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Si ft- da? . IN MONDAY NIGHT. .... NIGHT . . . .B,a.:. HAltLET TwrTP,mv - : - . . OTHELLO AT THE tlETLICV. ... DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. HE1LIG Tonight, May Robson In "The Rejuvenation 6f Aunt Mary"; tomorrow niRht, Robert Mantell In "King Ler"; Tuesday nlnht, "Macbeth"; Wednesday afternoon, "The Merchant of Venice"1; Wed-' n nesday nlgrht, "Hamlet"; Thuraday night. "Othello": Friday night, i Klny Lear"; Saturday afternoon, "Macbeth": Saturday night, "King Richard III." BAKER Resident stock company In Hoy fa farce, ''A Bunch of Keys." s . MARQUAM Vaudeville. - " ' i A OAKS Musical comedy. 8TAR Muaical comedy. GRAND Vaudeville. J LTRIC Stock company In melodrama. - J: f , NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS. , HEILIG Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Yiddish players In repertoire. '. :v.;v .r " LTRIC Tuesday night. Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan company In "Ros- mersnoim ; rest or week Lyric stock company. ; v . - . xv r 1 TKOSIISES 3IADE BY THE PEESS AGENTS Last Week of Baker Company. The Baker stock company will close lis long and successful season of 44 weeks with, the famous Hoyt farce, "A Bunch of Keys," which opens this aft ernoon and clones next Saturday night, July. The piece was written with bet one intent, and that is to make people laugh, It features Maribel Seymour, Jloward Raaseu and Wtlliam Gleason in the three principal comedy roles, and every one knows what a trto these three niake for the successful promulgation of Jaughter"A Bunch Of Keys" is a hotel Btory. The owner died and left the property to one of his three daughters the homeliest one winner to be de- tiuvu upon or me nrst drummer who 1. ailed that way. Meanwhile the Dlace is temporarily operated by SnaegsT the lawyer, who, figuring it out that Teddy, the youngest daughter, la sure to win t he place, starts out bravely to win Teddy. Grimes, the bellboy, which will be played by Howard Russell, is an other very eccentric role, and calls for all kinds of outlandish freaks of acting and : facial expression, and never falls to cause screams of fun and laughter hnages will be nlaved bv Willlsm u-i pen and Teddy by Maribel Seymour, and there are also several other verv clever rois lor miss a.enii Mra. Uleason. Mr. ltowles. James Gleason - mid -otv,..' there will also be numerous interesting musical numbers and specialties The caKi win oe as ioiiows: enaggs, a law. yer, William Gleason; Grimes a brake. man, Howard Russell; Tom, Donald Bowles: Gilly, James Gleason; Foss, a rrlsefighfer. Earl D. Dwl re; Boatman, Vharles Lewis; Tddy, Miss Maribel Heymour; Rose, Ml ss Louise Kant: May, Miss Carleton; Matilda. Mina Croltus uieason; vouy, Misa Lucue vvebster. May Robson t Heilig Tonight. Tonight at H'lUg theatre. Fourteenth and Washington streets! 8. Sire will present May ' Robson 'In the American comedy, . 'The Rejuvenation of - Aunt Mary," by Anne 'Warner. - The play Is from th , nov'et by the. ame name, "which Won Mtss Warner distinction as ti i! authoress! . - t "Th R.'Jiytenatlon of Aunt Mary" U f the ijiOBt popular books on the Oi'.kkt toUsy, and those who have not K.vvT JL;XmmSS'SSr M: ft-.-" V. "no lfcAjs.ir' -H .'- .v read it should do so.' In dramatizing the book Miss Warner baa left out none of the comedy, but has added more. With this has been added many novel stage settings. The company sup porting Miss RobHon is a strong one and contains the following well known people: Nina Saville, Grace Parks Fiske, Lillian Westner, Francis Herb lin, Gteorge A. Stevenson, H. M. Crow ley,' Jack Story and George Hall. 1 ' Mr.' Mantell at Heilig Tomorrow. The Helllg theatre v(ll ' bare a no table and Important attraction begin ning tomorrow1 (Monday) night, June 29, in the engagement of Mr. Mantell, who will appear under the direction of William A. Brady 'in ' a repertoire 6f Shakespeare's most Important tragedies. Mr. Mantell enjoys v the ; unusual dis tinction o being the one tragedian of our day ti devote himself almost ex clusively to the Shakespearian orama. Since the death of Sir Henry Irving and Richard Mansfield many of the .most scholarly and critical reviewers have hailed mm as the greatest snaaespear lan actor of our time. The arrangement of roles, is as fol lows: . ' ' Monday night, TClng lear. wnicn will be repeated Friday night: Tuesday n!gtt, "Macbeth." which will be re peated Saturday afternoonV Wednesday afternoon, Shylock, in "The Merchant of Venice"; Wednesday night, - "Ham let": Thursday night, "Othello:;' Batur dav night, "King Richar'd III.' ' " mr. Manteu carries a spienaia scenic equipment for each of these plays. Mr. Brady, his manager, having pro vlded motions ot an -elaborate ana character that - - are Jisttn- Kuiahed as much for their dignity and accuracy of historic details as for their pictorial effectiveness.'- ': Mr. Mantell's supporting company Is an unusually strong one, special care for their experience in Shakespearian drama having been exercised In the se lection . of its members. Among the women are Lillian-Kingsbury, an ex perienced actress ataociated for several seasons with 1 Mr. Mantell; Leila, and Lorraine Frost, who play the historical boys f ' Shakespeare's tragedies, and Josephine MeCallum, an accomplished and all around actress. Among the men are two who have been prominent lit other v Important companies. Fran cis McGinn was with Mansfield . and was ' the featured evading r man - with Frederick rde. tiuV Llndsley was leading man with jVfodjeska. Others who may be mentioned; are" Gordon Burby. Franklin Bendsten.- . Rom me fallender. Hamilton - Mott, Henry Keefer. George StUlwell, I Walter Camp THE OREGON - SUNDAY JOURNAL,' PORTLAND, SUNDAY ,:. MORNING, JUNE .28,- "mure 'DC ntit Tirvni.TTnvV OP AUNT MATCf" jvt the nEiue EVKOJUTR, A3 bell, Andrew Byrmt, Peter Agnew, Watts Cale, John Nathan, Gould Sears, Gilbert Sells and Allen Collier. The- night performances, it is an nounced, . will begin at 8 o'clock sharu and the alternoon pertormances at 2 o'clock sharp. V W At the Grand. Good ' as the present bill is at the Grand there will be one equally enter talnln'g this week when the new show starts tomorrow afternoon.! There will be eight big acts on the program, and not one is ordinary. This is the sec ond of the Sullivan & Considine road shows to Visit Portland, the first be ing the one now on the stage at the Grand. ' America's greatest casting act has been secured for the headline extrac tion. This is the Ekton-Polo troupe, There are many casting acts before the public, but this is considered a little better than the others. The aerial work of the troupe has never been duDlicated in a theatre by any other acrobats. The special added feature for the program will be those comedy bicyclists. Hill. Cherry and Hill. As a trto on wheels they are in a class of tneir own. '"The Phantom Rival" is the ghostly title given to a comedy sketch. It sounds more like a melo-drama than farce, yet the public is assured there Is nothing but laughs In "The Phan tom Rival." It Is being Interpreted by tne Liituan tiaie company. There is another comedy sketch on the program, offered by Leo and Chap man. 'Wanted A Donkey" is the name. The fun effervesces and bub bles every minute during this sketch and It is a ripple of reparte. The Fred erick Raymond trio are dramatic sing ers, being something on the order of near-grand opera. Santell, the modern Hercules, is an athlete who will make the average man envious of his muscle. F. G. Bauer will render a new Illus trated ballad and F. F. Montressa will flash a new animated film. , Today wilt be the last opportunity to see the present show, considered as being-one of the greatest-vaudeville en tertainments ever seen at popular prices in Portland. Every act Is a feature. ;--X W Acts From New York. - In consequence of a new booking ar rangement, Portland theatregoers will be able to see the best vaudeville direct from New York hereafter. The enter prising' Pantages circuit; has Just com pleted the new booking arrangement Hereafter New York acts will open at the Spokane house and come thence to Portland before playing other points on the big circuit. New acts and good ones can be assured continually tinder this arrangement. . It takes a good show to lure people out in the warm months, even to such a delightfully cool theatre as the Ma r quam, where Pantages attractions are now being presented. With this idea In mind the management will inaugurate a series of summer entertainments -of unequaled- merit. . The first of the se ries will be presented with the new week and you will be sure to vote It the best vaudeville you . have seen In many a day. tj v " , The' Colonial septette, With" Its' mu sical feature work, has been proving a big hit all week and if you have not seen that delectable feature and the array of supporting talent you had bet ter select the Marquaro for today's di version. The old bil ends todav. The four comrades, a New York hit, r h-. 1 .J.-, '"-m : J, v4 in 1 1 i;t?"trfi. ' i irl C f . y ' "VTEDDY Xnp AS. G FAREWELL BAKER. STOCK CO will be the feature of the new week's bill, commencing tomorrow. The four comrades are rough and tumble, knock about funsters, who made good in the metropolis' on a large scale. ChaWes Harris will -offer a second feature act. Harris is known as the old maid , comedian. His act, "The Lamppost Inspector and the Gibson Girl' is a fun producer of the whirl wind type. Harris doesn't play second to any one in his line. - Burns and Bums, European travesty artists , and burlesque . slackwiw per formers, are clever and funny, without which two qualities their act could never be a success.. They draw a fat salary for work that is - wortH the money. Hayes ane?Allpolnt, comedians, made a distinct hit here a year ago and their return in a new comedv act will be welcome news. They are funny people of the first water and have frequently been featured by less pretentious cir cuits. - May and Lillian Burns put on a Vocal and instrumental act that Is both dainty and attractive. You will like their work. Jean Wilson will sing a new il lustrated song- and there will be some thing new in the moving picture line. It would be a hard bill to beat, for sure. w "A Hero in Rags" at Lyric. The coat doesn't make the man' and underneath a tattered jacket the truest and noblest heart may beat Romance and heroism is -not confined to , those who wear gold lace and uniforms, 'but It is to be found among the lowlv and the humble. This is the- Idea that Is uppermost in the play, "A Hero In Raffs, which the eoDular Blunkall-At wood stock company will present for the- week commencing Monday nlgnt. It has never been seen here, although It has for some time been a favorite with" eastern audiences where it made the biggest hit of any play of its kind in -recent , years. " The passage ot a flying express train Is one of the most thrilling stage spec tacles ever put on a popular price stage, and in every act there are mar vels of ncen In investure and effects. The dialogue is brisk and snanoy. the comedy extremely humorous, while the love interest is xascinaung. . - a nera In Rags" Is one of the really best of ferings that the Blunkall-Atwood com pany has. ever made. ' in tne leaaing roie nirvin J. mnnwu finds a part Just to his liking, and bis robust methods will make , the : role shine. Lylllan Atwood ohas a delight, ful part In the feminine lead, while Charles Schad will shine In a comedy art tnat cannot be beaten, xne cast s splendidly suited to all the members of the company and the management will mane special etrorts to mane a Hero In Rags" one of the big produc tions of the year.- "- 'V; At "the Oaks. : "A Lost Baby" Is scheduled to( cause a great deal of stir at the Oaks during the coming week, when tomorrow night the. Allen -Curtis comedy company will present to Portland people for the; first time a. very amusing farce ,by . that name; In the plot of the play are very many amusing situations, growing out of the advent of Jack Gayboy's mother In law, Jack Gayboy's baby and his piano. It Is a pretty tangled story,, but It ends right in the end. There is a se cret marriage, and a baby and a piano, to aav nothfng of the mother in law and her mischief making. . "' The mother in law does-net iitt i J I J kt HOYTIS A BUNCH OP KEYS' IN JHEMKEB pianos,'-and she does not know of the existence of the baby. The arrival of all three is the cause of many amusing situations, in which the baby is taken for te piano, the piano for the baby, and the peace of mind of everyone Is very much disturbed. Out of the tangle is expected to come a very amusing evening's entertain ment. Charles A. Figg takes the part of Jack Gayboy, Arthur Clomage of Doe Knot. Herbert Lindleysof Noah Jagg, Miss Marguerite La Conte of Arabella Jagg, the mother In law; Miss Winifred Green of Stella Gayboy and Albert Leonard of Willie Gayboy. Scattered throughout the piece are a number of tuneful songs and fetching dances. New costumes have been re ceived direct from New York for the production, and new, electrical effects nave been made ready. Among- the many songs mav . be mentioned "P.. bjeca," by Allen Curtis; "Jack and am," by Winifred Green, and "Poor Unhappy Maid," by Miss La Conte. , During the past week the Allen Curtis company has scored a distinctive hit in th-v presentation of "Whlrley-Glrley," a muStcal extravaganza, and It Is ex pected that the new bill for this week will surpass the work of the past seven days and place the company still higher In the friendly regard of the music and entertainment loving people of the city. "A Lost Baby" will make its initial appearance Monday night, and will (run .nrl ho, trnlnoH An ..wv ..v vS. - - '- v.:-.-.- ? -. -.i-y '';x--.- .. rFtWTJssajfsjsjasssMaasBMMM . " ' - i - TZ 8 3 - ' "! 1 J 1 ' ;, a r n 1908. f I 2 V. DILL AUD VAKD m'TH DREJiS"AT THE- GRAND mi,W c5!ATY BKAJDT wit BLUKKALL-. ATVOOD CO" AT. TttE "LYRIC nightly for a week In the big free alr- aome. WW "A Gentlemen Convict" Today. The last performances of the brll llant comedy-drama, "A Gentleman Convict," which the Blunkall-Atwood company is giving so successfully at the Lyrlo this week, will occur this afternoon and tonight. Every one who has seen the performance has been de lighted with it It is the amusement event of the day. I THEATRICAL NOTES, j Paul Armstrong, who is writing a naval play, is working- on - tne manu script at his country place, Acton Manor, near 'Annapolis, Md. Mr. Armstrong has purchased the Belmont place near his summer home and he intends to become a gentleman farmer, breeding pedigreed stock. Mr. Armstrong's new play will be called "In Time of Peaoe." The characters will be officers in the navy and their associates. Big special effects are planned for the production. Lillian Russell will open - her season at Albury Park Seotember 4.' In her lively racing comedy, -Wildfire." Her metropolitan engagement will be claved at the Liberty theatre, beginning the following Monday evening, September 8. Return visits will be made to the prlnclpl cities of the east and middle west. - Alter two weeks at tne Illinois theatre, Chicago, Miss Russell will play Denver and the Pacific coast cities. A visit to Goldfleld and the mining towns of Nevada Is contemplated. As this will be the first time Miss Russell will play R! OOOC DOCO 3d i .'." n,V.; MinTiUxMnv TnAa"- . wuiu.vu.u6 auu.j. 4 - Cn V GIRL WITH THEPIAMOND, llliilllllii COMEDIAN. WITH HILL, CHERRY WD HILU AT THE GRAND. In these cities a rousing reception Is ex pected. "Wildfire" is one of the best racing comeaies ever stagea. - i - ... ' Edmund Day. the author of "The Round Up," has returned from Europe with a couple of new plays in his (mnk. Hi nwat nliT of the ranges and the desert of Arlaona will be pre sented at the Academy of Music, New York, opening August SI. 'me Acaaemy stare offers to the management grat opportunities for strong effects with the assistance of the cow ponies, cavalry horses and bucking bronchos.. The cast this season will be as strong as the on assembled last year. Maclyn Ar buckle will continue In the- role of the fat sheriff whom nobody loves. "The Round Up" will pay Its first visit to the rod ibis season. ? When i 'The Girl Question" opens at is theatre. New York, . August v J. Riley will be found leading Wallack'i 1 fi(lnv 3 Rilov the orchestrs. Riley is an eccenirio genius who has the reputation of being able to keep a musical comedy at a high pitch throughout -a long Season better than any other , leader in the United States. Although his methods are sometimes unique and forceful, he Is extremely popular with . every one with whom he is connected. - , :,- '-; ,e;,.e - ' - , , - Arthur - Deagon, who has mads a splendid reputation In the great role of Happy Johnny Hicks in "The Time, the Place and the GlrU" which he has been playing for the pas two seasons, will again be seen in this role the sea son of 1908-IM9. c . Klaw A Erlanger nave sppomtea jonn Murray jiress representative, succeeding Wilbur M.. Bates, who resigned because Ol rliincBR. j f ur tuo yarn. " Mr. Murrav has been business man, rer for Lillian Russell In "The Jher fly," and her new racing play "Wild fire." Mr, Murray was graduated from Princeton university. He spent f two years In the New York Law school, but did not take trte bar examinations as he never intended to practice the profession.- His earlier newspaper expe rience was obtained on the New York Sun. Editorial positions -have been filled by him on the New York World. Press and the Hearst papers, , both In New York and Chicago." ....'-..- ' ,v y ... :...... - .-:"; ; v;,,v. - - j Henry W. Savage, who returned from Europe Tuesday announced that he had contracted for the American right of eteht operas, "The Prince's Child. by "The Merry Widow" composers; "A .Tolly peasant. by Victor Ioh and Leo Fall; "The Love Cure," bv Leo Bteln and Edmund Eysler; "Vera Vloletta." anoth er Evsler oneral 'snd three Hungarian operettas. "Flffikiis," "Prince Bob,' and "The Rose Youth." . ' . . e- : Nellie Melba says she would enter heartilv into the nrorosal fo appear In the same cast with Lulsa Tetrazxlni at the Manhattan next winter. In the past she ha sung in "Le Huguenots," and other operas on various occasions In order to make, It possible for an un usual enst, aucn as tne one mciunin, Pattt Ntlsson, Tlet tens and herself to oppear toeether. "What was possible hn should be easily possible now," alia, declares. .-' . . . -?,"...'-.'. Tha 4nr.1fa i4,aa,ll1ff.lvimTt,l tb tiling that- is, it's the 'latest thin which has attracted the attention or the theatrically interested. Toe days of flowered cretonne and creoe banking and other microbe inducing furnishings (Continued on Page Five.)
