2 TITE StTXDAT OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAT 29, 1921 -vr--:V' j mm ml js - --j- X 7 ill v v - - - III "'xs j(-S.Sr " .11 Kr vtrtr-sos. ' : : IL-J je : VI I ' i i . . .. 1 J the Lyric stage. Is trying; to get Bird seed to be her fellow. When Benny finds he can't get Mary he transfers his spooning to Dolly. Miss Blllle Bingham sees a lot of things as the stenographer at Sleep Hollow. Ike Leschinski is the hotel porter. Ota as rzf sfe sfry0Jp0zs7?j774'. BY LEOXB CASS BAER. NO longer will returning pilgrims regale us with tales of revelries and entertainment at the "Mid night Frolic" In New York. No longer will visitors In New York searching for a continuation of an evening begun at dinner followed by a theater find further enjoyment on the famous roof on top the New Am eterdara theater, where the midnight frolic held forth and guests danced and ate food at exorbitant prices. Florens Zlegfeld Jr. has announced the permanent closing of his famous roof garden. It Is not from a lack of business that Mr. Zlegfeld is shutting up shop, but because, he says, he honestly be lieves that personal liberty is dead In America. The Zlegfeld roof has been running for eight years. Its stars are world famous and its entertainment novel and delightful. Mr. Zlegfeld says he will send the "Midnight Frolic" to London, where, through an arrangement, Gilbert Miller will superintend the trans formation. English capital is to build a theater named after Mr. Zlegfeld which will perpetuate the idea of entertainment which he originated. Mr. Ziegfeld, in his statement, said: The 'Midnight Frolic" could have continued without a financial loss to me, but I regard the closing more as a matter of principle than the money at stake. The closing of the 'Mid night Frolic' Is symbolic of the fact that the most prized possession of America liberty Is dead. I will not permit a theatrical performance to be subjected to police Interference, I will not be connected with any entertainment whose patrons are thrown into prison cells because they take a flask from their pocket and Imbibe a drink with their meal." Apropos of Mabel Wllber's recent visit it Is interesting to note that Henry W. Savage is planning to re vive a famous light opera. E. D Price, one of the best-known the atrical managers and promotion ex perts, has gone to New York from San Francisco, where he has been managing the Alcazar theater, to take charge as director of the destinies of the new "Merry Widow." E. D. Price Is well known all along the Pacific coast, and especially in Portland where his ex-wife, Cathrine Countiss, was one of the best-liked and popular among leading women at the Baker. Both Mr. Price and Miss Countiss have remarried since their divorce come six years ago and Miss Countiss has retired from professional activi ties and lives in a handsome home Jn Hollywood. Mr. Price, who has managed a long list of stars from John McCullough to Richard Mansfield, began his ca reer as writer on the Detroit Free Press, and after ten years of news paper work took the plunge into the atricals as manager of McCullough. Following the latter tragedian's death Price joined Richard Mansfield and promoted his London campaign. For many years he was director of publicity for Klaw & Erlanger and conducted the exploitation work for the first "Ziegfeld Follies." He per formed like services for Mrs. Leslie Carter, Anna Held and more recently for the production of "Pollyanna," Henry Miller and Ruth Chatterton. At the Alcazar theater on the coast, the training school of many a Broad way star of brightest ray. Price dis covered among others Frances Starr and Ernest Glendennlng. His return to New York to manage the new "Merry Widow" is the renewal of a former association with Henry W. Savage. "Oro" is the name of the hypnotist who is to give exhibit'ons of bis prowess and gifts at the Heilig the latter part of this week. "Oro" guar antees to convince the most skeptic that hypnotism can be used as a force for good or evil and will give demonstrations on June 1. 2, 2 and 4. In the week following, June S, 9, 10 and 11, we are to see George M. Cohan's newest musical comedy, "Mary." in which, by the way, Eva Olivottl. formerly of the Alcazar mu sical stock, has a part. Following Mary, In mid-June, is William Collier in "The Hottentot." June Elvldge (la person) is the first headline feature of the Orpheum ehow to open at the HeWig this after noon. The joint headline act is that ef the Marmeln elsters, dancers, and David Schooler, pianist, a concert act of note. Miss Elvldge, who has ap peared on the screen In more than 300 motion pictures, has a one-act melodrama called "The Crystal Gaz er." This act scored great success in New York and in its Orpheum tour It has won high praise in every city. The Marmeln girls and David Schooler are old friends, as they have been the hit of Orpheum shows in former tours. This show will close with the matinee Wednesday. "Sweetness," a military comedy of world-war days, is the headline act at the Hippodrome today. The plot depicts the predicament of a girl who becomes engaged to marry three sol diers, all of whom go to France. Her distress when she learns that all are returning Is changed to chagrin when each confesses to her that he has fallen In love with' a French girl and wants his freedom. Alexander Pantages promises full money's worth at his local emporium of delight for the week beginning with tomorrow's matinee, when seven of vaudeville's best numbers are to be seen. Foremost on the bill, according to the press agent, is Staley and Eir beck, the mystrious blacksmiths, who appear in a musical divertlsement. A special feature is presented by Edna Rigdon, who offers the Ballet des Artistes, with 12 people in the cast. The other numbers are filled with promise of pleasing entertain ment. OOH-VX'S COMEM.VXS COM1XG Musical Comedy Sensation of Tear to Appear at Ucillg. fceorge M'. Cohan's comedians will have their local premier at the Heilig theater four nights, beginning Wednesday, June V, in the musical Comedy sensation of the year, "Mary." The book and lyrics are by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel and the music by Lou Hirsch. The story of the play has for its pivotal theme the adventures of Jack Keene, an attractive young Ameri can, who joyously starts out to solve the problem of the high cost of llv ing. Monsieur Marceau, a French Inventor, interests him in the plans of a portable and detachable house, and Jack finds a way to construct these dwellings cheaply and thus outwit the rent profiteer, while Mary, the social secretary of Jack's fashionable mother, and daughter of the president of a Kansas college, is largely instrumental in perfecting these plans. It would be unfair to .relate the whole story in advance to those who expect to witness the performance, and it will, perhaps, be enough to say that the love romance between the young idealist and the fair Mary is a fragrant page. Among tne clever song numbers with which the pro duction Js studded are: "The Love Nest." "That May Have Satisfied Grandma," "Down on That Old Kan sas Farm." "Anything You Want, Dear." "Mary." "Any Time I Meet a Lady." "When a Woman Exits Laughing." "Don't Fall Until You've Seen Them. All," ana "it s a wiaow for Mine." , The American Legion, Fortiana post No! 1, has taken over the open ing night lor a Denem penorraauuo. JAPAXESE PROGRAMME SET Novel and Interesting Event .r- ranged for Little Theater. A novel and interesting event will be staged at the Little theater. Tues day evening, June 7. when an all Japanese programme of music and drama will be presented under the auspices of the Portland Drama league, w'th the co-operation of the Japanese consul. T. Suzimura. Japa nese taste wif furnish the setting for the occasion, which will feature the culture and artistry of the local Japa. nese colony, professional musicians, with Ken Nakazawa aa dramatist, furnishing the numbers. There will be a solo for the bamboo flute, by Mr. Okamoto, and a solo for the. samisen or banjo, by Mrs. Ono. Of these open ing numbers upon the programme Mr. Nakazawa explains: "These pieces are Impressionistic rather than imitative, though in the latter there is a suggestion of the crooning of the mother crane and chirping of her children. The former depicts the lonely hearts of the sea gulls which hover at evening over the channel which separates the Islands of Awajl from the mainland. In the latter is suggested the great love of the mother crane which 5t I ? ' V figures so prominently in our litera ture." A dance number, "The Four Sea sons in Kioto," will be presented by Mrs. Shenizen, accompanied by Mrs, Ono; an instrumental duet by Mr. Okamato and Mr. Shemizu; a harp trio by Mrs. Hata, Mrs. Shimizu and Mrs. Morlya, and there will be a one act play, "The Candyman of the Temple Gate." . HYPNOTIST TO BE AT HEILIG Oro's Performance to Be Restricted to Entertainment. Commencing next Wednesday, June 1, Oro, the world's greatest hypnotist, will be the attraction at the Heilig theater. Oro is the best demonstrator of hypnotic art since the days of the great French doctor, Pauline, who was seen over the Pantages circuit here some years ago. but critics have been wont to favor Oro even more so than they did his predecessor on ac count of the fact that Oro relies en tirely upon the entertainment fea tures of his performance and does not devote any time to the scientific lecturing. "People come to the theater to laugh and be entertained," said Oro to one interviewer, and he carries this fact in mind throughout the entire two hours that the performance lasts. "If they wish to discuss the scientific side, I am only too happy to go Into the question with them by appoint ment at my hotel." There will be a performance every night at 8:30 o'clock, and Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons at 2:30 o'clock. FILM STAR IX ORPHEUM SHOW Jcne Elvldge Headliner in Per- formanec Opening Today. June Elvldge, motion-picture star, in person, is one of the headliners of the Orpheum -show to open at the Heilig this afternoon, and the other stellar act is that of Miriam and Irene Marmein, celebrated dancers, accom panied by David Schooler, pianist of note. This show will close its Port land engagement with the matinee Wednesday. As an advertising medium for stage stars, the movies are without equal. June Elvidge left the legitimate stage about five years ago, a good but un known aotrees. She returned to the stage this year one of the best-known women in America. Five years on the screen had not only elevated her to movie stardom, but made her one of the best-known women on the stage. She and Carlyle Blackwell were co-stars on the screen. Togeth er they made more than 300 movies, and as a star in her own right Miss Elvldge made 100 others, and these pictures have been shown through out the world. ' This year June Elvidge decided to return to the stage. She did so in a musical play called "The Girl in the Spotlight." Musical comedy was not entirely to her liking, so she tried vaudeville. As a vehicle she obtained a one-act melodrama called "The Crystal Gazer," by Albert Cowles, au thor of "Under Orders." "The Crys tal Gazer" is a tense little drama of Arabia and the manners and customs of the east and west are delightfully blended in the scenes enacted on the desert. Miss Elvidge plays Zobeda, "the crystal gazer," not an oriental b'ut an American girl who has gone to the desert in disguise on account of a. bit of detective work. The Marmeln sisters and David Schooler, joint headliners, have an artistic concert act which is one of the triumphs of the Orpheum season. The Marmein girls are dance sprites. Davta Schooler, who accompanies the Marmein sisters on the piano and entertains with a solo or two, is one of the greatest of the younger mas ters of the piano. - Other acts are Sampson and Doug las In "The Life of the" Party"; Ann Butler and Hal Parker, a 'Portland boy, in a unique skit called "Don't Make Me Laugh"; Connolly and Frances in fun and music; Evans and Coffee, "The Musical Go-Getters"; "La Petite Cabaret," a manikin musical comedy; topics of the day and Pathe news accompanied by the oroscope, an exclusive Orpheum feature showing Oregon scenery in color, and the con cert orchestra under direction of George E. Jeffery PAXTAGES TO HAVE 7 ACTS Musical Blacksmiths Appear as Headline Attraction. Seven acts of vaudeville will make up the programme at the Pantages theater for the week commencing with the matinee tomorrow. Staley and BIrbeck, the mysterious musloal blacksmiths, appear as the featured attraction, and the Ballet des Artistes, with 12 stars, la offered as the spe cial feature extraordinary. One of the most remarkable quick changes Is presented by Staley and Birbeck in their musical divertlse ment. First, a huge blacksmith shop with glowing forges and resounding anvils is shown, and then in the twinkle of an eye there is a ballroom scene, and then back again to the smithy. Staley and Birbeck present a most enjoyable musical programme with numerous selections that will please the most fastidious. Edna Rigdon presents the Ballet des Artistes, which has been described as one of the most pretentious acts of the sort in vaudeville and which 111 serve to introduce to Portland audiences such stars as Grace Feni more Cooper, Peggy Stewart, Mini Yonde and Victoria Elliott, assisted by Mark Garner and a group of danc ing stars. Thornton and Flynn, assisted by Dena Caryl, appear In their delight ful and artistic vocal novelty, "The Comparison." These clever entertain ers have a Bifferent act from the musical offering, and everyone will find something in it which will bring pleasure. Benny Harrison, the noted imper sonator of Hebrew characters, and Ross Robinson appear in their latest laughing hit, "Daily Delivery" in which Mr. Harrison will be seen as the Hebrew mail carrier whose fun making propensities will occasion keen delight. Lee Morse is one of the exceptional young women of4 vaudeville and she will be heard In her orierinal and unique song numbers, rendered in her own Inimitable manner. Thrills galore predominate In the midair offering by the Chandon trio, which, prior to its vaudeville engage ments, was one of the big features with the leading circuses. Typical topical tunes are offered In happy fashion by the Paramount Four, one of the best organizations of its sort in vaudeville. 'The latest episode of the great Cleveland Mof fett serial, "The Purple Riders" is stuaaea with thrills. "Yes, My Dear," a musical comedy, win close its engagement with the continuous performance today, com mencing at 1:30. PRETTY LASS HAS FIVE BEAUX Act Called "Sweeties" Is Featured by Hippodrome.' A pretty lass and- her five soldier beaux and the muss up that comes when any girl has five beaux will do much toward dispelling the gloom and radiating sunshine inside as the belated spring has outside, at the Hippodrome this afternoon. "Sweet ies" Is the. name of the act presented by William B. Friedlander and is called a "harmonious military musi cal oddity." The cast includes, be sides -the girl, the captain, the ma rine, the ace and the blue devil, each of whom contributes his offering of fun and song. Headlining the picture programme will be John Fleming Wilson's story, "Uncharted Seas," in screen form, with Alice Lake In the stellar role. Wilson, who Is a former Portland man. Is the second Oregonian re porter of yesterday to have a "knock out" film on the Hippodrome's stage within a period of six weeks. The other was Johnstone McCulley who wrote Falrbank's "Zorro." "Un charted Seas," Is a splendid sea and land story elegantly staged and en acted and ought to be a hit here. Three girls and a young man com prise the troupe of Mexican athletes who-are one of the big numbers on the bill, according to reports. Their .work in many ways is said to be novel and their feats In mid-air are declared to be intensely spectacular. Al Gamble and company bring a de cided noveity. They are said to be mathematical wizards who have a comedy of rapid fire calculating which is promised not to distress those not highly versed in figures nor to impress those who are. Helen Vincent, raid to be a singer with a "grand opera voice," who has a preference for Jazz and joy, has a place on the programme with a reper. tolre of restricted numbers. To-To Hammer, "The Frot" is an other oddity on this bill. Amidst a woodland setting Hammer Is said to present a series of remarkable con tortions and to indulge in some unique mimicry of forest beasts. MAKE Lyric Has Musical Comedy, "Rip Van Winkle Jr." There Is plenty of love-making in the musical comedy, "Rip Van Winkle Jr." which opens at the Lyrie theater this afternoon. Two furious love af fairs make fun throughout the light opera which Ted Howland has located In a dreamy valley. Cute boys and cuter girls ramble throughout the light opera which Ted Howland has located in a dreamy valley. Cute boys and cuter girls ramble throughout the play. Hi Qulgley is the old sport who owns the Sleepy Hollow hotel. This is a summer,, resort, with Howland as the star boarder and the pretty Rosebud chorus girls doing a lot of vamping. Quigley has a pretty daughter Mary (Miss Dorothy Ray mond) who is In love with a travel ing man, Clarence Wurdlg. The fact that Wurdigas one handsome wife doesn't make a bit of difference with Mary. But old Hi puts his foot down on Mary's carrying on with Clarence. Qulgley'says he doesn't want any guy who looks like Wurdig to be in his family. . Mary keeps on making sheep's eyes at Clarence in spite of the old man. Seth Birdseed (Benny Broderick) is very much In love with Miss Qulgley, but Mary can't see Seth no matter which way she looks. Dolly, the head waitress, who Is Miss Madeline Mathews when not on r CITY MAIL ORDERS RECEIVED NOW Also Ont-of-Town. NEXT WEEK JIUGirJllI8-9-10-11 SPECIAL PRICE Mat. Sat GEO. M. COHAN'S MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESS 66 MARY 99 SPLENDID CAST FASCINATING MELODIES SUPERB PRODUCTION. HOW TO SECURE TICKETS BY MAIL NOW. Address letters, make checks and postofflce money orders payable to Heilig Theater. Add 10 IVr Cent War Tax to Price Ticket Drulred. Include self -addressed stamped envelope to help insure safe return. EVENINGS Entire Lower Floor $2.50 Balcony, first S rows. 12.00 Balcony, next 4 rows SI. 50 Balcony, last 13 rows $1.00 Gallery, first 7 rows (res.) 77c Gallery, last 7 rows (adm.) 50c PRICES. -SPECIAL PRICE IHAT1KEE HATCRDAY Entire Lower Floor $2.00 Balcony, first 5 rows $1.50 Balcony, last 17 rows $1.00 Gallery, first 7 rows (res.) 77c Balcony, last 7 rows (adm.) 50c NOTE The Opening; Msht, Wednesday, Jane 8, Will Be Benefit Night for AMERICAN LEGION, PORTLAND POST, NO. 1. TICKET OFFICE SALE OPENS TOMORROW h Iiril IP THEATER nClLlll Bdwy. at Taylor Phone Main 1. .- This Week WFentsaTthur'JUNE 1-2-3-4 Every Night at 8:30 Thur-Fri-Sat Mats, at 2:30 J. H. Miller Presents World's Greatest HYNOTIST ORO A Mental Marvel Own Big Company Together With ALABAMA JAZZORCHESTRA Company of Classic Oriental Dancers Popular Evening Prices Floor 75c Balcony 75c-50c .Bargain Matinee Prices Floor 50c Balcony 50c-25c BROTHERHOOD IS SHOWN Sick Farmer's Spring Work Is Finished by Kindly Neighbors. Duluth (Minn.) Herald. Blue Earth valley. In the country of that name down In southern Min nesota, long ago achieved the repu tation of being the home of many progressive farmers and stock breeders. Scores of gold medals and blue ribbons are, cherished there aa tokens of their successes In compe tition with the aristocrats of the agricultural world. But fancy prod uce and pedigreed stock are not the only possessions of that fertile valley. It is the home of a community spirit that manifests Itself, when occasions arise, in a community brotherhood tnat helps as well as sympathizes. . According to the Good Thunder Herald, published near there, James Collins, a farmer, was so seriously Injured that he was taken to a hos pital.' The accident caught him with his spring work unfinished, no pros pect.of getting out In time to attend to it and no means of hiring it done. Then, reports the Herald, the Blue Earth Farmers' club took note of their neighbor's plight Saturday they put six tractors and 12 four-horse teams at work on the Collins place. They plowed 60 acres, following up with discs and drills and putting in the grain crop. On Monday those who could not help on Saturday turned out with seven four- horse teams and finished putting In the crop. The ladles (God bless 'em) were also on hand with good things to eat and served the workers a fine dinner. This may be a selfish and heartless old world if you look at only one side of It, but scattered all over it are kindly people like these Blue Earth farmers, who are quietly doing their part in making It a pleasant place to live and strengthening one's faith In tlie real goodness that is in humanity, needing only to be stirred up once in a while. CRIPPLE IS BRAVE MAN Minus Legs and Left Arm, Hero Triumphs Over All Infirmities. K. T. Evening World. Olivia, Minn., Is a'llttle town which might easily have recognized Itself as .the original of Sinclair Lewis' gopher prairie. Michael J. Dowiing was the Olivia banker. He died recently, and his death is a national loss. . When 14 years of age the Dowiing boy was caught in one of the terrible blizzards of the northwest. He was frozen almost to death. As a result of his experience, both legs, his left arm and most of his right hand had to be amputated. Soon after he was left an ornhan and sl nuhlif rharirp. Surely here was a prospect as dark as could well be imagined. Hut Gopher Prairie and young Michael Dowiing cmnblned forces. The ma terialistic Main streeters decliled that Michael deserved help. They fixed him up with artificial limbs and sent hira to colK'Ke. Gopher Prairie tax ation paid the bill. Plucky young Mike did well In his. college work in spite of his physical handicaps. He developed business acumen. He worked up In the busi ness world of Main street anil became a banker. He triumphed over his In firmities. He developed ability as a public speaker. He became a strong civic force In his community and In his state. He was considered seriously for the gubernatorial chair. And when the war came he was drafted for wider service. In Eng land and In America he went from' hospital to hospital as a living ex ample of what a wounded and crippled man could accomplish with only a body, a head and a part of one arm. What his service of lntp'ralinn to wounded soldiers has been can never be measured. His spirit aoe march ing along on other artificial legs. But for It all Mlcharl Howling was a Main streeter from first to last. His epic of accomplishment centers around the bank, the postofflce, the country store and the uraln elevators. Of course. Mr. Howling was an ex ception. But nearly every Gopher I'rairie has Its exceptions, Its Jlicliacl Dowllngs. The story of Mr. Powling's life ex plains the caustic criticism of "Main Street" by the Gopher Pralrleltes who say that Sinclair Lewis uyed that most deceptive means of m'srepresen tation the half-truth In . painting the picture of the typical small town of America. ' ENROLLING TIME LIMITED June 3 0 Lost Date for Vnlvcrslty of Washington Student. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 28 There will he no last-mlnuto enrolling at the University of Washington twxt fall, according to an announcement by Ileglstrar Stone. New students must have their applications for en rollment on file not later than July 30 and students now registered, or who have attended the university In the past, must file their applications by July IS, Mr. Stone said. In considering applications of pros pective students, Mr. Stone said, pref erence would be given those of ad vanced standings and those who were fully meeting university require- s. ments. J Od follows Grand Lodge June 8. SPOKANE. Wash., May 28. The annual session of the grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd fellows of the state of Washington will be held here June 6 to 9. The annual sessions of the grand en campment, the Kcbekah assembly and the department council will be held at the same time. Governor Louis F. Hart will address the dele gates Sunday. June 5, It Is an nounced. The degree of chivalry will be conferred by the grand lodge Monday morning anil a grand recep tion will be held In the evening, fol lowed by a military ball. Degrees will be conferred each evening dur Inir the sessions. TO CITIZENS OF PORTLAND AND VICINITY NOTE Having just closed a return engagement of the sublime feature film "BEHOLD THE MAN" we are presenting to YOUR FAMILY AND SELF the following well-known and widely read novel in motion picture form. Signed, WORLD ATTRACTION'S CO, W. T. Pangle, Mgr. ft PUBLIC Auditorium Third and Clay. Phone Main 720. . ... . v- - u, y ', V :,f; .i A. ALL THIS WEEK TODAY 2:15 TONIGHT 8.30 Sun. to Sun. (Inclusive) MAY 29 to JUNE 5 Every Day 2:15-4:00-8:30 FEATURE FILM MASTERPIECE ACE- BEAUTY CHARMINGLY FASCINATING For children from 6 to 90 years of age. Adapted by Lillian and George Randolph Chester From World-Famous Novel by Anna Sewell. THRILLING RACE BETWEEN HORSE AND TRAIN. ALL STAR CAST SPECTACULAR STORM BEAUTIFUL SETTINGS POPULAR PRICES (Including War Tax) ADULTS 55c; CHILDREN, 4 TO 16. 30c. REMEMBER 3 TIMES DAILY 2:13, 4:00, 8:30. r