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HENRT 1. WALSALL, In pens-,
with his own company will pre
sent the stage production of
Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" At the audi
torium this evening- This Is Walt
hall's first appearance in this city on
the legitimate stage, although he Is
nationally known as an American
screen star.
"Ghosts" Is an emotional play which
will lend Itself well to Mr. Walthall's
personality. It calls forth great
strength In presentation and offers a
leading role that Is compelling. In the
supporting cast are William Clifford,
Mary Charleson, Arthur Rutledge and
;ElIiabeth Xe Witt. "Ghosts" will be
In Portland only this evening.
J "Chu Chin Chow" will be presented
1n Portland for the first time at the
Heillg theater this week, beginning
"Wednesday evening and running on
through the rest of the weak with
special matinees on Thanksgiving day
and Saturday.
This musical extravaganza of the
orient, in 14 scenes, is easily the larg
est theatrical production ever taken
on tour. F. Ray Comstock and Morris
3st brought "Chu Chin Chow" from
London, where for five years It has
been running without a break at His
Majesty's theater. In America, It de
lighted capacity audiences at the
Manhattan Opera house and the Cen
tury theater. The company numbers
800 and the colorings and picturesque
characters from the tales of ancient
Bagdad, enhanced by ballets of un
usual charm, united in making a pro
duction of rare interest.
. "The Country Cousin" starts at the
Baker today. It was written by those
two popular Americans, Booth Tark
lngton and Julian Street, and was pro
duced three years ago at the Gaiety
theater In New York with Eugene
O'Brien, now a popular screen star.
In one of the leading roles. It first ap
peared in Portland two years ago. The
play gives excellent opportunities for
the entire company.
The Cameron sisters, dancers, and
William Gaxton and company in a
comedy skit, form the double head
liners on the Orpheum bill, which
opens this afternoon. The Cameron
sisters wear beautiful costumes and
present a finished, artistic act. The
comedy sketch, written by Rupert
Hughes, Is termed "The Junior Part
ner" and Is filled with unexpected
situations and sparkling lines. The
Orpheum closes this week with the
evening performance Tuesday.
Pantages promises, some good
randevllle for the week beg'nnlng with
tomorrow's matinee. The Boris Frid
kln troupe, celebrated Russians, are
bringing a brilliant production for
the feature and there are other favor,
ites, such as Will Morris, tramp come
dian. The Hippodrome bill, opening
this afternoon, will have a comedy
sketch. "Pinched, with a cast of six.
The Lyric will present a musical
comedy, which gives opportunities for
the entire cast. ,
STAGE SPECTACLE COMING
""Chu Chin Chow" Declared Most
Elaborate) of Productions.
More gorgeous In detail, more elab
"oTate in settings, than any American
'production, "Chu Chin Chow," the fa-
-idoui Oscar Ascne musical cxtrava
ganza of the orient, comes to the
-Heilig theater Wednesday night for
.a four days' engagement. Matinees
, will be given Thanksgiving Cay and
Saturday.
In color and richness of dress this
"attraction stands forth without u
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HXPPOrROME BILL. ATTRACTS
Reproduction of Statuary Class
ics Is Feature of Programme.
Representation of world famous
masterpieces of statuary, ranging
from the classic Greek and Roman
down to the modern Illustration of
the art, will be offered by the Four
Milos on the new bill which will open
at the Hippodrome today. These per
sons are billed as the "Radium Posers"
and their life modeling of sculptured
art is said to be wonderfully fine.
The feature picture on the Hippo
drome programme will be Viola Dana
in the most successful of her recent
dramatic offerings, "Blackmail," an
elaborate Metro master . production
from a recent magazine story of three
plots at blackmail.
Another feature of the bill will be
comedy playlet by Whitney Col
lins, entitled "Pinched," with Fred
Hubbard in the congenial role of a
country justice of the peace who has
unwittingly broken some petty me
tropolitan regulation and landed him
self into police court. His coming to
the defense of a girl who is the vic
tims of a frameup gives an oppor
tunity for the display of some excel
lent character portrayal.
A Pair of Regular Fellows" is the
tag attached to Goldberg and Wayne.
They pass ever a lot of bright non-
behind It a record of two runs in New
Tork at the Manhattan opera house
and Century theater, and the longest
run in history at His Majesty's the
ater, London, where it is now In its
fifth unbroken year of continuous
playing, having been first presented
there by Us author and creator, Oscar
Asche. August 31. 1916.
Fourteen scene-, are Included In the
three acts, ranging from the scene of
the great feast inKaslm Baba's pal
ace to the cave of the 40 thieves, from
the moonlight orchard to the blue hall
revel, with ballets and music and
concurrent action generously inter
mingled. The slave mart scene, to
gether with the tJance of the cave
spirits amid the jewels of the robber
band, are said to be wonderfully col
orful: and an unusual characteristic
scheme of settings are found in the
closed scenes which front the heavier
backgrounds, and allow the introduc
tion of many pleasing musical num
bers. The cast includes Marjorie
Wood. Henry Ltimer, Eugene Cowles,
Don "W. Ferrandou, Roy Cropper, Elsie
Malstad, Adelaide Mesmer, Alfred
Howson, Hattie Carmontell, Edgar
Kiefer and man.- others, including a
ballet of 60 headed by Helen Lee. the
ORPHEUM STAY IS SHORT
Dancing' Cameron Sisters and Wil
liam Gaxton Headline Bill.
Only six performances of Orpheum
vaudeville will be presented at he
Heilig this week, as- the Orpheum
management has relinquished the
usual Wednesday matinee to the Hei
lig Theater company on account of
the engagement of "Chu Chin Chow."
This arrangement necessitates clos
ing of the Orpheum show with the
performance Tuesday night. The reg
ular patrons of the Orpheum matinee
Wednesday will be accommodated with
tickets ' for the Monday or Tuesday
matinee as they desire, Mtllory A.
Anderson. Orpheum treasurer, haying
set tickets aside..
The new Orpheum show has Just
two joint headline attractions and,
like the show of last week, it has
been very popular on account of its
prevailing comedy. . The headliners
are the Cameron sisters, society's
daintiest entertainers, and William
Gaxton and company in "The Junior
Partner," which -was written especial
ly for big-time vaudeville by Rupert
Hughes.
Dorothy and Madeline Cameron ex
emplify pictorial art applied to the
stage. Their appearance alone is a
feast. They are most attractive
young women, pretty, smart, chic and
faultlessly groomed. They are mag
netic generally, men and women alike
enjoying their act to the fullest. The
Cameron sisters are dancers of high
degree. They are inventors and per-
fectors of graceful and intricate
dances and their repertoire embraces
a wide assortment of steps and ma
neuvers which are a symphony of
motion.
William Gaxton, the joint headliner
with the Cameron sisters, was dis
charged recently from the navy and
his Orpheum engagement marks his
return to vaudeville. Mr. Gaxton is
light comedian of tried and true
bility. When Douglas Fairbanks
quit vaudeville for pictures, it was
Mr. Gaxton who replaced him in the
principal role of "A Regular Business
Man." .
Remaining acts of the new show
are Bob Murphy and Elmore White in
peppy arrangement of tunes and
laughs; James McCormack and Elea
nor Irving in "Telling the Truth" by
Ben Ryan; Charlie Wilson, the "loose
nut from the tree of laughter"; Hu
bert Dyer assisted by Ben Coyne, in
an act that wins a laugh a second:
Kitty Thomas, a mite of personality;
Kinograms and Topics of the Day, ac
companied by the Orpheum's exclu
sive views of Oregon scenery in color,
and the concert orchestra under the
direotioa of Georga E. Jeffery.
BAKER TO HAVE I'LXE COMEDY
"Gonnfry Cousin" Will Be Played
at Popular Stock Theater.
"The Country Cousin'tls coming this
week to the Baker theater. This play,
by Booth Tarkington and Julian
Street, promises to be on of the most
successful ' which will bo offered by
the Baker management this season.
It has enjoyed long and popular runs
in the various cities of the oountry,
but being released this year for stock
It will be seen by Oregonlans at pop
ular prices.
The play deals with a typical coun
try girl of Centerville, O., who longs
for a "larger life" and the excite-'
ment which goes with - it. She is
lured to a flashy summer resort by
her father, whom she has not seen
in years, and who, since that time,
has remarried. The unscrupulous
pair go to work to spend the little
girl's fortune at the resort in lavish
entertainments, and until -the "coun
try cousin" shows up on the scene
all looks dark for the young woman
around whom the story is written.
The Baker company is wen cast in
the production planned here by Wal
ter Gilbert, who asserts that the play
will be produced as has been all the
road shows which have been fortu
nate enough to present this play. It
is a Klaw & Erlanger production, wno
put on the play in conjunction with
George C. Tyler at the Gaiety .theater
in New Tork. At that time Eugene
O'Brien, now a screen favorite, was
playing one of the leading roles.
Selmer Jackson and Leona Powers,
leading man and woman of the Baker
company, . will be seen to advantage
In this comedy.
The usual matinees today, Wednes
day and; Saturday will prevail.
BAKER BOOKS "I LOVE YOU"
Eight of Company Will Be Seen in
Clever Three-Act Faroe. , "
"I Love Ton." a farce in "three acts
by William La Baron, la eomlng te
the Baker theater next week and will
be the first time this play win have
been seen In Portland. It is pro
nounced by New Tork critics as one
of the best, brightest and cleverest
farces .which has come frem Broad
way in- many a moon. It had an ex
tended run at the Beoth theater in
Gotham.
Eight members of the Baker com
pany will be seen In the production,
giving each capable member of. the
oast opportunity to show histrionic
art and capabilities lin a new light.
which will prove popular to the then
sands of Baker patrons.
The play opens in the billiard room
of Jimmie Farnsworth's home on Fifth
avenue. New Tork; then the scene
shifts to a bungalow on Long Island
where the story of the last two acts
la laid. There is a rich young Idler
who is convinced that love is chiefly
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a matter of environment and he makes i sur that he can become engaged) to
a wager with an electrician to prove I a bored society woman if there is
his case. The electrician is Just as I a romantic environment. But the
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sensicalities, . chatter, new songs and
a pianologue.
The shiftless, good nature and
amusing idiosyncracies of the south
ern darky are capitalized by Jack
Kennedy and George Martin, In their
skit "blackology."
"Syncopation and Patches," is the
title of a musical revue promised by
Elizabeth Ardell and McKee Tracey.
They are said to be high-class plans
and cello artists with a programme
that includes popular and classical
selections.
RUSSIAN'S
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Troupe That Performed for Czar
to Appear Here Tomorrow. '
Brilliant scenes will be strikingly
reproduced by the Boris Fridkln
troupe, which will be featured on the
programme at the Pantages for the
week beginning with the matinee
tomorrow.
Of the many Russian troupes which
have been presented In American
vaudeville, the Boris Fridkln group
is perhaps the oldest and best of all.
Each member was a member of the
royal theater at Moscow, where the
scenes of the production are laid.
Each member repeatedly appeared
before the czar and his family and
the same dances and songs will be
offered again to Portland aud'ences.
Boris Fridkin himself has long
been a star of Russian dancers, and
in addition to many fancy steps he
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