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DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
HEILIG Tonight, Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday, "The Lion and
the Mouse?'
BUNGALOW Baker Stock company in "The Rose of the Itancho;"
' BAKER Musical comedy, "The Land of Nod."
BTAR Melodrama, "A Struggle for Gold."
PANTAGES Vaudeville.
GRAND Vaudeville. '
NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS
HEILIQ Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, "The Devil"; Wednesday, Ore
gon Glee Club concert; Friday and Saturday, Spanish War Veter
ans' minstrels.
BAKER Murray A Mack in "The Sunny Side of Broadway."
BUNGALOW "The Rose of the Rancho."
STAR Melodrama, "In Wyoming."
PEOMISES MADE BY
THE PRESS AGENTS
"Lion and Mouse" at Heilig Tonight
Henry B. Harris brings the ever-wel
come drama, 'The Lioa and the Mouse'
. to Heilig tonight for an engagement of
four nights and the proof that it Is as
- popular and welcome as ever la weli
founded on the strength of the demand
that has been made for seats. Indeed,
the favor with which this play is held
savors of a firmness that will last for
ever. It is an exceptionally strong and
well-constructed play of everyday busi
ness life and Mr. Harris displays his
wisdom in holding the standard of his
t cast of players to its present degree.
Paul Everton is vet unnearlntr as John
Burkett Ryder, and Edna. Archer Craw
ford, well known in this city, is said to
te aurpassing ail previous records oy
' her clever rendition of Shirlev lioss
- more; their support is balanced in the
hands of such as Frederick Malcolm,
George O. Morris, WUliam Burton,
James Coolev. Harris L. Forbes, Clif
ford Leigh. Eleanor Sheldon, Eliza. Ma
' son, Eileen Erroi and others. It is re
called that "The Lion and the Mouse1
is not a play that rests upon the draw
ing powers Of an acknowledged "star."
but the different characters are of such
strena-th that It is necessary for
stronalv balanced company to be cast in
them. A glance at the foregoing roster
indicates mat Mr. Harris naa taaen
very possible precaution. ,
Chsrles Klein has employed many
reasonable and convincing points In dra
matic construction and brought out
some original ideas in stagecraft. He
has not resorted to the use of a vil
lain In the telling of his story, nor a
woman who has strayed from the path
or virtue, and it is a pleasure nowa
days to sit through a performance and
nt meet one or hoth over the rootuguts.
"The Lion and the Mouse," in brief, is
a pretty drama of today that entertains
. and instructs and appeals strongly to
those in all walks of life. Seats are
now selling at theatre for the engage
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Tbe Rose of the Kancho."
' This afternoon Baker Stock company
will open the week with the much
talked about Belaaco play, ."The Rosa of
the Rancho" which, since the great sen
sation eauadbr!The Girl of the Gol
sea West" a few weeks ago, has teen
looked forward to by a large number of
theatregoers. Manager Baker secured
the rights te piay them both hera from
Iavid Belaaco last summer and avery
one is familiar with the record break
ing run of me first one produced at the
unlw in October. The "Rose of the
Rancho" Is far djffere.nt In plot and
story from "ftta Girl of the Golden
W et" but the scenic effects are if
nywuMK more -Beautiful. The atory
tses rlace at the old San Juan mla-
ana jis surrounding
during;
the
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sna )unt when the
ivhih cuard of Ainerloan Invasion
arriving, fknfs of riot snd blood
hd wrre common and these marauders
letrtta tu aotnea, took forcible poasesrl
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slon of the lands in the name of the
United States, murdered men and In
sulted and wronged innocent women.
This particular story concerns a beau
tiful young Spanish maiden and the at
tempt to rob her of her home and honor
which was foiled by the clever interven
tion of a young American who was
there representing the government. The
narrative is a thrilling one, the love
interest unusually tender and romantic
and the scenery and stage settings su-
?remely entrancing. Special music, cos
uraes and a largely augmented cast
are among the features.
There is no doubt but that "The!
Rose of the Rancho" will prove a de
lightful surprise to those fortunate
enough to see it The cast will be:
Kearney, of Washington, in Califor
nia on government duty, Sydney Ayres;
Don Luis De La Torre, a "spark" over
from Monterey, James Gleason; Padre
Antonio, superior of the mission of
San Juan Bautista, William Gleason:
Lieutenant of the state militia, Donald
Bowles; Ktnkald of Beaver, a "land
Jumper," William Dills; Rigsby. his
foreman, Ronald Bradbury: Sunol. a
muleteer, William Wolbert; Tomaso, one
of the old Castro servants, Howard
Russell: Ortega, a vaquero. In the serv
ice of Don Luis, Walter Renfort: Goya,
a shepherd. Herbert Wilson; Pico, a
water carrier, William Reed; Fra Ma
teo, a Franciscan. John Thome; a gard
ener, Fred Freeman: Salvador. John
Thorne; Pascual, Carroll Wilson; Be
nito, Lloyd Lynch; Estudilla, George
Clayton; Yorba, Harry Woodford; El
Tecolcro, master of the dance, Donald
Bowles; Bruno. Manuel, servants of the
Castros. Edward Fowler. Edward Boyle:
Senora Dona Petrona Castro, head of
her family. Mina Crollus Gleason; Se
nora Kenton, her daughter. Miss Louise
Kent; Juan it a, the granddaughter, called
"La Rosa Del Rancho," Miss Izetta
Jewel- Trinidad. Beatrix, Carlota, her
friends. Miss Maribel Sevmour, Miss
Basel Jewel, Miss Lenora "Dean; Guad
alupe. Juanlta's serving woman and
duenna, mjss Quelle Webster senora
Alcantara, l riniaaa a duenna. Miss Ida
Ranier; Agra da. Indian woman, attend
ant of Dona Petrona, Miss Ruth Lech
ler; the child of the dance. Miss Mamie
Ha sla m.
; Tbe tand'of Noa' at Baker.
Tn:bls; musical extravaganza, "The
Land of Nod," will appear at the Baker
all week, opening this afternoon, at but
a alight raise over the regular Baker
prices on th lower floor only. The bal
cony remains tba same, and the Wednes
day bargain matinee will be given as
usual. . 1
When thi production waa seen here
last-season It impressed itself strongly
upon all who wltnessod It, not onlyly
the excellence of its corned v and the
charm of Its music, but by the magnifi
cence of its sartorial equipment. And
the knowledge that it will oe presented
by practically the same meritorious cast
Including the vast array of unnamed
beauties who constitute the chorus and
ballet, adds interest to the announce
ment Aside from the 'attractive ele
ments which are customary , to tnuolcal
comedy presentations, ana in whiten
The Land of Nod la sd unusually
prodlgalihe ProductlcujJicharacter
Ised by noveTtlea which distinguish It
among
its kind. "The Man. in the
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Fool. "The Bsndmsn," "The Jack of
Ilearta,? the "Weather Man," are aU
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personages of unique conception, and
they are brought together in an attrac
tive way with surroundings equally
novel and interesting. The house of
cards, in which dwells the King and
Queen of Hearts, with its mushroom
towers and surrounding balloon trees,
and the peppermint .river flowing by,
resents an unusual alght even in these
ays of originality and splendor In
stage furnishment. From all points of
view this is an extraordinary production
and it merits the remarkable degree of
success which it has acnieveo. n-no
Wilson will be seen in his original part
of "April Fool."
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"The Devil" Craze.
Fashion has now taken hold of "The
Devil," Molnar's remarkable psycholog
ical play, which will shortly be seen in
this city, and devil ties, devil shirts,
devil vests and other articles of devil
apparel, all in the most brilliant red
have become the rage in New York City.
This craze for things bearing the devil
color has even gone so far as to cause
the Introduction of bright red buttons
on white vests and even on shoes. It is
not often that a craze of this kind takes
possession of the male portion of crea
tion. Usually it Is the women who yield
to the passing fancies and peculiar fash
Ions. This was exemplified last winter
during the early days of the Merry
Widow craze in the metropolis when
all kinds of female wearing apparel was
popularized under the name of Merry
Widow goods. An echo of this craze Is
still exhibited In the mammoth Merry
Widow hats, which are so popular with
the up to date girl.
Some of the men's wear which is be
ing shown in the New York shops In the
bright red designs Is very natty, al
though rather startling by reason of its
glaring color. The red four In hands
are especially effective, and worn, with
an opal or other light stone stick pin,
they present an appearance that Is most
attractive. The red vests have an extra
attractiveness In the fact that they are
worked with little suggestions of his
satanlc majesty's tail around the pock
eta and the buttonholes. The demand
for these novelties In devil wear has
been quite unprecedented, and there Is
no doubt that before the winter season
haa advanced very far the craze will be
a general one all over the United States
Vaudeville at Grand.
It Is the general opinion that the best
program the Grand has had for weeks,
la the one which closes tonight Good
aa the present bill haa been, the new
program which starts tomorrow after
noon promises to be even better. -For
the headline act Sullivan & Constdlne
are sending a novelty which has never
been seen in this section of the country
before. The feature wlirbe Profewwor
Paferoon's bronze sludlos or art The
most famous groups and statues will be
shown orti the stage in bronze. They are
really living pictures, in a coating of
bronze, ti ct ba OfMted mora fa
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vorable comment on the circuit than the
bronze art studies.
Sherman and Deforest, known aa
clever originators and acrobats, will ap
pear in their latest conception of fun,
SA Jay Circus." The act opens showing
the outside of a circus tent, then the
scene shifts to the interior. Two farm
ers leave the seats and enter the arena
and proceed to go through all manner
of funny gymnastic tricks and stunts.
"Early Days East and West" Is a his
torical sketch or transformation playlet,
in which Mr. and Mra. Arthur Toung
are appearing this season. The. first
scene represents a western cabin, and
the arrival of the Arkansas Traveler,
with his historic fiddle. The curtain
closes on this scene to rise immediately
exposing the interior of a New England
farmhouse. There are a number of
musical specialties introduced during
John' Field Jr., late star of the "Yan
kee Doodle Boys" company, ls a- come
dian of note. He is said to tell only
new tales, and he has a choice collec
tion. The Adler trio are club Jugglers.
They Introduce the only boy in the
world juggling five clubs at one time.
Fred Bauer will sing an Illustrated
ballad, and the Grandlscope will; flash
new pictures.
This afternoon and tonight will be
the last oportunities to see the present
bill at the Grand. Mile. Joyae does the
seven veils dance from Salome and
Harry Luken presents his aeven trained
bears. "The Rural Substitute" and "The
Mixer" are sketches on the program
which are very amusing and well acted.
Joe Hardman Is an original comedian.
The Le Sells trio offer a sensational
gymnastic act and the Pelots do Jug
gling. It Is a vaudeville entertainment
of superior quality.
New Bill at Pantage.
La Lole Helens, who comes with
glowing press comment In her favor,
will present in Portland, for the first
time at the P&ntages theatre, commenc
ing, with Monday's matinee, the much
talked of "A Vision of Salome," as In
troduced by Maud Allen in London. The
Pantages management declares that this
dance is unlike any other that might,
nave oeen recently seen m tne west
This act is one triumph of lithesome
grace,' - w4rd at times-, - thou gh- -not - so
that it gives one the horrors. La Lole
Helene is bewitchtngly entertaining, haa
a wonderful facial expression, sparkling,
large eyes that speak plain aa words
of delight or disgust and above all a
girlish abandon In her frollclnsr gyra
tions and a womanly aense of her grew-
some prize. The everchanglng mood of
the fair danseuse is words without
sound, such as only an artist can in-1
terpret and hold .the audience through -
out in a fever of expectancy. Edward
T. Emerv has broueht from London an
I n teres t in gpec tacle.and f te rvi e w In g
this'dance one understands why al Lon
don fell at the 'feet of Salome ' when
first introduced there as a specialty by
Miss Maud Allen.
Eugene . O'Rourka & Co. present a
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comedy sketch, entitled -Parlor A, a
ludicrous story of mistaken Identity.
This comedy is said to be unusually
well acted and properly staged. .
Baptist & Franconi, European eccen
tric equilibrists, featuring "The Man
Who Walks on His Head.'T The . entire
act consists of novel feats, entirely out
of tha ordinary.
Farnon, Willis A Ramsley, the Sing
ing and dancing; trio, have an exception
ally fine singing and dancing Sketch.
Morse Ac Brawn are colored comedians
and singers of more than ordinary abil
ity, and they will present a classy little
sketch. The woman of the team la an
exceptionally clever dancer..
McCloud A Melville will Introduce
their musical act In which they use a
pair of harps, finishing with comedy
singing and dancng. This team has
mads good throughout Europe.
Jean Wilson will sing a new Illus
trated song, entitled "Won't You Let
Me Put My Arms Around Your And
the biograph will present the very lat
est In motion photography, direct from
the factory to the Pantages theatre..
"A Straggle for Gold" t the Star.
The Star offers to Ita patrons, com
mencing with a matinee tomorrow, the
aterling melodrama, "A'; Struggle for
Gold," a play dealing with-the western
border states In the early days of the
'60s, when the people from the east
flocked west ward, in search of the new
Eldorado, when the wagon trains dally
leaving Fort Leavenworth wound around
the old Santa Fa trail, through New
Mexico, Arizona and across the desert
into the land of gold. There is little
wonder that the west haa been a most
prolific field for the dramatist, and
since Bret Harte wrote about the Ar
gonauta in "'49, mining camp pictures
have attracted more attention than any
other theme. Joaquin Miller haa been
elevated to a very high pedestal through
his western poems, and the western
plays from,"M'llss" down to "A Strug
gle for Gold," have all enjoyed long
life and prosperity. This is the first
time this new melodrama has been sent
to the Pacific coast and the reports
wherever the play haa appeared have
been of a flattering character.
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Oregon Glee Club.
On December 16 the University of
Oregon Glee and' Mandolin clubs "are
scheduled to appear In concert at" the
Heilig theatre,- Thla season they wUl
make their thirteenth' annual' tour, and
each successive year has demonstrated
that as amateur productions the Oregon
Glee club concerts are the most finished
and original of any of the entertain
ments that come to our city. Professor
j m. Gient d" f music at the uni
versity, as usual has charge of the di
rection of the college boys, and this
year he haa been more than usually suc
cessful because of better talent - and
better rousio with which to work- The
music of the clubs mostly comes from
the Mght opera hits of the season in
Maw York, and will receive Its first in-
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trOdUCtlon to in vhwh iiuuus wrouga
the Oregon clubs. . " fc
P As stuntsters, - Professor-Glen -- hss
J the best comic artists he has had since
th. Howa nf Rob Ttountre. Van Dusen
a.nd.Voight in their dialect, stunts, sre
great mirth . provokers. The " former
specializes In the Dutch and Irish, while
the lattr alternates between the French
Canadian and the Dago. ;
Another feature of the progrant this
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year Is the songs and dances of the
comical quartet composed of Cooper,
Nelson, Wood and Burke. Professor
WON FAME ONLY BY THE
MOST PERSISTENT STRUGGLE
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Mme. Nordlca, Who
When
Mm. - Nhrdlra abDears here
next Thursday night at the Heilig the
atre local music, lovers will pave the
privilege or neanng me areaieoi
nent of Wagner In the country today.
For the past Id years Mme. Nordica
has been without an equal on the oper
atie stage, tier Interpretations of the
famous Wagnerian roles having. brought
her world wide distinction. 1 -i
It waa only after years of pamstaklng
study, however, that the brilliant Amer
ican 'singer won the recognition -that
was her due. At the outset of her pro
fessional career she .filled many-minor
positions, and oportonlty, came only
after riersiatent struggle. Her first
poHittonlwHS In the choir of the First
c hurcF. oton7heTrih:-Hng-forTme
year. Subsequently she was engaged to
sing at Dr. Putnam's church at eal
arv of tiOQO. at that time the highest
aver paid in Boston, flo successful waa
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Glen appears In the solo roles and the
Mandolin club has a group of musical
selc dons that will be sure of appre
ciation.' Altogether, there is a balance
aoout the clubs this year that Insures
a delightful evening's entertainment tos
all who hear them.
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Made Debut as Choir Singer
she In her church work that her mother
took her to New York, where after fur
ther study she appeared with Gllmore s
band, then in the zenith of its success,
at Madison Square garden.
Subsequently Mme. Nordica - made a
tour of America with the organization.
By strange coincidence the warm-hearted
director, Patrick Gilmora, one day
exclaimed after hearing her sing, "You '
will yet be crowned Queen of sdng in '
your own country!" This speech' was
recalled by Mme. Nordica yars after. .
wards when . she was presented on the
with a diamond crown.
This beautiful piece of jewelry she
usually wears during concerts, Sgetlier !
wttlr innnv ot her rare nteefs rontatning;
wonderful stones. : Nordica and her com
pany wilt -appear at the Heilig Thurs
day evening under the direction pt IjOIs) '
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