THE STJXDAT OREGONIAX. PORTLAND. - NOVEMBER 14, 1920
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"Scandal of
'.to be the Heiliy .t-
this week opening
f t, Grace Cameron, who
kself aa a favorite here
few season ago,
it fun-makers, with a
1st of eingers and
3ast. The show Is a
In 16 scenes and
..etf'the delightful
I son.
the most crie
: travaganza. of
presented by F.
Morris Gest at
ur days, begin
with Saturday
lis tnow la a
Lanza of ancient
n 14 brilliant
Ipany. It is now
London and It
In New Tork at
entury theter. It is easily
ingest theatrical production ever
. on tour.
tiother mystery play goes on at
Baker today in George Broad-
kf s dramatization of Octavus Roy
:n' story "The Crimson Alibi."
re is a murder and the audience
es the mystery along with the
rs. The entire company will ap
r in this play.
itty Gordon, famous on the stage
in the movies and renowned,
as a beauty, is the star of the
heum show which will open at
Hellig this afternoon. Kitty
don Is listed as the most hand-
ely gowned woman in the United
e3 and, of course, her beautiful
nent will be one of the big at
2tions in her Orpheum act. She
assisted by Marvel, the dancing
a was here with
. Goldsplnk and
En a cycle of eongs
thall, the screen star.
stage production of
hosts" at the public
next Sunday night.
der direction of the
ent. Mr. Walthall's
pany Is one of ex.
and Includes William
Charleson, Arthur
Jlizabetb De Witt.
is for one night only.
Uters predominate on
. at Pantages for the
tg with tomorrow's
lordfng to Manager -John
incement. irt cornea
ot Youth." In which
p of boys and girls sing
Then little Virginia Lee
f;se charm has been recog
lany leading products from
F.d, makes her nrst forv
France on a speaking stage
supporting programme
Cly the best In vaudeville.
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Other acts. of the Kitty Gordon road
show are Tony Hunting and Corinne
Frances, who saw 18 months' service
with the American army overseas, in
the comedy, "The Flower Shop"; Rae
Eleanor Ball and brother in moments
musical; the Royal Gascoignes in a
unique offering, introducing Bjertha,
tno worm a greatest aouoie somer
saulting dog; the three Weber girls in
a surprising novelty; Dotson in light
ning steps and laughs; Kinograms and
Topics of the Day.
Richard Whiting, Albert Spencer and
Al Gumble.
IrusicAij snow due
-He's 'Scandals or 1919
Play at Hellig.
rn musical revue, George
andals of 1919," will open
iig theater next Thursday
an engagement of three
a matinee on Saturday.
nds.ls" is generously sup-
snappy comedy, tuneful
Uy dancing and a big cast
aad off the stage and
noving at a break-neck
1. Prohibition, modern
IZsland murder trials, the
well aa the "H. C. L.
nely topics all come in
re of satirizing while
lovely scandal-mongers
n is scandalously clever
contribute catchy song
ranted to pass any fair
lisors.
I assets of the show are
saucy, joyiui ana bciitv,
bndance of pep and sip.
Lrdly a principal who is
kge and this applies also
a which breaks rule 43 oi
y refusing to divulge
ie irreDressible catc-me-
kpirit is expressed first
hite, the originator or the
1919." who has assembled
material that is universal
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HENRY B. TTAIiTHAJLD LISTED
Star oi Movies to Appear on Legit
imate Stage Here.
Next Sunday night only, November
21, at the public auditorium. Third
and Clay, the Ueilig management
ill present Henry B. - Walthall,- in
person, and the medium for that
popular screen star a appearance be
fore local theater-goers In "Ghosts."
family dramatic masterpiece by the
Norwegian playwright, Henrlk Ibsen.
Though still a very young man. air.
Walthall stands out among the many
actors, who of late years have turned
their talents from the legitimate stags
to the movies, and now returns to the
speaking stage, his first accomplish
ment. He was attracted to pictures
in the very beginning of the art long
before they had attained their present
popularity. He saw a future for him
self ou the screen.
More, he saw a big future for the
silent drama. He has realised his urn
bition at least in large measure, hence
the reason for his return to the stage.
Before taking his art onto the screen
he was seven years on the legitimate
stage where he distinguished himself
with Henry Miller and Margaret
Anglin. In stock, he was featured in
"Winchester" and "Under Southern
Skies," the latter his favorite play.
as he is a southerner, a native of
Alabama.
"CHTJ CH1X CHOW" IS COMIX G
Production to Be at Hellig Four
Days Beginning November 24.
After many months of preliminary I
announcements lauding "Chu Chin
Chow" to the skies, that famous mu
sical extravaganza of the orient will
be presented by F. Ray Comstock and
Morris Gest at the Heilig theater
four days commencing November 24,
including Thanksgiving day and Sat
urday matinee. This big London and
New Tork musical success is a story
of ancient Bagdad, written by Oscar
Asche, with music by Frederick Nor
ton, and was staged in America by E.
Lyall Bwete. "Chu Chin Chow" is
now In the fifth year of its amazing
success In London, and comes here
with the record of an entire season at
the Century theater, New Tork. The
sanue cast and complete production
will be seen here, while the scenery
and costumes, all made In London.
are exact duplicates of the originals
now In use at His Majesty's theater
In London.
In the cast of "Chu Chin Chow" are
300 people and a ballet of 60 dancers.
The story of "Chu Chin Chow" is
based upon one of the Arabian Nights
tales and deals with, the entry into
Bagdad of Chu Chin Chow, a notori
ous robber chief, disguised as a Chi
nese mandarin. The .slave girl,
Zahrat-al-Kulub, exposes him and
foils his Echeming. Meanwhile there
,y n m n.i,eong-B ana dances, 14 pic-
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four ballets and ak host of other enter
taining features.
VOTED BEAUTY AT ORPHEUM
Kitty Gordon, to Be Feature of the
Opening Today.
Kitty Gordon, famous beauty. Is the
star of the Orpheum show which will
open at the Heilig this afternoon. The
show of which Miss Gordon is the
resplendent headllner will be In Port
land for only three nights and four
matinees, the engagement here clos
ing with the afternoon performance
next Wednesday.
Kittv Gordon is of the statuesaue
type, but her loveliness is so much
matter of record that everybody
knows just how handsome Miss Gor
don Is. Nature was particularly
bountiful in her gifts to Miss Gordon,
not only providing her with great
personal charm but with fine histri
onic talent, eo much so that when
Miss Gordon forsook society for the
stage it was an exceedingly brief
period before she became a star and
as a star she has twinkled brilliantly
in the musical comedy, vaudeville and
film firmament.
Miss Gordon Is the daughter of
Lieutenant-Colonel Blades. R. A., and
was the wife of the Honorable Wors-ley-Beresford.
Naturally, she enjoyed
the highest social distinctions just as
in her chosen calling she has enjoyed
the highest professional distinction.
She had arrived at stellar prominence
before she came to America and since
she has been here she has starred in
a number of musical comedies and
often has been a vaudeville head
liner. "The Enchantress," "Alma" and
"Lady Kitty, Inc.," are a few legiti
mate productions in which she has
appeared.
Kitty Gordon probably is one of the
most handsomely-gowned women to
be found anywhere. Both on the
stage and on the street her gowns
are revelations surpassed only by her
ability to wear them. Miss Gordon
has just come back to vaudeville for
a WHef tour. She is assisted by Mar
vel, the dancing phenomenon. Hector
GoldsDlnk and Clarence Senna. Her
Orpheum act consists of a cycle of
songs and dances.
Jack Wilson, the famous comedian,
who has co-starred with Kitty Gor
don in various Winter Garden com
panles. In "Lady Kitty, Inc.," and in
other musical plays," is the only other
big-type feature in the Kitty Gordon
show. Mr. Wilson specializes in ex
temporaneous humor and for that rea
son his act is called "The Surprise.'
"4 TICKET OFFICE SALES OPENS TOMORROW
HlILIU USE. I a1 DiUY. 15-iy-ZU MAT. SAT.
MUSICAL REVUE SUCCESS
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BEAUTIFUL
SCANDAL
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SPLENDID CAST
COMEDIANS
SINGERS
DANCERS
'COUXTRT COUSIX'
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One Week From Today Tarkington
Comedy Will Be Seen at Baker.
Another comedy is in store for the
patrons of the Baker theater when
The Country Cousin" opens for a
week's engagement at the home of
popular stock, the Baker theater. The
play is almost too well known to re
quire comment here, for it is a prod
uct of the combined brains of Booth
Tarkington and Julian Street.
The comedy runs for four acts and
it moves rapidly from the rise of the
curtain to the fall thereof on the laat
act. It Is the story of a country
lass from Centerville, O., whose long
ing for the "larger life" almost leads
to tragedy. This country lass is lured
to a flashy summer resort villa by her
father, whom she has not seen for
many years and who in the interim
had married a second time an adven
turess. The two spend the fortune of
the country lass and it is only at the
time the girl's country cousin appears
on the scene that she is saved.
There is a real plot to the story.
which really Is a William Hodge type
of play. Eugene O'Brien, now one of
the leading lights of the silent drama,
played one of the leading roles in
"The Country Cousin" when it ran
for many months at the Gaiety the
ater in New Tork, where it was pro
duced by Klaw & Erlanger and
George C. Tyler, the husband of the
formerly well-known actress Odette
Tyler. Thousands had an opportunity
two years ago to see the play at the
Hellig theater, but thousands failed
to see it. This year they will see a
like production at popular prices.
"CRIMSON ALIBI" IS TODAT
George Broadbnrst's Dramatization
Opens at Baker Theater.
One of George Broadhurst's great
dramatizations, "The Crimson Alibi,"
is coming to the Baker theater this
week opening with the matinee this
afternoon at 2:20 o'clock. The story
is from the pen originally of Octavius
Roy Cohen of Birmingham, Ala.,
whose short stories, and particularly
his negro dialect stories, are well
known.
Joshua Qulncy, a wealthy old man.
Is murdered in his study with a paper
knife and the unraveling of the mys
tery of who is to blame for the crime
brines tforth heart throbs and thrills
as well as surprises, which are unique
in a mystery play of this kind. It
was dramatized about the time that
New Tork was having its long and
successful run of mystery plays and
the critics conceded "The Crimson
Alibi" first rank among them all.
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VP YOU CARE TO ORDER BT MATL
Address letters, checks, postofflce Money Orders W. T. Pangle.
-EVENINGS
Lower Floor, 11 rows. .... .$2.60
Lower Floor, 7 rows.. .... .$2.00
Balcony, first 5 rows $1.60
Balcony, last 17 rows $1.00
Gallery, first 7 rows, res. v.. 75c
Gallery, last 7 rows....... .60
-SPECIAL PRICE-
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SATURDAY
i MATINEE
Entire Lower Floor $1.50
Entire Balcony SI. 00
f Entire Gallery, res. and adm. 50c
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75c jggJ t ; 4
The role of Detective Carroll Is one
of the big ones of the production and
it is more than likely that the like
able Smith Davies will be seen in
this Important characterization.
The only similarity between this
mystery play and "At 9:45," which en
joyed a sucessful week recently at
the Baker theater, is that not until
the last few moments of the last act
of the play is the murderer revealed.
The matinee this afternoon will be
followed by two others on Wednes
day and Saturday, and also there will
be the usual Monday bargain night,
Concluded on Page tt-
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3" WED. MATINEE
HEILIG
T H E A T RE
COMING! FOR FOUR DAYS ONLY!!
WED, THURS, FRIDAY AND SAT,
NOV. 24, 25, 26, 27. SAT. MAT. and
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING MAT!!!
ORDER SEATS BY MAIL NOW!
Owing, to the Enormonn Size of This Production, There Will Be No
Orpheum Vaudeville Matinee on Wednesday, November 24, the Openlns;
Date of "Chu Chin Chow." Night Curtains Rue Promptly at 8 o'cloctt.
Thanksgiving Day Matinee and Saturday Matinee Will Start at 2 P. M.
. Promptly.
F. RAY COMSTOCK and MORRIS GEST Present
THE WORLD'S . MOST BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION
Positively the Most Georgeous, Gigantic,
Colorful, Magnificent, Enthralling, Fasci
nating and Superb Spectacle Ever Known
in. the History of the American Stage.
A MUSICAL
EXTRAVAGANZA
OF THE ORIENT
CHU
CH
COMPANY
OF 300
14 BIG
SCENES
Now in Its 4th Year at His
Majesty's Theater, London.
Written and Created by Oscar
Asche. Music by Frederick
Norton.
CHOW
DIRECT FROM ONE YEAR AT CENTURY THEATER, NEW YORK,
WITH COMPLETE, ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INTACT
CITY SiSSS MAIL ORDERS RECEIVED NOW
TICKET OFFICE SALE OPENS MONDAV, NOVEMBER. 22, AT IO A. M.
EVENINGS. PRICKS. MATINEES.
..1 $4.00 Entire lower floor ................ .18.00
t4.00 Balcony, first 6 rows (8.00
f.OO Ba00ny iMt IT rows 12.00
!II!$r 50 Gallery, first 7 rows (res.) 1.00
.".i.'uloo Gallery, last T rows (adm.)...,....1.00
HOW TO SECURE TICKETS BT MA It NOW.
Address letters, make checks and postofflce money orders payable to W. T.
Pangle. Mgr. Heilig theater. Add 10 Pe r Cent War Tax to Price Ticket Desired.
Include self-addressed envelope to help Insure safe return.
Entire lower floor
Balcony, first 5 rows .....
Balcony, next 4 rows
Balcony, last 13 rows
Gallery, first 7 rowB (res.)
Gallery, last 7 rows (adm.)
SPECIAL NOTE To defeat speculator who follow "Cha Chin Chow" from
one city to another, buying; up the best eats, to be sold attain to the pnblle
at outrageous prices, the management announced that POSITIVELY NOT MOKE
THAN SIX TICKETS WILL. BE SOLD to ANY ONE FEBSON, unless proper
credentials are shown to Identify purchaser.
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