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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. POETXAITO, APRIL 21, 1918.
RT LEONE CASS BAER.
MAX t'lCMAN and Lollta Robertson
are returning to Portland this
week on their second across
rouatrjr tour la ""Nothing But tha
Truth." a comedy which delighted us
esrly last Fall. In the btflnnlnr of
the season.
Mr. Fia-man baa an especial capacity
for funmaklns;. for a delicate defini
tion of character and a wholesome and
unstudied appeal to the finer things or
"in -Nothln But the Truth" he brines
play which la lauahful to tha limit.
His engagement opena on Thursday
evening and rounda out the week.
Following Mr. Flgman. Cyril Maude.
In -Grumpy." two naroea of Interna-
.k..rWl fame, are the lode
ton, that will call us to tha Heillg
on Thursday, rnaay anu
It"!-1" Baker tha Alcasar Players
will present Cyril Harcourt'a comedy.
-A Pair of Bilk Stockings." which Is
heralded aa an uncommonly amuamg
plKuth Oatee will appear as Molly, a
little wife who Isn't a wife because she
dirorced ber husband, bhe wanta him
back, and he wants to come back, and
Molly's endeavora to make hire return
without compromising herself gets a
lot of nice people Into a mesa. Edward
Everett Horton will be the nice ex
husband. All the regular play ere will
appear In the cast. Including
extra, folk. One of these la Ceraldlne
pare, a young mot Ion -picture actress
who Is Tlsltlng relatives In Portland
and is making ber dramallo debut In
thla piece. ...
Two luminaries shine at the top of
the OrpheunVs new show to open at
the Heillg this afternoon. They are
Edwin Arden. one of our most distin
guished actors, and Elisabeth M. Mur
ray, dialectician and comedienne extra
ordinary, wit eoccesees to bar credit
that have made ber famous the world
over
Edwin Ardea Is aot a player of flne
achievements, but la an author of ac
complishment. Recently Mr. Arden appeared in plays
whose casta were of the all-star vari
ety. This la true of "Today" aad the
trio of Henri Bemteln-a plays. "The
Whirlwind." The Thief" and "Israel.
In which be was cast la tha principal
male role. His present vehicle is caiieo
-tmh" It la a tense and timely
play of the secret service, with the war
as a oacagrouna- is. w w'- '
sense a war play, although the trapping
of a spy Is Its theme.
The engagement of Elisabeth Murray
at the Orpheum may recall the fact that
thia comedienne la given credit In many
quarters for having convinced New
Tork that It la not the birthplace of all
etage successes. . .
New Tork baa always considered that
anything theatrical which waa produced
outside of Its boundaries waa not of
aun-tctent merit for the entertainment
of Its cltlsenry. In a degree, tils feel
ing still obtains there, but It has been
considerably shaken and Elisabeth
Murray hammered In the opening wedge
that is causing the theatrical atructure
to totter.
She was cast for the role of an Irish
girl in "Mme. Sherry." and despite the
successes of the musical comedy during
Ita original presentation In Chicago, the
wtsearres declared that, when It reached
New Tork. Broadway would and flaws
la It. even If they never existed.
Elisabeth Murray waa the feminine
eomedy bit of the show, and one can
imagine the gnashing of teeth among
the artistry of Broadway when they
discovered that although the play was
produced In another city the general
public Insisted that It was exceptionally
good and went Into ecstaciea over the
genuine talents that made Miss Murray
ao comically attractive. Her sparkle
and Irish cheer were a revelation to the
atay-at-home New Yorkers.
Since that time, Broadway has at
tempted to claim ber for Its own. and.
in a measure, has succeeded, for ahe
has originated many of the female rem
edy roles for several years past. More
recently she waa In The Cohan Revue."
"Watch Tour Step" and "High Jinka"
She has always originated rolee and
consequently when musical comedy suc
cess s have appeared on the road with
out her In the cast audiences have aeenH
only an Imitation of the real thing,
e e
Pantagea has a phenomenal offering
this week, with Singer's Midgete. who
ecered such a tremendous success when
they were here last Fall. There are SO
tiny midgete In the group, aad they
present comic opera, vaudeville, musi
cal comedy, athletics. gymnaaUo art and
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big military spectacle. They carry a g ....... . .- ; ; ,-; f . , y f JC fMr w
trio of tiny elephants for the circus act. - fv", , St ' 7 ?C
and a troupe of trained dogs. The act sni 11 T 1 n,i , ,.i..rw., n..i,itrr. - nun n unsiriaieninairninn 'WnmiiimtiHiiraSgi.;-:r;- . jjrs Ia &ti!!W'
la truly sensational and will pack Pan- y . 'vi?;'jlgX VNteBV' '
tages all week. Last Fall It waa kept
over a second week and played con- t2v CfS( (Stocfr'nc', Wc&JiZcSrr if raj ti& 23eCCZ'. ,,, . ,
atantly to capacity business. t i V-.'Ci S 117 i 77J!s CAe, -
The Strand's new blll."openlng today. (r . ' . "A f Ocn p3?
oners siargie t arson, a icminine Dan- - , vasav
tone; Tom Whiteside, a blackface come- - ' S J "T ' "... ' .
dlan and eccentric dancer, as Its top- '- !' 15 f"? " ' ' ' '
line act. ; - ' ?M U ;
"NotlilDg but the Trnth' Brim Full ' fLJ ' A 'tf?A "A : Sv. T ' F"' ' '
I Max Flroan. wh8 cornea to the Heillg I ! fin ' vf - 1 Cl ' i '' sI"! V aaW ,?izJfr, ...,
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A '-rJ I Heiligl
U1 v.o.k twivm J
Theater next Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday nighta, April 2i. 26, 27, has more
eomedy roles to his credit than any
artist on tour this season. Some have
been fortunate enough to see him in
each of the characters, while a num
ber of our theatergoers have only aeen
btm In one or two. All will readily re
call his ready wit.
It la claimed by his managera that
the role be enacta in the comedy suc
cess. "Nothing But ths Truth." tha
greatest latitude la given him for bis
many and varied accomplishments as
an entertainer: Many remember hlm4
In each of the following comedies. It
they all were comedies, for "Mary
Jane's Pa came pretty near being
comedy drama, though advertised aa "a
comedy." "Old Curiosity Shop" had a
tear bidden between the laugha for
many of ua and there was an under
current In the character be played In
"Fine Feathers." that waa so real and
human It made one think of "someone
known Intimately." "The Man on the
Box" and "The Subatltute" and one or
two othera make up a repertoire that
la both varied and unusual.
The author of Mr. Fig man's present
suocese, James Montgomery, now b
another play under construction that
be thlnka will "just at" this well
known comedian, and he promises I
bidden touch of pathos ao unusual In
comedies. "Nothing But the Truth"
Is a comedy of the purest type, no teara.
no horseplay and no alapstlck being
resorted to to provoke a laugh. The
complications are what are termed le
gitimate, that la. the sequence of
scenes grow out of the scenes preced
ing and bring surprising "twists" so
naturally the auditor la kept In a con
stant state of expectancy.
Mr. Flgman as supported by Lollta
Robertson and a splendid company of
players. A special matinee will be
given Saturday.
PORTLAXDKRS TO SEE GRUMPY'
Cyril Maude. Famous English Actor,
at Ilclllf May S. S and 4.
It will be with the keenest satisfac
tion that the patrons of the Heillg The
ater will receive the announcement
that the distinguished English actor,
Cyril Maude. Is. after all. to do per
formances of his world-famed comedy,
"Grumpy." here May !. 3, 4. In the
middle of the Winter, directly follow
ing his Australian tour. Mr. Maude was
booked to appear here, but circum
stances over which the actor had no
control caused bis port of destination
to be altered, overnight, from Vancou
ver to San Francisco, with the subse
quent cancellation of ' the "Grumpy"
dates in this section of the country.
Now Mr. Maude, having completed his
engagements in California, haa so
changed his route toward the East that
thla city la Included In his Itinerary
and he will be aeen In Portland.
After four years of "Orumpy," In
which space of time Mr. Maude has ap
peared not less than UO tlmea In tha
role of the Irascible but lovable old
barrister, the comedy is probably one
of the best known and most widely ac
claimed entertainments of the theatri
cal world. "'Grumpy" Itself Is an
amusing detective play. The two Eng
lish authors found a new variation of
species when they made the detective
aa old. retired and somewhst broken
criminal lawyer, auddenly stirred Into
the exercise of his former shrewdness
and persistence by an Incident happen
ing In bla house. There la pleasure,
too. In the atmosphere of comfortable
British domesticity that ails muCh of
the piece.
The keenest Interest, however, of
play and performance Ilea In Mr.
Maude's own impersonation of the old
lawyer that fuses bis Irritability aad
affection, bis resolution and helpless
ness, his shrewdness and somnolence,
his quick energy and tired reaction,
and 10 little traits and whimsies Into
a living, vivid and altogether plausible
being of the theater.
BAKER 1VII.Ii FEATURE FARCE
"A Pair of Silk Stockings" Full of
Amusing Situations.
After several delays, the Alcazar
Players will at last offer for the
first time in the West Cyril Marcourt's
unusual farce, "A Pair of Silk Stock
ings." starting this afternoon at the
Baker. It was originally produced at
the Little Theater In New York City
and is described aa one of the cleverest
farces presented in years. Its setting
ia English and it centers around the
marital difficulties of a young married
oouple. or rather a couple recently
married and still more recently divorced
on account of some trifling difficulty.
The action takea place at a country
home where the husband that was Is
temporarily stopping and where they
are rehearalng for amateur theatricals
In the war cause. Molly, the wire,
cornea on the scene with the pretense
of a motor accident and decides to stay
ail night. A former sweetheart has
also been there and Just left, so Molly
la given his room. Missing his train
be cornea back at midnight, gets a lad
der and climbs back Into what he sup
poses Is his empty room, only to find
Molly comfortably located. Molly's ex-
husband. Sam. ia also hiding in a
elothea closet determined to force her
to listen to his pleadings for a recon
ciliation. From thla highly strung
situation arises a series of complica
tions that are Intensely amusing.
The play will be found original and
arruislng.
Hatlnees will he given today, Wednes
day and Saturday.
FIVE STAR ACTS AT ORPHEUM
Edwin Arden, New Play "Trapped,"
Will Headline New Show.
Only seven shows four matinees and
three nights will be devoted to Or
pheum vaudeville at the Heillg thla
week.
The show opening at the Heillg this
afternoon la the first five-star Or
pheum assemblage to be seen on the
circuit for several months. In Seattle
the show waa praised as being one of
the .best-balanced bills of the Orpheum
season.
The headllners are the distinguished
actor. Edwla Arden. In a, new, play
entitled, "Trapped," and Elizabeth M.
Murray, famous musical comedy star.
In songs and stories. Mr. Arden's new
vehicle is a tense and timely play of
the secret service with the present war
aa the background.
Elizabeth Murray was a star with
George "M. Cohan In "The Revue of
1916" and one of the big stars in the
stellar cast of "Watch Tour Step,"
"High Jinka" and "Madame Sherry." A
New York critic declared there are only
four women In the world who can tell
a story or sing a song as well as Eliza
beth Murray.
The added attractions of the ahow
are Billie Reeves, the famous comedian
known as "The Scream of the Screen,1
In an uproariously funny farce, "The
Right Key, but the Wrong Flat," in
which he la assisted by Amy Webb and
Edwin Redding and Jack Clifford, dan
clng partner of Evelyn Nesbit and her
co-etar, who will offer a fantastic dance
Idyl called "A Country Side." Mr. Clif
ford la assisted by Agnes Dnan as "Miss
Corn" and Gertrude Kerpen as "Miss
Wheat."
The anal big feature of the new show
Is the act of Percy Bronson and Win
nie Baldwin, who present "A 1918 Song
ology." Bronson and Baldwin formerly
were stars or the Oliver Morosoo farce.
"So Long Letty," and they are great
Portland favorites.
Remaining acts are the four 'Haley
sisters, America's greatest girl quartet.
In popular melodies, and Miss Gwen
Lewis, the English girl, who is making
her American debut in songs and mono
logues at the piano.
Interesting moving-picture views of
foreign lands will be shown by the
urpneum Travel weekly, and the or
chestra, under direction of George E.
Jeffery, will give a SO-minute concert
preceding every performance.
JAZZ BAXD FEATURES AT HIPP
Instrumentalists and Singer Furnish
Headline of Attractive Bill..
Jazz will corn into its own at the
Hippodrome today as a headline attrac
tion In the shape of Miss Minnie Burke
and the Four Kings of Jazzcopation,
who will topline the programme for the
next few days. Miss Burke, with her
good looks and fine gowns and her
versatility as a singer and comedienne,
sets a fast pace for the four instru
mentalists to follow. The boys give
some real jazz and they havea drum
mer who Is said to outrival the con
tortions of a darkey drum major lead
ing a white man's band. This attrac
tion has been accorded one of the
warmest receptions given an act on
the circuit this Winter.
The entire show baa a lot of dash
and go to it, with singing and dancing
in nearly every act, while the photo
play which stars Ethel Clayton In the
"Whims of Society" gives this emo
tional actress a splendid opportunity
to display her talents in this respect.
A vaudeville act that comes right up
close after the headliner in popularity
Is that of tha Three Atkins, a roller
skating and contortion act. It is very
different, however, from, the ordinary
exhibition.
Singing, talking and dancing, supple
mented with a bright lot of crossfire
conversation, is the offering of the Va
riety Trio, which Is beaded by very
pretty Mae Davis.
Clever comedy and along with it
melody and song dished up in the most
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attractive style by a young woman
crowned with a wealth of Titian hair
and a smart young chap, will be pro
vided by Hickey and Cooper.
A slip of a girl and a good-looking
young fellow. Santry and Norton, pre
sent an offering that consists entirely
of dancing. They are both excellent
performers and give a very diverting
few minutes' entertainment.
Dancing, popular songs of late vint
age, considerable chatter, these will
comprise the number of Moore and
White.
Alcazar Players to Present "The
lnmmy" at the Baker Next Week.
"The Dummy," which the Alcazar
Players will offer for the Brst time
here at the Baker for the week follow
ing "A Pair of Silk Stockings," is what
might be called the "boy detective
play." as Its hero is just a typical A. D.
T., messenger boy kind, who has been
reading wild stories and who longs for
Hawkshaw fame.
His opportunity comes when a band
of kidnapers steal a little girl and Bar
ney, who has the Job of office boy at
the detective agency, is trained to be
deaf and dumb and permitted to be
stolen also, the kidnapers being led to
believe that he is the child of wealthy
parents.
The play deals with his thrilling and
comical adventures, for he is on the
job from the moment he is stolen, and
the audience is right with hiin, too.
The scenes change from a deserted
gambling house to a lonely bungalow
in the mountains, and it is here that
he makes his big slip. He talks In his
sleep. But after many of the most
dramatic and startling complications
he brings back the girl, wins the big
reward and a life job as a real detec
tive. The play is the work of Harvey
O'Htggans and Harriet Ford, authors
of "The Argyle Case."
"THE PATRIOTS' AT THE LYRIC
"Miko and Ike" "Will Be Seen in
Sidc-SpIittlng Military Farce.
Dillon and Franks, with the Lyric
Musical Comedy Company, will open
this afternoon in a military burlesqne
entitled "The Patriots," which Is her
alded one of the funniest conglomera
tions ever concocted. The farce opens
at the residence of oldi General Drake,
and we find the General and his aris
tocratic better half on the verge of
bankruptcy. He gets word that his
old friend, Mike Dooley. is coming to
visit him and somehow has the im
pression that Mike is rich and will save
him. All is made ready and then Mike
and Ike appear.
They are evidently a. couple of bums,
but have a new dodge, that of traveling
from place to place organizing com
panies of volunteers for the war. Most
of the incidents consist of their efforts
in this behalf and they are exceedingly
comical. Mike's son and the General's
son are in the plot, as well as a swell
girl from college and a down-and-out
chorus girl, so the little love stories
run merrily along with the two old
reprobates. Miko and Ike, contributing
their share In this as well as In the en
listment work.
"RED, RED HEART," AT STRAND
Several Cleyer Acts Feature Vaude
ville Half or Programme.
Monroe Salisbury, whose interpreta
tion of the role of Allesandro In the
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HEILIG THEATER
APRIL 24
Seat Sale Tomorrow
lO A. M.
PRICES Floor. $1.60. J2.00: Bal-
I conv. J1.00. J1.50. S2.00: Gallery.
1 reserved, 11.00. Admission, 75a
Lower Box, JZ.50; Lpper, J2.00.
Ticket Office Sale Opens Tomorrow
THIS
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SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE SATURDAY
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HUNDRED ORCHESTRA OF THIRTY.
IN A SPECTACULAR PANTOMIMIC DANCE DRAMA.
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PRICES 50c TO $250
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IN HIS INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS.
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60c. SAT. MAT. Floor, ?1.50;
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