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TUB OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAU , -PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNINO, SEPTEMBER 27, 1008. sTY ,7r V A 4 ($0 w . B v .af-y m mm mm mw . w m mm m m a a .aw r-w aw mm mm . t jm mm '.Sit THE PKESS AGENTS .' "Coming Thro' the Kye. t ; The genuine merit of the delightful musical " comedy. "Coming Thro' the Rye." la' so widely known to Portland 'theatre goera that the announcement pf Its presentation at the Helllg theatre - for four nights starting tonight will be , ' - ... - , . . ' XI laa . 'received wiia more uan orouij "ure. This sprightly and effervescent work was witnessed by a large audience when t was played here last season mA if a a rnrillv reararded as an en- I tertainment of the most thoroughly en invai.iA .ouaJltv. 1U comedy while ' wholesome and clean cut, 'Is of the ' t rapid tire kind which keeps an audience constantly convuisea wjiu . whan nnfn wf11 rendered, efiect' lve musical number makes merriment 1 give way, for the moment, to hearty ap- i mause. ueorg.. nuwui. " ,vv.v. has evolved a story sufficiently coner ent to hold the attention, and the com inunii and ultuationa which fol low one another quickly during the ' nmarress of the performance, compel ! Immoderate laughter. Nothing more ludicrous nor Intensely funny could be Imagined than tne scene la ww mt whora Tom Waters, as "Nott, the nr" fnroA tn meet-the society asnirant. "Mrs. Kobb,'! In the drawing room of her Newport mansion. He has ' hAn imuM tn the habiliments of a Tm-irish Timhu and la Introduced to Mrs. Kobb as a nobleman of the orient. The run which ensues creates such con- ' .. niia ianahtr that little of the dia logue can be heard, and the situation Is carried on practically In T?antomlme or that reason. This Is but one of the many extremely humorous Incidents with which the piece abounds. - Bald win Sloans has contributed cha."n musical score which Is sclnUUant with '' spirited, catchy refrains. Since Its last presentation in this city, a great many new musical numur -, - duced and several fresh comedy bits . .i.t. .11 nt hirh x calculated to make the performance appeal to the multitudes wmcn are nnuuw . Some new members will appear ln the east, the most notable onels Tom Wat ers, who will be aeen as "Nott. the tai lor." Mr. Waters has been starring in the east for a number of years and Is now making his first trip to the favored .tat of the union. He will be ably ii-.a V. a anrlrfctlV COmDanT . Ml' eluding Miss Leona Thurbes', who for sev? years was a beadllner n vaude ville. Bhe Is described as a oomedienne of great personal charm and beauty. tk. r-t of the east Includes Miss Evellen Dunmore, Miss Isabel wwt, Miss Alberta Davis, Messrs. W. H. Thompson. Cart Hoffman. Bydney Broughton. Aleo rrancis, and a lar ge chorus. The much heralded "Salome .dance will be executed In the second 'act by Miss juargarei ma llsh daneuBe, who is considered one of the foremost exponents oi urn uim" bit of art. A special price num win be riven Wednesday. Seats -ejre now selling at theatre for the engagement. : The Otrf of the Golden West." " The greatest of all western plays is Da rid Belasoo'g "The Girl of the Golden West." which after three years waiting Portland theatre goers wUI see for the first time .at the Bungalow this after noon and for the entire week. Manager Baker of the Baker Stock company paid the highest royalty ever sent from this City for a play, for the exclusive privilege of giving his patrons the first opportnnitv to e this widely talked and written-about play, end has had double rrws of stage hanrfa. Bc-n-ry and property builders and scenic ar-tlnts busy for the pet three weks getting It rady. I will be the moat elaborate rtnrk rrodurtton v-r um In this city. -The Girl of the Ooldes West" Is tke rlav In which Blanch Bates made br Lr-tat hit and tbls charming atar tiered the faarinaUn role of "The t. rr fr over two jrears U New Tork . ia lartta Jearal, the Wt poyajUr iHr.r .tna Iwil"! h jver had, wlil et murw piav th rol here, end ar h Iwr"! te llv It and hae made a ar' "! "f!v of Alias httm' ariing ' .f it .",i-oat 'th(r t'lan ew era a riH I rm Mt Jil In ha f4" atira Prt It ta a etry of CMf-"Tia la i..e ear'y and "The Oni" b . . a. V . v- .V the friendship and respect of every one in tne camp. The story of her love for the outlaw, played by Sydney Ayres, who has won his way to high favor here, her, desperate efforts to save- him from the sheriff, and wild dramatic scenes described in this most romantic plot get a grip on the hearts and feel tings of an audience as nothing else ever, hu The cast Is a large one, and the scenery magnificent The following is the complete cast: The Girl, Miss Iset ta Jewel; Wowkle, the fox, Billy's squaw, Mina Crolius Gleaaon; Dick Jnhnaon. a stranger. (Ramerrei, the Mud n irfrt t. Hvrinev Avres: Jack Ranee, a gambler and sheriff, Donald Bowles: snnnra Slim. William Gleaaon; Trinidad Joe Ronald Bradbury; Nick, bartender jw- Tiftwar,! PimxAll! -The Sidney Duck, a faro dealer, Ertlce C. Hunt: Jim Larkins, S. M. Griffith; "Happy" Halliday, Herbert .a. Wilson; Billy Jackrabbit, an Indian, James Glea son; Ashby, Wells-Fargo agent, Alexan der Dale; Jose Castro, ex-padrona of the h,.iifie-tita mil horst breaker, now with Ramerrez band, William Wolbert; Rider of the Pony Express, waiter neniort; T.Va Wallace, a. travelling camp min strel. John Milton; Bucking Billy, from Watson's, William Wolbert; The Look out Harvey Wistrand; The Ridge Boy, Walter J. D'Arcy; Jos. 8. M. Griffith. - "The Cat and the Fiddle." The latest and biggest1 musical ex travaganza, "The cat ana tne xiaaie. will be seen for the first time here at the Baker all week, opening this after noon. All the lltle ones will also have ample opportunity to see It on one of the other three matinees which will be given on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The Cat and the riddle" is a chiid-s story, centuries- old, . set to music, song and dance, and when you see this play, it will take vou back to your childhood days and remind you of the quaint old Mother Goose rhymes sung by the Eng lish mothers to their lltle f.ow-headed children long ago before the Pilgrims i . n h .t o pivmnnth Tlnck. or before a single white man had set -foot on the Island where now stands New Tork and long before the English dreamed of set tling in Jamestown, ir tne oia rurawn or their Knglisn granarainra couiu the modern production of "The Cat and the Fiddle" they would burn us all as arlthaa. . A company of some 40 people Is prom ised, many of whom are well known to local theatergoers, ana mciuao intnm A. Sellon, the dainty Elmore sisters. Florence Willis. Theresa Miller, SchmlU Seymour and others, together witn a beautiful chorus handsomely gowned in smart and latest designs. Tha nlav is in tnre acts, ana zi oesu tlful scenes are in keeping with the rest of the high standard of excellence. The song hits whlstly, tuneful and melodi ousare numerous. Here are some of them: "Rosy Dreams." "The Old Stuff Goes So Well. What's the Use of Telling New?" "Lota From South Dakota." "Modesty Restrains Me From Adding Any More," "The Date Tree" and some li others. The Elmore sisters tn their famous akJt. "Nearly Grand ODera." is one of tha bits of the show. Orphemn Has Extraordinary Bill. Next week's bill at the Orpheum the atre Is the banner booking since this popular playhouse has been open to the public, over 40 artists participating In Its production. Nothing like It was ever before seen la vaudeville tn this city, and It will doubtless be many months before another bill wlti ao many artists will btf seen and-beard at one perform ance. The bill rornmeno with the nsual Monday matinee, and if all alms are not wmna vou had best procure res ervations tn advance If yon wish to aee the most stupendous offering ever ahown In vaudeville. The head-liners start orr witn Oan- naro'a .Venetian Gondolier band. Strnor Gonnaro. whom eeatern mualral critics have elcknamad "the Eorentiic," and hla Venetian Gondolier band of It mu alrlana la the only onranisatlo of its ktnd that has ever 4n beard In lea- As the mrtaln rtaea it dtarloa a full etnaa et te repraent a familiar Venetian erwe, earn a rne. Inrteed aa some eelehratad painter has depl'ted on canvas snder the Utle of "A Night la Venle." Harry Klets as P-an enrton pre -nt r.oe-wir1ow nvreitr entitled "Tb poranr's HoJtdor." It ana h end Miiiev ere otrfr nwn,! na 1far and rarabie ronedlate. I ,rraak McCrea and company will gtr .keeper of a saloon md gambling houae i mmafr IL..I8T -g J r' ' -7 - 1 "vi Cli H I .-:''-:--".,r 1 14 m a surtling exhibition of marksmanship at short range in their rather unusual offering. There la nothing aoout this sharp-shooting aot that will frighten nor alarm tha moat timid. Tha art nf tuaarllns presented In a novel way, with an original setting, is refreshing and entertaining, and this is tma of the offering of "The Tennis Trio " - ' ' Messrs. Rod ford and Winchester, two very clever and very eccentric burlesque Jugglers, return to America after a suc- cessiul engagement l un ri- atre In lxndon. Vr.nklvn iTnderwood. one Of Port land s favorite actore. Is the latest re ornit in nnrinviiu from the dramatic field, and will be seen with Miss Fran ces Slosson and George Hioomquisi w their new one-act farce, "Dobbs Dilem ma." Mr. Underwood has made a reo- erd as an actor. "Tncle Josh Perking." One of the rnostnovel and natural presentations on the stage. 'Uncle Josh Perkins," will be seen at the Star thea ter, coram en cleg with a matinee , to day and balance of the week. The play of which "Uncla Josh Perkins" Is the central figure possesses merit of the real sort, and at times Is roundly melo dramatic and strenuous, ana teacnes a good, wholes lesson an the way through the four acta The atmosphere of both farm and city life saturates the plsy. connected by a pretty tinge of ro- naanr. - Toe cnaracTer mx vocia a-oan ia on that the auditor never grows weary of in Its repetition; it Is full of ragged neaa. honeety and sincerity, sod is st ttmos a,nitaprtreejue. coesnined wiia that native Yankee ahrewdneas and elm pIMty ee charact aria tie of the New Ens and farmer. T' ! Joah" will coi iim ta 11 va and aniuee loaa after some ef the latter-day etass raaractars have haaaj f ora"tt-tv. The play has btm riven a wfnr.ete new a- rile ilpmrr-t for the eonilnc tosr. and many nore4 T1 tn the way of atare merhanJani ard l'sht effcts are brought Into rsBtel iva Uk b-claa and h'rh-rrWd rr- claitlea, by artlais engaged for thalr OiilSiiiiifiii SiiiiiSS S' njir'-i,;:,'.-'" .-v,;- s,-s3 PiWIpl'flillil ''."-". 5AKER 'THE (AT ANDTHBttPPLB" fitnes to furnish numbers , which, har monize with the piay. are inirouuKou tnm i. ilm. t h roil rh. the various acta Taken all In 8,11. It can safely be said that the -visit or -unoie ux klns" to Portland will be taken fuU ad vantage of by playgoera. . . v The attraction that follows ; TTnele Josh Perkins" at the Star theater will be Kllnt A Gasalo's big sensation, "The Four Corners of the Earth." It will be the first real new pla by a traveling company seen at the Star this season. It is wonderfully original in construc tion, and posseses many thrilling situa tions. ' l At the Grand. - For this week, beginning tomorrow afternoon, the Grand will offer what looks like a record-breaking vaudeville program. Sullivan & Conaldlne have gathered together a great bill witn many novelties and features. The head line attraction will be a protean sketch, "The Criminal." which will be presented by Roland West A Co. In this sketch Mr. Weet Impersonates . five distinct characters. Ho changes from one to another with the rapidity of lightning. and will make the audience doubt that one man can slip from one character to another so quickly. The plot of The Criminal" Is quits melodramatic, sna there le a comriete mriiiina eating story related. . Protean acts are rare, and this one of Mr. Weet ia among tha best to the country. For the added feature, 'there will be tha noted Abdullah troun ef whirlwind acrobats from Arabia. They win intro duce many new and eanaatlonaj arro batle feats ewh as have never neror been seen In thla city. Theee Arabs are .mi ta their Una, and have aa Inter national reputation. -LeurMUi a narai dogs win be a nov elty, and one wnim every enui amrum hare an npportiinity te see. There are four dogs la the crowd, and they go throng li their trtcke without a -word from tbetr master. Grace Leonard I; atrled the 'American eat TUlay. M 'as Leonard tn as Maal boy. Snasirg the cr.ere from femala fe male atttre In a aaomatit. Her singing and acting Y TAB WE CO". V ! 4 i 5 y if i. fir 4.'X-fcavi! Mrtumsrti have been highly . commended the Mocartn. the instrumental man, has MM Oft Wh ifYi la different from others in his line, and will add a spice of novelty to a bill of surprises. Fred and Bess T,uclfer will arpear . In "A Rustic Ro- vhli-h l a arream of laughter. They do a little singing and a great deal of comedy. A new illustrated song by Fred Bauer and new pictures on the tirannisnope compicve um m. Todav ends the current program, head ed by Rube Welch, Kittle Francis and Kate Coyle. Mile.' Theo, the daneer, is also on the list of features. Sensational Dancing at Lyric What promises to be the most sensa tional theatrical event of the year will be the appearance here th'ls afternoon of Miss Nedra Lanscombe, the famous dancer In jDscar .' Wilde's sensational semi-nude dance of "Salome." It Is per formed by Miss Lanscombe exactly as on the occasion of its first production in New Tork, .when It was stopped by the authorities on- the grounds of being too -frank an exposure of the female The dance combines rare grace and poetic . movement probably as no dance ever Invented has ever done. Miss Lans combe comes here direct-from the east at a salary of $600 a week to introduce the Salome ciance on ine jracmo cohbl, am4 tha Lvrle management was so for tunate as to secure her for the opening The Blunkall stock company will be seen this afternoon and all week In the memr comedy success, "Nlobe." This will ba one of the best bills In which the company has ever, appeared, and It IS expected to De one oi ine greatest successes of the season. -Warda How ard will have a role thab I especially adapted to her, and will be most charm ing In a light comedy oart The others of the company will all be at their best except Mr. Blunkall, who Is out of the bill. Remember the opening of Nedra Lanscombe In the sensational Salome dance and "Nlobe" , at the Lyrlo . this week. ' ""Brown of Harvard" Coming. After the production of Belasoo's, The. Girl of -the : Golden - West." the Baker Stock company will be seen In the wen known 'college play, "Brown of Harvard," which as Just been released for stock.- This Is one ef the very best of all ooilege plays, besides containing an interesting plot and the most fasci nating ef love rotnanoea. It Is a pro duction In which the schools and col leges will be Interested, and should any clubs or f rat em It lea desire sections re eerved they should notify the bos of fice In. advance. , Vaudeville at Pantagea. f Everything from grand opera to far-e ootnedr. with, a bicycling thriller throw ta for good measure, la prom ised tn the now bra for the Pmntages theatre which opens with the usual matinee Monday afternoon. Manager I. A. Johnson la good at making prom ises and he never falls to deliver the saeda.- and a swecesaful bill next week Is guaranteed. Heading the bfll win be the Human Trto. of comedy bicyclists, whose net ia aid te be entertaining from beginning to end. Great entbaaiaani Is alaays aroseed by tha finale of thalr art where a ntia-tnlle rara takae place bt waan twa beautiful young ladies on a tanaem L0USHLlWt5 ' WKlL DOG5 a gentleman" on - a " alngla ' wheel. make the - act more : sensational and Interesting indicators are shown above eaoh wheel to tell the audience just hew tut tha trio ia traveller. The comedy la . furnished by the male member of the trio made up as a tramp, who does some - remarkable - oomedy trick . riding. An act which bids fair 'to equal the feature aot Is the special added attrac tion of the Grand Opera. Trio; ths trio which consists of people with a nation al reputation as singers presents ths prison scene from Gunod'a Faust; It Is an ambitious attempt on the part of vaudeville singers,- but the manner In which they-succeed -in their effort is sensational This diffloult and popular work is splendidly rendered by the trio who essay the roles of .Mephisto, Faust and Marguerlts. Their voices are said to blend well and there are many splen did duets, solos and trios la -the work. The act is elaborately staged and cos tumed making an unusual vaudeville feature, which Is always appreciated by the audience. John F. Clark eomes , highly recom mended as a monologlst and extempor aneous singer, his - comedy is said to have the grace-of being clean and wholesome. . rnahima- Merrill A Davis are ex pected , to furnish the strong comedy feature of the bill with their lively said - to iduiuih i , MARGARET TAYLOR WILL GIVE SALOME DANCE IN PORTLAND JDurin- the past three months every magazine , and periodical has been de voting much space in trying to de scribe what there Is about the "Salome" danoe that attracts. Some writers claim It Is the acme of art, others say It is true poetry of mo tion, others aays that In many of the old continental cities they tell you that poetry of motion is the only true poetry. Whatever It is the "Salome" craze has corns to stay for some time. London and New Tork are both "Salome" ma.l, every theatra-ln the metropolis has Its "Salome" representative, ;ome of the big musical shows have added this nov elty as a special feature.- wnen jnias Margaret xayiur amiJi - , . -Uy she was Immediately ensraged by the management of Coming Tro' the ye for. a v weeaa tour, u - has . been incorporated , in the cona act Of this popular muaioal play whicb is booked to appear ax uw "" - i. haa haan elven con- cernlng the costumes that are worn by the different "Salome" dancers. It -W true that Maud Allen in .pnon.,d Gertrude Hoffman and Lotta Faust In New York threw discretion and tights to the winds, ana appear, "'f in the same garb as that In hlch i Sal ome appeared before King Herod. How ever, it is said that Margaret Taylor is . w. nniiuHv clothed. mo Allan la alven the credit of being the first one to revive the dancs, .h. tarmari a "Vision of - Salome." It is also apparent that theatre-goers and art lovers were wav"B -,' thing new to worship, and true enough. r. " i i "Salome" dance. It is the rage both in the old country and this., and when It will feas to be a drawing card there Is no telling. At Srenant all other dances are forgotten 2nd "all the English dancers arriving In ri.- 7U..,.i. that can execute the .V'iita onn enaaaed. Miss Margaret " aylor will be aeen In the danceTere. She first won her spurs as a dancer In London several b andwas first brought to this country By STAGE-PEODIGY'S FATE. Master Betty, Who It Appears Over stayed His Welcome. From the Glasgow Mall. It may Interest readers of the Weekly Mall to know that .rather over 100 years ago Ir. 180T to be precise the country was worshipping at' the shrine of a. 12-year-old prodigy, a boy actor the juve nile Henry Irving of his times. While at ths height of his fame and popular ity this infantile marvel visited among other places Glasgow and Edinburgh, and In, both of these towns he Is said to have created a hitherto undreamt of 6The wonderful yougster'S name was William Henry West Betty, and he was Irish to the backbone. His hi4'1""'0 capabilities were evidently bora with htm.' for It is recorded that when at the age of I his father treated him to his first visit to the theatre young Betty at the conclusion of the plsy sol emnly Informed his parent that he had decided to be an actor himself. How the youngster subsequently came to get a footing on the stags Is nol VLZT. , to tha month of August. H80S, we find him making his first ap pearance, perrorming in. In a popular drama at a Belfast thea tre. He leaped at one bound Into the very forefront of popularity, and It is said that on ons occasion, when ne tSrned ill.the whole nation awaited with feveeish anxiety the different bul letins which were regularly- Issued to . "a nwa onndltlon. . The boy's first appearance In Glas "vfrw t,.nrvanal in May. 1804. Cre sted' unparalleled enthusiasm in the city during tne severa. n so rvT-KT. aYZZi In tn now ions auuv. w . . : theatre. The iAAbMl a, aaa anormous crowds tn; the wonderful boy t unprecedented la the theatrical Mater" of St. Mungo, and hundred. It Is ss1, were nightly Injured In the great era eh and desperaU atrugfle- for admission to the theatre- In Edinburgh, where the boy actor afterward appeared,, the same enormous crowds rushed to see him. To quote from one of the local paper's erlfu-lsm, he "set the town tn a flame.- Hit subsequent appearance at tha world-famous Drury Lane complet ed the prodigy's triumph, for It wss not long before the metropolis also we numbed to young Bettys magnetic act- ftnt u.atar Hatty's stage snocaes was eomparatlvely short Uved. Ia theoonree of a few yea ra be or his rrenta compiled aa Immense fortune, and with the wealth Ihua speedily accumulated the young actor was given the chance of a flrst-rla-e education. When ont of his terns the glamoor of the foot-light-again appeared to have arp"iad to him, and be again made a bid regain hie position aa a popular MoL to- iki. . kAwnr. tha nancle ral outte forgotten thrlr former baro, end young Batty had to rest content witn only a very ordinary dera of "po1 He had, so to speak, overstayed fcn wel- eorae. . - A,t THE OBA.HP. . and sprightly acting, with a finals that Is a scream. , . i Mack, Malone Mack, Tha Base ball Dancers";, these boys are among , ths speediest and best wooden show ; dancers in' America and their burlesque on a baseball game la said to be (by one of 'the, New York orltlcs) one of the most entertaining features seen In vaudeville this year. , ., Mr. Elliott Beamer. the popular bari tone soloist, will present a new Illus trated song and the blograph will pro duce the latest animated pictures. With the above schedule of acts there should not be a dull minute In the en tire bill at the Pantagea theatre next We?k:' '. v';V. ', ' :" ' Wi. ' - The .Isle of Spice" Next.. One of the attractive feature-; of the "Isla of Spice," ' which cornea to the Baker all next week, opening Sunday, October 4. Is the song. The Ooo Goo Man." sung by the star odmedlan and twelve young and pretty little girls stunningly costumed. This number Is said to be one of the most sensational hits ever heard in musical comedy, and ; it is claimed that the audiences In other i.j invariant demanded from a dozen' to fifteen encores, which is surely record. Kveryone win piuuouij whlsUini "The Goo Goo Man" after it Is heard nero. Margaret Taylor in Salome dance in "Coming Thro' the Rye." LONDON' STREET NAMES. I There Were 17 Frying . Pan Alleys , and 11 Artichokes. From the Westminster Gasette. Houndsdlteh, tha proposed rechrtatan- : Ing of which Is still being keenly ee-i bated. Is a survival of a great numoer ; of old time London street names at -leaat as objectionable. It had formidable rivals In Crack- ' brain court, a passage In Rosemary lana, ; Whltechapel; In Deadman's place, which was near Dirty lane. In Bonthwark; and In Cutthroat lane, which we "Rat- cliff way." Then there was Bandy leg alleyi close to the Fleet Ditch; Rpther- . hlthe had He Cuckold s court. Of Fry- , lng Pan alleys there were at one time , 17. ' Hangman'a Gains wss- near tha . Tower: Smock alley rubbed shoulders with Hockley In the Hole, and Stinking lane was s malodorous neighbor of New- i gate Market. ' - ....' ! Among other carton old world names some of which may poaalbty etlU sur vive, were Oosatne- row, Outter lana, Farthing alley three of them). Break-. . all Mtirt mnA atalra and Aftt- I choke, a name wbk-b occurred 11 tlmee- ln old London. - -. - raastng of Lottdoa Ilansotn." FYom the Motor Trartlon. PaforS the daya ef motor rara tba heraed vahlclae In London nimhr1 ovrr ll.'. while In their pmprre dys they rbered aoesa " 1 t.aea. At the end of the half year miapletM June tha nnnbar alood at on It Ban the wotr wnih-va will mtlrely eease te aaffer from their abstraction, J1 J ! Tk - r - . a.,-v ; " f 5 I V ' i I 0 i; ' K J '
