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A-NNA "HELD ' is to be with us
again.. She comes o the Hel-lig-
Theater this week Thurs
day, .Friday and Saturday, with spe
cial Saturday matinee., in her latest
musical comedy success, "Follow
Me." The fair and vivacious Anna
of the recalcitrant eyes comes not only
as the star of the production, but as
the owner of this enterprise which Is
eaid to have yanked the indestructible
Held puraeatrlnps in the neighborhood
of 50 times at $1000 per yank.
. Even more than star and owner
comes the chic and dainty orb-rolling
Queen of musical comedy as producer,
for it is more than press-agent talk.
From the ideas of this smart Parisienne
were fashioned every gown worn by
the stunning Anna Held girls, and
every one of the three scenes making
up what the New York theatrically
wise stamped last season at the Casino
as about the most harmoniously color
ful production ever seen on Broadway.
All of which she brings with her.
It is quite the truth that there has
never been, off the stage as well as on, i
a star more interesting, and perhaps
none quite as fascinating as Anna Held,
..and so consistency points the way
to the writing of a few lines about
what she has been doing since she was
last in Portland four years ago.
Anna Held is Intensely interested in
the fate of her beloved France. She
spent the first two years after the
outbreak of the war entertaining the
soldiers of England and her France in
the hospitals, on the battlefields and in
. the trenches. First she organized a
band of French Boy Scouts and took
- them around, singing to the poilus,
even going to the trouble of teaching
them to sing "Tipperary" in English
for the entertainment of British troops.
Sobn these young boys were fond of
service in more strictly military en
deavor, and Anna Held appealed to
the' French government and received
Its sanction to head a band of the
greaest French artists of the stage on
& similar mission.
It is related that while thus engaged
this fiery little Parisienne created quite
as much of a furore (considering the
size of her audience) as she has stirred
up at any performance of any of her
successes, when she refused, point
blank, to eat dessert from a gold-plate.
when her party was being entertained
at a home of wealth and title in Bel
glum and starving women and children
clamored for food outside. Again, Anna
Held commanded, just as her personal-
. lty had commanded hundreds of thou
sands of persons, to lay down their
money at. the box offices to see her,
with the result that the dessert course
was abandoned and host and guests
turned in to feed the unfortunates. "
The horrors of war brought Anna
Held back to America feeling that,
since money was to play such a big
part in the preservation of the homes
of her people, she could do more by
returning to the stage and giving lib
erally of her earnings, a large part of
, which she sets apart for 49 poilus. for
whom she is godmother, and the chil
dren and aged women of France, as
well as for the comfort of the soldiers.
Portland has not been one of the for
tunate cities of America to know Anna
. Held as a speechmaker.
Touring the country in ' vaudeville,
she addressed the principal clubs of
business men wherever she appeared,
urging the United States to stop the
slaughter of Europeans, and was given
the name by newspapers of being one
at the most compelling woman speak
ers of this day. And credit another
" mark to. the Anna Held intellect her
address was all her own, not words put
in her mouth by a press agent. - This,
. according to no less an authority than
the praise agent himself.
The attraction in which Madame Held
comes to us is "Follow Me." a gay
musioal comedy of rapid tempo, French
spice and American wit, with its wealth
of scenic and sartorial epleq,dor men
tioned in the foregoing some beauti
ful chorus girls wearing gowns that
cost as much, as $1000 each and the
: lovely Anna herself outdoing every pre-
' vious triumph in gown display and
Its cast cf favorite Broadway artists.
It comes with the stamp of approval
from newspaper critics wherever it has
appeared. .
; Is it the fascination of Anna Held,
or can we say it is Portland's pros
perity and appreciation "of the good
things? No matter which. Manager
Pangle. of the Hellig Theater, is ex
pecting such big business that he has
arranged for a popular matinee Friday
afternoon, as well as the Saturday mat
inee, that all Portland wftman will have
opportunity to see the wonderful gowns
In "Follow Me."
Over at the home of stock the Alcazar
players are going to present Owen
Davis' newest play, "Sinners." which
was one of the dramatic .sensations of
two years ago in New York, and will
be all the more interesting to us be
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locally. ' "Sinners" Is a bold, daring
treatment of the age-old subject of one
law for' the man and another for the
woman. In this instance, however, the
playwright has readjusted the situ
ation and pointed a way for the ac
ceptance of the woman through, her
own regeneration. The play is one of
topical interest and should prove one
of the successful ones of the season.
It affords a big role for Ruth Gates,
and for Edward Everett Horton and
for all the other beloveds of the Al
cazar players. While the subject is
intensely human and dramatic in
treatment, the play abounds in plenty
of rich comedy and a fine romance.
Before Calvin Heilig departed for
Seattle last Wednesday night he was
beseeched by the ' Orpheum manage
ment to drop'all plans he might have
for rental of his theater next Wednes
day night that the Orpheum might
present an extra show.
"If your show is as good as last
week you may have the theater
Wednesday night," waa Mr. Hellig'a
reply.
The Orpheum manager declared the
incoming show to be just as good If
not better than its predecessor, and ac
cordingly the Orpheum has the use of
the Heilig for an extra performance
next Wednesday night.
It looks as if the Orpheum is going
to make, good its boast, for the show
opening today is another three-star
assemblage and the bill contains sev
eral Portland favorites, including Rita
Boland. She Is the daughter of Cap
tain J. W. Brown, of the U. S. Engi
neers' tug J. C. Post. The headliners
are Fanchon and Marco with their
'Frisco jazz band, and Billie Montgom
ery and George Perry. The extra at
traction is "Fagan s Decision" as pre
sented by Claud and Fannie Usher,
who, of course are accompanied by the
little dog, "Spareribs."
Fanchon and Marco, dancers, claim
to have been the first to introduce to
New York the puzzling charm of jazz
music as played by white musicians.
tsorn ana orea in Los Angeles,
Fanchon and Marco are sister and
brother. They began to dance at an
early age and it wasn't long before
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their ability was recognized, both as
musicians and dancers. After a tour
of' Australia, they went East where
their dancing at social functions soon
won high favor. Then, about two
years ago, Jhey telegraphed for the
Jazz band to join them. The New
Yorkers first listened with amazement.
Then they applauded. They caught the
spirit of the music and they rose to
their feet. Fanchon and Marco and
their Jazs band then were established.
They bill themselves as "Two Bache
lors of Arts." do Billie Montgomery
and George Perry. They are more than
that; they are bachelors of many arts,
for, to quote their self-description,
"they sing a little, dance a little, talk
a little, play the piano a little and
cut up in general."
Billie Montgomery will be perhaps
best remembered by Orpheumites as
the former teammate of Florence
Moore. George Perry was once of the
team of Perry and Lee White.
Vaudeville's favorites, Claude and
Fanny Usher, return after an absence
of three years. Their present vehicle
is a comedy drama in miniature, en
titled, "Fagan's Decision," and it is
from the prolific pen of Fanny Usher
herself.
"Fagan's Decision" comes to the Or
pheum after a triumphant tour of the
East where critics hailed it as a play
let gem. It is an unforgettable inci
dent from life, and Claude Usher, as a
retired prizefighter, and Fanny Usher
as the orphan waif are so sincere and
humorous that the audience, in doubt
as to whether it should laugh or cry.
as a rule does - both. Also there is
Spareribs, the pathetic looking, dog of
the sketch, who is quite a show in
himself.
Claude and Fanny Usher, for 14
years in vaudeville, are today consid
ered one of the standbys of the two-a-day
field. With originality ever
their guiding star they have built for
themselves an enviable following among
vaudeville patrons. They have gained
a reputation most desiredt by all vau
devillians, ' the reputation that an
Usher act must be good because Claude
and Fanny Usher are in it.
Next week's attractions at Pantagea
vaudeville is topped by.Neek Suen in a
baffling creation of Hongkong mys-
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teries and tricks of the Orient. An
other big act is the pretentious "Revue
de Vogue," billed as a radium of
splendor.
"Fads and Follies" Is the titlu of the
travesty on American tourists In the
Europe that used to be, as viewed by
the Lyric musical stock with the team
of comedians, Dillon and Franks, at
the bat.
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"Turn to the Right," the great out
standing theatrical hit of the past year
In ew York and Chicago, comes to the
Heilig Theater commencing Thursday
December 20. It is a comedy-drama of
the good old-fashioned sort that the
fathers and mothers of the'present gen
eration of playgoers enjoyed. In j.to-
ducing It. Winchell Smith and John L.
Golden acted upon the assumption that
human nature is constructed today on
the same lines that it was t decade
back. They were confident that the
public had not outgrown its liking for
a story that mixed smiles and tears,
morals and emotions, romance and the
home-made Jam of one's far-away
childhood into a fragrant and delect
able evening's entertainment.
In Its .Introduction of farm and vil
lage types. "Turn to the Right" ranks
with "The Old Homestead." "Way Down
East" and Winchell Smith's other great
comedy success, "The Fortune Hunter,
while in religious spirit It is faintly
reminiscent of "Ben Hur." In its pro
logue and three acts there Is never a
line or situation to cause a blush, de
spite the fact that two of Its principal
characters are nimble-wltted crooks.
Their regeneration through the Chris
tian influence of an old-fashioned pray
ing mother provides the underlying
theme.
"Turn to the Right" will be presented
here with the original east and pro
duction, exactly as It ran for nine
months in Chicago and a year in New
York.
The engagement at the Heilig is for
three nights and Saturday matinee.
OBPHECM TQ PLAY EXTRA SHO
Arrangements Made With Hellig
Agent for Wednesday Night.
Again Orpheum vaudeville will be
presented In an. extra performance at
the Hellig Theater, arrangements hav
ing been made to stage the entire show
next Wednesday night. The Orpheum
management obtained this concession
from the Heilig Theater Company on
account of the magnitude of the show
opening today. It Is another three
star aggregation, the bill having two
headliners. an extra attraction and
several artists who are Portland favo
rites. The favoritea include Rita Bo
land, a Portland girl, who gained great
success in vaudeville in the East. Miss
Boland Is the daughter of Captain J
W. Brown, of the United State Engi
neers' tug J. C. Post.
The headliners of the Orpheum show
opening at the Heilig this afternoon
are Fanchon and Marco, with their
Frisco Jazz band, featuring. Rudy Wle-
deoft, proclaimed to be the premier
saxophonist of the world, and Billie
Montgomery and George Perry, "The
Two Bachelors of Art.
"JazaV was unknown to New York
until Fanchon and Marco came from
San Francisco to the Great White Way.
Fanchon -and Marco are prtlcularly
capable dancers. Their repertoire in
cludes prctically every variety of
dancing. At present they confine them
selves to ragtime steps with variations,
these being presented when Mr. Marco
leaves his partner to conduct his or
chestra to add vehemence to their
playing. The jazz band is composed of
five men. Including Rudy Wledeoft, the
saxophonist.
A new act that has Just been
crowned is. that of Billie Montgomery
and George Perry. Mr. Montgomery
until recently was half of the duo,
Montgomery and Moore, and George
Perry is the ferry ot ferry ana wnite.
A description of their act. quoting their
own words, la "We sins a little, dacce
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a little, talk a little, play the piano a
little and cut up in general."
The extra attraction of the new show
is . "Fagan's Decision." presented by
Claud and Fannie Usher. The Ushers
are as well known for "Fagan's Deci
sion as -J efferson was for "Kip Van
Winkle" or Edwin, Booth for his "Ham
let." The Ttory of the ex-featherweight
pugilist, the orphan, and by no means
least Important, the dog Spareribs, is
a- tear and a smile squeezed together
so tightly that it 1 difficult to tell
which is which, but both are there. ,
Claude and Flnnie Usher have not been
in Portland for the past three years.
Rita Boland. the Portland girl, is
making her second tur of the Or
pheum circuit. In her former trip,
however, she did not appear in her
home town, as the Orpheum was closed
in the Summer season when she was
on tour. Miss Boland appears in
mimicry and song sketches. She Is
praised generally as being one of the
big hits of the show.
Miss Robbie Gordons, a statuesque
artist, will appear In character studies
and poses, reproducing old masters and
original designs.
Another Portland favorite In the new
show is James H. Cullen. "The Man
From the West." who Is making his
17th Omheum circuit tour. Cullen car
ries with him a portfolio which Is filled
with humorous stories, parodies and
lyrical songs. The portfolio Is always
being refilled with new material. This
is one of the reasons Cullen is always
welcome visitor wherever he may go
and able to play IT return engagements
over the Orpheum circuit.
The Ioleen sisters. Australian sharp
shooters on the wire, complete the
show, and as usual the Orpheum Travel
Weekly will show moving pictures of
foreign lands, and the orchestra under
the leadership of George E. Jeffery will
play a 20-mlnute concert preceding
every show.
ANNA tttf.t.t TO BE AT HEILIG
Famous Actress Will Appear In Mu
sical Comedy, "Follow Me."
Anna Held, in her own musical com
edy. "Follow Me." Is to be the attrac
tion at the Hellig Theater, Broadway at
Taylor, next Thursday. Friday ana
Saturday nights, December 13. 14 and
15, with a special matinee Saturday.
"Follow Me" Is a typical Broadway
attraction in that it Is Of rapid tempo.
exceedingly funny, has numerous song
hits and offers Miss Held the support
of an exceptionally capable cast. It
had a lonir run at the Casino, New
York, last season, serving as the vehicle
for the return to the American stage,
after two years spent In administering
to the maimed and blind soldieca of
France, of the famous French star of
musical comedy, who is sole owner of
the production.
The attraction Is In three acts, the
scenes all laid in Paris, a villa, green
room of a French theater and a Pari
sian restaurant. All are striking ex
amples of the art impressionistic, and
Innumerable costumes -form an almost
endless procession of bizarre creations,
quaint combinations in color and de
sign; chic and scanty effects In silks
and satins and queer fancies illus
trating articles of the toilette, the sea
sons and other Ideas decorative and
otherwise.
Catchy songs, new dances and general
high merriment are woven in about a
story of philandering hubby, the Mar
quis de Launay, whose American wife
discovers bis flirtation with the actress
Claire, of the Theater Varieties.
"SIXXERS" TO BE AT BAKER
Alcarar Players to Present Owen
Davis' Startling Melodrama.
Owen Davis' startling melodrama,
"Sinners." will have its first presenta
tion in this city at the Baker this af
ternoon, where the Alcazar Players
will offer it for the week. It is in
many ways a departure from the gen
erally accepted views of life as ex
pressed on the stage, but being deli
cately handled, with a certain sense of
Justification for those wanderers from
the straight and narrow path of duty
toward society, and carrying a heart
story of genuine interest, it Vas been
a big success everywhere it has been
offered in stock.
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mother, to go to New York to seek
work, is found almost starving, friend
less and helpless by another girl who
came from the same town, but who has
fallen into evil ways. This girl Is the
only one who will hold out a helping
hand and takes her home, shelters her
and tries honestly to protect her from
falling as she has'done.
The opening act takes place In a
flat and gives a vivid portrayal of the
lives these girls are living. It is filled
with comedy of a different kind, a
touch of tenderness and a genuine mel
odramatic climax. The rest of the play
goes back to the small town the two
girls came from, and a natural ending
is worked out for all the "sinners,"
different from the finish of girls like
these in other plays. There are many
strong acting parts, especially for the
women of the company. "Sinners" will
be seen at the Baker all week, with
matinees today, Wednesday and Satur
day. "FADS AXD FOLLIES" AT LYRIC
Travesty on Doings of American
Tourists In Paris Good.
"Fads and Follies," dealing with a
travesty on the doings of American
tourists In Parts In the good old days,
will open the week, at the Lyric this
afternoon. We find not only the gay
grass widow, ambition mad. the giddy
young debutante and the antique buyer,
in his dotage, but wo find also our two
old friends, MiKe and Ike. Real mil
lionaires this week it -seems, they meet
on the boat coming over, each one try
ing to beat the other in the mad race
for social prestige. Both having mar
riageable daughters, they quickly be
come the victims of a bunco artist, who
arranges with each unknown to the
other) to get them a genuine French
Count. The way Mr. Bunc separates
them from their coin is a marvel, even
manipulating the steel market for their
education. They wrangle and fight,
make up and fight over again like the
good old boys they always have been,
and nothing but fate intervenes to pre
vent them from losing every nickel of
their money.
"Fads and Follies" is a big musical
laugh show and it will be seen at Mhe
Lyric with Dillon and Franks as Mike
and Ike all week, with a matinee every
day and two extra feature nights Tues
day, country store and Friday chorus
girls' contest.
MAGIO MASTERS AT PAXTAGES
Chinese Magicians Will Be Featured
on Bill Opening Tomorrow.
With the latest, most Intricate and
amazing Oriental mysticisms. the
Hongkong Mysteries, with Neck Keun
and his corps of magic, masters., come
as the feature attraction to Pantages
for the week commencing with the
matinee tomorrow.
Neek Seun and his cast have created
no end of a sensation throughout the
East, where they have appeared ex
clusively on the principal vaudeville
circuits.
"Where do the ducks go?" is but one
of the perplexing but amusing tricks
which entertain the audience. Neek
Seun and his assistants offer feats tlat
have astonished the Orient for hun
dreds of years, and which are sen for
the first time In vaudeville. N'cok Seun
has made a lifelong study of the acts
of mysticism which he present, and
only the wise men of the Celestials
know their secrets.
A special attractio'n of headline
merit is the "Revue de Vogue " with
Al Clark, late of the Three Trouba
dours, as the principal comedian, and
a host of clever vaudeville people in his
support. Miss Enlow, who was seen
for three consecutive years with the
Redpath Lyceum Bureau as violinist
soloist, is another principal of excep
tional note. The principals have been
surrounded by a chorus of metropolitan
beauties who sing and dance in the
most delightful manner. The lines are
bright, the song hits numerous and the
staging most elaborate.
Fr.ank Bush, the story teller, comes
with a host of new stories which will
keep his audiences in a gale of laugh
ter. Mr. Bush is the celebrated racon
teur who has told stories to the prin
cipal rulers of every civilized country.
McDermott and Wallace have an act
replete with the latest songs, dances
and jests. They are able Comedians
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and they score one of the big hits o
the bill.
Nan Gray, with her songs of Scot
land, will be a big favorite with every
body, and especially with thos front
the land of the heather. Miss Gray of
fers new and old songs of Scotland.
Martyn and Florence are artistic jug
glers who utilize tennis racquets, ten
nis balls, Indian clubs and similar im
pedimenta to make their act a feature
one.
"The Fatal Ring," In its fourteenth
episode, sears the close, and this strik
ing Pathe sensation continues to hold
the Interest of the thousands who are
following the strange adventure of the
tragic bit of Jewelry.
WInnifred Gllraine. of New York
Winter Garden fame, and her girls in
the famous "Back to Nature" ballet.
will close their engagement with the
continuous performance today from 2
to 11, supported by an all-star cast. In
cluding Harry Jolson. brother of the
famous musical comedy star.
GEXE EXIGHT RETURN'S TO HIP
Sextet of Clever Girl Musicians Head
Bis Opening Today.
Portland will welcome the return of
Gene Knight and her seven Portland
symphony belles to the Hippodrome
Theater today. Gene Knight Is a beau
tiful and accomplished musician and
the sextet that supports her Is com
posed of attractive girls with lovely
costumes. They have a refined musi
cal act and an elegant stage setting.
Every one of the girls is well known
and all are members of the McDougal
Musical Club. The personnel of the
act is Gene Knight, Miss Mae Ross.
Miss Delores Cullen, Miss Elizabeth
Stanley. Miss Zalie Coloson, Miss Mae
Ross and Miss Roberta Larson.
Billy Link and Blossom Robinson, a
couple of old vaudeville favorites, will
be back again. Link used to work in
blackface. Miss Robinson makes a
charming foil for Link's clever comedy.
Carl and Le Clair will be seen in a
singing, talking and dancing act that
fairly wreaks of class.
The Costa troupe are a trio of nov
elty aerlallsts who will offer a number
of hair-raising stunts.
Monohan and company, a man and
woman, will offer a roller skating nov
elty that promises to be far removed
from the ordinary run of such offer
ings. Gus Reed presents Cooke and
Hamilton in a rare comedy skit enti
tled "Samples," in which some very
funny situations are involved.
The picture for Sunday will be
"Clubs Are Trumps," a Luke comedy.
STRAND BILL IS PROMISING
Good Motion Picture Play and Six
Vaudeville Acts Scheduled.
Monroe Salisbury and Ruth Clifford,
co-stars in several recent Bluebird suc
cesses, will be seen at the Strand The
ater today in "The Door Between," a
vividly dramatic picturization of the
popular Samuel Merwin story, "An
thony the Absolute." This photoplay,
with six unusual acts comprising the
10th Transcontinental Vaudeville Road
Show, are on the Strand entertainment
bur.
Leonard and Wright, In their spec
tacular novelty, "In an Album of Songs
and Dances," will headline the vaude
ville programme. They appear In seven
costume changes, ranging from colonial
to modern, greeting the audience from
the pages of a huge album. The act
has been meeting with great success
throughout the circuit.
t The other acts, which promise much
clever and diversified entertainment,
are: Malumby and Musette, in a nevelty
character singing act, aith aerobatlo
and toe dancing: Clifford and Clayton,
balancers and furniture tossers; Kath
leen Kla-Wah-Yau in an Indian noltr
including harp and banjo music; Dick
Hyland, the dancing musician, and
Walker and Burrell. the "Musical
Farmers."
"The Door Between." which is said
to offer fandom something entirely new
in photoplay construction, with a hero
so bold that he faces the greatest
dangers for the woman he loves, but
Is so bashful that he does not kiss
her during the entire five reels, intro
duces the versatile Salisbury as An
thony Eckhart, who goes to the Orient
to make a phonographic record of a
Chinese scale. He is unable to find
anyone with a sense of perfect pitch
to sing it to him.
One night in Toklo Anthony meets
Crocker, an American, who has come
to the Far East to kill his wife and the
man with whom she has eloped.
The next day Anthony hears the voice
he has been searching for. It belongs
to a woman occupying an adjoining
room In his hotL Anthony breaks
down the door and discovers Heloise, a
very beautiful but much frightened
woman.
Anthony's contrition appeases her.
but he discovers, after he has given
his heart to the woman, that she is
Crocker's wife. He offered to give her
up If Crocker would, but he lives fo
nothing but revenge. So love's young
dream leads through a duel, a mad es
cape, and a suicide, to the point where
"the door between" Is no more and
there is nothing to bar their happiness.
"TURX TO THE RIGHT" COMIXQ
Comedy to Be Presented at Rellls
Beginning December 2 0.
"Turn to the Right!" the comedy
drama success, comes to the Heilig
Theater for three nights, beginning
December 20, with a special matinee
Saturday. It will be presented with
the complete Chicago cast and produc
tion, exactly as It ran for nine months
at George M. Cohan's Grand Opera-
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