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1 Yt'i l ! !' DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR jTHE -WEEK ;
IIEILIO-8unday, Monday, TiiewJay, ' Wednesday,' ' Jameii T. Powers In
"The-Blua Moon"; Tburaday evening Jan Kubelik; Saturday after
' noon, Kubelik. ' -..-...( ,,...,,.,.
MARQuAM-T-ToniKnt. Monaav, xufaaay, motion . pictures ' oi rassion
Saturday, Florence Roberts In "Sbam." , c
. BAKER Wesldent Stock ; company-In "Soldiers of'Portune."
' STAR pencil Stocks-company in "A Cliild of the Slums," -'
LYRIC Allen Stock company, in "The Transgressor."! ;. ;
GRANTS-Vaudeville. y.-. ,,. ., , , -V i '
."PA NT AGES Vaudeville. - ' ,' ,
EMPIRE-T-'-At the. Old Cross Roads." t j, ,
t-r- ") NEXT WEEK'S , OFFERINGS
:", HEILICWTanuary 12 and week, "The: Man Of tfie -Hour."
MARQUAM GRAND Lwls A Lake .In musical comedy.
Thousand Dollar Beauty." . ' I
' BAKER Resident Stock company In ."The Other Girl A
"The Ten
PROMISES MADE BY ,
; THE PRESS AGENTS
lames T. Powers at Hcilig Tonight.
Coming to the Heilig theatre. Four
teenth and Waahington streets, tonight,
for four nights, with a special price
Wednesday- matinee, James T. Powers,
supported by a big New York cast and an
exceptionally large and brilliant vocal
chorus,: will present "The ?Blue Moon.'
TM nttrnrtlnn ran for two VeflrS m
' london and one year at the New-York
Casino and has been enjoying" excellent
businees this season, it nas been Amer
icanised and brought thoroughly up , to
the requirements of the American thea
- tre-going public, and in Its present state
it goes- with a whirl and a rush from
'Mart to finish. ' It Is a combination :of
beautiful songs. ludicrous' situations,
brilliant, lines and bits of dialogue, all
portrayed by artists especially engagea
to answer the requirement of the book
'and taken -asa whole no one feature
which , would tend to make "The Blue
Moon" a preeminent attraction has been
omitted. - ' -
. The locality of " the -story 11 is
India, and concerns tM Englisa tegl-
men t,', their English friends and a bund
; of strolling native musicians, Jugglers
l und all around entertainers. - v
-Mr. Powers, part,.1 that 'Of Private
Charles Taylor, leader of a native bahd
of musicians, is resplendent" with op
portunities permuting him a - full ais
l.lay pf 4j1s fun-mkin abilities. His
Jove affair with Mlllicent LieRoyrpor-J
frayed oy v;iara rainier, quite tne most
.sntisfying young lady that is liable to
visit us .this' season, la the foundation
of a series of laughable onrtltionii.- She
demand in her ideal that h must be a
'oidier, a herd, and an elocutlonlst,vnd
the efforts of ; Private Taylor to con&
form -with her .demands are mon lutll
irxis.. ----r--v r-1' -"- : -'v - ' ".-."''? -v.
M r. Powers and .1sb Palmer ' have
(p vera I songs.- duets And datces Which
w(X surely prove a- delight to the crit-li-rtl,
for both''. work with that .clean,
rlear cntartlstlo finish, so seldom seen
in miiKlcal attractions, and which ln
vnrl.tbiy is fJilly recognlEed and appre
ciated nrid which places rnusieal'comedy
1 n ( t jiripr Kpbr. - The -weal - eon
'.ri:nt numbers Nanon Jacques,: Frank
V.irnnston, Edward.'" Earje, Jennie
1 rum, H e toe-dancer, and an excep
t. ; ii!y lrge number of cliorol yacuI-
ists," making an ensemble particularly
pleasing on account oi its vocal ciii'
ciencv.. .: .. : . i
j Throughout -thfl entire entertainment
every, effort has been made to make
"The -Blue Moon" the most satisfying
musical .comedy extant Gorgeous scen
ery and dazzling costumes only-enhance
the beautiful stage evolutions, and sur
prising electrical effects are- introduced
on several occasions. An enlarged orches
tra will tend to inchease the effective
ness of the several big song hits, notably
among which are "Don't You Think It's
Time to Marryr "Why Don't You Take
one, -lattie iioyr" ana -un. e careful
of the Crocodile."
Seats are selling at the theatre for
the enure- engagement. . y
l-fif Passion Play; Pictures.
s For thre days and nights, beginning
this afternoon , at J p. m.i the Marquam
Will .'Offer; moving pictures of the Pas
sion Play.; The performances will begin
at 1 o'clock nd run continuously until
10:80. r-i This- is the longest moving pic
ture film ever made and the pictures
are perfect jhetographic reproductions
or the woria-zamous. tirama wnicn is
enacted once every 1Q years la the vil
lage of onerammergau.-
-The pletures were made during tha
last, presentation ana nave since oeen
shown in every quarter of the civilized
globe, r They are probably the most ex
pensive moving pictures that have ever
been manufactured and to make these
costs! a small fortune. . The films used
at the Marquam . is aiued at several
thousand dollars."-:-' Every figure and
scene in .the; great drama is reproduced
with life-like fidelity. The Passion Play
la something which everyone should see
and tnis ts a rare opportunity,
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iisFldrenc Roberts. . '
t Florence J Roberts, the distinguished
LWeaternv actress, will be seen at the
Marquam Grand theatre January 8, 9,
10 and 11, in "Zira." the worg of Henry
Miller and J. Hartley banners, being a
new adaptation and reconstruction of
the famous novel, "The New Magdalen."
which older playgoers wlll remmtftr
for me powerrui acting of Clara Morris
and Ada Cavendish in plays founded on
the a me story, and . the more modern
adnption that made Margaret Anglln
farnoiis and ran for nearly two years at
the New York Princess theatre, and is
said to be one of the moat nowrful and
moving emotional dramas of the nresent
day, . . TU etory deals -with a' young.
woman tricked - into a false marriage,
dragged through the divorce courts by
a vengeful woman and who to regain
her lost position in the world, steps into
the place of and adopts the name of a
woman supposed to be dead, and the
crisis comes when this woman returns
to claim her own.
The , later port of the engagement.
Friday and Saturday, Miss Roberts will
produce "Sham." a New York .society
comedy 's containing a bright, breezy
Jove story of a girl "finished in New
York's smart set," who Is brought up
fey pair or aunts and taugnt to regard
the male sex as her food supply and
her only career an advantageous mar
riage.. "Sham," while not satirical.
makes some comparisons between east
era and western society that are more
or less amusing without being impolite
to either. - All admirers of Miss Roberts
know of her natural gift, for comedy and
look for her creation of Kather.lne to
be one - of the most complete - and the
most pleasing or ner career. .
One of 1 the most fascinating of all
the late plays is Richard Harding Da
vis' "Soldiers of Fortune," which will
be presented by the Baker Stock com
pany all week' commencing with today's
matinee. V it is a dramatization of one
of the most popular of all the books
that have adorned the. shelves of private
and nubile libraries during ' the ' rjast
several years, and , contains every ele
ment that attracts tne lover or roman-
lie Buvuniura. . - --
The story: Is too well-known to re
quire much dwelling , upon, v The scenes
are laid , in the little South Americon
republic of Orlanco, and concern one
of those "quick lunch" revolutions.
which are hot and dangerous enough
while they last, but seldom last for a
very great length of time. In this par
ticular one our .characters become in
volved, and they consist of a uarty of
American eivu engineers in cnarge or
large Tninlng interests, and the mine-
owner,. & Mr, iangnam, wno witn nis
family have ..come toapend the winter
in this troDical clime..- The character
of Hope JUangham- in one of the sweet
est and dearest ever pat-into a book
or play, and Robert Clays; in charge of
tne engineers, is strong ana manly, a
perfect hero , In the feminine eyes. w
There Will be a Saturday matinee.
The cast is a follows:' '
Robert Clay. Austin Webb: President
Alvarez Wallace Roberts; General Men
doza. Earl D. Wire; Captain, Stuart Don
ald Bowles; MacWIUiams, Robert Ho
mas; Reginald 'King, Edward Law
rence;' Captain ; Burke, Jamea Gleason;
Langham 'Howard, Russell;- Sergeant
Paul Hermandes. Cha-rles -Blnard : fun
eral Rojas, Charles Lewis; Manuel, Fred
Ren fort jJSandro, Lloyd Housman; FHeo,
Ernest Watson; Carlos, Fred Renfort;
r.nsiga - jnacauiey, wanace Roberts;
Winter, George Hermp; v Hop lng-,
ham. Miss Maribel Seymour; Alice
Langham, Miss Louise Kent; Madam
Alvarez, Miss Marion Barney.
The Other Girl" Coming.
Following "Soldiers 1 of Fortune" at
the Baker, and opening next Sunday
matinee January 12, the stock company
will present, for the 'first, lime here,
Augustus Thomas' great comedy of
most original theme entitled "The Oth
er Girl." This is expected to be one
of the season's real sensations tor
Thomas, who is author of "Arizona.
"Alabama" and dozen or so other fore
most American plays, is -author pf tho
IJiecc. ana ii is considered oy many
critics to oe nis greatest cornea y.
"At thelOld Cross Roads"
One of - the principal dramatic nov.
el ties of the current' dramatic season
wll be the appearance, here of "At the
Old Cross Roads," which will be pre
sented at the Empire all the coming
week beginning , with the ' matinee, to
day, by Arthur CV Alston's excellent
company of players. - -
It is extremely doubtful If any ether
portion of our own country lends Itself
more readily to tho purposes Of the
dramatist than the romantic, south. The
story tnat it reveals is. Highly dramatic;
the situations and climaxes thrilling in
ino extreme; Dut tne wnoie is so nan.
pily , blended .with unctuous comedy
scenes and Incidents .that it "charms
all. The play gives a splendid oppor
tunity lor eiaoorate toilette aispiays by
the feminine portion of .' the company,
wnicn ia taKen tne Dest advantage or.
Manager Alston is credited with f ur-
nisnmg a complete and elaborate pro
duction, ana Deat or an nas Deen for
tunate in retaining an excellent com
pany of ladles and gentlemen, of es
tablished reputation. In fact the com
pany this year Is - conceded, to : be the
Dest ever sent out in the play, and will
Include 20 well known people.
This play is sure to attract more than
the usual amount of attention and patron
age. There .will be matinees Wednes
day and Saturday. V
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"The Man of the Hour,"
"The Man of the Hoar" will be the
attraction , at the Heilig theatre for one
weer beginning next Sunday,, January
12. with soecial-nrlce matinees Wnd.
day and Saturday, whetrit will sn siiU'ii"
didly acted by the Brady and Grismer
special company, made up of well
known and able players. , Seats, will be
ready next Friday. , ,
Intense Human Drama at Lyric
ri5very j week sees a distinct advance
In merit at the Lyric where he manage
ment Js always on th alert to lmprove
theftature of the offerings which0 Have
made that cosy playhouse the noet pop
ular family theatre in Port Rind. Com-
mencinf Mondajr sight a .decided, Step (
6 uiuL'.ur i ac.cJbujic). .
will be taken when Ralph Stuart's great
play, -"The Transgiessor" will be pre
sented for the ensulncr week. This
striking drama was written by Stuart
himself and used by him as a starrin
vehicle with much success. Portland
feels a deep Interest In Mr. Stuart on
account of his lonir stock, engagements
In this city and his. play is certain to
command wldo attention here.
A novel feature of the performance
will be tho nnoearnnee of Miss Verna
Felton in a "heavy roie tne rirst time
she ha ever played a wicked woman In
her life. It is a highly emotional part
and contains some great opportunities.
Rupert Drumrn wll! be seen very aa
vantaeeouHiv as the hero, who is him
self an ector Forrest Seabury will be
a scream as the funny property boy of
the theatre, and Marie Thompson will
be delightful as the lovable, warm
hearted woman . who - rescues the hero
and saves him from ruin.
The play Is a distinct-novelty in that
it deals with stage life and all the
characters' are either actors or actresses
or employes of a theatre and one of te
movt effective scenes shows a view
back of the -taw somewhat like the
first act of "Zaza."
The Transgressor' will be one of
the hits of the season and no one can
afford to miss it.
A Man's" Broken Promise" Today,
The last performaSico of "A Man's
Broken Promise" at the Lyric this aft
ernoon und tonight. For a thrilling
melodrama It has few equals and the
Allen company is giving- a very fine
performance of it. Don't, let the last
chance slip but see it before too late,
The Grand.
On the new vaudeville hill which
comes to the Grand", this week, starting
tomorrow, afternoon, there is not an act
which. does not deserve featuring. - Sul
livan & Considine havfe sent some clever
people to the Grand, but from the looks
of the new program -ana ' the "reports
received from other cities, this bill will
be a rect-ietter event.
The Onettl sisters. European special
ty artistM, are the principal event on the
card. They are said to be among the
greatest or tne. world s gymnasts.
Wherever these girls have appeared
they have made a hit that-called for a
return engairnment. The special added
attraction will be , Preston Kendall
in a one-act play called Across the
Lines." This is a complete military
drama .containing seven characters, each
one being played by Mr. Kendall. To
do this he makes lightning changes, the
last one oeinsr from wnite to a negro. :
partners for Life ' is a refined com
edy and singing turn presented by
Charles j ackiin ana miss Gertrude Lang.
The act Is renof ted as of pleasing dual
ity. -De Van Brothers appear with their
doe and give a barrell of fun in the
way of gymnastics. .They are .comedy
acrobats who know their business. Jack
and Bertha Rich will be seen and heard
In a singing and dancing act which has
life and gmger. Gracey and Burnett
will offer a comedy sketch, .Joe Thomp
son will sing "Captain Baby Bunting of
the- KocKing J-loree Brigade." "A Christ
mas Adoption" will be the moving pic
ture liim..-' - '
Today will be the last performances
or tne current bill, neaaea oy Tom and
Edith Almond, in jt musical novelty and
dancing act; , -
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TTMs afternoon and all week the at
raction at the Star theatre, will be "A
cnua or tne eiums." xnis piay was ad
vertised for ' production, the ; past : Week,
but owing to unforeseen circumstances,
Impossible tor Manager Richard
French to present It. Now, however,
the play is to positively be presented
this week As "A Child of the Slums"
has been in rehearsal for half a month,
the French stock company can be de
pended on to give an exceptionally brtl-
Mnmt narfmmanna . Vi ara Iva aA
ion v j v . mi t iivi v r s ojyg"
lnl scenery, of course, for this Ih
detail , -which is always, given strict at
tention at the Star. - ,
A Child of the Slums" is ;a 4iew
melodrama- which has never before been
seen in this city. - The play has been
before the public only a comparatively
short tlme, but. wherever -it has been
produced the drama hus made a lasting
Impression, ; The scenegre jui lor the i
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most part In a metropolitan city. The
dramatist brings his characters from
high and low life. The society homes
and' the 'tenements and' dens - of the
slums are depicted true to life. There
Is a mixture of good people and bad, of
virtuous and wicked. i
In the olot of "A Child of the Slums"
the dramatist has conceived something
new. The story, while based on a
theme which has seen service before,
hi hextn treated in such a brlarht and
original manner that it becomes a posi
tive novelty. The story is well written,
contains literary polish and, what is
Miumtlal. is full of action. .There
are no dragging spots and the action ia
kept at high tension at all times. This
is what ' is .demanded Jn modern melo
drama and U -found in, "A -Child -of the
Slums.", .- . . ....
While tne main piot is a io,ve story,
with a fight for a fortune, there is, as
well.-comedy.' v The fun Is brought In
naturally - and not' pulled rij T by- the
heels. 4 Matinees wii ue neiu ounuay, i
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Seats
can be reserved by telephone, when con
venient. '.-' , f ;.";: ..
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Perfection in Vaudeville.
' Thousands have enjoyed the bill,. of
the past week, and. every one has agreed
that better', vaudeville - has never, been
put on In. vaudaville. ' Pantages started
the new year with a 'show that sets a
new-pace In local vaudeville, and. tho.
rvuriii-nire-i hudsb inieiiuq nniuw'a
the pace all through 1908. With oTiS
of . the biggest-circuits in the country
behind it the, management is in a po
sition to pick ana cnoose from tne best
material. , - '
The second bill of 1908 will .be an
other Innovation - in vaudeville ' perfec
tion. - 'The' management has been peculi
arly fortunate in the new booklnsrs By I
way of a feature, the stgr mimic,- mon-
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