantages route has It that tt Is a
-riot." It is a travesty on the court
procedure of the future. The Judge is
sace
a suffragette, the Jury is "another,"
and so are the police and the balltf
and the rest of the bunch. The prison
era, both of them, are mere men, and;
they haven't a chance from the first,
except at the finish.- There ia a lot of
rattling good musical comedy in the
act, a sure enough plot and lots - oi
clever lines. ,
Chris Chisholm and Viola Breen
bring along an extraordinarily clever
skit and a near "melodrammer" that
Is very much to the merry. Chris Is
clever, but not much to 'look at, but
In the matter of "looks" Viola makes
good for both Chris and the lookout.
The Four Portia Sisters tie them
selves' up Into all sorts of Impossible
knots. They Just drape themselves all
around everything on the stage, and
qualify as among the most remarkable
contortionists who have fared this
way.
The Four Cook Sisters have delight
ful voices, costumes of the same kind
and a lot of down-to-the-minute songs.
The Symphony Trio, three clever
girls, both play and sing. Their act
is quite out of the groove and in every,
way attractive.
Cumby and Brown are another of
the Pantages blackface acta. They are
a pair of spontaneous funsters who are
good for something like a laugh a
second.
The new bill shows the ISth episode
of "The Lass of the Lumberlands." with
fearless little Helen Holmes in the
name part.
BIGGEST XYLOPH6XE COMES
Comedy Sketch and Rare Ventrilo
quist Also Hooked for Strand.
The biggest xylophone you ever saw
will be tinkling on the treble notes and
booming on the bass at the Strand The
ater when the new bill opens Sunday,
and besidea that there will be a oomedy
sketch and a rare ventriloquist, and,
listen, a talking dog.
Queen ia the name of the talking
dog, who is presented to the public by
La- Mar. It la an act of the type that
one sees only once in a long, long time.
The big xylophone belongs to the
Musical Bentleys, who are the most ex
pert man and woman In this form of
musical performance that has coma
over the circuit for a long time. They
have a varied repertory that will ap
peal to the tastes of everyone in the
audience.
Sam Evans, the ventriloquist, haa a
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line of comedy which he presents
gracefully, handling his act in a way
that puts It out of the ordinary -run of
ventriloquism.
"Her First Patient" la 'the exclusive
production of Max Walsman and Rita
Porter. It ia a brilliant little-comedy
sketch with quite a novel turn to it.
"Redfeather" ia the photo-drama
production featuring on the, new dill,
and the title la "Heart Strings." You
know the story of the guardian who
rails in love with his ward. Well, that
Is the basis of the plot, and it Is elab
orated Into a strikingly pretty and ap
pealing sentimental drama.
There is an Interloper who almost
steals the pretty little ward away from
her guardian, but love untangles the
skein of. events and the ending is as
happy as the heart could wish.
Allan Holubar and Maud George are
featured In the play, and it is directed
by Mr. Holubar.
The fourth episode -of the "Purple
Mask" plunges the adventure Into still
deeper and more stirring complexity.
The third episode left th heroine a
captive In the hands of the detectives.
In the new episode thtre is a startling
and new turn to the course of events.
The film will run aa an additional
feature with the shows of Monday and
Tuesday.
SIX PRETTY GIRLS, HAVE ACT
Hippodrome Audiences to Be En
tertained by Magician.
Six pretty, talented girls, who make
up the sextette de luxe, will have a
big part to play In entertaining Hippo
drome audiences who see the new show
that opens there today ' to run until
Thursday.
These performers are good to look
upon, their costumes are elaborate and
stunning and special scenery la carried
to make the act most effective. The
offering Is a group of vaudeville fea
tures assembled in one act. There Is
a Hawaiian setting that ia especially
pleasing.
Young Judson Cole is one of the best
magi -ians and talkative sleight-of-hand
men to be seen here in a long
time. He Is a whole show in himself
and his work Is not only mystifying
but highly entertaining aa well.
Russell and Hughes offer remarkable
costume changes and character imper
sonations and they work wonderfully
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