5? :f- IJIII ; ' -L ' f t r I r r--, . rrx-i: , r- 3 .' " ' -; ry? ,, . J . t. i. . . 1 --- f I - . - s V. A- : - v; -,. V v . -t M I I : :::.-; ' 4 ' : X ?;;..: X v : ' ' lilt, . 1' : ; f t. 411V ' Z, ' - ' V . Is! ' ' -"TT. Mr BY LEONE CASS BAEH. A MUSICAL tuntaBy, Charles Dilling ham's "Chin Chin," which has been called "A Modern Aladdin," 18 coming to the Heilig next Thursday night and will round out the weelc, closing on Saturday night. There is a matineo scheduled for Saturday, too. This production was presented first at the Globe theater In New York, where It ran for two consecutive years, and now it is on a transcontinental trip and is touring the west for the first time. In the original cast wr Fred Stone and his late partner, Dave Montgom ery. Their roles are now being played by an excellent pair of comedians, "Walter "Wills and Roy Binder, whose work in "The Wizard of Oz," 'The Red Mill" and "Hitchy Koo" is memorable. This is said to be the largest musical comedy organization on the road now. There are 65 people in the cast, and among the principals are names well known in vaudeville and musical com edy. There's Tom Brown's saxophone band and a flock of beauteous chorus maids. The production is said to be on quite a lavish scale, spectacular and thoroughly delightful. After "Chin Chin" we will see "Lombard-!. Ltd." Frederick and Ianny Hatton wrote this clever comedy, which is one of the past season's real suc cesses. Leo Carillo, the original star and creator pf the role of Lombardi, the fashionable Italian dressmaker, is in the present company. "Lombard!, Ltd." plays at the Heilig the week of July 27. . It was on June 18, 1907, that the ex cellent singing organization, the San Francisco Opera company, featuring Aida Hemml and Teddy Webb, sung the comic opera, "The Fortune Teller," at the old Marquam and delighted Fort landers who heard it- Tomorrow night the Alcazar Musical Stock company will MODERN CHORUS CONTRASTED WITH THAT OF GREEK DRAMA Women Choristers Essential Attribute in Such 'Attractions as Chin Chin Soon to Appear at the Heilig. THE modern chorus is often ex ploited by managers not, unfor tunately, for what artistic merits It may possess, but rather for the physical attractiveness of its female members the appeal being to the eye In preference to the ear. The history of the chorus, from the days of its invention by the Greek dramatists, is a curiously interesting one. The performers in the Greek dramas were divided into three sharply defined classes, viz: chorus, actors and supers, and, be It well .noted that not only was the chorus mentioned first but it -took precedence over the actors, for originally the members of the chorus were the only performers, the actors and the supers coming later. The Greeks never employed women in the chorus and only free citisens were allowed to be members of It. The tragic chorus in the dramas and tragedies consisted of 15, while the comic choruses always contained 24 members. Contrast the stage of today, where woman is supreme with the stage of medieval times, when the mystery plays were all that the stage offered and woman as a rule did not appear. Most likely the reason for excludina women from acting in the mysteries - must be sought in old custom and tradi. Uon. The priests were the only actors. present this merry and tuneful piece at the Alcazar. Mabel Wilber will sing the -prima donna role which was orlgi nallywrltten for Alice Nielsen. Victor Herbert wrote its music and Harry Smith the lyrics. This production must not be confused' with "The Fortune Hunter," which was a Cohan & Harris farce comedy, bearing no similarity save in part of the title to "The For tune Teller." The comic opera opens its week's en gagement tomorrow night, and will of fer matinees on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. This afternoon and to night will witness the closing perform ances of "The Only Girl," which is one of the most delightful offerings of the Alcazar's season. An act that never grows old to youngsters or gTOwn-ups is that of fered by Singer's Midgets, the far famed group of tiny people who are as clever as if they were of regulation stature. They come with their ' Lilli putian dogs, ponies and elephants to Pantages as a feature for the week commencing with tomorrow's matinee. John C. Fisher, who piloted "Floradora" and many other big road shows. Is In personal charge of the production, which takes a whole train to move, and the presentation is made under the auspices of Alexander Pantages. While the Midgets offer a con.plcte vaudeville bill in their own act, there are five other attractions to round out the programme. - Williams and Williams will present their skit, "The Girl, the Man and the Piano." as the headline vaudeville act on the Strand theater's new bill open ing today. "The Sleeping Lion" with and so it was in the nature of things that women should not share in the performances. It certainly was not modesty that excluded them, for It is recorded that at a certain state func tion in Paris in 146L ladies publicly appeared quite naked as sirens, with out scandalizing anyone. It was not, however, the custom for women to appear publicly in the thea ters of Europe either on the stage or in the auditorium until many years after the death of William Shake- spear. The women who did venture to the theater always were masked. Most of Shakespears heroines were acted in his day by boys. There are no records of women acting on the English stage until after the restoration, when the- floodgates of license were let down. The importance of women choristers in opera is of comparatively recent date and has now become an essential attribute in such entertainments as those which managers like Mr. Charles Dillingham presents, of which "Chin Chin" to be offered at the Heilig thea ter July 24, 25 and 26 is a notable ex ample. The bare thought of only a male chorus of 24 voices in "Chin Chin." no matter how attractive those voices might be. would be likely to have a very disastrous effect upon the box office receipts. Undoubtedly audiences of today would not be so easily satis fied as were Use ancient ' Greek audience i--t ft S I THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAM), JTJL.Y 20, 1919." " Monroe Salisbury as its star, is the new photoplay, the picture unfolding a dramatic and spectacular tale of the frontier west and New York's slums. ALADDDf IX MODERN" SETT IX G Strange and1 Wonderfnl Situations Appear, in "Chin CThin." Do you remember when you were lust a tiny chap, how you would read the "Thousand and One Nights" or the wonderful adventures of "All Baba and the Forty Thieves" and "Slnbad, the Sailor," and all the rest of those fas cinating characters, and how from out of them all emerged "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp." as the prime adven ture of them all? ' And - now, Aladdin a very modern Aladdin very much in love with an American girl, appears in Charles Dill ingham's "Chin Chin," which comes to the Heilig theater, three nights, begin ning next Thursday, July 24. In this musical, play everything comes Aladdin's way upon wishing and rubbing the woderful lamp, thereby causing many strange and wonderful situations. Walter Wills and Roy Binder, ae the two slaves of the lamp, keep the audi ence in constant laughter through the seven scenes of three acta that cover ISO minutes of the most enjoyable fun. Among the many features in this gigantic show are - the. teddy bear dance, Tom Brown's saxophone band, a real circus tent with an "honeet-to-goodness" big white circus horse cir cling around the wings, while Mile. Falloffski performs the most daring and screamingly funny bareback stunts. Other principals with this, the only production of "Chin Chin." are Betty Orme, Edna Peckham, Jessie Walsh. Violet Tree, Js'ora Sieler, - Ethel Law rence. Marie Cavanaugh. Blanche Ar- goe, Margaret Sharpe and Joseph P-ob-ison, George Ueher, Richard Bosch, English Cody and George Phelps, also a large singing chorus of pretty girls. Special matinee Saturday at 2:15. "LOMBARDI, JL,TD.,' AT UTEILIG Leo Carrillo Coming "S'ext "Week With Famous Morosco Comedy. Oliver Morosco will present Leo Car rillo at the Heilig Theater one week, beginning Sunday. July 27. in Fred eric and Fanny Hatton's famous fun and fashion success, "Lombardi, Ltd.." with Grace Valentine and the entire original cast that appeared with Mr. Carrillo throughout the year's run of this comedy at the Morosco theater. New York. The presentation of this celebrated laughing success affords one of the most interesting events of the current theatrical season. The reputation of '.'Lombardi. Ltd., as a laugh producer has preceded it- The authors have brought to the stage an entirely -new character that of a fashionable Ital ian dressmaker. Tito Lombardi, who might be a composite stage picture of several of America's foremost creators of smart fashion. Tito Is a genius in the matter of gor geous gowns, but has absolutely no idea of business and proves somewhat of an amateur in the art of making love. He is entirely taken up with two subjects cloxhes and a show girl with whom he is desperately in love. Slow paying customers on the one hand and an unfaithful sweetheart on the other lead him to thebrlnk of financial ruin. from which he is saved only by the timely efforts of one of bis manne quins. RED ROSE" VS PREPARATION Parisian Studio Musical Play at the Alcazar Week of July 38. The Alcszar management will offer for the next attraction to follow "The Fortune Teller" Harry B. Smith. Robert B. Smith and Robert Hood Bowers' musical play. "The Red Rose." It starts Monday, July 28. for a week's run at the Alcazar theater. The , atmosphere of the Parisian studio and of the stu dent's bobemla pervade The fied Rose." Colorful mounting and elaborate cos tuming mark the staging of the ple and the abilities of the Alcazar com pany will leave nothing to be desired. There are many splendid song hits In "The Red Rose" that are sure to be sung and whistled before the week rolls by. Some of the Important ones are "The Queen of Vanity Fair, Bo hernia." "Men, Men, Men," "Come Along. Macherie, and for the dancing "The Students' Glide" is a real sensation. "THE OXLT GIRL-" IS STCCESS Last Performance of Musical Pla j at Alcazar Tonight. At the Alcazar theater this past week Victor Herbert's and Henry Blossom's "The Only Girl" has held the boards and was heartily received the entire week by large audiences that enjoyed every minute of their time witnessing this most unusual musical play. "Tbe Only Girl" Is very much different from the nsual run of musical plays, and it requires players that can act as well as sing. "THE FORTUNE TELLER" NEXT Alcazar Musical Players to Present Alice Keilson's Great Success. For the new attraction at the Alcazar theater, beginning tomorrow the A lea zar Musical Players will present "The Fortune Teller." the comic opera in i which Alice KUn scored so heavily. TVi ?rbrlxxn0 7a JJ& It has never been Portland's good for- ' tune to have Miss Nellson and her com pany, in this wonderful oplera. but wltk the Alcazar's excellent cast of princi pals, their performance will in every way equal that of the original com pany. Miss Mabel Wilber. will assume the Alice Nellson role and when one stops to realize Miss Wilber's capabilities, they surely can feel satisfied that she will more than do Justice to the role. Mr. Henry Coote's beautiful tenor voice, will be well suited to the role of "Ladislas" and as the captain of the Hussar will make a pleasing stag picture. Since the opening of the "Alcazar Musical Players" there has never been really a good role for Detmar Poppen, in which be could use his wonderful bass voice to any advantage, but in "The Fortune. Teller" In the role of "Sander" he will have the first strong role of the season and his many ad mirers who have continually requested to hear more of him. will surely have their desire satisfied this coming week. As for the comedy. Oscar Figman and Lee Daly, have prepared a menu that will keep the audience In a happy mood for the entire evening, while George Natanson, Edward Sedan. Eva Olivottl and May Wallace, are always depend able and help make every one of the Alcazar's performances pleasing and most enjoyable. Since the beginning of the "musi cal stock season" the Alcazar has been the Mecca of those who go in for the musical shows and It seems that every body's fancy Is turning to the lilt and frivolity of comic opera. In "The For tune Teller" they will have another of the "best kind." which have been in strumental In building up a following at the Alcazar of Portland's elite and most discriminating theatergoers. Mati nees will be on Wednesday and Satur day. PAXTAGES PROMISES TREAT Singer's Mid gets Come as Featured Attraction This Week.. Prime merriment is in store at Pan tages. for tbe week commencing with tomorrow's matinee, when tbe most sensational act in vaudeville. Singer's Midgets, comes as the feature attrac tion. Twenty-five of the little people. 14 trained dogs, a dozen tiny ponies and four Lilliputian elephants are Included in the huge production, which was a tremendous sensation in New York when it was first presented there as one of the famous Hippodrome fea tures. The little people have been gathered from all parts of the world and have been fitted into an act that Is a com plete vaudeville programme in its own right. There are Hawaiian, musical comedy, acrobatic equine. Egyptian and many other numbers in which the midgets prove themselves capable and delightful entertainers. Tbe act Is of such extensive proportions that an en tire train is needed In the transporta tion on the Pantages circuit and Alex ander Pantages personally directs the tour. Owing to the cost of the production a slight advance in tbe popular Pan tages prices will be made for this en- GRACE VALENTINE'S 'CHANCE COMES ONLY BY ACCIDENT Actress Suddenly Called to Fin in Part in "Upstairs and Down" tinguishes Herself in Performance PROBABLY Grace Valentine, who plays Daisy Mahoney In "Lom bard!. Ltd." at the Heilig the week of July 27. never would have found her present chance had it not been for an emergence call that nastenea ner to enact a small part in that other Hat- ton success. "Upstairs and Down." dar ing its succesk.ul New Tork engage ment. At a very recent dinner, when Miss Valentine acted as hostess, she acquainted, her- guests with the facts that led to her portraying Tito Lorn bardl'a naive mannequin. While Miss Valentine was playing tn "Johnny Get Your Gun" she received a sudden call on the phone to eme over and fill in a part in "Upstairs and Down." Hurriedly grasping the seri ous dilemma of the producer. Oliver Morosco, for whom she tied worked in stock productions in Los Angeles, she consented to fill the gap left vacant by illness, and appeared at tbe matinee performance of that same day. The role of Nelly, the maid, was thrust upon Miss Valentine an hour before the performance, a part In which she dis tinguished herself by some natural touches and character "big." as well aa astonishing those who assembled to witness the result of the emergency situation. "I was generally complimented." she said, "but nothing pleased me more than the kind praises from those good friends. Fanny and Frederic Hatton. They said they saw new possibilities for me right thee, and it was through that very incident that Daisy, my pres ent role, was retouched for me." Miss Valentine's future seems eo much more interesting than her past Just now, for she is looking forward to a play that has recently been written expressly for ber by those Indefatig able Hattons. Oliver Morosco would undoubtedly have been pleased could -e have heard the young actress sing his praises. Several times she reiterated what a delight It was to work for such a man. It was Mr. Morosco who gave her the first chance after 14 vears of hard work on the stage. gagement only. Patrons are urged to attend the matinees to avoid the con gestion certain to be realized at the two nightly performances. . In addition to the big feature five pleasing numbers will round out the bill. Leila Shaw, the famous stage beauty, and her players will appear In the rapid-fire farce. "There She Is Again." Miss Shaw has a happy role as the unusual wife and la a delightful comedienne. Cliff Clark Is a versatile vendor of variety with bis songs and patter. One of the famous figures in vaude ville la Joe Jenny, who has presented his Empire Four for the amusement of thouttands in recent years. Joe Fanton and company have a novel acrobatic and Juggling attrac tion In "A Morning in Camp." "The Tiger's Trail" carries Ruth Roland Into thrilling situations In the latest episode of this exciting movie serial. The Camp Kelly players close a sue cessful engagement with the continu ous performance today. 1:30 to 11 o'clock, supported by the best In vaude BEHIND THE SCENES EXPOSED Realistic Act at Hippodrome) Tears Away Veil From Actor Life. Pretty much all of us recognise the stage as she looks, but there are a con siderable number of us who are Just as familiar with an igloo as we are with a theater dressing-room. Another thirtg. people back stage and their wbo4e art of make-believe have always been more or less a mystery and the Play-actor a sort of awe-striking god or deviU Jim Mclnty.e and Beatrice Robbins. at the Htppoarome in the new show beginning today, tear away the curtain that separates tbe real world from the play world, and show Just' what a vaudeville person goes through from the time he prepares for his act until be quits it They do it with all the cheery small talk and Joshing which is heard back stage or. In the Hippo drome, to be accurate, underneath stage. The act Is one of the funniest, it Is stated, that has come over the Hippodrome circuit in a long time, and It Is decidedly realistic. The "Fantasle of Music" which will be presented by the Giuliani four, con sists of a repertoire of popular and classical music rendered In a highly satisfactory manner by a mixed quar tet of highly trained artists. A real cheer-up couple with a reper toire of song studies and character de lineations are Hugh Skelley and Emma Heit. Skelley Is a born comedian, 'whose quips and quirks and wit and merriment keep the audience In con stant laughter? Miss Belt's good looks iid her ability to shoot back at her partner's sallies enhance the enjoy ment of the act materially. As his name would indicate. Madden. Jazz Juggler, mixes up his Juggling and his comedy in an excruciatingly funny fashion. He is a highly proficient per former as a Juggler, but everything that he does Is accompanied by some "crazy" mannerism of expression. What is declared to be a very fine comedy novelty gymnastic act Is one offered by Clara Theodoro'a trio. In which Roman rings are featured. One Dis- t .............. t ' i in i ii. mj . i . - ' ""r ; '' t i-t tf - s .- - t ' ' - - ' . -; Jr x . . ;. - r-r jf; I JV e. .- - - V . - tr ':;; : - V ; ' V. V , .- K ' -: X'M -; in -vil : "s - - . f r- i r t Craee Valeatlee. la "Less bard I. 1-L- ................. I vi- in !( pvngrniea is utrm laev doro'a doing- the major part of the lift- ! ir. g. One of her feats is to hold two Roman rings by her hands while sus pended head downward from a trapeze while another member doee a number of stunts on these rings. This same performer does a serine of II hand piausches without slopping. The act la well staged and costumed. There will be a five-act photoplay and tbe Gaumont weekly Illustrated news in the picture programme, that supplants the vaudeville performance. "FRIVOLOCS FLO" WtLL NAMED Mike) and Ike Present Sparkling New Faroe Comedy ThU Week. A farce comedy with exactly as much farce as comedy will appear at the Lyric theater this week. It Is "Frivo lous Flo." a well-named play in which p ken sentences and songs entertain for an hour or more. In this comedy, which Otis Skinner may want to use next season. Mike has a habit of tell ing Ilea Suddenly he takes a notion t. tell the truth, but no one will be lieve him He's married, is poor Mike. His wife is away on a vacation. But her mother stays at home to kevp a sharp eye on the old man. He walks down street one day and an actress teet him. he lores her handkerchief. Mike Is sorry and lends her his hankie. She also gets bis number. Mike's wife Is Ike's r.lece. He and the mother-in-law are "sponging" off dear old Mike. One day tbe act.ess calls to return the handkerchief. The mother mis lakes her fcr Mike's niece, v. ho is com ing on a visit. She Is invited in and made at home, much to the governor's Joy. And Ike falls In love with the girl, whom he thinks Is the niece of bis tnend. While .ill this is going on the real niece comes, and then there's the dickens to play. There are oodles of laughs in this farce comedy. SIEMPHIS MINSTRELS AT OAKS Colored Fnn Makers Add to Attrac- tions at River Resort- Not content with entertaining as many persons as can get into the great park stadium. Manager John F. Cordray has Improvised an oul-or-aoor tneater at the Oaks amusement park and to day presents for the first time. In ad dition to the famous Armstrong Folly compsny, the Memphis Minstrels, col ored fun makers of a high order. In the park auditorium, starting with TICKKT OKKHE SALE UPKN9 TOMORROW TTHK thurs. HEILIG I WEEK - -t0NLY COMPANY presenting...., INTHEORIGINAL ENTIRETY. THEGREATEST AMERICAN MUSICAL COttfDT CARIES BlMNC.tWS - TRANS CONTI TOUR 0 v ' H1WCHIITHasaHamecfMagic-MusicThatIs w Sorcery"-Nifty Little Chi neseMaios Toys Cooues-Bears-A RealQrcusTent-Clowns Bareback Riders-Grotesque Dancing A-puarf f 8RBR0WNS CLOWN SAXOPHOHEBARD EVE'S rioor. :;jsi.. rows si.eu. row fePKCLAl SAT. MAT. KTOor. CITY MAIL, ORDERS HECEItlCU OW. HEILIG 75.. 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Ed Armstrong, whose favorite make up is Jut such an Irish part, will rep resent Jlggs in the comedy of errors that makes the theme of "The Beauty Ship." Hogan is George Rehn. who gets Jiggs Into most of bis trouble, but isn't such a success at getting htm out of it- Although she doesn't mske herself up so hideously as does the Mrs. Jlggs of the pictures. Perqaeta Courtney, leading lady, will represent that haughty dame. Grace .Nem ton will enact the role of an actress who draws affection from Mr. Jiggs and horrid Ire from bis wife. The action is aboard a ship bound, for this week at least, from Portland to San Francisco. The Jlgsa famil). after a doctor is called to treat a case of "nerves" developed by too clotte asso ciation with the Hogans In the next apartment, finds the Hogans on the ship and the fun is on. Specialty numbers will be presented by M;ss Courtney, singing "A Good Msn Is Hard to Find": by Howard Evans. who will sing "Crown-Up Babies": by Miss Newton, singing "Everything Is Nice That Comes From Lixle"; and by Lehy of the trio, sing ing a bass solo. The trio will offer a special number of much interest, and Lillian Lewis, premier dancer, will present a "hornpipe" Interpretation with which she recently won a 15i0 prise at a dancing competition in the south. SLEEPING LION" AROUSED Monroe Salisbury's Greatest Photo play at the Strand This Week. "The Sleeping Lion." hailed as Mon roe Salisbury's greatest photoplay of the year, and one which sbowa him in transition from a cringing Italian ped dler of New York's slums to a sw-ash--buckling cattle baron of the frontier west. Is tne new Strand theater screen headliner opening today. Salisbury, noted for his characteri zations on stags and screen, lias whst practically amounts to a dual role In the dramatlo and actionful "Western." First he's Tony, the meek and lowly clay modeller, who aspires to own a farm. Just has enough courage to save a 6-year-old newsboy from the police iConrludiMl ott Pafe S- MAT. SAT. FIRST TRIP WEST -m. WALTER WILLS and ROY BINDER TiNO YtAWiTTHTGlOSETHtflTK2 RUNNING OVER. WITM Sl.Ellw'ACTS u ros i io; oal.. ru. 7Jc adm. 0e. tl.SO; Balcony, 11.00; Ci.Uery. 60c NEXT WEEK JULY 72 SAT. SATVRUAV MAI Kloor. li rows.. .SI. SO Kloor. 5 rows ... s 1.00 Rulcony. & rowL.il .00 BaL, 17 rowi.... 40c NEXT FRIDAY, JILT 33.