THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JTJXE 24, 1917.
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1917 MOST WORTHY
SUCCESSOR TO FORMER PRESENTATIONS
h Crowds, Unable to Get Inside on Opening Night, Might Have Filled Another Theater Patriotic Finale Is En
titled, "Can't You Hear Your Country Calling?"
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BY LLOYD PSvLON'ERGAN.
V YUKK, June 23. especial.)
j The 1917 edition of the Zlegfeld
I- Follies proved a. worthy succes-
pr to those of former years. As in the
fist, the first night was a notable af-
iiir, with everyone who was anyone in
tendance, as well as many who were
tabled (through paying- fabulous
jrices!) to buy their way into the New
mesterdam Tneater. The crowds in
io lobby and outside might ' almost
rive filled another theater. Alto-
ther it was a huge success. Tho
resent is the eleventh annual show
fid was staged by Ned Wayburn under
lie personal supervision of Mr. Zieg-
ld; art effects by Joseph Urban: lines
fid lyrics by Gene Buck and George V.
obart; score by Raymond Hubbell and
ave Stamper, with interpolations by
roroo Kern and others. The musia
r the patriotic finale (being a "1917"
ollies, necessitated a patriotic finale)
tititled, "Can't You Hear Your Coun-
y Calling?" was by Victor Herbert,
lie list of well-known names is not
nfined merely to those who have
ade the mechanical part of the show,
sst of principals is 150, with such
ell-known ones as: Will Rogers, Bert
illiams. V. e Fields, Irving Fisher,
mnle Brlce, Vera Maxwell, Dorothy
ickson, the Fairbanks Twins and
any others. The usual beauty chorus
the Follies girls are noted the world
ei and Rose Cecil O'Neill designed
any of. the lovely costumes. The
917 vintage" is "a thing of beauty
id a joy forever."
Barrle Programme Continues.
When a "limited engagement" was
inounced at the Empire Theater of a
ogramme of one-act plays by J. M.
irrie under the auspices of the
tiarles Frohman Company, a. short
ason was expected. But the two
peks have lengthened into six and
ill no sign of closing, unless the
leaded hot spell should descend. An
leresung reaiure in connection with
is unusual presentation is the fact
at the entire proceeds will be devot-
to the btage Woman's War Relief
ind, which, by the way. is increasing
leaps and bounds nntil it will soon
one of the largest of such funds iit.
istence. Two of these three plays
e new to New York, "The New Word"
d "Old Lady Shows Her Medals" but
he Twelve-Pound Look" brings back
o of the origtnal company who gave
in New York (and at the same thea-
r) a number of years ago. Ethel
hrrymore and Charles Dalton. Miss
irrymore has not appeared on the
age this season, devoting herself en-
rely to the silent drama, and her re-
rn to the stage is of great Im
rtance. She is donating her salary
the cause as her "bit."
An Interesting announcement has
st been made from the Frohman of
:es. It is that the new musical show
which Julia Sanderson and Joseph
iwthorne will be starred next season
called "Rambler Rose." No mention
made of Donald Brian, the other
mber of the important trio of for
ar musical comedy days, so it is as-
med that he has other plans. Ada
a&de. who made such a 4111 in Arthur
immerstein's production, "Katinka,"
11 have an Important role in "Ram
er Rose." Arthur Hammerstein. by
alliance with Lee Snuoert and Ralph
W. Ince and within a few weeks their
first picture will be commenced on the
Palisades (New Jersey) and released
under the name Advance Motion Pic
ture Corporation.
Whit Slave Is the Motif.
Lee Shubert's production, "The
Knife," should make a ' fine feature,
filled with suspense and thrilling mo
ments. But It is 'doubtful if,. It will
be picturized for a long ttyne. ' Several
companies will take' it on the road the
coming season andthe country, will
have an opportunity to j-udge which
verdict was the correct one as Chicago
and New York' disagreed about the
merits of Eugene Walter's play. One
of New York's biggest successes one
of the greatest failures ' that came to
Chicago . (according to the critics in
the "Windy City"). Perhaps the white
tlave problem is moxe of a vital one in
New York. There have been a num
ber of disappearances, some cleared up,
others hushed up and many unsolved,
which point to similar conditions to
those portrayed in "The Knife." One
writer declared that if the only lesson
learned by" the women of New York
was to never go into strange places
alone, it would be" worth seeing. The
heroine believes In fortune-telling and
goes to see one who has advertised in
her home, paper. She does not want to
be laughed at and so tells no one where
she is going while visiting in New
York. She does not return and her
fiance starts investigation.
Hospitals are searched and every
thing done quietly, but no -trace can
be found. Then a clipping is found in
her room and the trail to the various
fortune tellers is taken up by the doc
tor's friend, a young lawyer (Lowell
Sherman). Then, after a series of
disappointments, the girl Is traced to a
notorious ' place and rescued. She does
not remember what has happened, but
when her fiance discovers the truth he
declared that the man nd woman shall
act as bis living experiments with a
new serum which is to cur humanity.
e way has formed a motion picture Then the District Attorney steps in
and is about to arrest him for his work,
as the woman has died under the oper
ation. The man's recovery, however,
has proved the efficacy of the discov
ery and 'the physician is willing to take
the penalty, because It will also clear
his fiance's name. Shes teps in and
tells the' miserable story from begin
ning to end, and the District Attorney
decided to "forget", what he has heard.
Olive Wyndham gives a fine picture of
the heroine, her acting at- no time be
ing exaggerated, and the entire cast is
an all-star one, with Robert Edeson as
the scientist.
Sfw Style Play Developed.
It will be recalled that "On Trial."
one of the greatest successes of two
seasons ago, was destined by the au
thor. Elmer Relzenstein, as a film play.
But it developed into a drama for the
stage, and its unusual theme and man- over.
ner of treatment established a new
style of play. It proceeded just like a
moving picture drama, "flashing back"
to the story as the dialogue proceeded.
When the widow on the witness stand
says that "The telephone rang" a sud
den change of scene turns the time
back a few Ways and shows the iden
tical scene which she is describing
when on the witness stand in the trial
of her husband's murderer. After two
years the film-drama has become a
feature film and undoubtedly Portland
has shared New York's enthusiasm. Mr.
Rothapfel has given it a wonderful set
ting at the Rialto with a man dressed
as town crier. With lantern and scroll
he announced the titles, instead of hav
ing them flashed on the screen. The
incidental music was well chosen and
the orchestral number, the first and
second movements of "Scheherezade."
by Rimsky Korsakov, proved one of
the best things that this finest musical
organization in New York has done this
season.
w Thlnga Csmlns; Soon.
Following their .success with "His
Little Widows" and "Nothing But the
Truth," G. M. Anderson and Lawrence
Webber have placed a third play In re
hearsal which will Tiave an early pro
duction along third-play in rehearsal
which will have an early production
along ' Broadway. It is "The Very
Idea," and F. W. Gllmore is directing it.
The cast includes Sydney Shields, Belle
Daube, Josephine Drake. Sidney Booth
and Jack Webster, with the usual
beauty chorus.
A new addition to "My Lady's Glove."
which opened this week at the Lyric, is
Virginia Fissinger. the classical dancer,
who makes her New York debut. "My
Lady's Glove" will be reviewed later.
Early in August a new play by Ed
ward Peple will open at the Booth The
ater. It is "Friend Martha," which has
been playing on the road for almost a
year, kept out of New York by the lack
of a playhouse.
William Brady is t" produce musica,
comedy in tne Tall, after a number of
years' devotion to the drama. "Baby
Mine," the Selwyn success, has been set
to music and will be produced under his
management, as Wen as others along
this same, line. Mr. Brady's last musi
cal production was "The Balkan Prin
cess" and the series of revivals of Gil
bert and Sullivan comic operas. "The
Man Who Came Back" continues to
draw crowded house nd other com
panies will proDably be formed for the
road.
Hammerateln Contracts Casino.
Following his success with "You're in
Love," Arthur Hammerstein has con
tracted with Messrs. Shubert for the
use of the Casino each Spring and Sum
mer for his own use. "You're in Love"
will continue 'until the Casino Is needed
for a Fall production, and then in the
Spring of 1918 Mr. Hammerstein will
take possession again, and has an
nounced that he will bring out a revue.
It is already named "Hammerstein's
Musical Comedy, Series of 1918." Eight
well-known principals will have the
leading roles, supported by the Ham
merstein brand of beautiful chorus
girls. It ' looks too good to be true.
Bide Dudley, in his column in the Even
ing World, remarks whimsically: "It's
a great scheme for the Casino and
should prove a winner for Mr. Ham
merstein if he doyn't forget it before
the time comes for him to put it into
operation."
Elliott. ComstocK and rsrr. respon
sible for "The Wanderer," "Oh, Boy,"
"Very Good Eddy," and others, have
contracted for the American rights of
"Chu Chin Chow," 'produced more than
400 times at His - Majesty's Theater,
London. It Is a Chinese drama of un
usual strength and requires a company
of more than 200. -Lyle Sweet, director
for Oscar Asche. who staged the Lon
don production, will come to personally
supervise, and "Chu Chin Chow" will
follow "The Wanderer" at the Manhat
tan Opera House in the early Fall.
Film Flickers.
AMONG the prominent members of
the Southern California film col
ony who registered under the select
ive draft were Charlie Chaplin, Charles
Ray, Jack Plckford, Marshall Neilan,
Herbert Rawllnson, Harry Ham, Har
old Lockwood, Lee Moran, George
Walsh, Raoul Walsh, Bennle Zeldman
and Charles Parrot.
.....
Marguerite Clark headed the film
stars in' subscriptions to the liberty
loan. Miss Clark bought $105,000 worth
of . bonds. Other liberal subscribers
were: Mary Pickford, $100,000; Doug
las Fairbanks, $100,000; Charlie Chap
lin, $100,000; Doris Kenyon, $50,000;
Roscoe Arbuckle Company, $41,000;
Maxine Elliott, $40,000; Mabel Taliafer
ro, $31,000; Billie Burke's daughter,
$10,000; Linda Griffith, $5000; Earle
Williams, $5000; William Farnum,
$10,500.
Roland Bottomley, featured in the
Pathe serial, "The Neglected Wife," has
applied for Canadian enlistment papers.
Bottomley is an Englishman.
...
Irving Cumming8 is to make pictures
for the Superlative Pictures Corpora
tion. ...
Crane Wilbur ia to emulate J. "Warren
Kerrigan, Bill Hart and Myrtle Sted
man and make a tour of the theaters of
the country.
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Production on Paralta Pictures has
commenced. James Young is directing
Bessie Barrtscale and Oscar Apfel is
looking after J. Warren Kerrigan.
Gerda Holmes has renewed her con
tract with World and will soon appear
with Montagu Love.
...
Bessie Barriscale formed a Liberty
Loan Bond Club of 15 members in Los
Angeles'. and between herself and
friends took $30,000 in $50 certificates.
Then Bessie bought ten $1000 bonds for
herself.
'
George, the maitre d'hotel at New
York's famous Rector's, makes his
film debt in the Herbert Brenon pic
ture, "The Lone Wolf."
"Wild and Wooly." the latest Doug
las Fairbanks - picture, must be a
"knockout," for the blase trade paper
reviewers 'howled with delight when
they gave .the production the "once
The friends of Evelyn Greeley, the'
beautiful and talented leading actress
of World-Pictures Brady-Made, had a
hard time dissuading that intrepid
young woman from donating her high
power automobile to the Government
for ambulance service in France and
enlisting to drive it in person. Even
now they are not sure they have won
the argument, for Miss Evelyn has a
will of her own, reflecting the old say
ing that "when a woman will she will,
and there's an end on't."
The fat woman, snake charmer, for
tune teller, high school equestrienne,
living skeleton, midget, giant, clown,
ring-master, boss canvasman and all
the other country circus personages are
irt little Madge Evans' new play for
World-Pictures Brady-Made entitled
"Jerry-for-Short." Little Geraldlne.
running away from the orphanage.
Joins the circus, and the seven-foot
giant defends her from the cruel ring
master. ' .
Horrors! Viola Dana is taking on
weight. She has gained six. pounds
during the past month and now weighs
105 pounds.
'
The annual exposition of the Motion
Picture Exhibitors' League will be
opened at Chicago on July 14 with a
Mae Marsh day.
Though it is not generally known to
photoplay enthusiasts, it is a well
known tradition of the stage that Billie
Burke adopted her unusual name in
memory of her father, Billie Burke, a
popular actor. She is a native of
Washington, D. C, but first invaded the
stage in Europe.
The Brooklyn Vitagraph studios are
swamped with wealthy people willing
to pay money to appear in pictures.
Henry De Vries, well-known vaude
ville actor, will support Theda Bara in
"Cleopatra." Fritz Liebler will play
FORTLAXD GIRLS WHO HAVE
MADE GOOD IX VAIDKV1LLE.
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Harrlette and Florence Learn.
Every season Portland adds its
quota of talent to the American
stage, musicians, singers and dra-
matic folk. The latest additions
are Harriette and Florence Leach. I
young and charming daughters of I
t Mrs. J. Leach, now in Portland
f for their Summer vacation after J
t a triumphant tour over the Keith ?
J circuit in the East. In September I
4 they will return to the circuit. .
t Miss Harriette Leach has a beau- i
tiful soprano voice, and Miss t
t Florence Leach's voice is a rich t
T contralto. Their visit to New
. York last November was to study
I .with Madame von Fielltszch. 'A
representative of the Keith clr-
cuit heard them sing, and imme
J diately- booked them. Their
4 mother accompanied them-on the
trip.
Julius Caesar, while De Vries will play
Qctavius Caesar. Dorothy Drake, who
is Mrs. De Vries, will play Charmion.
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Tonsilltis forced Geraldlne Farrai1 to
postpone work on her first Arteraft
picture of the season.
...
"The Optimist" Is the name of the
Douglas Fairbanks picture to follow
"Wild and Woolly.''
. .
Vitagraph announces that Germans
are attempting to destroy copies of the
patriotic picture, "Womanhood."
...
The Herbert Brenon picture, "The
Fall of the Romanoffs." has a cast in
cluding Illidor, the monk refugee from
Russia: Nance O'Neil.Alfred Hickman,
William E. Shay and Conway Tearle.
Mademoiselle Galanta, a "find" of
Brecon's, who" came to this country
two years ago with the Russian ballet,
is a member of the cast.
That famous old film bark, the Alden
Besse. has been sold to a coal company.
Griffith paid $1600 for the boat and its
latest sale brought (10.600.
...
Patsy D Forest. Vitagraph player,
is threatened with blindness as a result
of too many hours under the glaring
studio lights.
Portland's Roof Garden.
Council Crest Park
New scenic railway, dancing every
night except Sunday. Largest and
best floor in Northwest. Council
Crest Orchestra.
Admission to Park Free!
Take Portland Heights Cars.
irrnirt f iWyimftTi
Owing to the Tremendous Public Demand-Second and Last Week
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The Wonder of tbe 20th Cenrnry
SINGER'S
MIDGETS
and the 1917 Pant ages Road Show.
MATINEE D.ULT 2:3
ir ANT AGES
ABSOLUTELY 3fO RESERVATIONS.
POSITIVELY A 2 SHOW AT POPI I.AR PRICES.
BRING THE KIDDIES TO SEE FAIRYLAND!
Four Weelo at Hnz
SO MIDGETS 20 TIY POMES 40 DOGS $ BABY ELEPHATS. -merwteln'a
Victoria, Six Months at the New York Hippodrome Recently on Tour Klaw A
KrUacer ana Shnbert Sron.' Circuit. ...
BA Yf K7 P THEATER
i I i - IW. Broadway and Morrison
-A IL 1-W iinf IliV. Milton W. Seaman, Manager
FAREWELL WEEK OF THE POPULAR
ALCAZAR PLAYERS.
Starting Sunday Matinee, June 24, 1917 TOMORROW
In athrilling revival of the world-famous
TEW NIGHTS
IN A
BARROOM
Greatest melodrama ever written depicting: the evils of
drink. All the familiar scenes and characters. . It will re
vive old memories. It will tie a great lesson for the young.
EVENINGS 25c, 50c, 75c. MATINEES 25c,50c
MATINEES SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY
MONDAY NIGHT AND WED. MAT. ONLY 25c
Next Sunday, Mon., Tues. and Wed. Mat. Wed.
A mad, merry, musical, mirthful revel with America's greatest comedian
AL J OLSON
And complete, original N. Y. Winter Garden cast. Including the far-famed
Broadway Beauty Brigade, in
"Robinson Crusoe, Jr.
ITtcesi 76c. S1.00, I1.S0, S2.00. S2.SO .Wednesday Mntlnec SOc to S1.50
SEATS MONDAY MAIL ORDERS FILLED!!
THEATER
Broadway it Tijhr PWc Baal. A 1122
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7 SI TONIGHT CSSl
FIRST TIES OUTSIDE NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
I? AVID . BE LAS CO PRErtNT
iMoRioiNAU Surr stM S-VJCT9R WAPCr.K
IO RIQINAL SUPERB OSS"
DIRECT FR9M
1 IS MOAT TUE
iTHfATRC CHKAC9
. ARTHUR BYRON - MARTHA HEDMAN
i THEATRE N.Y I EPPIKCER - RUTU HEPLEV
mo ".ll oriDT Don" iac w ati i nvu 1 r s
MO AT WWWl AND ALL THE OTWERT,
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Floor $2.00
Balcony $1.50, $1, 75c, SOc
Gallery, reserved 50c
"SPECIAL WED. & SAT. MATS.
Floor $1.50 1
Balcony .$1.00, 75c, 50c
Gallery, reserved 50c
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TICKETS NOW SELLING FOR ENTIRE ENGAGEMENT
FUN AN D
FROLIC
TODAY and for One Week
W. E. McEIroy
and Splendid
Band
will play this
evening and
every evening
for a week,
with a special
matinee con
cert at 3 this
afternoon. The
Metropolitan
Orchestra will
play each aft
ernoon at 3
during the week.
'20,000 Laughs
Under the
Sea"
Manager Cordray,
working: on the prin
ciple that "a good
laugh Is a sure ton
lo has arranged to
show . the funniest
cartoon picture ever
produced, in the Oaks
Auditorium today
and for a week. A
thousand laughs a
minute. The ridicu
lousness of a sword
fish sawing wood
the weakfish getting
strong Captain Cre
mo in the clutches
rf the clams, etc. It Is
funny enough to set
you laughing: for a
week.
Special Added
Attraction for
Sunday Only
JAY B. TOWER
popular songwriter
and composer of
"May God Bless You
and the Red, White
and B 1 u e," and
"Stand Up and Fight
for Uncle Sammy
and the Dear Old U.
S. A.," the two pa
triotic songs that
are taking the coun
try by storm, will
himself appear and
sing his own songs,
with full band accompaniment.
All the above programmes free
to Oaks patrons. 5c fare. Trans
fer from any part of the city.
FUN AND FROLIC
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HIPPODROME
FOUR DAYS, COMMENCING SUNDAY
Edna Riese & Company
"OUR CAREER"
A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE PLAYLET
Four Musical Lunds Minette & Sidelli
In a Delightful Repertoire. Agile Envoys From Funland.
Pauline Saxon Noble & Brooks
The Sis Hopkins Girl. In "Fun at the Box Office."
OHenry Drama Blanche Leduc & S. A. Ross
"Vanity and Some Sables." Songs, Talk & Whirlwind Dancing
MAT. DAILY. 1:30 to 5, 10, EXCEPT SUN. & HOLIDAYS, 15
Continuous Performance Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Evenings,
6:30-11, 150
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