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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1919)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 16 .1919. SEATTLE ARRESTS PROVE TO BE SHOW PUBLICITY STUNT Business Manager for "Tarn to the Right" Company Springs Something Quite New and Novel in the Line of Publicity. surroundings are about the only differ- I others. Matinee every day. Country ence between the two showing that store Tuesday night and chorus girls' ': ' j fc rip-: Vr' f f '? " ' v.. V RV . , ' !. '- --.. Jl"- $ 5 -it - t- - 4ml vJu( Olef Warresi of Seattle, deck aerseaati Howard I. Smith, "Slippery Mini," of Tin ta the Richfi Detective McLfnioi, mi naae iae arreai, aaa Alira I Mathea. "Oyaamlte SUky." SOMEBODT ones said thera was "nothir-r new under the sun." but after you have read this little story you will bet In to think that the dan who coined tha quotation knew mora than most people gave him credit for. Theatrical press agents have pulled very known rope to set "live" stories which the papers would accept, but for a novel publicity stunt just commend us to one WilUam B. Naylor, business manager for the big New York comedy success, "Turn to the Right," which comes to the Heiiig theater on March 0 for a limited engagement. 3Ir. Naylor took the two actors who play the crooks In his play and had pictures made of them exactly in the same form as is used by the police for the rogues gallery. Then he went to tee Chief Warren of the Seattle police department, showed him the pictures and asked if he would give them to his detective department and have them look for the men. especially around the Union depot, as they were "wanted in New Tork and elsewhere." Armed with the pictures on Friday afternoon Detective Officer McLennan went to the depot, where Mr. Naylor and Messrs. Smith and Allen Matties, the "Slippery Muggs" and "Dynamite Giily" of "Turn to the Right-' were strolling around. The detective came along, saw the three standing and It new be had found two of the men his chief had told him might be there. It took this smart officer very little time to get busy and in a few minutes the station was crowded and a battle royal was in progress. The station constable cams In and someone phoned headquarters and In no time Smith and Mathes were hand cuffed together and ready to go any where the officer said. At this time both actors and Mr. Naylor had given bo sign of any kind that would lead the hundreds watching or the operating officials that everything was not on the "level." However, when one of the copa decided he would take Naylor along too, "because ha was with them," things were beginning to get out of line of procedure mapped out by the seeker after publicity. Ha might "frame" to get his actors "pinched." but left himself out of the programme. Then the patrol wagon came Into View and all three were bundled into It and in their minds they felt all was now "according to Hoyle." But they were soon disabused of any such idea. "Slippery MuRgs" and "Dynamite Giily" were stripped clean of all their belongings, made to sign for their money and valuables and entries made on the blotter, t'p to this point the three men had been acting, and right In the spirit of the affair, but when Naylor began to declare himself In on the frameup. why, the cops Just smiled knowingly and went on with their business. One man was engaged look ing through the rogues' gallery for Naylor a "mug. They took him along with them and when he came back his comedians were not to be seen. They had been taken upstairs and were put In the cage with other celebrities, in cluding "Australian" Len. a noted Inter national crook captured in Seattle that morning by the same Detective Mc Lennan, and the mu erer. Brownie Hamilton. The boys now began to get an Idea that things were not working right, while downstairs Naylor was trying to get the desk sergeant to phone Manager Ueorge Hood of the Metropoli tan theater to come down and identify him owing to the fact that the only man who knew the whole scheme. Chief Warren, was not in t. e building. How ever, before Mr. Hood got down to the police court the big chief arrived, told his officers Mr. Naylor was . a personal friend of his and to erase from the police records the names of the three "and to give them their lib erty. And they certainly were a happy couple of crooks when they got back their belongings and were once more free men. After introductions all around and many compliments paid the whole three for the really clever work In which the police force had .been tricked into thinking they had three real honest-to-goorineys crooks the two thespianm Chief Warren, Mr. Naylor, Xeteotive McLennan and the desk ser geant were photographed in front of the police courthouse, a record of one of the most daring and well-executed "ores stunts" ever attempted on the Pacific coast. Portland baa seen It in stock and, like "The Trail of tha Lonesome Pine.' "The Great Divide," and others Jt the same class of plays, it seems to grow mora and more welcome as tha years go by. The story of Uncle Joshua whose boy went to tha city and disappeared and how the kindly old man followed in search of him is too well known to re quire repeating here. Suffice to say that the part of Uncle Josh In which Thompson starred so long will be played by Louis Leon Hall whose re cent portrayal of "Grumpy" aroused such favorable comment, with Walter Gilbert as Seth and George Webster as Si Prima and the entire Baker com pany in the cast. Don't hesitate to see "The Old Homestead" once more, even if you bav seen it once or twice. Mat inees today. Wednesday and Saturday. "YES OR NO" COMING HERE Baker Stock Company to Offer Dra matic Novelty of the Day. "Yes or No," described as the dra matic novelty of tha day. will be seen here for the first time at the Baker for the week starting next Sunday mat inee. This unusual play has Just com pleted a five weeks' sensational run at the Morosco theater in Los Angeles, during which time it was witnessed by more than 50,000 persons. One side of the stage depicts life human nature is the same, no matter where It is found. The cast is extra larso "MADAME X" IS A,T ALCAZAR Popular Drams Has Large Cast and Elaborate Stage Effects. "Madame X," one of the best-known and popular dramas of the decade, has been selected by the Alcazar Players as the attraction for the ensuing week. The first performance will be offered at the matinee today. The universal appeal of "Madame X" Is best attested by the fact that when the war broke out. the play had been translated Into almost every civilized language and was being produced simultaneously in half a dozen different countries. Briefly, the story deals with the mother lova of Jacqueline, who deserts her husband and small son. The pangs of mother love assail her and to deaden them she contracts a drug habit, and this, in turn, causes her degradation until she Is the companion of the low est men In France. One of these, learn ing that the deserted husband is now one of the most prominent men in the country, plans to blackmail him. Jac queline, realizing that such a scheme will reveal her dishonor to her eon now a rising young lawyer, slays the blackmailer. Matinees will be today, ednesday and Saturday. SCENIC FEATURE REMARKABLE "World-Wide Revue" Is Feature at Pantages This Week. Every corner of the world Is repre sented In the extensive scenic concep tion of "The World-Wide Revue," which comes featured to Pantages for the week commencing with the matinee tomorrow. An exceptionally clever cast Is seen in the production and among the mem bers aro H. Ollon Downing, Renee Rayne and Dorothy Bard, all favorite musical comedy stars who are meet ing with rarer success in vaudeville Ned Norworth, assisted by Evelyn wells and her company, appears in cyclonic comedy entitled 'What's the Matter With 'Em." There is not a dull moment In the act. Songs of the sunny south, yesterday and today, are offered by the Dixie Four, one of the best colored quar tets in vaudeville. . Marjorie Lake, a favorlta in musical comedy and vaudeville, comes in an original song cycle in which her re markable contralto voice is heard to excellent advantage. Delton, Mareena and Delton have a whirlwind comedy acrobatic turn that is universally pleasing. "The Lightning Raider" offers an exceptionally exciting episode with Pearl White as the heroine. The Imperial Pekinese Troupe will close the local engagement with the continuous performance today from 1:30 to 11 o'clock, supported by a pro gramme of blue ribbon vaudeville. SHIP-A-HOY' IS LYRIC CHANGE contest Friday. Dillon, and Franks In Lively Nautical Extravaganza Coining Today. Starting this afternoon at the Lyric, Dillon and Franks will present a lively musical extravaganza entitled ' Ship-a- Hoy" with the scene on board a ship from California bound for New York. Nothing but fun and nonsense, laugh ter all the time and brilliant chorus effects. Among the song hits this week among the upper ten and the other side I are, "The Tale the Church Bell Told," life in the tenements. The contrasts In I "Loading Up the Mandy Lee," and many HIPPODROME HAS NOVEL- ACT Beantifnl Surroundings Feature "The Silver Fountain." A combination of rare beauty, nov elty and gorgeous surroundings lends a most spectacular tone to the posing number, called "The Silver Fountain," scheduled as the leading attraction at the Hippodrome today. "The Silver Fountain" alludes to only one of a se ries of beautiful paintings, all famous works of art that have been prize winners in the salons of Paris, to be represented by three girls direct from the well-known artist colony of that noted city. "A Woman's Experience" is one of the most remarkable stories ever told in pictures. Although Intensely dra matic as it unfolds its tale of married life in exclusive New York society, and even tragic at times, the delightful ro mance and the search for happiness which is ultimately found prevents this feature from ever reaching the de pressing stage. SALISBURY BACK AT STRAND South Sea Setting to "The Light of Victory" Slakes Film Worth While. The palm-clad isles of the south seas, with their hula maids and life destruc tive of ambition, provide the atmo sphere for the photoplay, "The Light of Victory," which brings the popular favorite, Monroe Salisbury, to the Strand theater today as the headline feature of a combined vaudeville and film programme. UHmark, Brink and Heath, who have established a popularity record with their harmony singing at the Strand. are to be held over for a few more days as a special added feature of the vaude ville bilL Other acts will be Washington and Nichols, colored entertainers, in stories, melodies and dances of the old south; Haller and Haller, spectacular aerial and ground gymnasts, and Bryant and Rae, in blackface comedy and song. Current Events will reveal the latest news gleaned from all parts of the world. "POLLYANNA" FULL OF LAUGHS Popular Play Attraction at Heiiig March 2 7, 28 and 29. "Pollyanna" will spread Joy and glad ness broadcast throughout the entire community when Klaw & Erlanger and George C. Tyler bring this joyous com edy of optimism for its engagement at the Heiiig theater March 27, 28 and 29. The glad-girl revives touching mem ories of some great soul that most of us have known and loved a father, mother, sister, brother or friend, but strangely unfamiliar and irresistibly welcome before the footlights. "Pollyanna," from all accounts, leaves a picture to be cherished in the mem ory locket of everyone who is thrilled and moved by its blended humor and pathos. 'NEVER SAY DIE" IS COMING Production to Be at Alcazar Follow ing "JIadame X." William Collier's merriest farce. "Never Say Die," has been secured by the management of the Alcazar Play ers. This amusing entertainment is promised for the week following "Mad- dame X." The late Nat Goodwin found "Never Say Die" as his most successful vehicle in recent years. -CrMercKandis of o Merit Only" IN PORTLANDS THEATERS " (Continued from Pare - Kockwell and Al Fox. two noble nuts; William de Marest and Estelle Collette In a mirthful rhapsody of vaudeville tidbits; Virginia Lewis and Mary White. "Just two girls trying to get along:" Paul Nolan ad May Nolan. Jesting Jug glers: Kate and Wiley, a harmony of grace., strength and dexterity: K'n osrams. picturing events here and abroad, and the Orpheum Travel Week ly. showing moving pictures of the Port of Marseilles and camping out in Montana. This show closes with the matinee Wednesday. "OLD HOMESTEAD" BAKER BILL Stock Company to Give Famous Den man Thompson Rural Comedy. Starting this afternoon. Baker Stock Company will offer for the week a re vival of that famous Denman Thompson . rural comedy success, "The Old Home- bUad." lui wuj. jnaas us Ultra tuns You Can Buy a "Free" Sewing Machine Guaranteed Thoroughly At About the Usual Cost of Rental And there are so many points wherein the "Free" is superior to other sewing ma chines. It runs far lighter, sews more easily and has many exclusive features that lighten the effort of sewing and make it a real pleasure. 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