THE OREGON SUNDAY K JOURNAL, ! PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 3 5, 1D08.
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14th' and Washington
Phones Main 1, A1122
4 Nights Beginnings Tonight
I The Century Amusement Co. Present J. White's Famous New York
fM&to Players
Sunday Night Mondsy Night
ItOL-NIPRE The Yiddish LA TOSCA
Tuesday Night Wednesday Night
The Broken Heart SHULAM1TH
HEILIG THEATRE;
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 10th, '08
Western Academy of iosic
: Prices:
Entire Lower Floor fl.OO
Balcony 75S SO
Entire Gallery SO
SEATS NOW SELLING AT THEATRE
Marlbel Seymour in One of Her Amusing Character Parts.
'Marlbel Seymour of the Baker Stock
1 company Is going- to have a benefit next
Wednesday evening at the Baker the.
at re. And, as Mies Seymour Bays In her
posters, "Everybody la going." Per
sonally Miss Seymour has undoubtedly
proven the most popular member of tho
stork company and numbers more
friends on her own account than anyone
else In the Baker company. And every
one of these friends will want to be at
the benefit on Miss Seymour's aocount,
whits all the others will want to be
there because It's going to be a mighty
good vaudeville show, from all Indica
tions. The little actress has been 111 a good
fiart of the season at the Baker and
ibs been under the doctor's care ever
since last winter, when, . while play
ing in one of the Hoyt farces, she fell
and broke several of her ribs. She is
ftlll In a pJaater cast aa a result of
this accident, and will be unable to Join
her family In tae east for her summer
vacation.
..The benefit will be distinctly a Sey
mour affair which, to-hose who are
Initiated, means that It will be bright
and entertaining and original.. . It will
Include many new skits and songs that
have . been written especially for this
affair, while there are some others that,
although they have never been seen in
Portland, were written by Miss Sey
mour for the eastern vaudeville circuits,
notably Proctor's In New York, and
have made a bir hit there.
The program as arranged by Miss Sey
mour is as follows:
Overture.
James Gleason and Marlbel Seymour
their bis: laugh. "A Dutch Coin
Elsie Garrett, assisted by Rhea Mltchel.
LYRIC THEATRE,
SPECIAL
Matinee and Night, TUESDAY, JULY 7111
Seals on Sale for Both Performances at Box Office
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ELOCUTION, ORATORY
AND DRAMATIC ART
THE -LAST RECITAL
for the SCHOOL YEAR
Mildred Dlsbrow, Mamie Haslam, Olevia
Ireland and JSrrie Jonnston.
"Oretohen." song bv Marlbel Seymour.
In dramatlo monologue, Mrs. Mlna
Corolius Gleason.
"A Colored Raffles," sketch by Marl
bel Seymour. Scene, dressing room in
theatre. Cast:
Columbia Knickerbocker Jackson t
Maribel Seymour
Miss Carlton ..Actress
A Matinee Maiden .... Miss Louise Kent
A Voodoo Woman
Bill, the electrician Walter RenfOrt
Intermission.
"La raloma." "La Golondrlna." Senor
Alexander Dale In the native costume of
a. Mexican ranchero. -
Songs, Miss Elslo Garrett.
"More Than," sketch by .Marlbel Sey
mour. Scene, Mrs. Van Twlrler s apart
ments. Cast: .
Miss. Louise Kent
Dorothea, Dolly, her daughter
. Miss Marlbel bevmour
Kicnara Augustus, "uicKey." her son.
.-.Howard Russell
F. Clarkston Manchester. "The dear
old chap" ...Robert Homans
oitcnaei conovan. the nanay man...
Alexander Pale
tan tne woras ana music or tne opera
oy Man cei neymoiir.j
AND THE MANHATTAN COMPANY X
Presenting Under Harrison Grey-Fisk's Direction X
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By HENRY IBSEN
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RIDES TURTLES,
iil FROM SEA
Captain Gabe EdwardsSpics
Them First and 'He 'and
Son Get Astride.
From the New Tork Sun.
The specialty of Amagansett is
whales, .which are mostly of the variety
called "right. Amagansett . has been
prepared for years to tackle anything
In the cetacean line, being liberally
equipped with power boats, modern gun
fired harpoons and ail the other weapons
that whales are subdued with 1n these
days of the wireless. Every right whalo
gets In wrong when It heads Amagan
sett way. and wishes It had attended
some other sort of school than a plain
whale one where whales gather much
knowledge but little wisdom. There
was a general belief In the colony of
whalers yesterday morning when mon
on th bench saw a great commotion
off shore that there was going to be a
fine battle for a big cargo of baleen
and oil. They were mistaken
on the flood tide pretended to tell exact
lay what happened off Amagansett. Her
fishermen had gone off shore to haul In
nets set to capture small fry
a foot longer than the youngster's. Both
of the creatures were turned on their backs
deep. Captain uabe Edwards and his the m0ment they got out of the surf so
son. aged seventy something, were tug- " ' . ' , . 1V, ,
glng at a net when it began to resist In they oId not make for the 8oa lxk
a way that suggested monsters of the Captain Gabe seemed unusually inter-
depths maybe sea serpents eating up
uie mesnes.
Captain Oabe.
Captain Gabe never had seen a sei
serpent since he visited the Tenderloin
years ago, and he was willine to take
another peep, so he valorously hauled
on the net. A big serpent head ap
peared above the water. Serrent heads
ar Sometimes seen In the Tenderloin,
so the gallant skipper was not a bit nut
out. The soventy-year-old youngster
noted another head, also reptilian. an1
this reassured the old nmn. Father and
son each tackled one of the monsters
and attempted to drag them aboard.
The big creatures resisted so vtgor
busl.Vj, that the boat was capsized and
father and son each found himself
astride the biggest specimens of the
Cheionla mldas mat s what the learn-M
old whaler says they are ever seen In
this latitude. This Is the species of
Testudinata that makes the finest gren
turtle soup In the world, as the veteran
told his son while they were bend Hi tf
for shore, and he urged the yoiingstler
to keep a good saddle and steer the
right course.
This seemed to be difficult at first.
But the old man is resourceful. He had
a heavy rlsh line In his pocket and he
passed over several reet of it to the bov.
They deftly Inserted the lines In tho
beaks of the monsters and shouting
"Gltap!" headed for the beach.
The old man beat the boy in. belnn
The weird yarn that drifted this way mounted on a steed that was more than
ested In his mount. He aaid he thought
he recognized it as an acquaintance of
his early manhood. Ha recalled that
when he was down at Roncadyor so
mflnv venrs fltn that the exnet oat
had escaped his memory he had turned
over on the beach the oiggest turii
he had ever seen and scraped his initifll
on its hack with his sheath Knlre. M
thousrht that this phenomenal reptil
miehr be the very same he had dec
orated. Friends of the old whaler
turned the monster over and sure
enoiiBh thev found CflDtaln Gabe's in
itlals on hfs back. Captain Gabe sale
the turtle probably was more than
ImnHrpd VfAffl Old.
The race of the turtles to the beach
naturally suggested that there snouia d
another contest to determine whethe
the older turtle was the better one. 'ine
two monsters were carried Deyona tn
dunes so they would not be tempted to
Me toward the surr. and ratner ana
son each mounted his "skate." as the
Irreverent horse reporter,- driven into
th wilderness bv the antl-bettlnsr law,
remarked, and they were "off." The
bettinir was 2 to 1 on the Initialed tur
tie, although he did carry weight for
age and age for weight. The course
was a cable's length, or about a tenth
of a mile, and CaDtain Gabe won handily.
He had wagered his turtle against that
of the boy
LATEST EDITION OF
MEERY WIDOW PRESS
July 030. Will yonf
STRAY TOPICS FROM OLD NEW YORK
New York, July i. It haa long been
a practice among a certain class of New
Yorkers who desire to put on a bigger
front than their thinly padded salary
envelopes will permit, to purchase cer
tain gifts at a store where moderate
prices prevail and enclose them In boxes
stamped with the name of some fash
lonable and high priced dealer on Fifth
avenue. This little Innocent deceit has
been practiced largely In the matter of
wedding gifts which they would like to
purchase if their means permitted at
Tiffany's. Consequently boxes bearing
that firm name are sought more than
nny other. Their plan of securing a
box although roundabout Is compara
tively simple. They purchase a gift at
Tiffany's for example which Is properly
nsme. out instead or Keeping me pur
chase they return the following day and
ask to have their money refunded. They
do. however, keep the box. They then
purchase a similar article ai a js
fashionable srtd expensive store, put It
In the Tiffany box and send It off with
n snug astlsfactlon that no one will
evr know the difference. The custom
has been so much abused- of late that
ome of the fashionable shops no longer
print their names on the boxea, but In
stead stamp It on every article.
Comparatively few years ago Four
teenth street was the real shopping cen
ter of Manhattan. .. change cam In
Gotham's Increased population and be
fore New Yorkers could realise it the
majority of the best shops had moved
to Twenty-third street. Another great
change la now taking place, and the
rvnt nurchaee of a block on Fifth ave
nue fttwMn Thirl y-eeveoth and Thirty-
eighth streets nas maoe tiannaitanitea
who delight In following the shifting
renter of business and population real
lie that the real shopping district Is to
he on Firm avenue oeiween ininy-
fourth and Fortr-awonn it la not
known vet Just who will get the new
block which was purefceeed for the tidy
sum or I7.eoo.ecB, ror tne utmost aecrecy
surrounded the purchase. However. It la
believed that one or the big downtowa
tvres will ert a building on the site,
for already Tiffany, McCreery's and
Akmao-e are legated in this neighbor
hood. Wana maker's store at Ninth
street end Proedwey Is the only one
that haa held I's ground la the down.
Iowa eectlon. The loett of this dis
trict affords aa tstereettng mrnmeatary
cm the way the shopping district baa
constantly moved feortbwnrd. When the
lore was first heiW everyhodf-yTedicte-i
H would fail berauee It was o far up
teww A few years ere aew etere was
erected beaMe the en J ese and me ay of
iaa .tarn .peoci w4 ennriamnal U
first building criticised the new one as
being too rar downtown.
:ltv
t lr
has been trying a new ex
n Central Park this summer.
The clt
peri
Heretofore the open air concerts have
been given by a brass band, it was de
ciaed this year, however, to have a
string orchestra, under the leadership
or isanan Frano. the well known direr
tor. Thousands of -people gather for
the concerts and If the change proves
popular it win oe made permanent.
The medical profession was very much
interested in tne recent experiment con
ducted by Dr. Sauerbruch of Germany,
who made a special trip across th
ocean to make a single test, at the
Rockefeller Institute, remaining In this
country Dut a very rew days. The no
ted German doctor has been working
ror years on a.metnon tnat will make It
possible to operate In the chest cavity
witnout conapse or tne lungs. In brief
his plan consists In performing this
delicate surgical operation In a partial
vacuum. A special glaaa case which
permits of the doctor, assistant and
atlent being placed therein Is required
or the work. The atmosphere pressure
Is kept down by an exhaust pump, which
keeps the lungs from collapsing, while
the head of the patient protrudes
through an opening In the chamber wall
Into the normal atmosphere. This re-
rent demonstration whs mads on a dog,
and was very successful. Part of the
dog'a lung wss removed and the animal
continued to live after the operation. Dr.
Sauerbruch believes that his discovery
will not only revolutionise surgical op
erations of the chest cavity but will be
the meeas of saving many Uvea.
In one of the suburbs cf New York
an interesting experiment is being tried
that from present Indications bids fair
to be moat effective In making autolats
regard the speed lawa. Like other
towns, they have Imposed fines on guilty
motorists, but the number of arrests
did net seem to diminish. Finally a
cop eras stationed at the town limits,
who stopped every car coming Into
town and handed the driver a neatly
printed card reading as follows:
"To onr friends In the automobile
Thle Is Port Cheater, N. T, one of the
beet towns orr earth. Why Beraieae It
la a live. a-to-date community, where
every naa gets a chance to make good
Snd where the traTlr-4-elraya wel
come. Will yon sve a an epportanlty
to speak well of van bv Tannine vonr
otomohHe at a modera f peed through
tre n 'y r a a reit not a einaie a r-
reat was made on the day that the first
cards were gj out
down to make room for the approach of
the new Manhattan bridge. The mis
sion, however. Is by no means to be
abandoned for It will occupy new quar
ters a hale farther north on the Bow
ery. The old building is famous not
only Tor the men it has recalled from
the gutter, but for its noted bread line.
where 1,600 starving men are given a
ron ana a cup or corree every night.
It was at one of tho Sunday morning
meetings in this old mission that the
story of the volunteer organist had its
inception. The regular pianist was ah
sent. Several hymns had been fiat fall
ures without ths" music. Finally the
leader turned to the ragged men on
tne bencbes and asked If any one could
play. A rusty hobo came forward and
seated himself at the piano. As his
dirty fingers fell on the keys the hobo
straightened up. The old piano seemed
to undergo a transformation, too. The
volunteer pianist devoted the rest of his
life to the mission and wss Instrumen
tal In having an organ presented to the
mission later. The volunteer was Vic
tor H. Benke, a son of respectable Ger
man parents, and had become a Bowery
bum through dissipation. Benks was
offered poslM-ons'try many churches, but
he stuck to his old Bowery friends and
a marble tablet (for Benke died four
years ago) now adorns one of the walls
of the old mission. It reads: "In lov
ing memory of Victor H. Benke. the
volunteer organist. The men of the
Bowery loved him.
Get some "Merry Widow tea" at the
Lawrence Grocery company. It's the
best tea out. From the Clay Centre
(Kansas) Republican.
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It Is announced that a theatre will
be named for "The Merry Widow" in
Merlden, Conn.
At ,a recent Sunday performance of
"The Merry Widow" in St. Petersburg
before- the grand dukes, the cheapest
seatg were sold for 125" apiece. I
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It was Reba Dale of "The Merry I
Widow" company who. according to
authenticated records, said to her col
ored maid, when the latter brought
around her new baby for Inspection,
as the perfect image of his father,
"Yes, a regular carbon copy."
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A theatre in Montenegro was raided
by a mob because the management re
fused to withdraw "The Merry Widow."
The people claim the opera Is an in
sult to Montenegrins, as the escapades
of one of Its former princes form t,he
basis of the story of the opera
he passionate rhythms of "The
Merry Widow" waits floated through
the office, and the boss looked up
from his desk Impatiently.
Frederic. he said, I wish you
wouldn't whistle at your work."
I ain t worKln , sir, the omce ooy
replied calmly, "l m only Just wals
tlln'." New York Press.
Miss Lillian Seville, who sans: the
role of Olga with Henry W. Savage's
Chicago production of "The Merry
Widow." was recently awarded $500 In
her suit against the Interborough rail
way of New York city. In February, j
1907, Miss Seville was Injured while
boarding a subway train at the Four-1
teenth street station. i
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Merriam Is to have a "Merry Widow"
house. "Jim" Campbell, proprietor of I
the general store at Merriam, is pre- J
paring to build a house of nature stone
which Is to cost M.000.
Ve call it a Merry Widow house.
said Mr. Campbell, "because the eaves i
will project beyond the walls such an j
unusual distance that In appearance it
will rfsemble these 'Merry Widow' hats
that the girls are wearing." From the
Kansas City Times.
Information for all who are curious.
from Mrs. A. Richard. Hsrtland. Wis.:
'Will you kindly among your personals
take notice that George Damarel Im tak
ing a well deserved rest at Hotel Inter
laken. Hartland, Wis. after singing the
prince In 'The Merry Widow for six
months, nine times in one week. He
as with him his ret dog Sonia." From
the Chicago Tribune.
Although Mrs. Hartland is not a mem
ber of our staff, we bea; to publlclv ex-
reRS our appreciation of the above
notlca
The historic and famous eld Batvt
mlasisa st H cwscx IS ta f toca
For curious antiquity It would be
hard to beat William street's last Mock
from New Chambers to Pearl street
There in an old-fashioned German as
pect about this block which la enhanced
by the old Maimer Hof, which one sees
looking across Pearl street. The signs
on the block are old and weather
beaten. At night the families possess
ing high stoops come out and enjoy
the air. At the lower comer of the
block the horse care roll by and lend
the Anal touch of age to the scene. Yet
a block away you can mix with all the
noise and cheap glitter of Park row:
The observation tower f the" Singer
building haa been opened to the pub
lic. It Is In the forty-eerond story, itl
feet above the earth, the highest obser
vation lower in the world. On the
lower from the railed platform, which
aocomssodatea 40 people, one ran see
for IS mile In all direction a The area
of territory Included within the ocoee
ef the eye from this tower is not less .
than tnllea. lnoludlnr New Tork
ny and ail that anrmands IL Express
elevator run from the tower. snaking
PROGRAMME OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Dramatic Art Department will present scenes from the great
historical play, "Robert Emmet;" also a scene from "David Copperfield."
A special feature on the program will be a playlet written by Miss
M. M. Bode, entitled "Joanne."
Dramatic readings, vocal and instrumental solos, together with the
Academy Mandolin and Guitar Club will make up an evening of pleasure
that you cannot afford to miss. Remember the date Fridays-July lOtlv-
The Following Teachers and Pupils Will Appear
Prof. W. M. Rasmus
G. LestecPaul
Miss M. M. Bode
Mrs. Rose Duriford
Mr. Mordaunt A. Goodnough
Miss Lillian Datesman'
Mr. J. W. Logan
Miss Blanch Robeson
Miss Bertha Otterstedt
Miss Zula Faulk
Miss Edna Buchanan
Miss Myrtle Tooze
Miss Celia Chernis
Miss Gertrude Burch
Miss R. Howard
Miss Margaret Boyd
Mrs. H. C. Mahon
Miss M eta Matthews
Miss Francesca Bliss
Miss C. Simmons
Mr. Guy Nichols
Mr. William A. Lee
Miss Salome Emison
Miss Genevieve Brodahl
Mr. David Weiser
Mr. H. Jacobson
Mr. Lawrence A. Levagetto
Mr. Carroll Wilson
Mr. A. W. Thornton
Mr. Lewis J. Norris
Mr. L. D. McCullough
Mr. Joseph Myer
Mr. J. S. Sundbom
Miss Ethel Kelly
Miss Carline Smith
Miss Emma Meyer
Miss E. Hill
Miss Josie Renne
Miss Madeline Miller
Miss Florence Etchelli.
asm In the work before him will be an
essential factor in the future musical
life of the city that now claims him.
From Musical America.
Oscar Flgman of "The Merry Widow"
was once a member of a stock company
in an Iowa town whose repertoire ranged
from the heaviest tragedy to the light
est farce. It was. pretty hard work,
says Flgman, and the roles assigned
him did not always meet his ideas of
what he should have had.
One day the manager announced that
the bill for the following week would
be "Julius Paesar," and ran over the
list of characters Caesar. Antony. Bru
tus, Cassius without mentioning the
name of Flgman.
"Look here," ho exclaimed,
not going to cast me for Uasca, or
something like that, are you?
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I'll be
hana-ed if I do Caeca
Easy, my boy, easy, responded tne
manager with a grim smile. "I ain't
aoina to do anything of the sort. Your
forte ain't tragedy, Flgman. You're go
Ing to do the voices outside!"
X.TBIC TKXATKB
tX'eelf commencing: Monday July 6
sixth week of the engagement of the
famous Blunkall-Atwood stocK company,
In the sparkling comedy.
"MISS SATAIT, THE CXBCUS QXKIt"
See the finest popular price siock rom
nanv In America in a great bill. Mat-
Inoe'a Tiiefidav. Thursday. Saturday.
snnrlnv: nrlces 10c and 20c. Every
'you're evening at 8:30; prices 10c, 20c and SOc,
Irext week "xne xiae ox u'
In the Germsn opera-housee last year
Wagner led .he list of composers with
701 representation The others were
s follows: Verdi, 721; Biset. FS0; Mo-
sart. 614; Richard Strauss. 21: Maa
cagnl. IR1; Ieoncavsllo. 251: Gounod.
44; Beethoven. l7; Humperdlnck. 16.
and Meyerbeer, favorite composer of
the emperor of Germany, 144, havfSg
lost nearly a hundred performances from
the preceding year. Strauss, through
"Belotne, lumped from 71 to III per
forraanoea Rtaat increased bv SO end
Wagner hy performances. But "The
Merry Widow" beat them all with I.S11
performances in one year In Germany
and Austria. From William Chaoe's
Column tn New Tork Evening Sua.
" The selection of Walter Roth well aj
director of the 8U Paul Pym phony or
chestra la another graceful tribute to
the managerial 'astuteness of Henry W.
Para re. who was largely responsfb',
for bringing this capable yming condor
tor before American audiences The St
Paul Orchestra aaeodation showed Its
confidence In Mr. Savage's Judgment
when, at the Inauguration of the orcbee
tra, N B Fmanoel. another former
English graad opera company vesadoo
tor. was jilaoed In chars Chevalier
Kmaatte work for the pert two
eor p haa been well den and under Me
Best la
Vaudeville
THJB
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MARQUAM
X A. JOXnrSOU", Besldent Manager.
Presenting PANTAGES Attractions
Vrril EWDIltO TODAT Two big New York comedy successes. The Four
bix otner acts, inciuaing ieaiure mm
Comrades and Charles Harris
palgning In the Philippines."
"Cam-
For the Week Commenclfig Tomorrow
The Rialto Quartette
FUNNIEST AND CLEVEREST PEOPLE IN VAUMTVILLE.
FROM NEW YORK
AJTD
DIRECT
ELECTRA
PRESENTING
EXPERIMENTALIST IN ELECTRICITY
w. AMAZINU ROVEbTIWi
QLENROY & BENNELL JEAN WILSON
"Married Life." Illustrated Song.
Wells Q. deVeaux Holmes & Green The Biograph
Musical Eccentrlque. Star Gymnasts. New Motion Pictures.
Matinees every afternoon st 2:S0 o'clock. Nights at 730 and J Prices
Parquett nni rirsi six rows rirsi Daicony itoc. tiaiance oi oBimnica
15c Ixge and boies SOc. Any seat, at weekday matinees FIFTEEN
CENTS
the trie la a minute. Guards are eta- j guidance the m-rm ef Ibe eysaphuny
of to-
trat&B-
tioned on the platform te point out theieoctety eras aeevt-ed.
"s.ghu" saI te a uffvr lcIoratsUsam Ul Mr. Roth well la a yevng cnaa
XU,rsj -- . ' "MUs sa-heSfSitfjeA J4f - j
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Last Performances Today f Prince Ksrt snd the Clrrer Dog
ll Circus on the Lsw-n st 4:15 snd 9-.IV
A Show That Delights Old and Young
Racing in the Wnk" g
Bet Professionals rn the Cosst Matched for s Big Purse. K
A "A LOST BABY" in Airdome st 8:30.
t& Monday Night, First Time in Portland, the Fsmctus Eaftefn ft
Success, .
1 "The Head Waiters" il
? Visit only Bahy.lprnator plant on the Pacific coast; Tbs Tick- j-
ler," Scenic MilL Figure Eight, Giant Aerial WkW sad th JiYlttf-
. Chug Ride, the Chutes. . 4 , I
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THE GRAND
VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
Week of July 6, 1908
THE S. & C. ROAD
SHOW NO. 3
HEADED BY
The most wonderful bounding
rope artist the world has
ever produced,
Hugh Lloyd
. and Wife
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Mr. Lloyd's work on tha bound
ing rope borders on the super
natural and under no circum
stances should his great work'
be missed.
SPECIAL ADDED FEATURE,
ANN HAMILTON&CO.
In the Mexican study,-"
"BEGGARS"
With special scenery snd ef
fects. Don't fail to se the
great fight on the staircase.
HARRY PILCER
Cohanesque Comedian.
The Refined Comedy. Sketch
.MR. AND MRS-RALPH
LEWIS v
Irtr
"THE LATE MR. "WILD-
OATES."
OSCAR LORAINE
Protean 'Violinist.
LEO -and CHAPMAN
In
"WANTED A DONKEY
FRED BAUER
"Tht Coming of lbs Jurs
. Bogs."
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