THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, MAY 23, 1920
FIVE OPENINGS DURING WEEK
ALL OFFER COMEDY NUMBERS
Play Advertised as "Antidote to Eighteenth Amendment" Fails to
Secure Public Approval and Falls Decidedly Flat.
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BY ELIZABETH LONERGAN
NEW YORK. May 22. (Special.)
No less than five openings in
the past week is quite a record,
particularly when one remembers that
a few seasons ago the theatrical sea
son ended about this time. All five
plays were along the comedy line,
some with music and some with just
plain farce. At this time of the year
the shows bidding for all-summer
runs make their appearance and no
. one likes "heavy" drama in hot
weather!
Charles Dillingham presented as
the successor to "Apple Blossoms" the
musical version of "The Dictator"
called "The Girl From Home." with
Frank Craven, Jed Prouty, George E.
Mack, William Burress and Gladys
Caldwell in the principal roles. Jes
sica Brown made her first appearance
under Mr. Dillingham's management
though she has been featured in a
number of Shubert productions and
her dancing was one of the delights
of the evening. Two of the catchiest
tunes are "Ocean Blues" and "The
Wireless Heart." Needless to say the
chorus were pretty and sang well
all of them.
"Honey Girl," the musicalir.ed
"Checkers" of other days, slipped into
the Cohan & Harris theater and was
i well received. Lynne Overman, a
! newcomer to Broadway was "Check
ers" and Edna Bates, his sweetheart
' "Honey Girl." The most popular num
! hers proved to be: "If," "I Love to
Fox Trot" and "Racing Blues." Sam
; Harris is responsible for the produc-
tion. Another show of his with Willie
' Collier as star also deals with horse
racing, and is playing to standing
room only at the George M. Cohan
, theater. Frances Carson, who played
"Daddy Long Legs" in Portland three
1 years ago, is the leading woman in
,' "The Hottentot."
"Not So Long Ago" came to town
Tla Boston where it had wonderful
success. Charles Rlchman is the au-
. thor and the cast includes Eva Le
Callienne, Sidney Blackmar, Beth
' Martin tin "Lightln" " last season
. the daughter of Riccardio Martin, the
NEWS OF THE MOVIE THEATERS
(Contlnufd Prors Page 4.)
Miss Seely at the Star and studied
piano with Godowaky and organ with
William R. Boone, will be associate
organist with her at the Globe.
NAZIMOVA 'IS AT LIBERTY
' Star Appears In Picturlzation of
"The Heart of a Child."
Nazimova comes to the Liberty
theater this week in a picturlzation
of Frank Danby's celebrated, novel,
"The Heart of a Child."
In this, her newest production, the
Russian star appears in a character
entirely different from any she has
essayed In the past, that of Sally
iSnape, a cockney girl from the Lime
house district of London who is forced
to face the world with no other means
of protection than her innate good
ness, her inborn sense of what is
right, her child's heart.
There is in "The Heart of a Child"
. a gorgeousness of pictorial beamy.
' The early tenement-street scenes are
. done with amazing fidelity to detail,
yet created with an eye to the pic
turesque that brings their shabbiness
v to. border on the quaint. Such later
bits of the story as the Bohemian
revel, the theatrical dressing-room
ecenes, the glimpses of Lord Kidder
minster's hunting lodge, with its
manorial dignity, and later, the su
, perb beauty of his family estate all
go to make up a series of strikingly
pleasing scenes.
In support of Nasimova in "The
Heart of a Child" is a cast of ex
eptioaial brilliancy. Charles Bryant,
who wrote the scenario for the piece,
enacts the part of Lord Kiddermin
ster; and others who have important
parts are Ray Thompson. Nell New
man. Victor Potel. Eugene Klum
Claire Du Brey, Jane Sterling, John
Ftepplinsr. William J. Irving and
llynle KisbelL Direction is by Ray
tenori. George Henry Trader and a
number of others. It is a delightful
little comedy set in the time of 10 or
15 years ago and agreeing with con
ditions as existent then.
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Hugo Reisenfeld first came Into
prominence as the musical director of
the Rialto. later taking charge of the
Rivoli after it was opened. When Mr.
Rothapfel resigned as director of the
two houses, Mr. Reisenfeld stepped
into his place and proved that a mu
sician can also manage business af
fairs. Then the Famous-Players Las
ky Co. decided to turn the Criterion
theater into a picture house and Mr.
Reisenfeld assumed charge of that
also. That was only a week or two
ago. In spite of ail his labors, he
was able to find time to write the
score for a new musical production
brought out last week. "Betty Be
Good" was adapted from a French
comedy with the music by the tal
ented Mr. Reisenfeld and lyrics by
Harry Smith. The cast includes jolly
Eddie Garvie, Josephine Whittell.
Vivienne Oakland, Irving Beebe, Frank
Crumitt. Josephine Intropodi, Georgia
Hewitt and Lucille Mamon.
The only play of the quintet that
seems a "flivver" is from the pen of
Bide Dudley, the cartoonist, who wrote
"Come Along." It is called "Oh Henr
ry" and was advertised as "aa anti
dote to the 18th amendment." But it
did not reach the spot for some rea
son or other. Dallas Welford, the
comedian, headed the cast and was
funny as ever, but he- was unable to
shoulder the whole play and so it took
a decided fall.
The announcement of one manager
that 15 would be the cost of an or
chestra seat in the fall has aroused a
lot of comment. Most managers feel
that it cannot be done, while others
think that if $3. SO was paid so easily
this season that a little more of an
increase will be forthcoming just as
cheerfully. Yet there are others who
predict that it may be a case of
killing the goose that laid the golden
egg."
C. Smallwood. photography by Ru
dolph J. Bergquist, and special art
effects by Allen Ruoff.
The Liberty theater programme in
cludes, in addition to Nazimova in
The Heart of a Child." the following:
Liberty News Weekly. All of the
latest and important news available
compiled in one reel form by the
management. Sayings of wit. Car
toon comedy. Liberty Educational
Review: Worth-while subjects of un
usual interest compiled by the man
agement. Song hits from the "Red
Mill," Mrs. Henry B. Murtagh, so
prano, Albert Gillette, baritone.
OX WITH DANCE" HELD OVER
Production to Run Another "Week
at Columbia Theater.
"On With the Dance," the super
production which opened a week ago
at the Columbia theater, has proved so
successful that it la being held, over
for another week.
Like the majority of modern super
productions which have appeared at
the Columbia since the new policy of
showing the most elaborate and ex
pensive films has been in effect, "On
With the Dance" is wonderful merely
from the spectacular standpoint. No
pains have been spared to reproduce
scenes as lavish as those which un
stinted money today can buy in spend
thrift New York. The spirit of hectic
gayety, wild pleasure and thoughtless
living has been caught in these scenes
which contrast with others of more
sober nature.
The story of "On With the Dance"
deals with the changes which come
into four lives a titled Engltshwom-
man, who is brought to America to
find release from financial stringen
cies in the New York - matrimonial
market; a Russian peasant girl, hav
ing no serious or unselfish thought
,1a her mad, pretty little head: a went.
I era newly-rich man, -who has failed
j to acquire western breadth or gener-
i osfty with his oid mines, and an
architect from the south, penniless,
chivalrous and not a little unwise.
These four human beings find a
mutual friend in New York who is of
an old, cultivated, tolerant family.
He watches their lives with a sym
pathetic interest, noting the develop
ment which comes to the Russian
child; the growth of the English heir
ess under the burdens which fall heav
ily on her shoulder's; the demoralisa
tion of the westerner under eastern
opportunies for squandering west
ern money, and the dangers which
come near to ruining the idealistic
architect.
Music which Director Knowles of
the Columbia string orchestra has
arranged specially for the atmospher
ic setting of "On With the Dance."
was appreciated last week, as evi
denced by numerous complimentary
remarks made by patrons.
'SAGEBrSHEB"
AT
EIVOH
Universal Appeal Is Voiced In
Feature Production. N
What the literary critics said of
Emerson Hough"s famous novel, "The
Sagebrusher," has proved true of the
screen edition, a powerful release,
which is the attraction at the Rivoli
theater this week, namely, the fact
that it has the quality of universal
appeal.
Universal appeal is the thing that
made Shakespeare and Dickens im
mortal. It is a quality that makes a
story of a play or a book here and
there today rise from the ranks of
the merely good, and make a pro
nounced artistic and financial success.
"In fact," as Mark Twain said be
fore he- himself had joined the im
mortals, "whit Shakespeare and those
other fellows did was easy enough.
Just write something that is a mirror
of human life and emotion, only bet
ter than life; make it what might
happen to any man, but more inter
esting than anything that ever hap
pened to a man before. Paint truly,
but color highly. Mix heart tugs with
brain tussle and thrills; tears with
laughs in the right proportion. Oh,
yes. it's easy when you know how!"
That is what Emerson Hough did
in "The Sagebrusher." With one of
the strongest human situations on
record in either fiction or drama,
he has combined "heart tugs with
brain tussle and thrills; tears with
laughs in the right proportion."
A cast of star players Interpret the
roles of the novel, under the super
vision of Benjamin B. Hampton, who
has proven that he, too, had the for
mula of mixing "tears with laughs In
the right proportion." Although Mr.
Hough has been a celebrated novelist
for years, "The Sagebrusher" is the
first of his works to appear on the
screen.
"Wira'S 310NEY" AT PEOPLES
Eugene O'Brien Is Star In Espe
cially Written Story.
"His Wife's Money," with Eugene
O'Brien as the star, which is at the
Peoples theater until Tuesday mid
night, has many points to commend
it to dyed-in-the-wool followers of
motion pictures and theatrical in gen
eral.
The story is one especially written
for Mr. O'Brien my May Tully and Du
Vernett Rabbell. The production has
been under the personal supervision
of Ralph Ince, who has written some
of the most important pages of motion
prcture history during the past 10
years; as an actor, director and super
vising producer. Mr. Ince has long
been identified with everything that
stands for the best on the screen.
Bryant Washburn will be seen at
the Peoples theater for three days
commencing Wednesday in the pic
turlzation of the famous stage farce,
"Mrs. Temple's Telegram." -
The story is a laughable mixture
of jealous wives and husbands and is
said to set a rapid pace. Mr. Wash
burn has the role of Jack Temple, in
tensely devoted to Clara, his wife,
who in turn is excessively jealous
of him. At a department store Jack
encounters a coy young miss, who
proceeds to "vamp" him in the. most
approved style. In the end they are
locked on the roof garden of the store
for the night and Jack is obliged to
Invent an ailing friend, John Brown,
in a neighboring town in order to ex
plain his absence to his wife. Then
he induces his pal, Frank Fuller, to
assume the role of Brown. When Mrs.
Fuller, Brown, and the "vamp" all get
busy at once and invade the Temple
home, there is riotous excitement un
til matters are finally explained
finally.
'DUDS' SHOWN AT MAJESTIC
Seething of Superheated Elements
or War Is Depicted.
The great war made of the world a
seething caldron, in which the boil
ing emotions of humanity wrought
strange results. With the armistice
the fire was quenched, but the angry
seething of the superheated elements
continued, and continue to this day.
Plots, schemes, revolts, form deep
down, and boll to the surface.
A story of this post-war effect is
the production, "Duds," featuring Tom
Moore, which will be presented at
the Majestic theater this week.
The Sultana diamond had left a
trail of strife and wreckage through
several generations. When the war
ended, the ravaged countries were
stripped of everything of value, and
smugglers sought to market the loot
In America. The Sultana diamond
was among this loot.
Captain Pheebe Plunkett (Tom
Moore); discharged from the United
States service, faced the dreary pros
pect of civilian clothes and a job.
But he happened to be in a strategic
position, one eventful night, to aid
a beautiful girl, a wealthy jeweler's
daughter. Through this little adven
ture he finds a job after his own
heart, in the capacity of a detective.
Some smugglers are endeavoring to
bring some goods into the United
States, , among which, it is suspected.
is the Sultana diamond. It is Pheobe's
job to capture this assignment, and
he does it in a manner that reveals
his appreciation of the risks to which
he is exposed.
The picture was directed by Tom
Mills and an excellent cast supports
the ,star, including Naomi Childers,
as the beautiful heroine. Edwin Ste
vens, as her father, and Christine
Mayo, as a secret service agent of
the French government.
Cecil Teague will give the follow
ing concert this afternoon at 1:30
o'clock:
"Under Western Skies"... H. Murtagh
Serenade Pierne
Overture. "Maritana" Wallace
"Kiss Me" Waltz Victor Herbert
Evolution of "Dixie" Lake
(Depicting the theme of "Dixie"
through the following stages: The
creation, dance aboriginal, waltz, rag
time, grand opera.)
BUUET PROOF'
AT STAB
Plot In Movie Involves Church
man and Notorious Gnnman.
A photoplay unusual enough to lift
it above the average screen offering
and thrilling enough to keep theater
goers interested through every foot
of the picture has been produced by
Universal in Harry Carey's latest
starring vehicle, "Bullet Proof." It is
from a story by John Frederick and
is showing at the Star theater.
The plot centers about an acolyte.
Pierre, who leaves the church and
forgets his early religious raining
when- he learns that his father has '
been killed by a notorious gunman..
He pledges himself to avenge his i
parent- j
On a mountainside, at night, Pierre I
comes upon a girl held fast by a
landslide. While he is trying to ave j
her, the huge mass of dirt and rock i
moves further down the elope, bury
ing the couple completely. Both are
miraculously saved but each thinks
the other dead until they meet unex
pectedly several yearB later.
In the climax of the story, Pierre
find his father's murderer and ful
fills the promise of vengeance made
his dying parent. He also starts life
anew with the girl he had never
ceased to love from the first time he
saw heri I
The originality of the story and the
skill with which Lynn Reynolds, the
director, produced it for the screen
have made "Bullet Proof a picture
of unusual merit. Supporting Harry
Carey are Kathleen O'Connor, Bea
trice Burnham, J. Farrell McDonald.
Robert McKim, Bob McKensie, Fred
Gamble, W. T. Ryno and a host of
other capable players. I
"HOTJSK IN ORDER" AT CIRCLE
Annual Paris Bal Masque Is Por
trayed in Production.
A faithful reproduction of the bal
masque which is given annually in
Paris by the students of the latln
quarter is one of the most effective
scene's in the picture, "His House in
Order," starring Elsie Ferguson,
which will be shown at the Clrcre
theater today. No expense was spared
Lin making this scene as nearly as
possible like the Parisian event.
Several hundred extras were used
in the bal masque, and their costumes
are noted for the bizarre and fantas
tic qualities. The costume worn by
Miss Ferguson is a creation that em
bodies beauty with the unusual and
is one of the prettiest costumes ever
worn by this beautiful star, who has
been called the "best dressed woman
on the screen."
The story has to do with Nina Gra
ham, who after the death of her
father becomes a governess in the
home of Fllmer Jesson. M. P. After
the death of his wife she marries him.
He criticises her for what he consid
ers her slovenly habits and has his
first wife's sister keep house for
them. The sister makes life miserable
for Nina, and has the young wife at
the end of her endurance. Then Nina
finds letters of the first wife which
prove that her child is not the son of
Fllmer Jesson. Dramatic incidents
follow and the story has an Interest
ing ending.
PROFESSOR ISSUES BOOK
O.' B. Goldman Author of Text En
titled "Financial Engineering.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallls, May 22. (Special.)
"Financial Engineering" is the title
of a book written by O. B. Goldman,
professor of heat engineering at the
college, a resident of Portland, just
announced by the publishers, John
Wiley & Sons, New York.
"This book makes it possible," say
the publishers, "to translate engK
neering data into dollars and to de
termine the financial efficiency of a
system or any of its parts."
This subject was created and de
veloped by Professor Goldman who
spent 14 years in preparation. He has
spoken on financial engineering be
fore a joint meeting of the American
institute of electrical engineers and
the National Light association in
Portland, before the annual meeting
of the Oregon Society of Engineers
and the Engineer and Science associa
tion of the college,- besides giving a
series of six lectures before the engi
neers In Portland.
Articles by him on the subject have
been written. "Financial Engineer
ing" is the first book in this field to
be published. Professor Goldman is
recognized as aji authority on the
subject.
TABLET TO BE UNVEILED
Memorial Will Be Inscribed With
Karnes of 19 Dead.
ABERDEEN, May 22. (Special.)
The names of 19 soldiers, sailors and
marines of Grays harbor who lost
their lives in service during the world
war will be inscribed on a memorial
tablet to be unveiled at Montesano
Memorial day. Final arrangements
were completed at a meeting" Tuesday
night. -
The opening address will he read by
Commander E. E. Lane. The ritual
will be: .To the colors, bugler: ritual
work, post oficers; prayer, chaplain;
unveiling of the monument and Intro
duction of Colonel William Inglis,
speaker of the day; closing address.
Vocal selections will be rendered dur
ing the programme.
STORY OF CRUELTY TOLD
Montana Soldier Says German Of
ficers Gouged Ont His Eyes.
MILES CITY, Mont., May 22; Ed
ward Roberts, whose eyes ' were
gouged out, according to his declara-
Vaudeville - Photoplays
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday
"THE OWL"
A Miniature Musical Satire
With a Nest of Beau
tiful Song Birds
Six other splendid numbers,
including "Fields and Robert
son, the Gloom Chasers";
Faber Brothers, America's
Youngest Athletes; Murry
Leslie, Singing Story Teller;
Welton and Marshall, The
Hare Hunters"; The Violin
I?uo, Melody Makers, and
MAE MURRAY
in the fascinat
ing picture play
"The ABC of Love"
HOWARD BOYS COME TO STAGE
FROM WISH TO HELP PARENTS
Real Name of Couple in "Passing Show" Sounds Like Russian Town.
Miss Helen Carrtngton Writes Own Words for Songs.
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WILLIE AND EUGENE HOWARD,
the principal comedians in "The
Passing Show," which is com-
ng to the Heiiig June 2, began in a
humble way. When Willie Howard
was 14 years old he became anxious
to help make money for the family.
His parents were not in the best of
circumstances, and Willie, like his
brother Eugene.' aspired to take them
out of their East Side habitation.
Gene had already obtained a few
cheap vaudeville engagements when
Willie suggested that they work to
gether. They went to see & vaude
ville agent. ( -
"What is your name? 'asked the
agent, and when they told him It
sounded like the name of a town in
the interior of Russia.
"Oh, that will never do." said the
agent. "I think we'll call you How
ard and Howard; that's a good-sounding
name."
And Howard and Howard they have
been ever since.
For their first appearance the How
ard boys got the large sum of 15 a
week. Gene would sing- the ballads
while Willie, perched in a gallery
seat, would join in the chorus. Then
one day, when Gene was not feeling
very well, Willie got on the stage.
He started to sing, but forgot the
words, so he improvised with talk and
chatter of his own, and that day
Willie Howard, comedian, was born
to the theater, for he made such a
hit that the house manager suggested
that he be included in the act.
Willie and Eugene Howard made
their first appearance at the Garden
tion. by German officers while he was
a prisoner of the Germans, after he
had refused to divulge information
concerning the American forces, re
cently returned to his home here.
Roberts served on the Mexican
border with the old Second Montana
infantry and later went to France
with the regiment. He waa trans
ferred to a regiment in the Seventy
eighth division and was captured
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in the -Whirl of Society" in 1911. and
then followed "The Passing Show of
1912." "The Whirl of the World." "The
Passing Show of 1915." "The Show of
Wonders" .and now the "Passing
Show."
Miss Carrington, also with "The
Passing Show." is reported to be one
of the few real singers to he found
tcHlay in so-called musical shows.
That the singer with the newest
songs is the successful singer has
been proved In the case of Helen Car
rington. Some of the biggest hits she
has scored have been with songs for
which she has written the words.
Some day Miss Carrington hopes to
publish a song hit with her own mu
sic and words.
while on a raid February 28. 1918.
After being starved for eight days.
Roberts declares, he was taken before
a general officer, who promised him
better treatment if he would tell what
he k'new of the American forces. Rob
erts refused, whereupon, he says, staff
officers gouged out his eyes with
their thumbs. He declares he then
was flung into a duns on and re
mained there until the war ended.
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PERFORMANCE
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Prices $1.50 and $1.00
Hippodrome, Baker, Lyric
Offices
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Nights, June 3-4-5
ATI EE SATURDAY.
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BAKE
Starting Sunday (Today) and All Week
Closing Week of the Nineteenth Annual
Stock Season of the
BAKER STOCK COMPANY
PRESENTING
A Dramatization of Mary J. Holmes'
Popular Novel
LENA
RIVERS
A dramatic cameo in a setting of other days with delightful
tracing of love and a fund of rural humor.
A PLAY FULL OF HEART THROBS AND
COMEDY
NEXT Twentieth Annual Stock Season starting September SUi,
1920. Old favorites and new faces. BAKER
POLICY "always good."
ANTAGE
Fneqnalrd Vaaaevtlle tmiwir Aider.
Matinee Daily 2:30. Twice Nigktly 1 an .
Popular Prices) Boxes ana Lufte Reserve.
Week Commencing
Vaudeville's Merriest Musical Satire
"HIS TAKING WAY'
With Billy Kelly, Boyd Warren and Their Own Company
of Dancing Beauties
Abrams & Johns Carlita & Lewis
In "The Unexpected Witness" rn "Luzon Love"
Nevins & Gordon Walter & Emily Walters
In "A Holland Halloween" in "The Baby's Cry"
"Daredevil Jack" Pantagres Orchestra
With Jack Dempsey h. k. Evenson. Director
Special Attraction Extraordinary
WILL A HOLT WAKEFIELD
In Everyday Songs for Everyday People
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Continuous Performance Today Commencing at 1:30
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At Portland's Playground
"The Sky Is the Limit
for your pleasure the
is out of doors
TODAY
COMING
EVERY DAY
The Oaks -
Amusement park
Cars at First and Alder Fare 6 Cents
LYRIC
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Matinee Daily at Z Evenings at 7 and 9
Starting Sunday (Today) and All Week
THOSE TWO COMICS,
MIKE AND IKE
BEN DILLON AL FRANKS
Presenting the Big Musical Jazz Show,
FADS AND
FOLLIES
A Look at the Future A Laugh at the Past
THE PAINTED WOMAN COMES AND GOES.
WHILE THE WORLD LAUGHS AND GROWS FAT
TWO SPECIAL FEATURE NIGHTS
TUESDAY ' FRIDAY
Country Store Chorus Girls' Contest
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Tomorrow Matinee
West's most beautiful park
a neighbor to nature.
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Two big concerts by famous Elks
Band afternoon and evening.
The biggest and prettiest
company of musical maids
on the Pacific coast.
IS PLAY DAY
MUSICAL
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