2 TITE SUNDAY OKEGONIAX, PORTLAND, JtTLT 27. 1919. of their Domr is & domino eccentric dnce In domino clown coMtame. Th Neapolitan four, m mixed ouarlt of three men and a woman, have an unusual combination of instruments. Three use plano-accordions and one a iruitax. Nearly all their selections in-f elude singing-, and like most of Uiel Italian race, they are possessed of su-4 perb voices. I Kranli Stanley and Bee Wilson prom ise a vaudeville surprise. Tneir act is a sing-ins- and talking novelty. Virginia Ainswortn. international prima donna, a singer of ability, is on of the attractions of the bill. MODERN ACTOR IS LAUDED Dodson Mitchell Don lot Feel 111. 7 , - v . y I . y ' - 1 -v f ' ; J . i j r 'a V w 1 , il'fS -V"N VmfB!k V " Mf - - - a T- AW M-J MIL s-:, rh - CASS JUST because, by the long- arm of coincidence the Hattons, Frederick and Fanny, who write plays, picked upon the name of Lombard! for their hero in their play "Lombardi Limited" and the same name happened to be borne by a Senyor or Monsoor Lombardi. now passed on, who ran an opera company up and down the Pacific coast a few years ago, there's a lot of people going to miss a per fectly splendid show. "Why? Because they read "Lombardi Ltd.," which latter is short for limited, and take it liter ally. They get no further. Limited is right. Immediately they see a fat. perspiring Aida or a 200-pound Mimi or a paunchy Pagliacca. Why the hoi polloi doesn't like grand opera has furnished subject for enough comment to fill a dozen libraries and I'm not Boing to add my mite. Suffice it to say that grand opera has to be darned grand to draw nowadays. If John Mc cormick was scheduled to sing "Mother Machree" and "If Tou Look in the Heart of a Rose" at one theater and Tetrazzinl, Caruso and Geraldino Farrar were booked to do "Lucia" at another theater. I know, and you know, i where we common people would go. Which is going around by Robin Hold's barn to say that the low-brows who are carefully sidestepping "Lombardi Lim ited" are not sidestepping an evening of Italian warbling, but they are care fully steering themselves away from one of the cleverest, smartest of come dies of many seasons, a comedy of the liveliest, spiciest sort, rich in costum ing, brilliant as to dialogue and pos sessed of a wealth of highly humorous and novel situations. Oliver Morosco is sponsoring the show and Leo CariUo, the original creator of the role of Tito Lombardi, a fashionable Italian dress maker, is still star of the organiza tion, with an excellent supporting cast. Walter Anthony, on the Seattle Post Intelligencer, says that Leo Carillo's Italian modiste is one of the stage's finest and most vital characterizations, ranking with Warfleld's Von Barwlg, Otis Skinner's Philippe Brideau and Frank Baron's gentle Inventor in "The Fortune Hunter." "It is a rebuke," tays Mr. Anthony, "to the current wop idea of the Italian comic opera, musical comedy and farcical tradi tions." "Lombardi Ltd." opens an en . gagement of one week, beginning to night, at the Heilig. with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. Tonight the Alcazar is finishing- its week's performance of "The Fortune Teller" and on tomorrow night the mu sical players open in "The Red Rose." the delightful musical comedy in which 5Soe Barnett came to Portland. The music is exceptionally bright and tune ful and the story is interesting, too. Mabel Wilber will sing Miss Barnett's role. Geraldine Dare, who achieved an instantaneous success when she ap peared in "The Only Girl." is to have an important roie in "The Red Rose. i tie entire company will appear In roles which are nicely balanced to their many talents as individuals and col lectiveiy. mere win be a matinee V fdiiOMlay and Saturday. While today's continuous perform ance at Panlages marks the close of the wonderful Singer's Midgets, who pack the public into the theater when ever they come to town. Alexander 1'antages promises an excellent follow- tip programme for the week commenc lug with tomorrow's matinee. The 119 song and dance revue, with a large company, inciuaing Jvatnryn McCon neii. a musical comeay star of note. w in Dt me principal xeature of a seven-act programme. The Ames Four, a popular singing comoinauon. ana me Jams Janet Duo. artistic dancers, are headliners on the new Strand theater vaudeville pro gramme opening today. Gladys Brock well, emotional film star, opens an en gagement in "The bneak, a photo tale of gypsy life. "The Masquerader." with Guv Bates Post in the title role, comes to the Hei lig for four nights, beginning next feunday night, August 3. Guy Bates Post,- through the crea tion of distinctive characters, has proved himself one of the most notable ot American players. He has just re turned from a visit to Australia, where his interpretation of the dual role in rue Masqueraoer created a great rensation. Mr. Post s Omar" was ex otic, coieriui ana imbued with ro mance, his beachcomber in "The Bird of Paradise" was a classic, his crea tion of the governor in "The Nigger' was essentially a psychological study. This splendid actor is returning to us abuaaw, ox ciiajraciexs rather, tax V BAER. I WW . . , V " ' ' - ' . he plays a daul role. The play of 'The Masquerader" is by John Hunter Booth and Richard Walton Tully is present ing it. "LOJ1BABDI, LTD." IS JUKTHIXI The Hattons Latest and Best Pre sents Many Amusing Characters. No comedy in the last 20 years has brought to the native stage such a splendid variety of distinctly new and amusing characters as Oliver Mor osco's latest fun and fashion success. 'Lombardi, Ltd." in which Leo Carrlllo, Grace Valentine and the original cast win ne seen at the Heilig theater, Broadway at Taylor, seven nights be ginning tonight, 8:15. with a popular matinee Wednesday and a special mati nee Thursday. While Frederic and Fanny Hatton. the authors, have contributed many big hits to the American stage such as tne threat Jover." "Lnstairs and Down" and "Years of Discretion." Lombardi, Ltd." has proved not only their best effort at brilliant comedv writing, but their finest work in the matter of character drawing a fact that he bad. much to do with the usual success of the piece. In the role of Tito Lombard!, in which Mr. Carrillo appears, they have for the first time brought to the stage the character of a fashionable foreign dressmaker. now found in almost every block on Fifth avenue. Little is known to the public of the back stage" workings of these fashionable New York shops and few of the smart customers know of the joys and sorrows of the mannequin. the saleswoman, the seamstresses, or the many others employed in the making of these expensive creation any more than they know or under stand the real temperament of the genius who first creates them. In the picturing of such hanneninn and the transferring of such characters to the , stage the Hattons have pre sented a composite picture of famous creators and their establishments. TREAT LV STORE AT HEILIG Ony Bates i'ost Appears in "The Masquerader" Sunday, An-. S. An opportunity to see Guy Bates in The Masquerader" is a treat in store for local theater-goers when Richard Walton Tully presents his star at the tieing theater for four nights begin mng ounoay, August s. special matinee Wednesday. In New York last season this Tully production scored a great hit. and Mr. Post spent the summer in Australia where the papers were unanimous in acclaiming his perform ance the finest ever given there by an American player. He scored a nmH run in Chicago this season. "The Masquerader" is a dram at In version by John Hunter Booth, of the novel written By Katherine Ceoii Thurston. Mr. Tully has done notable work with the scenic effects in "The mra or faradise." "Omar, the Tent maker" and "The Flame" and the scene with which "The Masquerader" opens, a London street in a fog, gives his genius for the unusual full play. The other settings are said to be in keep ing with the excellence of the play. "The Masquerader" tells the story of John Chilcote and John Loder. Chil cote is wealthy, a leader in politics and of a great ramily. Early in life, he had become a drug. addict and shortly after his marriage he separates from his wife in order to enjoy the drug. As the spell of morphia grips him tighter and tighter he resents the time he must give to his work and dis covers they look exactly alike. Chil cote conceives the idea of changing places with his double and thus gain ing freedom. KCTH CHATIERTOS RETURNS "Tto Merrie Month of May" Gives Xtw Opportunity to Comedienne To most theatergoers Ruth Chat- terton. who comes to the Heilig theater August 7. 8. 9, in "The Merrie Month of May," a new comedy by George Scarborough, is chiefly known for the portrayal of the charming heroines in I "Lhe Kunbow." "Daddy Lo&g Legs" UJ 4 St y i. ' i". and "Come Out of the Kitchen." Last spring and during the early part of this season she was a revela tion in the costume play "A Marriage of Convenience." in which she appeared with Henry Miller. As a matter of fact in stock companies, when she was Just beginning and in the west, she has played a very wide range of parts in cluding Galsworthy. Ibsen and Shaw. In her new play "The Merrie Month of May" she is a girl from Arizona, from which state her fatHer is a United States senator. The scenes are laid in Washington at the present time and at: the types are distinctively Ameri can. "THE RED ROSE" WILLi BLOOM Brig-ht Musical Comedy at Alcazar This Week Elaborately Staged. "The Red Rose" will bloom all week at the Alcazar theater, beginning Mon day, July 28, with matinees on Wednes day and Saturday. This musical com edy is from the gifted and prolific pens of Henry B. Smith and Robert Smith, for whose libretto music has been fur nished by Robert Hood Bowers. There are a number of songs that have caught the popular fancy, wherever this bright musical comedy has played, and they are sure to be sung and whistled here, quite generally, as the week goes on. "The Queen of Vanity Fair," "Men. Men. Men." "Come Along. Ma Cherie." "Bohemia." are announced as the lead ers of the song popularity, while of the dances "The Students Glide" created a gTeat furore when the piece ad its initial performance in New York at the Globe theater. The atmosphere ot the Parisian studio and the students' Bo hemia pervade "The Red Rose." Colorful mountings and elaborate costuming mark the staging of the piece, while the abilities of the . pres ent Alcazar company leaves little to be desired. The featuring dance in "The Students Glide." which suggests the "turkey trot" and the "Texas Tommie." and it is thoroughly original and unique. As a whole "The Red Rose" will be one of the gems of the season and one that the discriminating theater-goers can see and bear and leave the thea ter perfectly satisfied. All Alcasar plays begin Monday night and run until Sunday night. "THE TEXDERFOOT" IS COMIXG Oscar Fignutn's Bis Sncress to Be Attraction at the Alcazar. Oscar Flgman's starring vehicle, "The Tenderfoot," will be the attraction at the Alcazar theater for the week starting Monday, August 4. As "Pro fessor Pittibone" Mr. Figman toured throughout the entire country, and it is without exception the most wonder ful role which this sterling comedian has ever appeared in, and there have been many requests received at the box office asking the Alcazar management to present "The Tenderfoot. Not only have local theater-goers re quested this splendid comedy, but let ters have been received from many nearby towns ia Oregon and Washing ton. "FORTTTNE TELLER" DEPARTS Last Performance of One of Sea son's Musical Delights Tonight. The last performance of "The Fortune Teller" will be tonight and it is one of the musical delights of the season, notwithstanding the fact there have been many beautiful operas offered at the Alcazar theater. In the title role Miss Mabel Wilber has given the part all the Alice Neilson touches, which made Miss Neilson one of the foremost light opera stars of this country. Mr. Detmar Poppen. in the character of "Sandor." a Gypsy musician, has the first real opportunity since the opening week o. the season. REV IK TOPS PANTAGES BILL Haxhryn McConnell, Musical Comedy Beauty, Heads Cast. Just the right sort of summertime entertainment is promised In the 1919 song dance x,vue Uie "JToliies" oX , f ww . y iK-- :WFT'rrlrr-,iMw " - fie 4-x I - L ' '' , 7 ' A- - d 1 V , 4 ; A t , ; pi ' rxT.cx.j-t.. vaudeville, which will be featured at Pantages for the week commencing with the matinee tomorrow. Leading the large cast is Kathryn McConnell. the noted musical comedy beauty, who Is not only a wonderful songstress but a charming dancer. Toots McConnell and Ford Hanferd are other principals of note and the chorus is a large and attractive one. Green wald and Pepple. who have presented so many hits, are responsible for the pro duction, which is one of the most at tractive in vaudeville. The song hits are all timely and the book is lined with clever satire. So successful has been the revue In past seasons that the producers decided to make it an annual affair, introduc ing new material throughout, and the plan has been a good one. The revue will lead a programme of seven acts. Bert Melrose, the interna tional clown, who has made thousands laugh with his funny antics, will present his original "Melrose" fall, which has been a sensation where he has appeared. Joseph Greenwald is a wonderful character actor and In his role in the keen comedy. "Lots and Lots." he Is seen in his best role. He is supported by a large and capable cast Betty Brooks Is the gladsome girl who sings and dances her way into the hearts of her audiences. Myers and Weaver are the Arkansaw travelers who provide plenty of fun in their of fering. They are excellent singers. Dorothy Waters is a little comedienne whose songs delight all and her man nerisms mark her as an entertainer of personality. Retter brothers are thrill ing acrobats who keep their act en livened with plenty of comedy. Ruth Roland in the latest enlsode of tne serial sensation. "The Tiger's Trail." has one of her best parts. Today's continuous performance will mark the close of the engagement of Singer's Midgets, who have been play ing 10 paciceo nouses ror the past week. LYRIC SEASON ENDS TOXIGHT "The Woman Question" Offers Lots of Fnn Before "Curtain." When Tommie rings down the cur tain at the Lyric theater tonight after the second show, the 1918-19 season of that playhouse passes into history. The new season will open August 31. "The woman Question- is the bill that will be presented this afternoon and twice tonight. It is a love affair with a lot of songs sprinkled in to keep the tears away. Mike is a fake artist. Ike is a take music teacher. The only pupils mey can get are aeax and dumb people. ney nave a hard row to hoe. At last a beautiful model is found by Mike, and then Ike comes along and spills the beans by falling In love with the maid. There is plenty of pep in the snow. and the company has been drilled as carefully for today's offering as though it was to be played a week. Kain or snine. "The Woman Question will be seen today and then disappear forever. 'FASCINATING FLORA IS BILL Armstrong Company to Offer Amus ing Show for Week. Miss Perqueta Courtney, leading lady of the Armstrong Folly company, play lng at tne uaka comes Into her own this week in the leading role of "Fas cinating Flora," a travesty of rare hn Dior and musical merit. "Fascinating Flora" opens at the Oaks auditorium this afternoon and will continue with two shows daily throughout the week. Although "Fascinating Flora" has en joyed long runs elsewhere as a vehicle for some of the best musical comedy companies in the country, it has never CITY MAIL ORDERJ UT 17 T T T NTPVT It 7 T7 XT kic.wt u-w. ULilLlU 11 JL 4 NEXT SUN., No one seated THE BIG DRAMATIC RICHARD W-AI.T0K TTJXXT fJAS. 6. TEEDE. OeaL SCsr.) Praseata the BUtiiis-uiaaed Actor MM xrr His e&ZATXBT success. THE MASQUERADER A modern drama founded on Katherine Cecil Thurston's novel about the two men who met in the fog. ROW TO "ECIRE TICKETS NOW BY MAIL Address letters, make checks and postoffice money orders payable to W.-T. Fangle. Mgr. lie i leg Theater. ADD 10 -WAR TAX to price of ticket desired. Inclose self addressed stamped envelope. PRlCESt KVEM-VGS Fntire lower floor $2.00 Bal.. 6 rows $1.50, 7 rows. ..$1.00 Gallery, res. Toe; adm SOc TICKET OFFICE: 8AI.T5 been produced in Portland before, ac cording to the statement of Director Ld Armstrong, who takes that as a reason for veiling in secrecy the details of what he declares is a highly inter esting plot. Suffice to say "Flora." played by Miss Courtney, is an actress who gets tangled up in the family affairs of Flanigan and Hogan when Hogan George Rehn) invites her to the home of Flanigan (Ed Armstrong) after two genial Irishmen have been out on a spree. Flora is discovered by Flanl gan's wife, and to that haughty dame It is explained that Flora is Flanigan's long missing cousin. Mrs. r lanigan. in a rare display of good Intentions, invites the "cousin" to spend a fort night in the home. What happens thereafter Director Armstrong declines to say.' As a special feature of the produc tion Miss Courtney will sing another of the "jaxzy" tongs that have helped to make her popular at the Oaks. Miss Grace Newton, who. Incidentally, does specialty turn with Howard Evans, will sing "Tell Me Why." THE SXEAK" AT THE STRAND Colorful Affairs of Gypsy Princess Are Interesting. Love affairs are always interesting. but none js more entertaining than the colorful affairs of a gypsy princess. Rhona. the heroine of "The Sneak." the new Gladys Brockwell production that opens today at the Strand theater, goes through adventures of which the ro mantic society belle can only dream. Jealousy grows in the heart of every man. but in the gypsy It Is like a roar ing fire. Miss Brockwell gets a taste of gypsy jealousy which leads to hand-to-hand fights with knives and cudgels in this powerful story of the out-oi- doors. The story tells of Rhona. gypsy prin cess, who poses for an artist, and this arouses the jealousy of her airianceo. The machinations of a jealous rival bring her to the studio, with a sequel to this plotting that is absorbing in its heart interest and tragic in its development. Harry Hilliard. who used to support Theda Bara In her early Fox produc tions, and Irene Rich, recently leading orr.an with Dustin Famum. are among the well-known players wlta Miss Brockwell in "The f?nk. The vaudeville bill Is unusually promising with the popular Ames Four, comedy vocalists, and the Janis Janet Duo. artistic dancers, as the headliners. Other attractions will Include the Swiss Duo. yodlers and harmony sing ers; Alys Brown and sister In vocal and violin selections, and Davis Jef ferson. "Humorous Clown Stretcher." in feats of eQUllibriom comedy flavored. Literary Digest's popular "Topics of the Day" and Current Kvents of the world's news are other screen, subjects. "ALL. WRONG" AT HIPPODROME Cniqne Concert In Photoplay Will Open Today. Music, comedy and one of the most unique conceits In photoplay comedy that has come this way will form the entertainment menu which will be served to the patrons of the Hippo drome theater today and the fore part of this week. The picture is Bryant Washburn's latest production. "All Wrong." and Is based on the idea that courtship days should be prolonged aft er marriage and that this can be done by husband and wife living under sep arate roofs, said husband making his accustomed Wednesday-evening calls. Washburn takes the part ot a travel ing salesman "and therefore original." What is pronounced one of the best RGC'El V D SOW X IT iiLlVM.i I ATI EE SO. AUG. 3 SPECIAL PRICK MATIMEK, 'W22D. during prologue. TREAT OF THE YEAR -PFCIAI WF.DKIDAY MAT. SlIK Fntire lower floor $1 50 Balcony. 6 rows $1. IT rows 60c OPEt'S KEXT THVHS. - x, sketches that has appeared on any pro gramme is the offering of Elizabeth Shirley and Kverett Byington. entitled Remnants, a Home -un Comedy." The Part of the woman is that of a buyer for a department store who seeks to become a cold, shrewd business woman. The part of the man is that of a coun try boy who has become a traveling salesman. i ne clash comes between them when the woman's shrewdness snd coolness is checkmated by the lad homely humor. John Geiger is an unusnal violinist. Before he closes his performance he demonstrates that he is in the virtuoso class. Previously he gives an enter tainment which verifies the statement that the violin is the most versatile and human of instruments. He opens nis act as an Italian street musician. In this part he imitates various other instruments banjo, ukulele and church organ. Then he changes into a fiddler at a country dance, calling the various changes. The Church sisters are a couple of doll-like little ladies who are said to be adepts on the banjo and dancers of remsrkahle ability. 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A word of praise for the modern actor and his methods from distinguished player of long expe rience is as much a pleasure to hear as it Is a novelty, for the older Thespians seldom approve tne younger genera tion, aays the New York Sun. An inter view with the average player whose early training in the theater has been In the classics win quickly reveal h is belief that Shakespeare should furnish the basis of all dramatic training: that the ambitious youth should have years of stock acting: should be able te fene and dance, to play some musical instru ment that his education for the stSLge should, in fact, cover a wide range of subjects in which he should be profi cient. Departing decisively from this batrlt of thonght is Dodson Mitchell, the, dis tinguished actor who plays Sandy Ifc Killop. the North of Ireland publican, in David Belasco's production of Dark Rosaleen." which is now in its second month at the Belaseo theater. Despite the fact that Mr. Mitchell spent 10. years In association wuh Julia Mar lowe in the portrayal of Shakespearean characters he is of the firm conviction that the classic drama holds more dan gers for the young actor than it offers advantages. And he offer his own ex perience to prove It. "When I became associated with Miss Marlowe 1 had only my three years' experience with my aunt, Mag gie Mitchell, on the stage." Mr. Mitch ell began his explanation. "When I came out of this association after tea years I was fit for nothing but the reading of blank verse. At least that was the way it seemed to roe in my first engagement sub&equent to my long Shakespearean experience. I was associated m-ith John Drew under the management or the late Charles Frohman in 'Richard Carvel.' 1 had only one line in the play, which ran. 'It is an easy matter.' I insisted on Injecting into It the rhythmic music of blank verse. Edward Rose, who was our stage director, would ay to me, Come Dodson. get off the Acropolis. Take off your sandals. Come on out on Broadway and talk conversationally. As absurd as it may sound, it took me weeks to achieve a conversational tone in reading that one little phrase in 'Richard Carvel" which fell to my lot. The cause of my trouble lay In the fact that one can never read blank verse conversationally. Its deliverance Is not the natural deliverance required by modern drama and it is Just for this reason tht an actor who plays Shaespear? for a "one period of time falls into pedantic reading and theatri cal habits which he finds a great han dicap to achieving the naturalness nec essary to the success of a modern role." THE PERFECT 36" OF COMEDIES' LTgSrS jaSS? - BOSTON - SAM FRAHC5C0 - lOSAJlGEltS -PF.ritl. "AT. MAT. Floor 1.S0 Floor. 3 rows.. $1.00 BaL. 5 rows... $100 Bal.. 17 rows.. 60c AUG. 7, 8, 9 Vt Mi! ' ' I " .... 4 i 3i CHATTERTON MONTH OF MAY 99 DIRECTION- HENRY MILI.F-R. SAT. MAT. aiJW TO aOo. i 1