The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 19, 1922, SECTION FOUR, Image 60

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Newspaper Page Textc MM ye BT LEONE CASS BAER. MARIE BATES, who was here this past week with David Warfield, is celebrating her 22d season ,iui Belasco ar.d rfer 20th season with Warfield. John Sainpolis, once a Baker aetor, who played in the origi nal company of "Peter Grimm," gave up a position in motion pictures in order to go on tour with Mr. Warfield. Florence Reed will shortly make her debut in vaudeville in a sketch by Kdgar Selwyn. Supporting her will be Reginald Goode and Lionel Glen ister. When Sir James Barrie was award ed the order of merit at the distribu , tion of the New Tear's honors by the English king he received perhaps the most select of all British orders. Only one other author has been so honored for literature pure and simple Thom as Hardy. Edna Goodrich has sold her home in Mamaroneck at public auction. In cluded in the sale were all her house hold effects. j When Harry Cort presents Frank Fay and his "Fables" next week at the Park theater in New Tork the show will disclose a brand-new prima donna to New York audiences for the first time. The young woman is Olga Stock and sne hails from California, where she has been a musical comedy favorite in San Francisco for several seasons with Kolb and Dill. She has also toured the Pacific coast with the California Opera company and is said to have a beautiful soprano voice. Armand Kaliz, who always makes a feature of telling his vaudeville au diences how happily married he is and what an example he and his wife Amelia Stone are to others who are married to each other, is being sued for absolute divorce by the tired Ame lia. Mr. Kaliz is at present headlin ing in a dance revue called "Tempta tion." MUa Stone sets forth in her affi davit that when her husband first produced the act he asked her to re main out of the cast. When Miss Stone accused him of too much interest in a member of the act's oast a separation agreement was drawn (September 8 last) to avoid publicity, by which she was to receive J75 weekly. Mrs. Kaliz is now bring ing suit, alleging her husbajid de faulted on his payments after Janu ary 2, 1922. The complainant. Miss Stone, has earned considerable fame in comic opera since 1904, when she came to this country from abroad to star for the Shuberts-in "The Chinese Honeymoon." She married Kaliz April 12, 1910.' Her application Is supported by a statement of the "Temptation" actor's salary of $2500 weekly, which, after cast, agent's commission and stage crew salaries are deducted, she al leges, leaves Kaliz $1000 net. Chicago did not rise to Zoe Atkins' play, "Daddy's Gone a-Hunting," and Marjorie Rambeau has taken it away from the La Salle, resuming at Cincin nati a tour which will take her to most of the cities of the central east. The New York Jury which last week listened to evidence in the suit for $500,000 brought by Reine Davies, mo tion picture star, against the Briar cliff Lodge association and Sime Sil verman, proprietor ' of Variety, gave a verdict for $12,500 in favor of Miss Davies against both defendants. Miss Davies claimed to have been Injured permanently when Silverman's auto mobile, in which she was riding, col lided with the Briarcliff Lodge auto bus on the Albany post road. -After being out for four hours the jury returned with the verdict against both defendants, which means that not more than $12,500 can be collected, exclusive of Interest and costs, which may be added, but that it may be col lected from either of the defendants in full if the other should be unable to pay. In the case at bar both defend ants are insured under automobile ac cident insurance policies. Miss Davies claims that In June, 1'.'19, while riding with Mr. Silverman in his fast touring car from Tumble Inn on the post road toward the Os- nining station, she suffered her in juries. Jt was explained by John C. Robinson, plaintiffs counsel, that Mr. Silverman was named codefendant be cause of the likelihood that if the plaintiff did not name him the defend ant the Briarcliff Lodge association, would bring his name into the pro ceedings as that of one who should be a defendant. Miss Duvib appeared here In vaude- -v" if. of 'kr mi 4V v?sff ville.- She is a sister of Marion Da vies, another motion picture lady. May Robsons publicity man- or woman or. bureau has sent out a clever "personal" letter relative to her new play, "It Pays to Smile." in which she comes to the Heihg for three nights, beginning February 23. Misa Robson s letter to the world reads: "My Dear Friend Once more I'm en route to meet you again. For a long time I've been tryln? to obtain a play which would give me a quaint char acter comedy part; and finally Augus tus Pitou, Inc., under whose manage ment I've been so successfully piloted the past few seasons, has succeeded in getting 'It Pays to Smile' written by Nina Wilcox Putnam, published in the Saturday Evening Post and drama tized by Ethel Watts Mumford. I, myself, feel that it is the best part I've had since 'Aunt Mary' and I know you'll all love the dear sweet character 'Freedom Talbot,' an aristo crat of Boston, Mass., whose blue blooded ancestors have left much name and pride but little money and her entrance into the business world is so pathetically humorous that I feel perfectly safe in guaranteeing you and your friends an afternoon or evening of real enjoyment. "Augjistus Pitou, Inc., have fur nished me the most perfect produc tion and a company of ladies and gentlemen whose capabilities have John Xorman McLeod,' 4 years old, 61)2 Hoyt street, who acted part of ( ho Cho San'a baby In "Madam Butterfly," public auditorium, February 13. AW Pi given me the finest company I've ever had. "While on a short visit to Boston, last summer, I had a wonderful op portunity of making the acquaintance of one" of the real old aristocrats, whose home is still one of the land marks of Boston and whose name is the 'open resame' to the inner circles of Boston's '40'0.' and in my new play "It Pavs to Smile,' I have copied as near as possible the quaint refine ment, the innate gentleness of this charming woman, and as 'Freedom Talbot' is the most human character I ve ever played. I count it a wonder- ful Ton streak of luck to have come in tact with a real living 'Freedom.' And to see the way this dear soul, who has never come in contact with the hustle and bustle of the outside world, works her way into every body's heart and overcomes all ob stacles, is to me a revelation. "Her droll comedy, her sparkling wit, her quick repartee, places her in a class by herself. "Trusting our humble efforts will please you as much as your presence will us, I remaJn as ever. 'Vours truly, MAT ROBSON." "The Bat" Is the next Rooking at the Heilig. It is to be here March 1, 2, 3 and 4. "Ton Yonson," a comedy with char acterizations which will provide in teresting and diverting roles for all the Baker Players, will be put on at that theater for this week. Henry Hall will appear in the title role, one in which he has played here before. The engagement opens with a matinee today, continuing all week, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. The, headline attraction of the new Orph'e'um show opening at the Heilig this afternoon is "The-Storm," a spec tacular melodrama making its first vaudeville tour after long runs in London, Chicago and New York. A big feature of this act is a realistic forest-fire scene, a thriller produced by combining electric and lighting ef fects. The star of the melodrama around which "The Storm" is con structed is Edward Arnold and the company supporting him was special ly selected on Broadway for the Or pheum tour. Other features of this show a four-star assemblage are Burt Gordon and Gene Ford in a Reinald ERRENRATJ Foremost American Baritone HEILIG THEATER FEB. 22 Direction Steers & Coman Prices: $2.50, $2.00, $1.50. GaL Adm. $1.00. War Tax 10 Extra.. BOX OFFICE SEAT SALE TOMORROW I IIT THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 19, 1 vS Wm TP f4 classic recital: Pierce Keegan and Marjorie O Rourke in ' A Little of This and That," and "Pedestrianism." a novelty featuring George N. Brown, the world's champion walker. This show will close with the matinee next Wednesday afternoon. Comedy will predominate on the new week's bill at Pantages com mencing tomorrow matinee. Four of the s!x acts are designed for laughter and tne llst is nea(Jed witn mie Brun neil, in "Tne Currenx of Fun." Tne Five Patrowars are the added feature, in their offering "Novelty Variety Surprise," Langton. Smith and Lang ton, presenting "Evangelists on a Mission of Joy," Eddie and Edythe Adair,' in "At the Bootshop" and La Zar and Dale, two darkies, in an act called "Musical Hunters" are the big laughing hits of the new show, while the Aerial Rooneys will give the audi ence plenty of thrills. A satirical musical farce presented with George Usher and Luci Suki. both well known in the musical comedy world, will be the principal attraction at the Hippodrome today. The farce is supplemented by other acts that are quite as out of the ordi nary as the headline. MAY ROBSON HAS NEW 'PLAY "It Pays fo Smile" to Slake Its Appearance at Jleilig. In these days of reconstruction new plays are apt to be thrown into the discard unless they carry big stars and well-known casts. With this fact in mind, the patrons of the Heilig theater will no doubt welcome the news of the coming en gagement of May Robson, whom Au gustus Pitou, Inc., will present for three nights beginning next Thurs- TICKET OFFICE SALE HEILIG THCR., FHI., SAT. , EVE'S I THIS I WEEK uZugustus tPitovuino. 1 y P m jit In a Dmmaazed from Mm Hicar Putnam's stones - published in Tne Saturday Etenwg Post, " IF YOU CARE TO ORDER BY MAIL Address letters, make checks, postofflce money orders to Heilig Theater. ADD TEN PER CENT WAR TAX TO PRICE TICKET DESIRED. Include 9elf-addressed stamped envelope. EVE'S Floor $2.00 Balcony, five rows $1.60 Balcony, seventeen rows.. $1.00 Gallery, seven rows (res.). 77c Gallery, (adm.) 50c A1 V' rd a. mm uZl-jY-r-Jir J5o sr a?jr day, February 23, with a special price matinee Saturday, in a new play, "It Pays to Smil." The vehicle is a dramatization of Nina Wilcox Put nam's stories, which have been run ning in the Saturday Evening Post, by Ethel Watts Mumford, and which is declared to b the best vehicle she has ever had, not forgetting her great success, 'The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary." The play is in three acts, the scenes being laid at the Copley Plaza hotel in Boston and at Pinto Pegg's ranch In California, which gives the scenic artist much scope. The story introduces Miss Robson in the character of Freedom Talbot, a lady of about 50, of the old aristo cratic Puritan stockfl wth worlds of pride but little money, who answers an advertisement in a Boston paper for the position of governess to the daughter of Pinto Pege, a wealthy OPENS TOMORROW 1 ,All 1 . FEB. 23-24-25 SPECIAL PRICE MAT. SAT, annowtee comedy drama -SPECIAL PRICE- SATl'RDAY MATINEE Entire lower floor $1.50 Entire balcony $1.00 Gallery, (res. and adm.)... 50c r m aba w k r-Kifi.l,iir'"-vfii - i 1923 jfar-- 5. H 5 XI C3 CJ sr-JV JZ& western ranchman, the plot hinging on the famous painting, "Mona Lisa" or "The Madonna of the Lamp." "THE BAT" COMING TO HEILIG Play That Has Scored Phenom enally Due In March. "The Bat." one of the most suc cessful piays of its kind ever pro duced, written by Mary Roberts Rine hart and Avery Hopwood, will be pre. sented at the Heilig theater March 1, 2, 3 and 4. This is a theater event. If you doubt it just remember that "The Bat'' has been playing for mora than a year in New York (and it Is still there); Flayed for one solid year in Chicago and has been the outstand ing success among dramatic plays is both cities. "The Bat" has been variously de PTY AND OtTT 01 1 I OF-TOWN MAIL HEILIG WED.. THURSV I HI.. I NEXT I WEEK -SAT. SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE SATURDAY Wagenhals & Kemper Present The Dramatic Sensation of New York and Chicago By Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood HOW TO SECURE TICKETS BY MAIL, NOW Address letters, make checks, postoffice money orders to Heilig Theater. ADD TEN PER CEJJT WAR TAX TO PRICE TICKET DESIRED. Include self-addressed stamped envelope. EVE'S Entire lower floor $2.60 Balcony, first 5 rows $2.50 Balcony, next 4 rows $2.00 Belcony, following 5 rows. $1.50 Balcony, last 8 rows $1.00 Gallery, first 7 rows (res.) 77c Gallery, last 7 rows- (adm.) 50c 84 Sift scribed by critics. Some have re ferred to it as a "dramatic smash." It is. Others have called it "the play of a century." That is no ex aggeration. Its record speaks for it. Without resorting to superlatives, however, "The Bat" may be described as a thrilling dramatic play In which the suspense is sustained from cur tain to curtain and running through which there Is one of the most de lightfully funny characters ever in troduced on the stage. It is 100 per cent entertainment and its best ad vertisement is what those who have seen it have to say about It. OBPHECM TO HAVE BIG ACT "The Storm" Declared Success All Along Road From East. "The Storm," the most spectacular act in vaudeville, and which was a sensational success for a long run in New York, Is the headline attraction of the Orpheum show which will open at the Heilig this afternoon for an engagement of seven performances, closing with the matinee Wednesday. A feature, of "The Storm" 1 a realis tic forest fire scene which ranks as one of the greatest electric and light ing effects of this day In s-tagedom. "The Storm" Is a melodrama show- ORDERS AEC'D NOW EVE'S MAR. 1-2-3-4 SPECIAL PRICE-, SATURDAY MATINEE Entire lower floor $2.00 Balcony, flrRt 5 rows S2.00 Balcony, next 4 rows $1.50 Balcony, last 13 rows ji.uu Gallery, first 7 rows (res.) 77c Gallery, last 7 rows (adm.) 50c Ing in thrilling andi scenic detail romance of the big woods. It was written by Langdon MeCormick, the Belasco of realism in vaudeville. The star of "The Storm" is Edward Ar nold and he is supported by a large company. The Orpheum production of "The Storm" lias all the stupen dous scenery and electrical effects which made this act one of the most notable of its kind ever seen in Lon don, New York and Chicago, and this big-time tour represents its first ap pearance in vaudeville after its triple triumph in the legitimate field. The new show is a four-feature as semblage, the other acts in. big type with "The Storm" being Burt Gordon and Gene Ford in a classic recital; Pierce Keegan and Marjorie O'Rourke in "A Little of This and That," and "Pedestrianism," an ingenious com bination of comedy and novelty, fea turing George N. Brown, world's champion walker. Other aqts are: Bill Robinson, & negro artist, known as "The Dark Cloud of Joy"; Vincent Redford and Gene Winchester in versatile non sense; Jess Libonati In syncopation supreme: Topics of the Day, Aesop's Fables and Pathe News, accompanied by exciusilve views of Oregon scenery in color and the concert orchestra un der direction of George E. Jeffery. This show has been acclaimed by newspaper critics' all along the Or pheum tour to be not only the big gest show of the season, but one of the best. Comedy prevails, the music la tit ir t h v nf Enani'ol rtraicia omi cnont T cally It has the magnificence of a New York production. 'pathos ani comedy mingle Baker Players Present "Kebecca of Snnnybrook Farm" This Week. Pathos and comedy cunningly In termingled give to "Rebecca of Sun nybrook Farm," which will be pre sented by the Baker players this week, beginning today, a charm such as attaches to every picture of th home life of America. In such a set ting is placed a little figure of woes and happiness, and the result is a play that has in a few short years proclaimed its appeal. As Rebecca, Leona Powers, whose return to the local company has been, a source of delight to her many ad- (ror.cluded on Pase 7.) SEASON ORDERS ALSO HALF SEASON (At Leant One Ticket for Any Three Operas) imUf Belngr Filled and Ke UUH turned Immediately. SINGLE OPERA ORDERS. received now, registered in order of receipt, will be filled and mailed March 1. Mail orders of ALL KIND take precedence over ticket office sale, which opens March 6. NORTHWEST'S GREATEST OPERATIC EVENT. CHICAGO GRAND OPERA COMPANY Most Stupendous Organisation In the World. 811 PEOPLE, 45 ARTISTS, CHORUS, BALLET. Orcheatra of 76 Three Special Trains to Transport. AUDITORIUM WED. THUR., FRI, AND SAT. March 22-23-24-25 MATINEE SATURDAY., Wednesday, March 72 . MOtiNA VANNA. Thnreday, March 23 LOU.tiRl. (in English). Friday, March 24 ROMEO AND JLLIET. Saturday Matinee, March 25 THAIS. Saturdny Kicht, March 25 AID A. ALL MAIL ORDERS should be ad dressed to W. T. PANtiLE, MGR. WORLD ATTRACTIONS COM PANY, PUBLIC ALDITOUIUM, PORTLAND. To help insure safe return, Inclose self-addressed and stamped envelope. Make all remittances payable to W. T. Paigle. PRICES (War Tax Included and All Scats Reserved) LOWER FLOOR First 20 rows $7.70, last 13 rows $6.60. DRESS CIRCLE (First Balcony) Three center ' sections $6.60, side sections $S.50. BALCONY (Second Balcony) Three center sections $4.40, side sections, first four rows $3.30; side sections, last five rows $2.20. For Any Information, Thane Main 5310, or Write W. T. Pansle, Auditorium.