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DRAMATIQ OALEXDAR FOR THE WEEK
HEILIGf---'ron!ghti tomorrow a'hd Tueday, "The Devil"; Wednesday.
.. Unirerilty of Oregon Glee and Mandolin clubs; Thursday and Fri-
BiUCEK Murray & Mack- Jn "Tne
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. BUN(lAlOW Baker Stock Company
BTAR Melodrama "In Wyoming-."
ORPHEUMVaudevUla.
GRAND Vaudeville.
PANTAQES -Vaudeville
NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS
HEXLia Sunday, Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Rose Stahl In
n Chorua lady"; Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Louis James In
' , Gynt."
BAKER Arlaona. ' '
BUNGALOW Baker Stock Company in "A Midnight Bell.1"
STAR HI Henry' Minstrels. , .
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THE PRESS AGENTS
tThe DevflM at tho Heillg Tonight.
. ' Nearly every Mason has its dramatic
sensation. Last year was the "Merry
Widow. This 'year it la, strange to
ay. "The DevU."! Probably no play thtft
has been seen in New York In recent
years has created anything like the fu
rore that has been aroused by this psy
chological and yet wonderfully dra
matic stag story. Those who 'have
not seen it are justified in .wondering
why it has taken such a wonderful
hold uton the nubile, and has become
the most discussed play of the year.
"The DevIL" masquerading as "Dr.
Miller is, of course, the central char
acter of the play, and all the other char
acters revolve about him. The especial
objects of his devilish machinations are
Olga Hofmann. the wife of a rich
banker, and Karl Mahler, an artist.
These two have been lovers, but pov
erty and the woman's marriage with the
banker has separated them. - Now the
artist has become famous, the banker
would have a portrait of his wife, and
. once more the man and woman are
thrown together. The love they one
owned for each other has not been de
stroyed; It has only slept. Their meet-
Ins: revives It in all its old Intensity.
. but they fight against It as being un
worthy. Probably in the end they
would nave conquered - tneir passion
but the devil enters into the game. By
suggestion, by Innuendo and finally, by
open insistence upon, tne rignt or men
and women to follow their own desires.
be temnts the man and woman beyond
their power to resist, and the Inevitable
traredy roHows..
The company that will present "The
Devil" Is said to be a strong one. In
cidentally, it will Interest the public to
know that this la the only authorized
version of the play, and is being given
by direct arrangement with Frani
Molnar, the famous Hungarian author.
Mr. Savage, in turn, baa given permls
. slon to James D. Barton & company
to present the original version of the
play, and thin Is the orve that will be
een here. Bcenically, the production
will be upero. ; There is an entiro car
load of scenery sainted br Arthur
Voegtlln the famous scenic artist of
the New Torn Hippodrome ana it is an
exact copy of that being used in the
warden tueatre proa uci ion.
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Seats are now selling at the theatre
for the entire engagement,
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Oregon at Heilig, Rah Rah, Rah!
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Fourteenth and Washington streets,
next Wednesday night. "December H.
will be the combined glee and mando
lin clubs of the University of Oregon
In a grand concert and college "stunts."
It Is a most enjoyable program -that
Professor Glen has worked out this
year.- Aside from the regular singing
snd playing of the clubs, which is of
an unexcelled quality, there are num
erous, varied and clever stunts. Volght
and an Dustn represent the regular
ciimedlsn element of the clubs, and
they have never been equaled In a var
sity concert as entertainers and mlrttt
rif)VoKers, Voight Is a 'find" of the
ein, a student who hss kept h.ls light
ci.lden for tht rant two years.1 As an
impersonator of foreign types of man
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Side . of Broadway,", musical
In "The Hose of tne Rancho."
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titled "Is He In?" in which he intro
duces his original song 'The Hot Ta
male Man," which Is as clever a bit of
student composition as was ever writ
ten by a student amateur. Besides these
leading stunts, there are several other
catchy features of the hit variety. Og
den a,nd Gelsler, two talented pianists,
appear in an act called "The Ivory Tick
lers," which is a takeoff on the piano
fiend. The Convict Quartette. Cooper,
Nelson. Wood and Burke, in their song
and dance, are the favorites of the
audience, so much so that their supply
of encores has proved insufficient. A
burlesque on the popular Illustrated
songs is a laugh producer, and still
other little stunts are worked in with
the songs, thus making the concert full
of life and spirit.
Seats will be placed on sale tomorrow
Monday) morning at the boxofflce of
the Heilig theatre.
Baker Company to Repeat Play,
It will be good news to hundreds of
theater goers who were unable to get
seats for the Baker Stock company's
magnificent production of Belasco's
"The Rose of the Rancho" during the
past eeven: days to hear that Manager
Baker has decided to run the nima an
other full week, which opens with to
day's matinee. 'The Girl of the
iioiaen w est, as every oue knows, ran
three weeks to crowded houses, and sp
immense has been the success of this
other big Belasco production ths.t It
would probably do the same. It Is an
nounced, however, that this will posi-
uveiy be the last week. vs Hoyt's "A
wiianignt tseu- is contracted for as the
Lnristmaa week attraction and must
open next Hunaay. Hundreds were un
able to secure seats to see "The Rose
of the Rancho" during the week past,
and those should lose no time in order
ing same at the box office now. The
second week's performance will natur
ally run much smoother and with
greater perfection than the first. Miss
izetta Jewell, the charming leading
""'au iij3 Dwnr biock company,
has . indeed achieved honors frr v.
artistic portrayal of the. complex role
of the wilful Spanish maiden. Juanlta,
while Sydney Ayres, as her handsome
and manly American, also has a role in
while he is best liked. Greatest praise
is due Donald Bowles, stave director
for his beautiful reproduction of the
original eeiasco proauctkm of the play
In New York. The scenic effects
tha' wonder of every one who beholds
tnem and not a detail is missing. The
great palms, trailing vines and orange
trees, together with the bright costumes
or tne native (Jaurornians. form
superb background for the thrilling in
cidents or tne piay. ah noioers or sea
son seats who will not want to use
their seats for the second week's running
of the nlar should (notify the box. office
at once in order tnat otners may get
advantage of their good seats . The
second week run has every- promise
now of nackinar the theatre right un to
the very close, for the advance seat sale
has Deen immense.
"The Sunny Side of Broadway."
As the title of the attraction Sug
gests. Tbs 6,unny Side of Broadwgy."
la which those famous originals Murray
and Mack are starring this year, the
stage settings 'are of Metropolitan
scenery and is elaborate,- The first Act
shows the circle at Fifty-ninth street
witn neautiiui central pars: Jn the
background and the second, the cam
pus at Tale university. "The scenic ef-
fects will prove very elaborate to local
tneatregoer wno bavei never ylslted
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the metropolis and very realistic to the
ones that have.
The acenlo equipment of "The Sunny
Side of Broadway" comes from the
largest studio in New York city and
while scenery of many spots of the
"big town" have been used season aft
er season, it is the first time that the
above places have been used for atage
settings.
In addition to the beautiful stage pic
tures, new electrical effects will be
used for the first time during the 22
musical numbers in which the famous
beauty chorus are seen, the radiant
rays of every color are used with suc-
Murray and Mack and their singing
and dancing contingent in the season's
sensational musical production. "The
Sunny Side of Broadway" will be the
attraction at the Baker all week, open
ing tonight.
The regular bargain matinee will be
given Wednesday at which all seats
are sold at the minimum price of 26
cents and the last matinee -Saturday.
It will be a week of fun, beauty, color
and music, for Murray and Mack are
among the best entertainers of the
day.
Orpheum Next Week.
Another good bill will be seen at the
Orpheum the coming week. The head
liners are Gus Edwards' school boys
and girls, a young comic opera, and
"Silvers," the .famous Barnum ft Bailey
clown. The bill follows:
- The romping riot of fun, Gus Ed
wards' "School Boys and Girls," with
a doaen clever singing and dancing
youngsters, will be a feature at the Or
pheum for the week of the 14th. This
act has played in every Important city
in the country, and It comes hers im
proved and strengthened with a number
of new songs that are now New York
successes, "Sunbonnet Sue," by the
writers of "School Days," and "You're
Just the Boy for Me," being among
them.
From the quiet seclusion of a clois
tered convent to the unconflned gaiety
of the vaudeville stage, is the sudden
leap taken by "Sassy' Lillian Gohn, the
cute little "School Days" miss who is
a feature of the Gus Edwards novelty.
Frank Alvln is the Italian boy, while
others in the act are Gertie Moulton,
as the monitor; Pearl Young, Mar grot
Williams, Grace Melnken, Murry Har
ris and Johnnie Dale.
"Slivers" Oakley, who la known all
over the world as "Slivers the clown,"
is one of the most famous funny men
that ever worked in a sawdust ring, and
for years he was P. T. Barnum's favor
ite "fooL" 1 "Slivers," in regulation
baseball costume, plays the entire game
alone; he chasing a ''grounder,"" quar
rels with the umpire, makes faes at
the lads in 'the bleachers, and finally
"strikes out" In this t performance
"Slivers" is assisted by Artie Nelson, a
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most remarkabla . athlete, who created
a sensation with the Barnum A Bailey
enow .season before last.
Bert Howard and Miss Effle Law
rence, two of the most popular artists
In vaudeville, are coming in a farce
called "The Stage Manager," by Mr.
Howard and Will M. Oessv.
The stare manasrer fnlaved by Mr.
Howard), Is waiting for Miss Goldie
Cutes, who is trying to get Into vaude-
vjne, ana during tne time ne is wan
ing he has a comedy scene with
"Sweeps" of the .theatre's cleaning; de
partment. Both of these parts are
P laved bv Miss F.fTie Lawrence.
Olivette. "The Man In Black," and the
"Veiled Prophetess," give a; startling
ana remarkable demonstration ox men
tal telepathy, or psycho astrallsm.
Olivette has been in the west before,
but those who have seen him upon his
recent visits have no idea of the diver
sified talents of this truly extraordinary
man. He is one of the greatest illus
ionists m tne worm; ne is a nypnousi
with few equals; he Is a phrenologist,
palmist a student of human nature, and
a psyctna phenomena, and in connection
with his accomplished wife he is one of
tne oest workers in what is caiiea seo-
Miss Bertie FoVler is an interesting
AntAPtolnAP mrA K "iniimr Ml Al ft VM A
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is inimitable. There are so few young
actresses on the stage with sufTlaient
personality, talent and Ingenuity to in
terest and hold an audience -with a
monologue, but Miss Fowler has be
come recognized as a most attractive
ana amusing artist. She is resourceful
and original and all her material will
he found new, timely and bright.
Fonda, Dell and Fonda, are a trio
who make intricate club manipulation
an interesting art. The trio consists
of Mabelle an'd Nellls Fonda and - Bert
Dell, and tho first named, Mabelle
Fonda, is featured as X The Peerless
Queen of Clubs," a title she won abroad
and has sustained in America. 1
The show will be closed with the
usual motion pictures and the Orpheum
orchestra will have a good program of
music.
Brillant Feature Acts.
Tea, the Pantages circuit is becom
ing famous for high olass vaudeville
attractions, which it la presenting to
its many patrons each week. Good as
th present bill is, it will lose bone of
its enviable reputation with tha pro
gram which will bs offered for tha
week beginning with tho usual, Mon
dav matinee. -,.r -.r,.
. The management takes much pleas
ure in presenting Madden and Fitzger
ald as the headline attraction for next
week's entertainment These . two
noted actors have a beautiful rirmtln
sketch, entitled "The Turning of the
liae, which never fails to make a bit
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and holds the audience almost breath
less from start to finish.
The special added attraction will be
tne Four English Belles, European nov
elty character change ortlsts, singers
and dancers, introducing the sword
dance, tambourine dance, rope skipping
ana acronatio aances.
Th Booth-Gordon trio, eomedy bicy
clists, are brilliant entertainers and
present some of the most extraordinary
teats over attempted, using every ae
scrintion of blevcle.
Eldora A Co., are sensational heavy
weight jugglers, who juggle everything
rrom a leather to a cartwheel. Tneir
work is entirely new and original, clean
and clever, with a vein of comedy all
tne way through the act
Emile Rubers, blackface eomedian,
who Is well known throughout the oast
as "The Georgia Boy,'1 Is an artist to
his finger tips, and never fails to make
gooa.
Next on the list comes Albert Leon
ard, novelty descriptive danoer, who is
Unsurpassed for style and execution,
and must be seen to be appreciated.
Jean Wilson,, Portland's popular bari
tone, will sing a new song, entitled in
the Land of the Buffalo, and the bio
graph will present the very latest In
motion pictures direct from the factory
to the Pant a theatre.
Remember- that today 'will be your
last chance to see the present bill head
ed by La Lola Helene, the real Salome
dancer, supported by a superior com
pany of vaudevillians.
Farewell Week of Blnnkatl Company
Beginning today's matinee and. for
tha entire week, th Blunkall company
at the Lyrio theatre will be seen In a
very beautiful , comedy melodrama en
titled "Indiana Romance" a play laid
In . Indiana." Tha play will serve as
the farewell off srlng of the present
company, who are going to other fields.
Edwin Biunxau win ne seen in- a
very strong part, that of an every day
man, who uses good oommon sense and
stands for his rights. Miss Wards How
ard will h aye- the part or, an unhappy
and discontented woman. , In this part
Miss Howard will have ample oppor
tunities to show her ability and In just
such a role as pleases the Lyric pa
trons. The comedy will be furnished
by that versatile comedian, Charles
Connors, who has the unique part of
a smooth, smart fellow," but not so wise
as he imagines.
Th balance of th company are all
well- cast Tha play will Pa mounted
with air new scenery and electrical
effects, making it a regular road pro
duction. This will no doubt be a ban
ner week at the Lyric as it will - be
the last chance of Seeing this company.
Berlnnlris next Sunday Mr. Flood will
Install a very strong organization play
ing all high class plays. Their open
Ins; Blay will be "A Night Before
Christmas," a very strong drama which
is played m tne very nest theatres
throughout th east The new com
pany opens on Christmas week with a
play pertaining to a judgment that hap
pened on a Christmas eve. Tj lie man
agement is sparing no expense in mak
ing this on of the .beet productions
seen at the Lyrlo for some time; and I
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in addition he states that he will have
the strongest company that has ever
appeared at his theatre. The new lead
ing man. Oral Humphrey, ia one
of great experience, having played leads
for two seasons at Ye Liberty theatre
in Oakland. Cal., and at the Alcazar,
San Francisco. The rtew,.ladlng lady
is recognised as one of the prettiest and
most talented women on the coast, hav
ing just closed at the Columbia thea
tre in Oakland. Misa Griffith and Mr.
Connors will be retained from the pres
ent company. Tne balance of. the com
pany will mostly be brought here from
trons nearly all new faces.
At, the rim nil.
Brightest ofvaudeville will be found
on the new program which comes to
the Grand this Week, starting with the
matinee tomorrow. The bill will be
one of class and there will be a a-enar-
ous amount of comedv and musto as
wen as novelties. The headllner ae
lected for the week will be the big east
ern number, "The Royal Musical Five."
There are few musical acts traveling
over the country that are In the same
class with this, as will be demonstrated
when "The Royal Musical Five" opens
Its engagement tomorrow at the mati
nee.
An act of unusual Importance and
which is almost a headliner of itself la
' Hypnotizing a Wife." This sot Is be
ing presented by Delph 'and Suaie Le
vi ne. xnev are artists, singers and
comedy people. In addition to their
sketch they will draw pictures of well
known Portland people. The act "Hyp
notizing a Wife" will make a hit with
an married people and those wno con
template this step.
Joe and Myra bowling will appear in
Mr. uowiing a latest vauuevuie . contribution,-
"A. Snap Shot." This team
is well, and favorably known In th
city, where it has made good in the
nast "A Snan Shot" Is said to be Mr.
bowling's best playlet. An acrobatic
act made Into a sketch is The Basra-ace
Smashers" with Mallla and Bart as the
smashers of baesaare. The act la re
ported as one of the funniest seen on
the circuit in some time.
Smith and Brown are a team of
artistic delineators of refined singing
and wooden shoe dancing, iney may
have equals, but they have no superiors
in the-dancing art 8. Sikuda Is a jug
gler who gives the oriental idea of thTs
expression or dexterity ana skih. mere
will be a new illustrated song by Fred
Bauer and there will' be imported pic
tures for tha Grandl scope.
This afternoon , and tonight ends the
? resent program, with Professor Pet
erson's bronze art studies and "A Jay
Circus," with Sherman and De Forrest
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"In Wyoming" at the Star.
-At the Star theatre for th week com
mencing with a matinee today, H. E.
Pierce & Co. will present its western
play, "In Wyoming. It Is from the
pen of Wlllard Mack, and is said to be
one of the most ambitious and preten
tious this talented author-actor has
thus far attempted.
- For his characters Mr. Mack has gone
to a big cattle ranch near Casper. Wyo
and gives a glimpse of life among the
cowpunchers in the early 80's. There
Is always an Indefinable charm about
the stories of the frontier, and Mr.
Mack has striven to retain this west
ern charm In the characters in his suc
cessful play. Among the characters in
the plfty are Bob Rlcketts, a typical
Soung westerner, who makes love to
ie pretty young easterner, Jennie Sum
mers; Dave Dalby, the ranch Owner;
Hank Jones, the neighboring rancher,
who .is a resrular "comic:" Steve Gor
don, the leader of the band of cattle
thieves and a vengeful put repentant
wooer of the charming Jennie Hum
mers; Bossy, Hank Jones' draughter,
who has an "affinity in the person of
Willie Settle, the breesy young drum
mer, who talks like a human phono-
Kaph -so fast in factv-that one might
led to-suriDOse that his father was
an auctioneer, and Mrs. Dalby, every
body's friend and mother.
it is a strong piay witn numerous
dramatic scenes and Situations,- fine
character studies and nrlght dialogue.
Wholesome comedy is freely injected, .
Woms Stahl ln ths.! Chorus Lady."
Rose StahU th famous., heroin of
James Forbes' wonderful play Of stags
life. "The Chorus Lady. will at, last
be seen in Portland at the Heilig thea
tre, .for four nights, beginning December
20. -And after three years of waiting
local play patrons are to be afforded an
opportunity of witnessing this much
talked of production. ' )
"Th Chorus Lady" is a comedy in
four acts depicting the characters one
meets In every day life,, and its author,
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James Forbes is also responsible for
'"The Traveling Salesman" one of the
blggeat hits now running in New York.
The story of the play ' concerns one
Patricia O'Brien, a member of the
chorus, who loves and is loved In return
by Dan Mallory, who owns a racing
stable and employs Patrick O'Brien.
Patricia's father as tratner. Patricia
coming home suddenly fhrough the fail
ure of her company discovers that Mal
lory through a series of reverses on the
track has been compelled to take as
partner Dick Crawford, a rich young
New Yorker, whom she quickly discov
ers Is endeavoring to curry favor with a
younger ana rar less sopnisticatea sis
ter, Nora.
Miss Stahl's characterisation hf Pa
tricia, a young woman whose breezy
slang phrases, remarkable knowledge of
the world, philosophic reasoning and
overwhelming goodness endear her to
every audience is credited by press and
public In general as being one which
compares favorably with the greatest
in stage history. The cast which will
support Miss Stahl Is the same that ap
peared during the. New York run in
cluding Wilfred Lucas. Eva Dennlson,
Earle R. Williams. Alice I-elgh, Giles
Shine, Madeline Travera, Thomas Ma
gulre. Amy Lee, Amy Lesser, Mar
guerlte Wheeler, Annie Ives, Jean
French, Lavlnla Mason and Alice Chase.
Seat sale onena next Frirfav a f thutra.
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Christmas Attraction at Ilelllg. v
Shakespeare gave us the seven ages
of man; Ibsen Is briefer and in "Peer
Gynt" gives us but three phases, yet in
that brief span the whole of a life's his
tory is revealed with so vivid a photo
graphic accuracy that the result la al
most uncanny. First the youth, fiery,
impetuous, rollicking, reckless, thought
less, warped by whims and controlled
by his passions. ' Then the man, a crea
ture of affluence, debonnalre, auto
cratic and austere. And lastly, the old
man, Impoverished, with an Ill-fitting
and shabby cloak, eager to find shelter
and comfort, returns to the women he
loves, to discover that she has been
waiting his home-coming, ever loyal,
still loving him, ready to forgive him.
-This is the fantastic character that Ib
sen drew, and Louis James reveals in
Peer Oynt" which will be the attrac
tion at the Heilig theatre, for three
nights commencing Thursday, December
24, with usual matinees. - ,
Never has there been a character
written that affords the player the
same excellent opportunity to disclose
his art as this., and as may well be
presumed Mr. James , avails himself of
every occasion to eclipse the many great
expressions of histrionic art he has
shown in the past, and it Is but fair
to his endeavor to state that he has won
a pronounced victory In this, bis latest,
achievement -Having secured the orig
inal Richard Mansfield production and
presenting the same with that fidelltv
to detail that became so closely allied
to Mr. MShsfleM. this effort of Mr.
James has become little short of a verl
tabl triumph. .
Christmas at the Bungalow.
It is .now decided definitely to present
the famous Christmas play, Hoyt's "A
Midnight Bell" by Baker stock company
Instead .of "Zaza," aa was originally In-
tended. ' - "Zaza" will come a littla later.
The change was caused, bv so manv re
quests coming to Manager Baker, to
Offer for the holiday attraction, this
play which fa such a favorite with both
old and young, especially the young. It
is the children's holMay season and they
aeany love tne winter coasting and
snowballing scenes, for which "A Mid
night Bell" Is famous, The story they
can also understand for It is sweet and
simple, and the characters of Old Dea
con Ttdd, as played by William Dills,
and that young rascal Martin Trioo,
which ia Howard Russell's delight to de
pict meet with their never ending ap
proval. - -A Midnight Bell" will open at
-the Bungalow next Sunday matinee.
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"Arizona" at Baker Christmas. -
Not the least of successes which Au
gustus Thomas, journalist and play
wright has alven to the stage, is "Ari
zona." The plav, already an established
favorite here, thrills with the vigor of
western life and is deemed both roman
tic and "realistic - "Arlaona" with a
company consisting principally of the
best members of the original rest will
be seen at tha Baker for Christmas
week starting next Sunday matinee.
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HI. Henry V Minstrel Coming. I "
Th attraction at the -Star theatre
next week will be HI. Henry's big min
strels. The singing force of this or
ganization is said to be superior-to that
of any other minstrels. They carry 11
fine singers. The popular G. Kellv still
holes , the center. Hi. Henry and his
superb military band, the star saxo-
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tra are strong features, , , ...