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ahead of "Mayti-
conies to the Hoillp; this
authority for the state
ment that "actora marry, aiid die arid
fall ill and become riissatisfieo. with
roles and perforin all the other hu
man gyrations; 30 that. 111 his. the
third seu.on of truly (treat Fucresn.
there have bee.i mutations in both
of the prcscntl'iR companies: but in
the main, and UirKflv. we shall -c
at the HeiliK next Thursday right
the company a hli h put ".Mai liino'
over to si.ch tremendous triumph
and first, in the b-g center, New
York.
There are, leitiinatcly. two orig
inal Maytime" companies. The rea
son there are two is that when the
"Maytime" furore reached a climacteric
."VlVb In the metropolis, Boston clam-
jlred 00 vociferously for it that the
Itcw Tork cast was lifted over to
Boston in its entirely, and the Chi
Ago cast went to New York, and so
began the alternation which has gone
on until toduy.'
Thus saith the pri.-e apeut of
Matime." The opening night is
Thursday, and the cniinenient rounds
out the week at the Keilisr.
This is the last week of the Alcazar
musical itock. Tonight will witness
the final perfoimance of "Girls Will
Bo Girls," and the new bill open to
morrow nipht. A revival of "The
Quaker Girl" will be offered with
Mabel Wilber in the title role. It is
announced by .Manager c. V. Everett
that the Alcazir will house road at
tractions for the balance of the sea
son. The first of these will be
"Khaym a Man of Mystery." The
date of his en;agenient T.ill be an
nounced later.
"Remnant," a comedy translated
from the French and played in both
Paris and London as well as in New
York, with Ions runs in each place,
will be the new offering of Baker
Stock company for the week. It gives
Verna Felton one of those roles on
the order of "The Brat" for which
type she is especially adapted, "Rem
nant played by t lorence ash in
New York. She is a street waif who
drifts into the life of a young inven
tor and whose happy disposition and
philosophical sayings have a magic
effect upon everyone with whom she
conies in contact.
"Just as good as any yet" is the
press agent's description of the
Orplieum show coming to the Hellig
this afternoon. It looks, as if the
herald is not exaggerating as the
headliners are the Four Jlarx Broth
ers, who made hilarious fun here two
seasons ago. and the other two fea
ture attractions are the Alexander
Kids, clever youngsters, and Charles
O'Donnell and Kthel Blair in "The
Piano Tuner," which Is praised as a
comedy gem. This show will be at
the Heilii; for only three nights and
four matinees as rental of the theater
for another attraction necessitates
closing of the Oipheum bill with the
Wednesday matinee.
Dillon and Franks at the Lyric have
a couple of typical Mike and Ike parts
this week in "The Mustard Kings,"
which opens this afternoon.
Hermann will be out-Hernianned by
the Great Leon at I'antages for the
week beginning with tomorrow's mat
inee for the Great Leon brings his
original illusions which have at
tracted general attention in addition
to many of the strange feats handed
down through generations by the wise
men of the far east. Kdith Packard,
the original "It's Me Again Girl,"
leads the Great Leon's company of
wonder workers. Neil McKinley, the
original nut, will be among the other
favorites on the extensive programme.
3IAITIME KETI RXS TO HEILKJ
Successful Light Opera Brings
Prime New York Favorites.
Brilliant, beautiful "Maytime" re
turns to the Ileilig theater next
Thursday, Friday, .Saturday nights,
March 25, 26 and !T, with a epecial
price matinee Saturday.
The presenting company is even
more distinguished in names than
that which rendered the lovely "play
with music" last year when "May
time" broke all operetta records for
patronage at the popular show bouse.
It has been formed by blending prime
favorites of the two casts whJch
have alternated throughout the two
years' run in New York. The present
cast contains a dozen principals who
created the roles of "Maytime"' when
it was first produced on Broadway.
Announced by the Messrs. Shubert
as the most successful musical play
they have ever produced, "Maytime"
comes back to us with the prestige
of having broken every record for
light opera success the country over.
Tlj featured artists this time are
William Norris, f arolvn Thomson and
Melvin Stokes. Mr. Norris. one of the
host-known comedians in the codntrv
and formerly a character actor of
distinction in serious plays, was the
original "Matthew" of the initial
Broadway presentation of "Maytime,"
and li Ik creation of the role won loud
plaudits in the metropolis. Carolyn
Thomson, said to be the youngest
prima dontia on the stage, has
achieved remarkable success in the
four years of her operatic career,
having played the leading roies in
four blr New York productions
"Little Simplicity" being the last and
achieved a London triumph besides.
She has also sung the role of Otillie
in "Maytime" longer in New York
than either of its other prima donnas
and served charmingly in the role
here last June.
Melvin Stokes, who succeeded
Charles Purcell as Richard Wayne,
in me original .New 1 oik cast, sang
the role for over a year and a half
in the eastern metropolis.
KOIjB AXD DILL AT JILILIG
"Wet and Dry" Prohibition lira
malic I'aree.
Kolb and Dill in their latest up
roarious musical concoction, "Wet and
Dry," described as a prohibition
dramatic farce in a prologue and two
acts, are coming to the lieilig theater,
three nights beginning Thursday,
April 1, with a special price matinee
Saturday. Tms sensational laugh
provider is another screamingly funny
vehicle from the pen of Max Dill, who
scored a notable triumph as a play
wright with "As Tou Were." C. Will
iam Kolb, the elongated member of
the firm and his roly-poly partner
have two of the best parts they ever
have had.
"Wet and Dry" is exceedingly time
ly in theme, but utterly devoid of any
seriousness. The plot is built around
a fight which grows to white heat in
a small town called Breuville with
the coming of prohibition. Needless
to say, Kolb and Dill occupy the cen
ter of Interest and participate in a
riotously funny campaign for mayor.
There are all sorts of droll situations
cluttered with laugh upon laugh.
In writing the lyrics and music
Jean Havez, who assisted Dill in writ
ing the farce, has supplied a remark
ably appealing assortment of lilting,
tuneful song numbers. In addition
there is the usual bevy of "100 per
cent beautiful" girls for the musical
ensemble.
MARX BROTHERS AT OUPilEUM
Popular and Versatile Favorites
Mill Open Here Today.
An Orpheum show that has been
extolled generally as being the equal
of any big-time bill seen this season
will open at the Heilig theater this
afternoon for an engagement of only
three nights and four matinees, clos
ing with the afternoon performance
Wednesday. The show is a quadruple
headliner, three-feature aggregation,
the headliners being the popular and
versatile Four Marx brothers. The
other two features are the Alexander
kids, gifted children, and Charles
O'Donnell and Kthel Blair in "The
Piano Mover," one of the comedy
gems of the season.
No more popular act than the Pour
Marx brothers has ever graced an
Orplieum programme. They were a
tremendous hit here two seasons ago
and are returning in a new act which
is built to display the various tajents
of the four boys. These young men
are not only unique in stagedom, but
notable. They are unusually capable
performers and have built a musical
comedy in which each Is given the
opportunity to show his special gift.
There is just enough'plot to supply a
reason for fun and song. They new
act is called "'n Everything." It
Is everything that goes to make up
good, clean entertainment. The Btory
has to do with the efforts of a newly
rich family to break into society and
the way they break in is an episode
of fun deserving a place In the com
edy blue book. n Everything" in
cludes everything, even a harp solo.
The Alexander kids are billed as
cute, captivating, clever children"
and they live up to the description,
each of the youngsters being clever
in singing, dancing and mimicry.
They, too, were a big hit in a former
Orpheum visit t this city. "The
fourJ-Tarx trotters &f the Orpheum:
w-nrr- 17 -
Al Franks (Ike), Ilk the team of D illon and Franks,
Kings," at the Lytic.
In "The Muatard
Piano Mover," the comedy act offered
by O'Donnell and Blair, has a great
appeal to everyone who has a piano
or who has seen such an instrument
moved. The sketch is exceedingly
funny and 'as been accepted as one
of the cohiedy "riots" of the season.
Remaining acts are Basil Lynn and
Howland, in "A Racy Conversation";
Ben K. Benny, who entertains with
his violin and banishes blues with
humorous talksand instrumental odd
ity; Lucas and Inez,- in "An Art
Classic"; Mahoney and Auburn, in a
novel specialty; Kinograms, Topics
of the Day and special selections by
the Orpheum concert orchestra under
direction of George E. Jeffery before
every performance and during the
pictures.
VERNA FELTON" AS "REMXAXT"
Heart Story Offered by Baker
Stock Company This Week.
"Remnant" was just -a little gut
tersnipe and the judge said to her,
"You're too big for a child and there'i
not enough of you for a woman
you're just a remnant," and so the
name stuck to her, and Verna Feiton
will be the ideal remnant in the play
of that name which will open th9
week of Baker stock company this
afternoon.
It is a pretty heart story dealing
with the life of this young girl, who
wanders Into the home of a certain
erratic inventor, who takes a liking
to her and decides to keep her. Rem
nant worms her way into the heart
of nearly everyone, although the in
ventor's supposed-to-be wife becomes
wildly jealous and, as it happens, not
without cause. Tony, the inventor.
one of those temperamental types, has
a friend named Jules, who has been
assisting him financially, but Julea
also is attracted toward this pretty
little street waif and because of this
there is an estrangement between
the friends as well as between Jules
and his own wife.
I-n fact. Remnant seems to make
trouble wherever she goes, but with
the trait there is another one that of
loving everybody and doing good un
selfishly and tinpexEouilly until U
reflection acts in the magic manner
of bringing happiness to all who will
accept it. Verna Felton ivill, of course
play the role of the girl, created in
New York by Florence Nash. Mati
nees will be given today, WedVnesdaj
and Saturday.
"IX WALKED MARY" IS COM1XC
X'cw Comedy Soon to Be Offered by
Baker Stock Company.
Following "Remnant," the Baker
stock company will offer a new com
edy by Maude Fulton, entitled "In
Walked Mary," which, like Miss Ful
ton's other noted success, "The Brat,"
is reported to be full and running
over with clever scenesr characters
and happenings. It deals with a
unique cook lady imported by an ex
tremely snobbish leader of society in
a small town, and is handled In Miss
Fulton's most humorous manner. New
ideas and new plays are much in de
mand now and stock patrons will
find one much to their liking in the
comedy, "In Walked Mary." It will
open at the Baker for the week next
Sunday matinee.
"QUAKER GIRJj AT ALCAZAR
Farewell Reception on Stage After
Each Performance This Week.
The farewell attraction of the
Alcazar musical players at the Alca
zar theater, week starting Monday,
March 22, will be the English musical
comedy success "The Quaker Girl."
This musical play has always scored
a big hit every time it has played in
Portland and the Alcazar's revival
should be noteworthy in every re
spect. The score 'of "The Quaker
GirL" of which Allan Dale aptly re
marked, is "musical without being
ragtime," is by Lionel Monckton,
while the book is by James T. Tanner
and the lyrics by Adriant Rosa and
Percy Greenbank.
The scenes are laid respectively in
an Kngliflh village and a ballroom at
the Pre Catalan in Paris. One first
met the Quaker girl (Prudence) luj
her village home, where she encoun
ters Tony, a gay young attache of un
American embassy in Paris, who Is
making love of the most approved
Paris iutago to the demure ar.d
unsophisticated little miss.
Captain Chateris, a king's messen
ger and friend of Tony's, is in the
village to see his sweetheart, who is
the Princess Mathflde, an exiled
Bonaparte princess. The four have
luncheon arid drink a glass or two of
wine. No sooner do Prudence par
ents hear of this than their stern
Quaker training rises anger and they
refuse to have her in their home any
longer, so she agrees to deport with
the visitors to Paris, where she en
counters many strange adventures.
Manager C. V. Everett has arranged
to hold a farewell reception -on the
stago of the Alcazar after each per
formance this week in order that all
the Alcazar fans may bid their favor
ite players goodbye. The matinees
wiU be on Wednesday and Saturday
as usual.
COMEDY'S LAST APPEARANCE
"Girls Will Be Girls" Has Last
Performance Tonight.
The last performance of the hilar
ious musical comedy, "Girls WiU Be
Girls," will be tonight. This laugh
able musical play has been the at
traction at the Alcazar theater all
week and has drawn large crowds,
who have enjoyed the piece, the songs
and the players.
There are many novel specialty
numbers introduced in the piece,
which keeps the interest at a high
pitch.
KHAYM" READY TO AXSWER
Master Mind Is Well Known Anion;
Students of Telepathy.
Following "The Quaker Girl" at the
Alcazar theater, "Khaym," the man
of mystery, will be the attraction be
ginning Monday night, March 29, for
a week's engagement. "Khaym." who
i called the master mind by students
of telepathy all over the United
States, will no doubt make some
startling predictions on the occasion
of this, his first appearance in Port
land. "Khaym" will answer any question
which may be asked him by his audi
ence. He has answered as many as
300 In one evening and those wish
ing to ak question may do so at any
of his performances. lie etamls as a
peer of any telepathic transposition
demonstrator and should draw crowd
ed house during his entire engage
ment at the Alcazar theater.
MAGICIAN LEAD AT PAX TAG ES
Great Leon Blends Occident and
Orient in Illusion Act.
Magic of the orient is blended with
the ingenuity of the Occident in the
premier attraction presented by the
Great Leon and his company as the
feature of the programme at I'an
tages for the week commencing with
the matinee tomorrow.
Edith Packard, the original "It's
Me Again." girl. playB a considerable
part in the large caht of clever as
sistants. She takes the leading role
in the illusion, "The Bullet Proof
Lady," one of the most amazing tricks
presented.
Among the other sensational cre
ations presented by the Great Leon
are "The Mango Tree," "Fire and
Water," "The Flying Chest," "The
Pigeon Hunt," "The Lily" and "Alad
din's Lamp." "The Mango Tree" is
one in which a seed grows to full
height before the audience in a period
of a few moments.
Neil McKinley is the original nut
who brings with him all the latest
sayings and songs of Nutdom. He
keeps his audiences in a gale of
laughter and as a fitting climax, he
presents bis travesty on marriage.
The Four of Us is one of the best
quartets in vaudeville, specializing in
harmony, popular and comedy songs.
The organization has been welcomed
throughout the east and it probably
will be one of the big hits of the
charming young women who present
feminine loveliness in a bled of mel
ody and motiun. They ore assisted
at the piano by Cliff Adams, a pianist
of considerable renown.
"A Bucket of laughs" Is a funny
Btory of a farmer, a bunco stcerer and
two actresses who assume charge of
an opera house in a small town. Allen,
Ltndsey and company appear in the
respective roles.
A triumph in aerial artistry is pre
sented by Tom and Vera i'atts, dare
devil trapezo stars who appear far
above their audiences in spectacular
feats.
Jack Denipsey will be seen In the
third episode of his startling serial,
"Daredevil Jack."
The Dcnishawn dancers in the spec
tacle, "Julnar of the Sen," conclude
their engagement with the continu
ous performance commencing at 1:30
this afternoon.
"GO AHEAD" AT HIPPODROME
Feature of Bill Is Colorful and
Lively MusU-uI Comedy.
A whirlwind of fun, color and mel
ody Is promised in the miniature mu
sical coinudy "Go Ahead." which will
be a feature on the new bill which
will open at the Hippodrome this af
ternoon. Nick Copreland, a comedian,
appears In the guise of a "mho" wh
supplies much of the fun and he is
said to be ably assisted by (lie clever
Juvenile, Luther i'antls. Melody,
beauty and vivacity are supplied by
Marjorle Brayton, the prima donna,
and there is a lively chorus ut
"ponies" who claim to have something
new to offer in the way of dance
numbers.
The picture play feature will be an
other one of Su8ne n.ivnk.iwa's fea
tures. It is entitled the "Illimlrloux
rince and dials with a JiipitnF'.o
uoblcinan'H experience in Knaland.
In a different key from the ordi
nary but featuring muMc com.-ly and
dance none tholcss. Is "A I'lrrtiH Dsy
In Georgia." and presented by Grnrt.
Kfaenier and Gruet. The familiar
circus spieler, the hlacltface comedian
with anrl.itton tn truvrl. the drmciniz
irlrl who is a big feature Willi the
ballyhoo, are shown bore, all "doub
ling in brass" to provide the muMc.
Klght In the glare of the ipotliglit,
James Mahoney and Until lloxris In
dulge in a "S.-.isliore Flirtation." that
should provide good entertainment
for the onlookers. It Is said to lie a
delightful comedy skit.
A delightful personality, a beauti
ful singing voice ami original style
of d'livery are credit. 'd to Hose Gar
den, who. with her trusty piano, will
provide fragrant tunes from the gar
den of melodies
Comedy slmrinir and talking assem
bled In a skit replete with henit In
terest, entitled "Talk vs Comedy."
will be the offering of Dahl and Wall
ing. Miss Dulil is d?H.-i'itjed ua a
pretty girl with a pleasing voire.
"Agile envoys of Funland," Lock
hart and I.addle rail themselves. In
a Hi nsat ioual offering of knockabout
athletic specialties, these young men
do their best to provide what tlu-y
call "a brave attempt at sulcldo."
"MISTAltD KIMiS" AT LVH1C
Coined)' Company Offer Hilarious
FpiMidc Mils Afternoon.
The Lyric Musical Cotn'dy company
will offer a hilarious epicode with
music entitled "The Mustard Kings,"
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programme.
Marguerite
and Rhea Lorner are
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