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7 2 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. 31 AY ' 27, '1917. J Y t ?! i .'V:Y S X 2. I - -?vr-. - - rfr Pv - -r- ; rrv-' : 7vV r ' sl f v f TAri ; Yi " 1 If Y Y -Jd'-I' ' , V ' I V l i'A'i vYY' t 1 W y I ! ' -"-"'Jr - - I i -YyYtyy -Y ' : H fcSai I I if- v i. - -! BY LEONE CASS BAER. I A CLEVER paragrapher onca re marked - facetiously that John Drew's company was .the Charles Frohraan. incubator for stars. Rather ft- whimsical statement but facts would eeem- to-', bear ; It out. . Maude Adams first won for herself, . while leading "Woman with Mr. Drew, a. following which has remained Joyal to her ever Eince.- Ethel Barrymore first essayed speaking parts In the company of Mr. Drew, her uncle, while Blilie Burke stepped into stellar honors from the post of leading woman with Mr. Drew, a. position... she held' delightfully for several - seasons. . . Martha Hedman, Mary Boland, Alexandra Carlisle, Mar garet Dale, Margaret Illington, Clara Bloodgood, Elsie De Wolfe and num erous others with names as notable, at various times were important mem bers of the Drew companies. The or ganization --surrounding Mr: Drew now in "Major Pendennls," - the- Langdon Mitchell adaptation ofthe' Thackeray novel In which the actor is to be. seen here this week at the Heilig, is quite as promising. John D. .Williams under whose man agement Mr. Drew; -now appears, ' has followed caTefully the pleasing prece dent and in Mr. Drew's present cast will be found Helen MacKellar, Alison 1 Ekipwortht Helen Menken, 'Jane Hous ton. Helen Beaumont, Edith Shayne, Mary Worth, Walter Kingsford, Charles Kenneddy, Edward Fhelan, John S. O'Brien and Harold West. In "Major Pendennis" Mr. Drew is far removed f rom the drawing-room comedy atmosphere with which he was identified for several seasons, return ing to the field in which he excels, that of .picturesque, romantic, legiti mate comedy suggestive of his mem orable performance in "Rosemary." . Mr. Drew's engagement opens tomor row night- and promises to be one of the most important engagements of the Heilig, season. Mr. Drew's stay Is for three 'evenings, tomorrow, Tuesday and Welnesday. . with a matinee, on "Wednesday. On May 21 the spectacular big film "Intolerance" begins a ten days' show ing at the Heilig to be followed by. the Clunie attraction "The Eyes of the World." On June 4 at the Eleventh Street Playhouse begins an indefinite engagement of the sensational drama Her Unborn Child." Karce is to reign asain at the Baker, Beginning with today's matinee the Alcazar Players will present "A Pair of Queens," the Joint product of three authors. Otto Hauerbach, A. Seymour Brown and Harry Lewis and one of last season's big hits in New York. The entire action takes place-in-. the flat of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cranby on River side Drive,. New . York, and is a roar ingly funny 'story of hide and seek, concerning- an- innocent escapade .by two meru and their desperate efforts to evade the toils- of circumstantial evi dence. Lora Rogers is to appear in the comedy role " created by Maude Eburne. that of a slavey who does everything according to a printed schedule. Allne MacDermott and Henry Hall have the leading roles, with all the -AlcazariolK cast in-support. Earl . Flynn and his . American girls offer -the headline act at the Hippo drome on the new show -starting today. This is a tabloid musical comedy of cleverness and "Pep.-1' "The Hunger Striker" is - another good offering on the new-bllL. which includes six vaude ville . acts .-tnd a motion pioture- ppor grarnme featuring J'rancis X. Bushman and.:Beverly Bayne in the Metro serial. The-Great Secret. " A half dozen acts and a new photo play series, promises good entertain ment at Pantages on the new bill which opens tomorrow afternoon. There's big spectacular submarine show of fered by Captain Louis Sorcho, Jerome A. Carson present a. comedy sketch. and the rest of the bill offers enter tainment via Willie Hala-and his broth ers. Freddy James. , "the world's worst Juggler" Stoddard. & Hynes, in ''The Absent-Minded Professor,'" and Ander son's sons-and -dan.ee. revue. . The first episode in "The Neglected Wife" is shown. This is a series taken from a serial of the same title by Mabel Her bert Urner. Ruth Roland is featured. At the Strand, Princess Wahlefka.'a Cherokee Indian mlndreader and proph etess, will . he the 'headiiner. ' Her en gagement at this theater a few. months ago caused a sensation -among Strand patrons. . Wilbur & Lyke, in an acro batic song-and-dince . novelty, are an other attraction, and the photoplay is "Llko Wildfire," a. Butterfly film of American romance and. business.. . , MAJOR PENDEJfNIS IS'COJIIXG Thackeray's Great Character llcprc : sentcd by John -Drew : welcome, indeed, is the announce ment of the coming, engagement at the Heilig Theater, Broadway, at Taylor street, for tnree nignts, beginning to- morrow .(Monday), -with-a, special, mat inee Wednesday, of John' Drew In "Major Pendennis." In this comedy, made by Langdon Mitchell from the Thackeray novel, Mr. Drew has met with one of the most artistic and sub stantial successes of his distinguished career. For many weeks he has been appearing in the play at the ' Criterion Theater in New York, and at the Black stone Theater in Chicago. Langdon Mitchell, it will be recalled, was responsible for ah earlier venture into the field of Thackeray when he made "Becky Sharp" for the use of Mrs. Fiske from "Vanity Fair," and in adap ting "Pendennis" for the stage he is said to have attained equally pleasing results. He has concentrated within four acts the main incidents of the cel ebrated novel, retaining at once the dramatic interest without sacrifice of the comedy element. Humorous inci dents from the novel are enacted in the play and the sentimental . interest is kept intact through the medium of young Arthur Pendennis' numerous af fairs of the heart. The doughty Major Pendennis shares interest with the various other person ages of the Thackeray story, from the amazingly frank Lady Clavering down to .the -rascally valet, Morgan. Captain Jack Costigan breezes through the story in his: remembered alcoholic fash ion and his spouting, actress-daughter. Emily, rehearses the tragic speeches of Lady Macbeth while boiling beef or shelling peas. Indiscreet little Fanny Bolton. mincing, affected Blanche Amory, demure, lovable Laura Bell, all perform their various roles in Mr. Mitchell's adaptation. PAIR OF Q VEENS" AT BAKER Latest Farce Success to Be Staged This Week by Alcazar Players. Starting with the. matinee today at the Baker the Alcazar Players will be seen . for the week in '.'A Pair of Queens." the latest successful farce re lease for stock. - The play has never been seen here and is reported to be a perfect riot of speed and laughs. It s miiicult to describe a plot with so many twists and angles as this one. but suffice it to state that the action s continuous. It goes with a whirl right from the kick-off and the rise of the curtain on each act shows the characters in exactly the same- situa tion in whioh they were left. It could all he written in one act if it were not necessary for the players to get their breath once in a while and the audi ence have a rest from continuous laughing.- It is all about the things that hap pen to a prominent banker and his not so prominent son-in-law one morning after a night out. where there was a shooting and robbery, a grand mixup and incriminating circumstances. There are "bulls," plainclothesmen, crooks and near-crooks galore until the audi ence loses, a.11 track of its guessing machine as to what or who is going to happen next. Speed is its essence, and with speed will the popular players put it on. Tuesday night the Travelers protec tive Association has purchased the house and will attend with their friends, adding also a few stunts of their own. Matinees -will be given to day. Wednesday and Saturday. STJB-SEA FEATURES, PANTAGES Captain Sorcho Will Show How AV recks Are Salvaged. Rescue work' beneath the surface of the sea; the operation of submarine craft and the methods of submerged mines; thrilling and educating events are graphically depicted in the monster submarine show which Captain Louis Sorcho, the celebrated ' submarine ex plorer and diver, fcrings as the fea tured attraction to Pantages for the week, commencing wjth the matinee tomorrow. Captain Sorcho has never been West before, although he has long been a leading figure in the East, where he combined -educational work- with his submarine efforts. He is widely known as a lifesaver, and he is one of the most expert divers in the country. He will show personally how divers work under the .-surface of the sea; how they rescue people caught in wrecks and "how they recover submerged treasure, a thrilling routine. One of the historical bits of work in the career of Captain Sorcho was that of raising the battleship Maine in Havana harbor, when he was placed in command of the crew of divers and submarine engineers. Captain Sorcho will explain all phases of his work and. he will be admirably assisted by his capable company. As a. special added attraction. Charles Anderson- will present his 1917 Revue 4f. pretty girls and catchy songs, an act that has met general approval throughout the East. Mr. Anderson has prepared a production that will ap peal to everybody, for the girls sing as well as dance and look pretty, and the song. hits are many. The book is writ-r ten with nianv lanc-h's. ---Jefoni4 and, Carson with, their nifty. vaudeville breezes do more than their 1 share to brighten the programme. They I are charming? singers, dancers and I even introduce acrobatic features In their act. Freddy James,' the world's worst Jug gler, and his girls have an act that has been written solely to make people laugh, and it fills its mission. Mr. James is a clever comedian, and his antics make everyone chuckle, while the girls are pleasing assistants. Willie Hale and his brother have a novelty act filled with surprises and action. They are well known in vaude ville circles, where they are well liked. By special arrangement the manage ment will present the first Installment tomorrow and. all week of the latest Pathe serial. sensation, "The Neglected Wife," with Ruth Roland and a large cast of notable film stars. This start ling serial will be presented exclusively first run at Pantages. "The Girl from Amsterdam," with a large company, will close its engage ment with the continuous performance today from 2 to 11 o'clock. HIPPODROME HAS COMEDT Clever Girls and. Good Comedian ' Appear in Musical Tabloid. Tabloid musical comedy at its best is the act presented by Earl Flynn J and his American girls at the Hippo- Dorothy Arllne, SlaglnK Cornea dlenne at Strand Theater. drome show opening today. The of fering includes singing, dancing and plenty of comedy. Mr. Flynn is a young comedian and danoer of unusual class and his galaxy of girls are all of the gingery sort. Good costumes and spe cial scenic effects add to the attract iveness of this net. "The Hunger Striker" is another big act. being & roaring comedy skit built on suffragette lines. It is certain to provide the maximum of good, clean entertainment. There is plenty of amusing entertainment in this num ber and the subject of the sketch is sufficiently new to make it well worth while. a "The Human Oyroscope" la Carlos Ceasaro, who. wth his company, of fers a distinct novelty in marvelous balancing feats. Strong-arm stunts, too. add to the- act. Incomparable whirlwind dancers are Alliston and Trucco. Coatumlne Is per fect and the ballroom dresses will have a bis appeal 'for the women who jsee the , A - f - f . Z1 -, v act. As a dancing act, this is superior I to almost any similar number on the stage. The Jolly Trio, Billy Rector. Al Schaefer and Eddie Talbert, offer real snappy tunes and as a harmony sing- ng.trio, the act is probably not ap proached in any other similar offer ing today. Their songs are. exclusive ly their own and the act has gone im mensely big everywhere on the cir cuit up to date. A yodeling number in variably calls for encores. Tax Weatherford is an Imitator in a class by himself. His work is re- makably good and audiences are amazed that he can make so many sounds with the human voice alone. The act is an amazing revelation as to the range of the voice and the clever ness with which Weatherford uses it. Another exciting chapter in the Metro serial. , "The Great Secret' is shown, with Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in the title roles. The Mutual Weekly, showing all the world news events, is also shown. STRAND OFFERS GOOD BILL Like Wildfire" Is Pbotodrama Featured on Bill. - - Genuine American, and full of the romance of the business world inter mingled with the other romance that is as old as the garden of Eden, is the photodrama "Like Wildfire," the But terfly production with, which the Strand Theater is to treat the ' cltl sens of Photovllle in the new bill that opens there today. Herbert Rawlinson. featured Tommle Buckman," son of the master of the Buckman chain of stores, has all the breeze and snap of young America and when ne is cast out by his father, the -tale of how he turns tables on him and beats him with the rival store, is pleasing. If you remember the delightful snap in George Ade's young-man-in-business - story, "Just Out of College." you will get a faint Idea of the rattling good story that is told in this photoplay. Wilbur and Lyke in the, vaudeville bill have an act that is bristling with novelty features. Comedy singing, dancing and talking are supplemented with a trampoline novelty, "Whose Turn Is It?" that has all the laughs in It that an audience can .comfortably handle. Coy ..Herndon. "America's greatest hoop roller." presents another act in which, skill and cleverness are com bined "to make a stunt that is thor oughly entertaining. Arllne and Kleda have a sister act that is clever Indeed and pretty, with attractive novelty singing. Princess Wahletka. the famous Cherokee princess, whose mind reading and prophecies have aroused interest wherever she has gone, will be a big feature in the new bill also. Princess Wahletka'a predictions as to the course of the war and as to the labor contro versies in Portland when she was here some months ago have since been vert fled, and her prophecies to the audi ences in her reappearance are looked forward to with immense Interest. The seventh episode of "The Voice on the Wire" will run Monday and Tues day. - BALLOON tJSED BY . DIRECTOR D. W. Griffith Solves Problem of Handling Great Groups. To direct thousands of battling war riors armed with spear and sword and bow-gun, in chariots and on foot, on the ground 'and on the top of walls and towers more than 200 feet high, is a feat to tax the resourcefulness of any motion picture director. I A The way D. W. Griffith solved the problem of. directing the siege .of Baby. Ion in "Intolerance." was by using balloon. This method proved to be an ideal one, although Mr. Orlf f ith's first experiences in the swaying bas ket were anything 'but pleasant- In fact it took abont-three days for the tendency to sea sickness that he ex perienced to pass away. After that, for about two weeks, this eminent di rector megaphoned his commands from anywhere between 100 and 1000 feet from mother earth. ' Ancient warfare such as "Intoler ance," shows in its - clash of mighty men is the most difficult of all battle scenes to photograph as well as to di rect. To get all angles .of the con flict a dozen cameras were used, and these were distributed from the . top of Babylon's walls, where Belshazzars hosts fought, to the plain outside the city among -the ibesieging hordes of Great as were the battle scenes in-"The Birth of tt Nation" they were naught-in comparison with the fero cious hand-to-hand encounters of old- world warfare. Local opportunity to see the- spec tacular wonders of "Intolerance" will come when, this spectacle opens its en gagement at The Heilig Theater, Broadway at Taylor street, for a lim ited engagement, beginning next Thursday. May 31. GIRL- IN THE TAXI" COMING Widely Known Farce to Be Offered by Alcazar Players. These are the days of the laughing plays, when theatergoers have every where signified a decided preference for farces over those of serious or heavy plot. Following "A Pair of Queens," the Alcazar Players will offer another comedy in the form of "The Girl in the Taxi," which created a small riot in stock, here a few years ago, being con sidered one of the fastest and funniest farces ever known. . It tells & wild story of a hypocritical father who preaches one. set of con ventions and practices one entirely dif ferent at every good opportunity, a ilmme sort of son who, however, be comes a most apt .pupil and a nephew, all of whom meet, inadvertently, one night at a popular cafe, where none of them expect to meet, and It culmi nates in an orgle of mixups that circle around the mysterious "Girl in the Taxi," In a manner to dazzle them. The farce has its lasting reputation. but in spite of this there is nothing but cieag, harmless fun, after all. It will open at the. Baker next Sunday. matinee. News and Gossip of Plays and Flayers. BY LEONE CASS BAETR. )SE COLLINS is being hailed as the reigning light opera prima, donna in London, where she has been for several months -pinging at Daly's The ater in "The Maid of the Mountains. For a fortnight she has been out of the 'cast on account of the death of her husband. Lieutenant Leslie Chat field, of the Australian Brigade, who was killed In battle In France. Lieutenant Chatfield was well known in New York. where he lived several years, and was universally popular. He was a mem ber of a wealthy Melbourne family, and married Miss Collins In London nine years ago. shortly after she made her first appearance on the stage. The youn- couole were on their way to Mr. Chatfleld's home In Australia when Miss Collins was engaged for the first Winter Garden production in New York by Lee Shubert. Miss Collins is one of the two daughters of the late Lottie Collins, of "Ta-ra-ra-Soom de aye" attention of 20 years ago. - Sianca, Saroya "has" been' placed un- der a three-year contract with the Shu- berts to appear in light opera, Last season she visited us with Pavlowa and the Boston National Grand Opera Com pany and this season' again she was a member of the opera-company. m m . m Marilyn t Miller, the dancing beauty who was featured with the last Winter Garden show, we had here, is going into motion pictures, i although ' not to an extent to interfere with her regular stage work. She-Is how 'In Chicago with "The, Show- of Wonders.".- - A special company has been formed to star Miss Miller in. a serial, picture which will be filmed in Chicago at ?uch times as will, not break in upon Miss Miller's regular performances. If the serial is not completed by the time the show leaves Chicago work on it win.be continued in other cities vis ited -by the big company. Her press agent says that Miss Mil ler has had a number of very large offers to 'devote- herself exclusively to motion pictures, but has resisted all inducements because she prefers to continue identified with the Winter Garden productions, in which she rose to fame. - -'-."- David Belasco- is rewriting' Wlllard Mack's Western drama. "The -.Tiger Rose." as a 'result, of the decision, of the United States Court which- granted Al H. Woods an injunction restraining Belasco from producing any of Mack s plays, because Woods holds an exclu sive contract with the dramatist for all his output. When Mr. Belasco' has finished his work the play will prac tically be his own. Mack has been appearing in the play. Lenore Ulrich plays the title role. Heywood Brount the erudite alternat ing dramatic critic and sporting edi tor, has been .summoned to Washing ton to Join George Creel's staff of war news censors. Mr. Broun's position as critic on the New'. York Tribune haa not yet been filled, and probably will not be filled until next Fall. He is well known as a sporting writer, but the drama was' his hobby, especially drama of the high-brow persuasion. Robert - B. Mantell, the well-known Shakespearean star, may be seen in vaudeville for a few weeks. Mr. Man tell, will be supported by Genevieve Hamper (who is his wife) and a com pany of -eight,, presenting the trial scene-from "The Merchant of Venice. A complete production will be carried. Martin : Beck.' chief of the Orpheum circuit, and one of the mainstays of big-time vaudeville, is going to build himself a theater In New York and enter the ranks of legitimate produc Ing managers. That Mr. Beck long has had ambi tions transcending the varieties and twlce-a-day has been known among his Intimates, and they have been aware that for a couple of years he has been Quietly, but methodically, planning to enter the list of dramatic creators on a large and comprehensive scale. Everything Is now In readiness for carrying out his plans, which will be done next, season if war developments do not interfere. Mr. Beck has selected a site in the Longacre Square district and will erect there a playhouse which will be model of its kind, and offer facilities for the production of everything from Greek tragedy to modern farce. Plans for the theater have been drawn and all other preliminaries ar ranged. For some time Mr. Beck has pro duced dramatic sketches for vaudevill which have been far and away more artistic in settings and aeeessorie and in histrionic material- than any others seen on big time. These have been a series of expert PORTLAND ' GIRL IS MAKING GOOD IN JirSICAL STOCK. Lauretta Wilson. Lauretta Wilson, a young- Fort . land girl, is making . a name for herself in Los Angeles in musical stock. Miss Wilson has appeafed also in motion pictures, playing minor roles, and several films showing tne lime fort- t land girl have been exhibited at I local theaters. I Miss Wilson is only 17 and her i "only experience before entering ' musical stock was a, short , en- gagement here with the Baker f 'stock Company. She is' talented J and attractive and gives promise 4 of becoming another star In the. galaxy of talented girls Oregon J ' can boast of on the stage. f I Jf - f-. 1 TOT 1 ;r.T3 ments tending toward the bigger an4 higher things he has had in mind. It is understood that Mr. Beck al ready has selected his technical staff and has arranged with a number of our best playwrights for adaptations and original plays, so that when his theater is completed he will have sufficient material on hand to carry him through, his first' season. It is said to be Mr. Beck s intention to make several new productions and revivals' each season, "and not to pre sent any one piece for a long run. al though if some production makes an nusually big hit it will be transferred. to some other theater to achievo its ull commercial success. Being a man of much wealth. Mr. Beck is going into his new schemer more for personal gratification than for money-making, being desirous of having his name stand for the best and most worthy in the American the ater. These plana -will not interfere in any way. with his activities In vaudeville. BANKS POOL FARM LOANS Koscburg Capital Available for In- - crease of Production. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis. May 26. (Special.) C. J. Hurd. organizer of the State Grange, market master of the Eugene public market . and now acting as district agent for. the counties of Douglas and Linn; was at the college recently to report to State Leader Maris the result of the recent farm survey in this dis trict Mr. Hurd finds that an increased production for the present year is In dicated : by increased acreage and A larger number of breeding animals. He further told of the patriotic ac tion of -the Roseburg bankers In pool ing responsibility in loans mads for the .jpurchase of seed by farmers not able -to pay cash for the kinoV and amount needed. Loans are made only on the recommendation of the district agent, who makes a report on condi tions Justifying the loans. Should any of the borrowers default, the four banks divide the loss among them selves. This has. made possible tha planting of increased crops, especially beans. x CLASS HEARS FROM ABSENT Dufur High School Graduates Get Letter From One in Army. DUFUR, Or.. May 26. (Special.) The Dufur High School commencement exercises' were held in the school audi torium Thursday night. Dr. Straub, of the University of Oregon, delivered the commencement address. , During the exerctses a letter was read from Edr ward -Ward, .- on& of the graduating' class, who has enlisted in the hospital corps, and is now in training in Sin Francisco. ' He was the only member not present. The graduates are- Mildred Dodds, Lois Hill, Lucy Winslow. WInnlfred Tapp, Grace Miller. James H. Johnston. Jr., John C. Burtner Vincent Tapp. Lane Amine Smith. Calvin C. Cooper, Edward Ward and Robert Tapp. The sermon to the class of 1917 was delivered Sunday evening at the Dufur M. E. Church by the pastor. Rev. Louis Thomas, who spoke on the subject "Liberty and Democracy, or "A Naw: Declaration of Independence.". THE.DALLES GRADUATES 42 High School Class Refrains From "Unnecessary Frivolity. " - : c THE DALLES. Or.. May 26. (Spe cial.) The largest class to be gradu- ated from The Dalles High School is the class of 1917. There are 42 mens- bers.' seven of whom have Joined the? colors in the cause of war. One mem ber of this class has Just received an appointment at Annapolis. The patriotic' wave that has swept over the country caused this year's senior class to refrain from unneces sary frivolity. Consequently, they have, broken a long-established precedent by doing away with tha customary recep tions. The class will bo graduated Friday evening. May 8.. Commission Meets at Wilbur June 2. ROSEBURG. Or.. May 26. (Special.) Members of the Orecon Public Serv ice Commission will hold a hearing at Wilbur on June 2. when testimony wilt be Introduced for and against the clos ing -of the Southern Pacific Railroad, station at that place. A petition ask ing permission to close the depot there was filed with the Railroad Commis sion by the Southern Pacific Company some-time ago. The people of Wilbur later remonstrated against closing thei station and asked that they be heard " by the Commission. The Southern Pa cific -station a Wilbur was established many years ago and is one of the oldest in Southern-Oregon. Powers Church to Be Dedicated. MAKSHFIELD. Or.. May 26. (Spe cial.) A new Catholic church, under construction at Povcers. will be com pleted and ready for dedication about the middle of June. The church was ot-ganiaed by Father H. J. McDevitt. of Marshfleld. and will be in his charge." Father McDevitt Is assisted in this par ish by Father Koehler. Archbishop Christie, of Portland, will officiate at. the 'dedication and a special train car rying church members and Knights of. Columbus will be run for ihe occasion, from Coos" Bay, 1. i 5 .1 i 1
