TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 5, 1919.
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FIT LEO.VG CASS EAER.
rnilKATER COERS will learn with
I drlltfht that th dean of American
comeilitiis. William H. Crana,
lontxc roon to tha Ileitis, and o U
So Lonz. I-rtty." Charlotta Green-
ood a bis aucces, and Julian Ultlnge
in a new py. All of these will be here
th' month.
Thisi week, howerer. the la
)OUlnc a home-breed vaudeville pro
liucMon th Cams Lewis I'lajera
ompod of Zj oliler entertainera. all
m-n s ho were Intrrrated In theatrical
ai'tlvitle of one aort or another prior
lo rnterinK the theater of war. I'ro
im4i frorv tho production are to no to
;rll the fund of the morale drpart-
-mtnt oi:lr morale officer Captain
Walter J- IKt. to be uxed In further
tnit entertainment for tiie rick boy a and
the wouri'le-l boys held at the camp.
There will be hundreds of these boys
left at Camp 1-ewt In hospital wards
Ion? aftrr their more fortunate pals
bave bern rt turned to civilian life.
On Thurlar nlaht the first pro
cram me will be given, followed by a
tuattnee on Friday afternoon and an
other performance on Friday night.
The presentation is undor direction of
-Lieutenant Kobert Armstrong, a for
mer I, of V. man.
On Saturday night a concert by the
Iritlh Canadian Itand Is to be Riven.
Speaking of unique titles, the name
of the tarre to be put on by tha Faker
Mo-k Company Is "What's Tour Hus
band Poins;?" This Is one of the best
farces emanating from the typewriter
and brain of ticorze Hobart. and the
l:kfr Flayers w HI no doubt Kive an
excellent accounting of Us fun and
lever lines.
fan Fraucl.ico has Jut finished wit
retain; an unusually successful run of
this farce and in cattle and Salt l-ike,
too. it has broken records. Milton Sea
man, manaeer at the Kaker. says the
play promises to be "especially Inter
esting; to all married clrls. those nirls
ho have ben married. Rirls who are
ncactd and Kirls who have hopes,"
which would seem to cover the list
rather thorouKhly. The entire company
will be seen in the cast mith Albert
ilcGovern and Olive Temple ton in the
leads.
Our old-time friend. "The Virginian,"
will make love to (he schoolteacher at
the Alcaiar this week. Likewise tha
VlrKtnlan will nan his friend. Steve. In
the pursuance of duty, and the Vir
ginian will draw quicker than Trampas
and pet that bad man in the last act.
"The VlrBinian" is so real and appeal
ing that it holds Us own. It was a
pioneer amonc the plays depictinc cow
gentlemen and it has had many Imita
tors but no rivals.
It Is not generally known that "The
Virginian" was written at Heppner,
Or.: that the tin-can town of lone is
described Ln the story, and that the
author took the leading character from
Kactern Oreaon. even the name being
applied to a croup ,f settlers and cow
boys In Harney County. Th entire
company of .Mcaxar Flayers will ap
pear with an augmented list of reserves
added for the ble scenes. Alice Flem
ing will be the schoolma'am and Kd-
ward llorlon plays the title role.
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Franks In their inimitable characters of
Mike and Ike appear as a couple of
keepers in a sanitarium for mental de
fectives, will bo the Lyric bill for the
week beginning today. It contains an
unusual number of attractive musical
specialties .In which the popular prin
cipals and lie Rosebud Chorus will ap
pear to ari r.iaiHco. The Lyric has a
Minus Billee Taylor but plus a single
star service flag which standa for him.
Mella .May hew. one of tha cheeriest of
comediennes, is scheduled for the Or
pheum beginning this afternoon. The
reason w hy Miss May hew la doinfc a
"single" In major vaudeville is be
cause Pillee Taylor, her partner and
husband. Is row wearing thti khaki of
Uncle Sam with the rank of Lieu-
TtnanL
Put. although Billee Taylor and his
e-.-nue are missed. Stella Mayhew Is still
the same Stella Mayhew. Not a bit has
sne changed, unless It Is for the best.
rne still tingles with the same old ez
uberance. vivaciousness and Joy of liv
ing, so say reviewers along the line.
The Bacr Twins, with sest and snap
and aided by a skillful pianist, also will
embellish the Orpheum programme this
week with their songs and dances.
Their act Is attractively costumed.
They have been termed "the two
dancing sephyrs" on account of their
iightness of movement, it Is a ape
cialty found by reviewers to be com
mendable in its refinement.
The headline act at Pantages opening
tomorrow is the International Nine In a
splendid big acrobatic and athletic
demonstration in which the athletea all
wear :he costumes of the allied nations
and present national dances.
Frank Tinney is one of the best
known entertainers In vaudeville In the
realm of blackface art. He seldom
comes on the road himself, for he Is al
ways engaged in New York in some
tig musical revue. But he sponsors an
a.-t occasionally, hires the performers
nd teaches them the clever lines he
writes for them. He Is sending such
an act a a special number on Pan
tages new bilL Tlnney's Players" It Is
called, and Is In the nature of a smart
war sketch called "A Black and White
War Sketch." and said by critics and
public to be one of the most laughable
comediea ever seen on Pantages' cir
cuit. e e
The New Guards." a fast-moving
musical comedy in which Dillon and
matinee every day.
The Harris Trio, colored entertainers.
and Christine Lenard, "The Sons Girl."
are the vaudeville topliners on the
Strand's new "photoville" bill opening
tomorrow. The picture will be "Van
ity Pool." a six-star production with
Mary ilacLaren in the leading role.
SOLDIERS TO STAGE BENEFIT
Camp Lr-wi Talent Rilled at Ileitis
January 9 and 10.
For the benefit of aick and quaran
tined soldiers at Camp Lewis, high
class performers stationed there have
arranged a benefit at the Hellig The
ater. Thursday and Friday and Friday
matinee, January 9 and 10, from which
funds will be raised to provide a per
manent form of entertainment for in
capacitated soldiers returned from
overseas.
Many prominent performers are
named in the programme, which includes
the Copper City Quartet, an Orpheum
act of the last four years: George
Lloyd and Harry Miller. San Francisco
cabaret kings; Leonard Aylesworth, a
Hebrew monologist; Lewis and Ven
erable, famous blackface comedians.
The Camp Lewis Players carry their
own orchestra of ten pieces, and every
roan ln the show is a professional.
During the weeks the soldiers of
Camp Lewis were confined to camp on
account of Spanish influenza, all the
professional talent In camp had to be
utilised to entertain the thousands of
boys in the evenings.
The benefit has the sanction of the
commanding General and the division
surgeon.
STELLA MAYHEW AT ORPIIEl'M
Barr Twins and Wintlirop Sisters
Added Attractions.
Stella Mayhew. 'The Olieeriest
Comedienne" and one of the greatest
Broadway favorites, is the headliner of
the orpheum show opening at the
Heilig thin afternoon.
Miss Mayhew is appearing alone this
season as her husband and former
vaudeville partner. Billin Taylor, is a
Lieutenant in the United States Army
and has not yet returned to civilian
life, ilisa Mayhew has a repertoire
of delightful new and old songs. She
sings in a style all her own, her gowns
are gorgeous and iier personality Is of
the winning type that makes Broadway
favorites.
The Barr Twins, beautiful girls, are
the second big feature in an act dc
scribed as a refreshing interlude of
song and dance. Bud Hernia, popular
Broadway -pianist, is the accompanist
for the .Misses Barr and he entertains
with solos during their -costume
changes. The Barr girls rank high
in the list of big-time vaudeville beau
ties and they have one Of the best-
dressed acts booked along the Orpheum
this season.
Florens Ames and Adelaide Win
thro p. Portland favorites, are the next
feature. They are remembered here
particularly for their former act,
"Caught in a Jamb." in which they
scored a big hit last season. Their
vehicle this year is a brand-new act
called "One Moment, Please," a thumb
nail revue that has bright talk, tune
ful songs and clever dancing. .
Other acts of the new Orpheum shew
are Eddie Borden, eminent comedian,
who is supported by "Sir" Frederick
Courtney in a vivacious laughing act;
Irene and Bobbie Smith, dainty misses.
who present songs worth while; Osakl
and Taki, Japanese man and woman
fresh from the land of the Mikado, in a
unique offering: Enos Frazere, In "Won
ders and Surprises"; the Orpheum
Travel Weekly and the Official War
Review.
This bill, which Is extolled generally
as being one of the high lights of good
shows this season, will close with the
matinee Wednesday, engagement of the
Heilig Wednesday night preventing the
staging of an extra vaudeville per
formance.
BAKER PRODUCTION' IS TREAT
"What's Your Husband Doing?" Is
Riot of Fun and Laughter.
The widely-discussed farce, "What's
Tour Husband Doing?" will be seen
here for the first time at the Baker
for the week starting this afternoon.
It just finished a triumphant two
weeks' run in stock in San Francisco,
and everywhere it has been presented
has proved a riot of laughter.
The first act takes place in the law
offices of Widgast A Pidgeon in the
morning. The partners' young wives
have arranged a dinner to celebrate an
anniversary, and to be very devilish.
want it to be at a famous road house.
It is also to be a surprise.
Now, as it happens, Pidgeon, In or
der to help out an old-time friend, ar
ranges to go out to this roadhouse on
a business proposition in which abso
lute secrecy is necessary. This calls
the dinner party off, and then his part
ner, Widgast, is besought by the
friend's wife, who suspects her hus
band, and one thing after another
takes them all out to the roadhouse
that night, where the strangest and
most laughable series of mixups occur,
ending in a raid in which they are all
taken to Jail.
The last scene shows the court, next
morning, ln which, by a curious turn
of events, the husbands are judge and
prosecuting attorney when their wives
are brought in for trial. The events
and complications in "What's Your Hus
band Doing?" come so fast and fnrlous
it would tako a book to depict them
all.
It Is one of the biggest laughing
hits of recent years and must be seen
to be appreciated. Matinees today,
Wednesday and Saturday.
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"Cpstaurs and Down" Is Chock Full
or Itapid-Flre Action.
Another triumph In New York suc
cesses to be offered by the Baker Stock
Company is Oliver Alorosco's remark
able comedy, "Upstairs and Down,"
which enjoyed a long run at the Cort
Theater, New York, and afterwards on
the road. It appeared at the Heilig
last season and made a big impression.
It will be the Baker offering next
week after "What's Your Husband Do
ing?" opening next Sunday matinee.
This will be its first appearance in
stock and it affords splendid opportun
ities for nearly every one in the cast.
The. first act deals with the life of a
wealthy lot of wasters "upstairs" and
then goes "downstairs" where the af
fairs of the servants are found to be
the same just human beings, all' of
them.- no matter what their social
standing.
There fs a genuine dramatic theme
running through the plot in which a
woman determines to bring to her feel
the man who has compromised her
younger sister.
"THE VIRGINIAN" AT ALCAZAR
Greatest Western Piny to Open Here
Sunday Afternoon.
"The Virginian," recognized as the
greatest Western play that has been
staged, will hold the boards at the Al
cazar the coming week, opening with
the matinee this afternoon. For strength
of situations and vivid characters "The
Virginian" stands alone as a cowboy-
drama. The story reflects conditions as
they existed in the cattle land up to fast
within the past few yewrs. All of the
incidents 'and situations have been
taken from life, which accounts for the
manner in which the play continues its
hold on the theater-going public. Al
most every theater patron has seen
"The Virginian" and most of them have
viewed it repeatedly. There is .some
thing about "The Virginian" which
makes it as alive and interesting today
as when it was Hist staged and the
play has as strong pulling power now
as originally.
Trampas, Spanish Edward. Steve, the
Virginian and tho rest of the cow
punchers are human beings. They are
familiars with those who know the
theater. The duel between Trampas
and the Virginian maintains its thrill
and suspense; the lynching of Steve by
his bosom friend, the Virginian, is as
pathetic as of yore.
"The Virginian" is a real play and
that is why it has been selected by the
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idly. Frank Tinney is the comedian who
took New York by storm a few seasons
ago and he has since remained one of
the favorites. His Western trips are
few and far between, but he has sent
his own company in his original com
edy. "Behind the Front," as one of the
joyous numbers on the programme.
As one of the special attractions
Alexander Pantages offers the Five
American Girls in a song cycle of
originality. Kach girl is a charming
soloist and in the ensemble numbers
their excellent voices offer a veritable
revelation in harmony. Their numbers
have been carefully selected and they
range from the hits of the day to selec
lions from the classics.
"A Change in Dancing" is the title
of the pleasing divertisement offered
by Henry and Adelaide, who are pleas
ing singers, but whose interpretation
Alcazar Players. There will be mati-j of the latest in dances is featured
nces Monday. Wednesday and Saturday.
DANCE ACT HEADS PANTAGES
International "ine Give Athletic
Exercises of Allied Xations.
Cyclonic in their execution, of the
dances and athletic exercises of the
allied nations, the International Nine
come featured to Pantages for the week
commencing with the matinee tomor
row. The offering is quite different from
anything of the sort heretofore offered
in vaudeville. Kach member of the or
ganization, which has been one of the
recent hits of New York and Chicago,
is an athletic star in his own right.
Each wears the costume of his native
land in the dances of the nations and
it will be the first time that a collection
of the various national terpsichorean
demonstrations will be presented In
one act.
Butterflies, hand balancing, pyramid
work, somersaults and Arabian and
whirlwind tumbling all form a part of
the amazing routine and the various
numbers are executed in a manner so
that it is almost unbelievable
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Jack Goldie is a droll blackface artist
whose songs and patter go far toward
dispelling gloom.
With a little bit of everything. Field
and Wells, eccentric comedians, make
themselves a valuable asset to the pro
gramme.
F.uth Roland has a thrilling part in
one of the final episodes of fhe sensa
tion serial, "Hands Up."
The Ten Navassar Girls will close
the local engagement with the contin
uous performance today from 1:30 to
11 o'clock.
'TIIE NEW GUARDS. LYRIC LEAP
Miko and Ike Make Good In Insane
Asylum Roles.
This week at the Lyric, starting to
day, Mike and Jke appear in tho thrill
ing roles of a couple of guards at
daffy house. The title of the show is
"The New Guards." and both being
brave men when there is no danger
about and good runners when there is,
they manage to make good on the Job,
Between the doctor, nurses and the
patients they have about the liveliest
time ever experienced. The Doc has
daughter, who is in love with a chap
who puts on amateur theatricals, and
this is far from the old man's Idea of
a husband for the girl; so he puts up a
job on the youth and has him indicted
for being crazy, puts the irons on him
and locks him up. But It is a case of
Cupid being too much for locks and
bars, and Doc is completely outwitted
in the end, even the faithful nurse
plotting against his high-handed meth
ods.
All this time Mike and Ike are being
chasel around the place by the patients.
trying to quit tue Job put never Deing
able to get away at the right time. It
is a scream of laughter from start to
finish and all through it will be in
troduced a lot of new song specialties,
such as "When Tony Goes Over the
Top." "Oh! Helen." "The Worst Is Yet
to Come," and many others.
There is a matinee every day and two
evening performances.
DILLON AND FRANKS, LYRIC COMEDIANS. IN THE NEW GUARD."
HIPPODROME BILL IS VARIED
Mad Miller, "The Crazy Man," Is
One of Programme's Features.
Mad Miller, billed as "The Crazy
Man" and known as an escape artist
and exponent of sensational outdoor
exhibitions, comes to the Hippodrome
today in an act demonstrating how to
escape from a Baldwin restraining belt
buckled upon him by a committee of
doctors or civilians, from a regulation
strait-jacket and from other complex
contrivances.
A quartet of musical artists is that
of the La Valle Four, presenting a mu
sical melange of vocal and instrumen
tal selections. Louis La Valle, the star
of the act, is heralded as one of Amer
ica's most popular baritone singers and
his repertoire will include favorite pas
sages from well-known grand opera.
Many theater-goers may remember
Gertrude Dudley, who appeared in mu
sical comedy a few years ago. With
her partner, who 13 a pianist and a
popular song writer, she will present, a
number billed "Class and Jass," most
of which is an original offering of their
own.
The Three Dusenburys promise some
novelty dance numbers. They are cos
tumed appropriately to represent each
chosen classic. The Kthelma Girls, for
several seasons with the Jackson fam
ily troupe of bicyclists, will appear in
the old-time bicycle act presented in a
new-time way. David and Lillian, two
negro fast steppers, will givo a sitisiiig
and dancing act.
"What Love Forgives" is woven
around a song of the same name writ
ten by the hero of the story, John Bow
ers. Appearing with him in the cast
are Barbara Castleton and Johnny
Hlnes, the inimitable comedian.
STRAND KILL WELL BALANCED
Three Vaudeville Aels and Photo
play Complete Programme.
A six-star photoplay with a cast In
cluding such favorites as Mary Mac
Laren, Franklyn Farnum, Marin Sais.
Anna Q. Nilsson, Thomas Holding and
Virginia Chester is the unusual film of
fering scheduled for showing com-'
mencing today at the Strand Theater.
"Vanity Pool." a powerful story of a
Cinderella girl's dream, is the vehicle
which serves to bring Miss MacLuren
back to her admirers.
The star plays tho part of Mary
Royal, a child looked upon as strange
because of her constant dreaming of a
Prince Charming, is kissed by Gerald
Harper, candidate for Governor, and
believes that her Prince Charming lias
arrived. Sho prepares for a weddinx-
Her joy is turned to abject misery
when she learns that Harper's kiss was
not intended as a lover's evidence of
affection, and that he is married. Scan
dal is threatened, but Harper and his
wife lake .Mary to their home in order
to show their acquaintances that the
rumor is false.
The new vaudeville bill will be fea
tured by the famous Harris trio of
colored ontertaincrs.
Other acts are: Christine Lenard, "the
song .girl , Nolan and. NuJan, a pair
of funsters with smart patter and
tinkling tunes, and Violet Sisters, a
clever pair of song and dance artists.
Current Events will show In motion
pictures tho news events of the day.
Lebanon Minister Mustered Out.
LEBANON, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.)
Rev. Frank James, the former pastor
of the Methodist Church of Lebanon,
and who was commissioned a First
Lieutenant, as a chaplain, in the Army
last Summer, has received his discharge
and he again will take up his minis
terial duties. He has been sent to the
Methodist Church of Sheridan by Bishop
Matt S. Hughes.
Elk Show Great Inerease.
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 4. (Special.)
Chairman Dills, of the Yakima County
Game Commission, after looking after
the county's herd of elk, which were
planted in the foothills of the Cascades
three years ago, reported yesterday
that the animals now number between
3ii0 and 50, according to the best avail
able estimate.
WATCH IS GIVEN PASTOR
Sutherlin Preacher .Honored hy
Members of Congregation.
SUTHERLIN, Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
Last Sunday the members . of the
Methodist Episcopal Church presented
their pastor, Rev. R. A. Hutchinson,
with a gold watch and chain. H. H.
Strong, representing the official board,
delivered the presentation address. He
eulogized the pastor and assured him
of the affection and confidence of the
whole community. Rev. Mr. Hutchison
expressed his appreciation of the gilt.
Rev. Mr. Hutchison is an eloquent
and inspiring preacher. Mrs. Hutchison
is also very popular.