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MADGE KENNEDY IS STARRED
IN PLAY AT GOTHAM THEATER
Popular Queen of Motion Pictures Makes Big Eit in Melodrama Which
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McClure and Mrs. Harry Cortand
protably will succeed "Jim Jam Jems"
at the Cort. -
Montague Glass has written an
Irish comedy. It Is called "The Black
and Tan," and John Golden' has ac
cepted It and will feature. Bobby liorth
In the play. Mr. Golden'o other shows
"Llghtnin' " and "The First Tear" are
playing' to capacity and it is probable
that "The-First Tear" wll have daily
matinees during: the ' holiday week.
xoe iutie theater m very email ana Mfffl
the crowds are very large and "The I 11aJ2j&
First Tear" can find no other hous.
so what can be done?
The Selwyns have placed "Honors
Are Even," Rot Cooper McgTue g new
est comedy, into rehearsal with Will
lam Courtenay and Lola Fisher In
the leads. Other members of the com
cany are Boots Wooster. Gordon
Johnstone. Horace Sinclair. Paul
Kfillv. Ethel Strickland. Frank An- 1 1
drews, Horace Pollack, Mabel Stan
ton, Laurence Redmond, Ambrose
Martin and Salvatore Maltese. It will
be produced under Mr. Megrue's per
sonal direction with the opening' night
In Washington, D. C.
COMEDIENNE SAYS DANCING
IS BEST POSSIBLE EXERCISE
June Roberts Declares It Keeps the Muscles Flexible and in Good Trim,
' . . .- Combining Training With Amusement.
Ancestral Glory i Is Erased
From Potsdam Palaces.
Hohenaolleni Splendor Give War
to Commonplace Oemocracy.
T" OTSDAM, Dec. 18. Frederick the
XT Great Is no longer Frederick the
tireat to the attendants who show
visitors through the various palaces
ot the late Imperial German family
and the garrison church, where the
body of the most famous of the Hoh-
enzollerns lies. He is merely Fred'
erick II, in accordance -with an order
Issued by the chief of the custodians
of the palaces. To the democratic
regime -which has swept over Pots
dam, the most Imperialistic and aris
tocratic center In Germany, even a
dead emperor cannot be great.
On the whole the Potsdam palaces
have undergone few changes under
the new government. In Spartacist
days, rioters did not reach them as
they . were nnder the protection of
loyal troops. Consequently there
was no plundering and looting, and
the royal residences remaia exactly
as they were before the hurried de
parture of William IL except for the
Disappearance of the strictly per
sonal belongings of William and his
family.
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June Roberts, 17-year-old dancer.
who comes to the Helllg Decembgr 30
and 31 and January 1, with John
Cort's musical comedy, "Listen Lester,"
insists that dancing is the best form
of exercise possible for both men and
women and she dances for the sheer
love of it.
But Fred Heider, young comedian.
Who la one of the Hcintilla.tinsr lanp-h-
The new palace, where William II I producers of the same company, says
lived, is now open to the public on
certain-days. Hts library is almost
devoid of books, most of them having
been sent to Holland. The smaller
dining room and living rooms appar
cntly have been stripped of strictly
personal belongings. The furnish
ings which remain are pretentious.
Gift pieces from other sovereigns
and elaborate historical paintings.
tapestries and statues are untouched
and give the palace a museum ap
cearance. It is not unlike Versailles
or Fontainbleau in atmosphere, and
there is nothing about any of the
hree Potsdam palaces to indicate
they. hai been used within the last
century.
The shell room In the new palace,
whose pillars and long walls, are
lined by inlaid friezes of seml-pre-
:ous stones, presents the appearance
of a . souvenir stand at Colorado
Springs. The carpets are rolled back
from the great marble floor ana
strips of matting, lined by guide
ropes, indicate -to visitors how they
may move through the grotto-UKe
hall where the children of the im
perial family always had their Christ'
mas entertainments.
The ereat terrace -In front of the
orangery, overlooking San Soucl park.
lacks the ancient Chinese astronom
ical Instruments which were taken
from the imperial observatory u
Peking at the time of the Boxsr trou
ies. These Instruments were erect
ed pn pedestals and attracted much
attention. But under the Versailles
treaty they had to be returned , to
China.
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that it's hard work to learn to dance
and he's been working hard for 15
years to master some of the eccentric
steps which ke uses in "isten Lester."
It is a well-known fact that danc
ing, if not indulged In to too great an
extent, will keep the muscles flexible
and in ' good trim, thereby insuring
youth, health and beauty," said Miss
Roberts. "It is the best form of ex
ercise for men and women of any age.
tor when you dance youcomblne
amusement and exercise without rea
ixus j uu i wonting. - '
But Fred Heiser hasn't found danc
ing alt one continual round of pleas
ure and exercise. For him it has been
the hardest kind f work. Fifteen
years ago he ran away from home and
Joined a circus. He was peanut and
lemonade boy, but later practiced
dancing until he became a member of
the circus concert forces. '
Heider followed the round tops for
five years and then went to Chicago;
where he was given his first vaude
ville engagement at one of the Hal
stead houses. - . -
'I opened the bill and did 28 shows
that weeR; which was Thanksgiving,"
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he said. In relating his early ex
periences. "After the last show the
manager came to me and said I had
made good and that my salary would
be $12 a week. Shortly after I found
work with Chris Brown, who gave
me my first real start by sending
me out on the western circuit. After
two years on that circuit I went east
and became a headliner of the. Keith
circuit for several seasons
France Invites America to
Napoleon Celebration. '
Death of the Great Frenchman
Occurred 100 Years Ago, May 6.
BT ELIZABETH LONE RG AN.
NEW TORK, Dec. 25. (Special.)
One new play during the last
week. Madge Kennedy came
to town In "Cornered," by Dodson
Mitchell, and proved that she has lost
none of her power as an actress by
appearing o long in the pictures.
One critic said the play resembled a
h'gh-class scenario in its treatment,
as if to imply that there was still a
connection between the fair Madge
and the movies.
The story tells of a shopgirl who
ultqs her place because of the famil
iarity of the flo-walker, and goes
back to her friend's of the underworld
to "pull Just one more trick" before
going straight for all times. She re
' sembles a well-known society debu
tante and passes herself off as the
young woman for a short time. In
the last act It develops (a la movies!)
that the two girls are twin sisters.
Mneh ( Interest 'Happens. "
But there is much of Interest' that
occurs in the meantime -and plenty
of thrills. It is a good melodrama
and shows Miss Kennedy's versatility,
because she devoted her efforts
mainly to comedy In the past.
Zelda Sears, one of the best known
character women in the business.
makes her debut as director wltothis
production. The second night she
stepped into the leading comedy role,
replacing Netta Bourne, who was
taken suddenly ill. Needless to say
he covered herself all over with
glory
Miss Sears Is author o'Mltzl's new
piece, "Lady Billy," which will come
Into the Liberty next week. Mr. Sav
age, who -has both productions, an
nounces that there will be no chorus
In "Lady Billy." His octette of good
looking young women who assist the
principals are all solo i singers and
understudy the principal roles. Last
year In "See Saw" he experimented
with this plan, giving each girl a
chance to understudy at some time
In the season and promising the best
one a good fat part in a road show.
The plan worked splendidly and there
- was great intereet shown on the part
. of his "solo chorus."
Little Inderstady Makes Hit..
The other night "at a performance
' of ."When We Are Toung," Alma Tell,
one) of the three stars In the show,
was absent .from the cast and her
understudy, a little Miss Lenlhan,
stepped Into the part at very short
notice.- The house manager made the
announcement and commended the
understudy to he audience, but there
was not much need to do so because
she made a decided hit In the part
It is so seldom that the understudy
has a chance to play a really big role
and this was one of the Exceptional
times. Miss Lenlhan certainly will
be heard from again.
"When Wa Are Toung" Is another
tale of boarding house. life, with
Grace Reals as the kindly mistress of
the bouse, George Marlon as the but
ler and Henry Hull as the hero."" It is
an enjoyable little comedy but
strangely suggestive of "39 East,"
which was produced last season by
the Shuberts (who are presenting
' this show), at the same house with
' Henry Hull and Constance Binney In
the leads. ' I
. Yui( Visitors" Baa Short Ran.
Contrary to expectations, "The
Toung Visitors" 'had- a bare two
weeks' run. To those who had read
ths book, it proved a delightful little
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show but there must have been more
uninterested than interested in' the
production. Mr. Brady gave it a fine
setting and there was much that was
charming about It. However, one can
not explain why some shows succeed
and others fail it is all a matter of
circumstance sometimes. -
Richard Walton Tully, who has been
abroad since last September, will ;
turn early in the new year to put on
a brand new production. "The Bird
of Paradise" is to open in Paris early
la.January, and as soon afterward as
he can Mr. Tully wlll sail for home to
supervise the production in- America
of one of the big London successes,
"The Right to Strike," which is one
of the present hits of the London sea
son. He controls the American and
Canadian rights to the play and will
produce it with Percy Burton. It was
written by Ernest Hutchinson and is
described as treating with the labor
question In a new and original man
ner. Ruth Chatterton in Barrle Role. -
The announcement that Ruth Chat
terton will play the lead In the new
Barrle production, fllarie Rose," has
led to much gossip. Theater goers
certainly expected to hear that Maude
Adams would play the part, particu
larly as she has appeared In so many
Barrle roles. Whether there is soma
Inside reason for the change is not
known, nor has Miss Adams' return to
the stage been announced.
At least four companies will play
daily matinees during the holiday
week to accommodate the crowds "that
cannot get into the theaters at regu
lar times. '.'Enter Madame." "The
Bat." "The Gold Diggers' and "Light
nin" already have made the an
nouncement and. many other houses
will play extra performances. The
coming of Christmas and New Tear's
on Saturday this year does away with
the ustsal "extra holiday matinee"
and so the managers haye to manage
some how. It Is rather remarkable
about "Lightnin' ' and "The Gold Dig
gers," because they are In their third
and second year, respectively and
have nto been able to take care of the
crowds all this time. ,,
New Plays Are Dne Shortly.
"The Begar's- Opear" Is to be pro
duced by Arthur Hopkins on Christ
mas day. This is the opera originally
written by John Gay in 1728 and
adapted with additional scenes by Ar
nold Bennett and Nigel Playfalr and
with new airs and additional music
by Frederick Austin. It was produced
at the Lyric theater. Hammersmith
(Just outside of London) where it was
presented merely as a special di
vertlsment. To the surprise of all
connected with the enterprise. It de
veloped Into an immediate popular
success. Its run giving every indica
tion of lasting for years rather than
for weeks. The New Tork production
will- also be made by Mr. Playfalr,
who will bring an entire English cast
to America and superintend the scenes
himself. -
A. H. Woods will put Into rehearsal
this week a new play called "Woman
to Woman," by Michael Morton, au
thor of "The Tellow Ticket" and other
successes. Willette Kershaw has been
engaged to play the leading role with
A. E. Anson and Hilda Spong In prin
cipal characters.
; Musical Comedy for Cort.
"The Rose of Washington Square"
Is the title of a new three-act musical
comedy which John Cort will produce
early la January. It is by Snarls
SERVANTS SEEK LEARNING
Housemaids of Wellesley College
Thirst for Knowledge.
WELLESLET. Mass., Dec 25. The
housemaids of Wellesley college- have
a curriculum, of their, wn that
makes for a college within the col
lege. The servants have been found
to rival their sister-students of the
undergraduate body in their thirst
for knowledge, and 35 are enrolled
in courses that vary from pianoforte
Instruction to commercial training.
One waitress who has exhausted a
high school geometry book in a few
months is preparing with independent
study for admission to the college
itself, bent on obtaining a degree.
Her Instructors say she is well ad
vanced toward her - ambition of ex
changing the cap of service for the
academlo gown.
The college within the college Is
administered by Miss Dorothy, M.
Stevens jf West Hartford, Conn., an
undergraduate, as president, and has
as Its faculty 36 other upper-class
students of the college. Music is the
most popular course of the curricu
lum which includes Instruction in
several instruments. Typewriting and
shorthand classes have many mem
bers, and several maids have gradu-
ted from service at the dormitory
rooms and dining tables to a profes
sional secretarial school 'where they
are finishing their preparation for
commercial careers. There also are
classes In English a4 in sewing, and'
in the latter maids have been able to
show their Instructors both, new
stitches and old sewing Ideas. Dan
cing classes are conducted as- extra
curriculum activities and" have a
large attendance.
The auxiliary college Ideals sup
ported not only by the separate fac
ulty and courses but also by estab
lished tuition fees and a regulated
dormitory life. The servanNstudents
live at Lake-house on .the shore of
Lake Waban, formerly a student dor
mitory, where they have study rooms
and reception hall In which from time
to time they act as hostesses to mem
bers of their faculty, while the col
lege students return the courtesy te
the maids In socials at the Barn. -
KTEW TORK, Dec 25. American
J.N participation in the celebration
by France of the 100th anniversary
of the death of Napoleon May 5 next,
was invited by Professor Sloane of
Princeton, . N. speaking y for the
French committee headed by Marshal
Foch. A feature of the affair whose
objects, it is stated, are "to' bind up
the wounds of France,"' will be a
great exhibition of Napoleonic relics
ac Malmaison, France, to which col
lections will be loaned from all parts
of the world. - -
Professor Sloane, who for 42 years
held the chair of history at Princeton
and latterly at Columbia university,
said that Frerrch statesmen, soldiers
and men of law and letters, as well
as other professions, compose the
committee which is arranglng the
centennial.
Making all allowance for every se
vere criticism of Napoleon's career,"
he continued, "it is still true that his
work unified France, saved It from
partition among its foes and, in civil
life,, prepared alike the foundation
and structure of the' society which
in the world war saved France and
helped to save all western civiliza
tion. It was by his impulse and guid
ance that the financial credit of
France was restored, that the magis
tracy and administration took def
inite shape, that the civil code was
promulgated, the Bank of France
created, the University of France
modeled on that of the state of New
TdYk and , the council of state or
'He made private property saxe,
opened public charges, great and
nn.ali to all classes, founded schools.
colleges and secondary schools, built
magnificent highways, dug an elabo
rate system of 'internal waterways.
improved transportation or every son
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and, above all, reorganised in Ills In
stitutions the commanding position of
belles lettres. the fine arts and cat
ural science. The superb inheritance
of order, progress and 'prosperity
which he bequeathed made the France
of 114. " v
"The French committee especially
desires American . participation by
contributions, by the loan of Na
poleona from American collections
and, above all, the moral support of
intelligent interest on tnis sloe oj tne
Atlantic."
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Greek Refugees Cared For.
SALON1KX Twenty-thousand Greek
refugees from Russia are on their
way here and are to be cared for in a
camp outside the city. The first ship
load of 3000 arrived 'recently and a
like number will come each week. The
refugee work 1b m the hands of the
merican Red uross. rne rw
Portland Drama
League Players
in Three Splendid Plays
"Where But in America"
(Wolff)
"Trifles" (Susan Glaspefl)
"Rosalind" (J. M. Barrie)
Under Direction of .
George Natanson
LITTLE THEATRE -23d
Street
Monday and Tuesday Ev'n'gs
December 27 and 28
at 8:15
Admission 75 Cents
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An Afternoon of Good Masic i
MEXICO TO BE VISITED
San Francisco Business Men and
- Famines Plan Trip. ,
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL, Dec. 25. A
first-class electrically lighted -train
with all modern facilities and com
forts has been chartered for a num
ber of members of the "chamber of
commerce and their families who will
leave here January 8, 1921, to visit
Mexico City, Mexico.
. The trip Is to be made to establish
a closer commercial and social rela
tionship, to gain first-hand informa
tion regarding conditions in Mexico
generally. The party expects to spend
three weeks in Mexico.'
. Canada Second. In Phones. .
OTTAWA, Ont Figures of com
parison compiled by the Bell Tele
phone company show that Canada
stands second, only to the United
States in the matter of per capita use
of the telephone. The postmaster
general of Great Britain- recently
stated that there were two telephones
In. the country for every 100 of the
population. On, the same basis, the
United States has 13.8 telephones per
100. Canada comes nexu with 10.8,
Sweden, 8.4, and Norway, 4.4. , a
Portland Symphony
Orchestra qZlSZSZ
Soprani
Goldie Peterson.
Blanche Williams -.
Segerston '
May Dearborn Schwab
Alti
Alice Price Moore
MityleneFrakerStltes
Mrs. Grant Thomas
Tenori .
John Treharne
J. Ross Fargo
Joseph P. Mulder
Bassi ,
Walter Hard wick -
Dr. Stuart McGuire -
Otto Wedemeyer ,- f
Popular Concert
AUDITORIUM
TODAY 3 P.M.
Programme '
Overture "Euryanthe".. (Von Weber)
"Traumeri". .. (Schumann)
"rjlorindo" (Burgmein)
, Sting Orchestra (Bij Request) ;
1 8th Century Carols Sung a ca
pella by representative Portland
v Churcrt singers.
"Irish Rhapsodie". . , . . (Herbert)
1 8th Century Carols
Scenes Pittoresques . .... ......... (Massenet)
. I . Marche - 2. Air de Ballet ,
3. Angelus 4. Fete Boheme
Admission EntireTower floor 75c; first balcony
ftuuimiuii. center section 75c; sides SOc; entire
, second balcony 15a No war tax.
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Today at Box Office
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MIDNIGHT
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DEC. 31 '
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DEC 31
11:30 P.M.
STARTING SUNDAY MATINEE (TODAY) ALL WEEK ,
. THE MOST
POPULAR PLAY EVER WRITTEN
WAY. DOWN' EAS
BY LOTTIE BLAIR PARKER
V SOME OP THE
.FAMOUS CHARACTERS
"SQUIRE BARTLETT"
MOTHER BARTLETT
DAVID BARTLETT (The Son) s
, ' , KATE BREWSTER (The Niece)
LENNOX SANDERSON (The City Man)
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THERE'S NONE OTHER
LIKE IT
PRESENTED
in'all ITS .
ORIGINAL EXCELLENCE
PROFESSOR STERLING (The Forgetful)
SETH PERKINS (Loves Hia Bitters)
MARTHA PERKINS (The Village Gossip)
HI HOLLER PICKINGS (From Puck)
RUBE WHIPPLE (Town Constable)
DOC WIGGINS (Village Physician)
AND MANY OTHERS.
THE CLERGY of the country have univer
sally landed the Moral Tone and Pure Atmos
phere of this play and recommend it to all
theatergoers as the true type of drama. (
THE SCENES, characters and story are not
of 'the author's imagination, but are abso
lutely true to the country, people and times
of which they tell.
SEE THE OLD YEAR OUT AND THE NEW YEAR IN (Midnight Matinee) Watch,
ing these quaint, lovable characters in this truly remarkable play.
will .lint in these refucrees
land In Macedonia and wilt give them
on credit livestock and agricultural
implements for which they must pay
in several years. The land will be
freer-
Army Hospital Building Vrgcd.
uitt.'etva ilnnt. Dec 15. Because
of unemployment, especially among
the building trades of Helena, the
Helena commercial club has appealed
to United States Senator "Walsh ot
HIPPffROltf
Superb New
. Bill Today
G. SWAYNE GORDON
- AND COMPANY
in 'the delightful
comedy playlet
"OFF WITH THE
OLD LOVE"
AT, T.ESTER and Comnanv
FARCICAL WHIRLWIND
(This is one of the highest
praised laughing acts wai
I ho a AT7A--frma Trt tnA
; Hippodrome.)
MlDti ATT TVT-pVr A T TUV?n
A Picture With Punch
" and Personality
(Adapted from Arthur
Stringer's story, 4The
Waffle Iron")
Featurin?
MISS MAY ALLISON
GEORGALIS TRIO
Spectacular Marksmanship
DE WITT and ROBINSON
, Just Fun
ROBERT and DEMONT
Melodies and Dance Oddities
WALTER S. ASH
Wizard of the Wurlitzer
Two Performances Nightly
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the new army hospital that it Is I struetlon of the hospital has arrived .
planned to erect at Fort Harrison, I but work has not yet ben started. '
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rareaalrd Taadrrltle TirsaSway St Alser,
Matlaee UaJly SiSO, Twtrr Nightly I aa4 .
Papular Prices.
WEEK COMMENCING TOMORROW'S MATINEE
Alezaader Paataree Prearata
TUB EMINENT FRENCH FLANEURS,
Charles-Rigoletto-Henry
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MABEL BLONDELL PAUL CONCHAS JR. & CO,
The Female Frisco. In 'Tastlmes In Camp."
KENNEDY &' FRANCIS ' "BRIDE 13'
t . In First Episode of the Orat Will-
Th Argument." lara Fox Serial.
Special New Year's Attraction
IMr. 14 Skawa rreaeats
"DANCE DIVERTISEMENTS"
WITH MARJORIES PETERSON AND HER DANCING BEAUTIES.
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TODAY, COMMENCING IiSO.
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MIDDLET0N
Metropolitan Opera
1 Bass-Baritone '
Erwyn Concert Bureau Direction
HEILIG THEATER
Wed, Dec 29
SEAT SALE TOMORROW
Prices: $2.50, $2.00, $1.00.
', GaL Adm 75c
College Vaudeville
U. OF W. GLEE 'CLUB
AMD JAZZ BAND
AUDITORIUM
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LYRIC
MUSICAL COMEDY
KEATINQ FLOOD, OWNERS , M
v Mr. Lawrence Keating
and
Mr. Daniel Flood
Present
MR. BENJAMIN DILLON and
MR. ALBERT FRANKS
"BOOLEY'S
TROUBLES"
A Comedy With the Rosebud Chorus
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