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THE OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 20. 1908.
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WONDERFUL STAGE ILLUSION
; " ', ! Louis James
;; . :v,-t, '-'' T'l' ' . .
i Among the many start! ink effects and
mechanisms Introduced by, LKut James
In his -wonderful presentation of "Peer
Gynt."' there i one that - surpasses In
ingenuity anything, heretofore .presented
In legitimate drama:, It Is the Wild Boar,
upon the back of which "Peer" and the
Dovre King s daughter rtdeaway to .the
cavern palace of her father. -
! This contrivance . was built in Paris
especially for Richard' Mansfield, who
first Introduced the effect:- it is con
structed of steel hoops fashioned to-re-semble
a pig, and mounted upon a piat-
A Christmas Story
Twas a Christmas eve, nd the wind
was rmiu .
The snow lay thick o'er vale and -hill.
And in art; humble cot on a bleak hill
Dwelt a grandmother old, and her one
granacniiu.
The snow lay deep at the cottage door
Ana they , were alone, all alone, and poor
ft-hw draV ones of the past haa gont
To the silent homes, where our lost ones
' stray. v
As on her tender breast, lay the golden
neao, , , ,
She told again of the mother dead,
t. A.i.AM i,m K.vv vak n'er mhw.
Of the Christmas Child and his tender
law. i
Ana II ifii n j it: ,,.. v . ' " -
Of the Babe that was born on one cold
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Ana in a manger taia.
That the meek and lowly could go to
mm, ,
And need never be afraid.
Of the star, that shown away In , the
Of the wise men three, their patient
Of how to Mm.' they riches gave
As, he lay on his mother's breast.
At the little one heard that story dear
To every chlldisn neari.
She lifted her tender eyes and said,
"But "drandma," where Is he now?
And where are the nice wise men?
Oh I wish he was here, or we knew him,
fth I wish we oould go to see the Babe,
Th,t wa mn arnntle and kind.
And" perhaps some one would give us
-. bread,
If we could that Babe find.
"An oh. I now, that where he is.
And, w could mumrlfr nlct nnd warmK
The tears fell" fast en the curly hair. '
As she heard the words of the one so
. dear.-- '-' . , .
The swoet, faint voice and the lisping
-- '!' '
As the night, crept on It colder rew.
But th moon came shimmering softly
through. -" - M ' -! ,
And gently crept over the frosen floor.
To where they slept, by the half shut
door.
But the silver head on the golden crown
Was softly resting now.
And the snow outside was not more cold
Than was the baby's brow, ;
For' the tender angels passing by . '
To bring the tidings dear.
'Had heard the little one s patient prayer
And had gently lulled to sleep
The . sorrowful, hearts of mother ana
And so they will Christmas keep.
Oh cruel world, and cruel man, , . ,
That forgets the hungry and poor.
There is plenty for each and every one.
That comes to his brother's door.
Oh cruel' mammon, and cruel pride,
That can calmly set these wants aside.
That for a little of earth and earthly
Can tu nlBJeaf ears to hunger and pain.
Or Father of love, how can such things
. be? , ' "- - ' i
How many thousands must hungor free?
Hew many of these frail ones of thine
Must sink and fall In to sin and crime?
Ere ybu say to the ones, that thy stew
ards are. v '"
Divide, divide with mv hungry poor.
Go thou to the waif that fcas gone
And divide with him on'Chrlstmas day.
Ahd ere you build temples to honor, me.
.Bemember my poor are not yet free. .
And Instead of marblefor. churches
Go freeramy children of every land.
Jtemember the ' Pharisees of old .
.Were proud of their raiment, their gems
. ,. and gold, , , v,- ;.
Bui Jesus said. "If ye love me .
Tou will share with my poor what God
. i ... , gives theei,: , i,- ;
For th little child that cries for bread,
Ahd lias not where to lay his head. -If
you hear not him, I will know ye not.
For all my teachings you have forgot. ,
'Oh. build me no temples, save In thy
. heart, - , ,
And of thy Hfe'make me a part, I
Then, oh then. Indeed, It will not be vain
Th PhrlitmiiN riiiv hna romeaflrain
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, Florenco Mclntyre.
Portland. Or. -1
ft . ' " '
Bneclaeles ft at Mcttger's.
in "Peer Gynt:
form propelled bv an electrical annar
atus that moves with the lifetife action
of a live pig. . Over this body Is a gen
uine board skin, secured from the Black
Forest of Germany, and .ornamented
wun a boar's head made from heavy
papier nmehe. The-, stability of this
'animal " can be gauged by the fact that
Mr, James vaults upon its back and
lifts the "Green-clad Woman" with him.
making an aggregate weight of nearly
850 pounds. As soon as they are seated
HWHy-me ooar gajiops wun as much
aiiHiiuon as ii it were a reaj porker.
PORTLAND GIKJ
WRITES TWO BOOKS
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By K. R. W. '
Two of the new holiday books which
are especially Interesting to Portland
people . because of the work of a Port
land girl which aDpears in them, are
Carolyn Wells' "Year Book;" and the
T.,nrisi L,egenas, ny SelniA Lagerlof,
translated - from the Swedish. Miss
Bertha Stuart, formerly of Portland,
who has many friends here who have
Watched' her carenr with much ln('.ri
has done the -covers of ; both and the
mnrgmai aecorations or tne latter. Sev
eral of her sketches also Illustrate the
vicar hook. ,
Everyone, who knows Carolyn Wells'
humor will find the "Year Book" with
Us animated sodlacal cover worth
laughing over, and that Is what it is
for. , Incidentally, there are blank pages
for memoranda opposite the da tea. re
cording events -of the year as -they oc
cur. Nothing better In Its way than
this frankly labeled misinformation Is
to be had. The book fairly bubbles over
with merriment, all of the spontaneous
kind which has made Miss Wells' name
and fame. Among the delightful bits
,if verse, the "Rubatyat of Little Old
New York," which is headed by an ani
mated study by Miss Btuart, should not
be overlooked.
In this sketch a pertuVbed Puritan
father Is painfully endeavoring to keep
his balance upon a madly whirling
sphere, round which runs a busy metro
politan street. And the verse which
accompanies - it tells in words . which
Omar could never have penned, of the
delights of existence in little old
N'Yawk." "v
"Each morn a thousand pleasures brings,
you say,
Yei but where goes tha fun of yester
day? And the first summer month of Kalten
born Shall - take Damrosch and Butterfly
away.
8ome pictures, now and then to go and
vn,nv BIlipillR 1(1 UIB VJ- H
New York were Paradise anow fot me."
In the same vein Is the charming
Rubaiyat of Summer Khavvam. which
celebrates the charm of existence In the
red hot metropolis while wives luxuriate
at summer hotels. It la a melancholy
fact, but , .
The bill no question makes of ayes or
noes: ;- - '.:-,
It's high or low as yotjr appearance goes.
Ana wnina tne aess. wno majces 11
out - -
He knows how much you're worth, he
Knows ne Knows
"The smiling clerk just writes, and hay-
lnar writ.
It's due. Nor all your bluster nor your
grit
Shall lure him back to cancel & mis
take. Nor all your rage mark off a charge
; oi ii." . ,' . , .
One of the most delightful of these
nonsense rhymes is the "Vindication of
the L.lmerlck." written In the unmis
takable styles resDectlvelv of Tannvson.
Kipling, . Pop, Chaucer. Rosettl. Omar
and ' Browning,' in which the "lady who
rode on a tiger appears in each
I1EIL1G THEATRE
H TourtntIi ad Wftabinf-koa.
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ONE WEEK DEC 27
Special Pries Matinees Viw Teer's
and gatar&ay.
''"-'Cohan and Harris Present,-,.
oxo. m. cosjurv'. .;r,
JltTBAi aCUttCAX. rUTi
50 Miles
From Boston
Support eiT'br the1 Most Eipenslva
Cast Ever Seen in Musical Com
edy, and . . . -
ratrroT coxajt cxobtjs.
iat Bale Opens Xmaa -
Morning. ...
Fvenlng prices.. $1. SO, 11, 75c, 50c
-Matinee prices... tl, "6c, 80c, 25c
& " - 65
PliAYS AND PLAYEES
Frltsl Ocheff Is drawing, big houses In
"The Prima-Donna," Victor Herbert's
new opera, . at the - Knickerbocker, . New
York.
- V . 1
William Gillette Is Just - closing his
eighth successful week in "Samson and
the demand for seats at the Criterion,
New York, is still greater than the sup-
' The ' Constantlne -? sisters,-" who - were
formerly with Frits! Scheff, have en
tered vaudeville In a. pretty dancing act
and are meeting with well deserved suc
cess. , '.'-
Edward Gallagher, the well known actor-playwright,
has left the stags and
is now devoting all bis time and energy
to. the production of sketches fqr the
yaudevlle , v; . -j"
' Salome '' has " gone to ; the dogs. . A
vaudeville troupe of 0 trained dogs is
now making the circuit through the
country,. presenting a canlne-drama
which Is barked "The Elopement of Ba
lome."s -- -"-'-.
' Robert Mantel? is now "playing shorl
engagements In Michigan. ' Tonight he
is at Ianalng,' tomorrow and the night
after he will plav at Jackson, on the
26th he will be at Kalamasoo and on
the;; following day at Ann Arbor,
! iv -l-J-..:,.,.". y ,:. '-
n Walker Whltealde has surprised the
critics by his excellent work aa yeung
Quixano In Israel ZangwlU's new play.
l ne Melting' pot. . His piaying is de
scribed as remarkable for Its vlcor.
charm and vividness, ' and" hlav voice . la
praised for its expressiveness. ; . , ,
E H. - Sothern has ' d ' new play
called "Richard Lovelace,'" which was
produced ror tne first time iin Liouis
ville recently.1 Laurence Irving' is said
to have spent five- years writing the
play, which deals - with events during
tne time Between ista ana
, Grace Hazard, 'who has made a hit
In vaudeville in an act she calls "Five
Feet of Comic ODera." learned to Dlay
on the barplpes that she uses in her
act from ' Pipe - Major Henry Forsyth'i,
piper to the prince of Wales, while she
was ' visiting In Scotland - during . thfc
past summer. , -
Thurston, the magician, ' will " tour
America , this season oerore starting on
his long deferred visit to South Amer
ica, Panama and the West Indies. Dur
ing the three years ss a public per
former Thurston has me- with remark
able success not only by his skill, as
magician, but also by his rare ctft as an
entertainer. , ' - , ,
. . , j .
Josephine Preston Pea bod v. who late!
ly completed the manuscript of a new
play for Otis' Skinner, Is the author of
"Mariowe, a romantic drama in verse,
following 'pretty closely the eventful
career of Kit Marlowe,- the' finest ' df
the lesser Bllxabethans. Miss Peabody
lives in t;amoriage. mass., a,na was for
merly nrofessor of English In Welles
ley college.
' The next play which Lleblep A Co. are
going to bring out in the near future
Is "A Matter of Money." which Is from
the nen of C. M. 8. McLellan. author
of "Leah Kleschna." It Is a play on
tne ever aosorotng topic or capital and
labor, giving poth sides free scope for
argument and illustration without in
the least devitalising the dramatic tex
ture of the ploy.
"Arsene Lupin." the hlarhlr dramatic
story of a thief whom neither Imprison
ment, advice, nor his own reason could
dissuade from his crooked career; but
who finally abandons it all out of love
for a woman who has herself been a
thief, will probably be one of the first
new productions made by Charles Froh
man on his return from ' his lengthy
visit in Europe.
WW
Not since the first season of "Ren
Hur" nine yearn ago, has that attrac
tion D laved to such enormous audlenoea
and receipts as It has this year. On its
opening mgni in jjenver tne receipts and
attendance ' were the- largest for any
Plav presented that evening- In the Uni
ted States or Canada. In Oklahoma City.
tne nouse was sold out solid ror 'eight
performances before the curtain rose on
rne nrst. -Hen-Hur; is en route to the
Pacific coast. -i ,v
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A eoecla! matlne '.ferfnrmna wa
given last Wednesday of "Little Nemo,'-
now running at the New Amsterdam
author's best and most characteristic
fancies. ; ' , .
Other Diet urea in the book are bv C.
De rornano De Fornaro, Oliver Herford
and Strothmann.
The "Christ Legend" book is a collec
tion of short stories translated from
the Swedish of Belma Laa-erlof bv
Velma Swanston Howard, which bear
that quaint old world simplicity which
has made the folk lore stories of the
old countries so dear a possession to
cniidisn nearts tne world over. m
cover, title pages and sketches are by
Miss Bertha Btuart and are dainty, ex
pressive and thoroughly In keeping.
All of Miss Stuart's contributions to
the world of art are watched by friends
with much Interest because of her long
residence here, and the pride which is
tet In this daue-hter of the west who
has so rapidly made a place for herself
among the artists of the east. Miss
Anna Belle Crocker.- another of Port
land s artists. Is at present in Jew lorn
with Miss Stuart. ....
Both of these nooks are putmanea oy
the Henry Holt -company. . -
PANTAGES THEATRE
B1LLS CHANaES MONDAY
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE STARS OF ALL NATIONS
TOOT BirsrirO TOD AT Madden a Fltrpatrlok Oompanyt Umili Bnfeer,
the Georgia Boyi Sldora a Oo. Booth-Oordoa Trio; The Tour BagUah Bella;
Albert Xoaard; Jeaa Wllaom, aad the Biograph.
Week Beglnnlno Tomorrow
: a piarorcr TBATcma
TOE JODriSON STUDENTS CLUB MANIACS
The Speediest on Bartk .
arSOXAX. ASDZO ATTBAOTTOV
THE WORLD'S COMEDY FOUR
r. ' Oomedlawui and atsffera
oomr, sownr a wzzxajid tram taxt picturesque Bur-
Presenting "The Doings of Vr. leaque Magician.
Louder." . '""'' ' - 1 i
., . , rtT T.ii- TBB BBBSTEXBTa Singers and
VUtBTBUU BOaSI Italian Dancers
Opera. BlngerS. j
JBAB7 WXtBOB' -Illustrated Song. raa BIMmAFm-P resenting the
"With You in Eternity." fewest Motion Pictures.
TXS PAsTTAOBB OSOBX8TBA, A1WAT8 A JfTBATUBH.
Three rerformaoiees DaUy at Popular Prices. '. -' '
S LYRIC THEATRE
':;'v(:A";-"'C?i;T aerentt and Alder Btrsets ' 'V
- Tsa Koaca or rn hbw avntxa arocx ookpajit
wm
Week-Starting Sunday
, . , - m TBBT APTBOPBUTB BBAJCA
"llic MflW BjBfic qhrishnas" j!
f SPECIAI. MATINEE CHRI8TMA8 DAT."
' Regular Matlneea Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
NEXT WEEK m
FOUR NIQHTS, COMMENCING TONIGHT ;
(6 At ri" stron2 'or Portland.",, ;
: j -Patricia O'Brien
: HENRY. B. HARRIS PRESENTS
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A Corned by Jame Forbet, Author of "The Traveling Salesman"
Exactly aa Preaented in" New York for On Year
PRICES-
Lower Floor, except last 3 row............... if'JrA
Lower Floor, last 3 rows...: .......JJ
Balcony, first 4 rows, . . . . , J'"
Balcony, next 5 rows f J-
Balcony, lasf' 5 rows, ,......,...... IJJ J
Gallery,, includingf reserve . . . ... ....... . ... . . . .......... '. 't
Seats now selling at theatre. . ' , . '
3 NIGHTS, Commencing Thursday, DEC. 24th
SFXCZA2. TMXOU XAVTZHBSa XXA BAT AJTS SATUKDAT.
THE MASTERPIECE OF MODERN COMEDY"
ing
r,w.r flnnr. '.. S3.0O. tlM
Balcftny .axO. 76o, 60o
Gallery ............ .t.
,80o
. . , asAT iui orsara
vrile. Adeline
Genee, the dancer, who has been iden
tified with most or me irrwi """"""
spectacular productions and pantomimes.
ih Rnalish and Amerl-
4M v".'K"""". ' "
can offerings, she saya
"For the first time It nas oeen my
i-.ii witnuH an AmArlnan snec-
pi Ilirn w " ' " '" - - - r ,
sterdam theatre, ang .
of the greatest treats of my life. The
usual. Wednesday matinee of 'The Boul
Kiss, in wnicn ! -hi""'
was amnuuiiru " i j - -
might see 'Little Nemo,' performance
.which fills me with wonder, delight and
surprise.
Mirk.. V. ma.( lmnr.sa.il m A ill the
extent to which Americans will go In
country iruui .
a production of the elaborate type of
'Little Nemo' is a thing unknown. How
the eyes oi tne iiiue wipcmiw"
and girls would open at Its splendors
r"f That thnnirht Ml
uppermost In my mind as I looted at
tn nunareas or onsui-iauw
a . i wA This a nHnnra T lin-
derstand that it cost ovw $80,000 to
t u.u VT.mn ' txnA T r-mrt WAlf
believe it In Copenhagen or any other
European city ouwmo ui "
sum wouia De appatung w
producer.
ufflL. , 1 a. rr if 1m Mamk rnm
pares most favorably with any of the
costly ones I have seen in London. I
... u. T i , l U.mn' wUh Its
mil BUI D . na, utt,i. " -
freshness and novelty, would electrify
a staid urmsn aonwn. ura iuuiu
It Is so thoroughly American In theme
flu 11 ra i in vr hi., aii -va .
'Little Nemo" would be & great 'go' over
. . , , , . . . l, 1 jt l.ll.n,
on tne otner siae, iur i. i
advance over the rather heavy,, cum
bersome entertainment to which Eng
rricea:
IOc.Mc.30c 1
Matinee, December 20
MOTHO
theatre!
14th and Wathingtoa
Pbonti Main 1, AV122
"THE
n,:iN CHORUS!
1L lady?;!
THEATRE
14th and Waahingtan
Phonaa Main 1, A1122
LOUIS JAMES
Supported by Aphis Jamee and Great Cast Present
lienria losen a ureateat nay
mwjt GVWT
X, ' mioBard acanafleld'a "10 PPOPI P t
OOrlgtaai , Xaaunotb Irodnetloa rcurLC
Chorus Ballet " t
kToraa nioxa.
Lower floor tl.BO, i,oo
Balcony $140, 75e, BOO
Qallery BOo
jtbxt txtiucdat, oso. aa. , T
llsh theatregoers have grown accus
tomed." Tomorrow, Monday, last day for dis
count on east side gas bills. Don't over
look gas appliance sale. :
Eyes tested free at Uetagefs.
BULT aCATZBTBS (BXOZPT
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TUEATEE
Formerly Narqaam Graad
Paying partloular at
tention to the enter
tainment, ooraf o r t
Ind convenience of
adlee and children.
ADVANCED
Week
Commencing Monday Matinee, Dec. 21
rouowxant
"The Laugh That Won't Subside." Direct from the Royal Theatre,
"SS&nSVSL LP THE . RfWNEY SISTERS
" 1 The American Dancers who Cori-
Flrst Appearance of "Tho Mya- quered Europe.
DE BIERE EMERIN CAMPBELL
. , , . And Her Players, in Edmund Day's
European Illusionist. "Two Hundred Miles from Broad-
way."
EDWIN LATELL MLLE. TOONA
In a Mu.ieeiCaMoologu. "Dull ined Lecture. ,
LES SALVAGGIS Orpheum Pictures
Parisian Novelty whiriwind Qrpheum Orchestra
rSKFOBXAB-CBB BTBBT BTXVZBO, B:1B; BCATOT1IB PATLT, 1:15.
Brenlng Prieee lBo, -ase. BOo, TSo.
oatxt acATonra CBxaxrx bwbat a bp boupatb). ibo. aao. boo.
THE
STAR
Playing only the Stair - Havlin Eastern Road Attractions
Commencing Sunday Matinee, December 20, 1908
ORIGINAL AND ONLY
Hi Henry's
CRKATEST
Minstrels
8
'STAR
COMEDIANS
8
Charley Oaao
Tom Lynch
Pat Crawford
Billy Burke
B. X- Xrhart
Billy Polly
Al Wilson
BUlr ataok
ENTIRELY NEW
BO-ARTISTS-CO
14 Vocalists 14
Alvin Teitger, Ed. Westerman, Grant Merkly, Billy Lyons,
George Kelley, W. H. Macky
GRAND ELECTRICAL SCENIC FIRST PART -
HEAR THE FAMOUS MILITARY BAND ! ;
v-.,V . Concert at Noon and. ?:00 p. m. T i V ' J
; ,V-Vt e - - ;.. . ' : C '-U.: i V-:::
, Matinees Wednesday,, Saturday and Sunday '
Night rrices 15, 25V 35,' 50 Matinees 1525f
I Tlcxt WecKWhy
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GEO. L.BAKEB.
sri si
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PnrtlmnA'm
rtibtoaabl f
Papular
Price
fUybaaae.
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Worn of the Xaeonperabls Baker atoek Oompaay,
t - BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS' WEEK ATTRACTION '.
' .'.. .'..-. . ' . . - ' t ' ':'-. -'.'' ' " i 1 it ' '
Commencing Matinee ' Today, Sunday, Dec 20, 1 908
' HOYT'S:
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' Revived this Christmas at the urgent request of hundreds of our
younger" patrons. One of the most charming rural comedies ever
written. The greatest favorite eer -presented in this 'city. ' The
delight of old and young. The -children's holiday season will 'be
incomplete unless they sec "A Midnight Bell" with its coasting,
snowballing and school scenes in New England winter. Rich in
comedy that makes you laugh. Beautiful scenic effects.
Stage Under Direction of Donald Bowleg J
MATINEES SUNDAY, CHRISTMAS DAY, AND SATURDAY
Evening Prices 25, S5f, 50
Next Week - ARE YOU A MASON
J' ? ' .a.- -
Ghe rn a nirrn) theatre $
Panes Mala
2 ail A-S3M
OBzaow thzatbb
The theatre that play big road
One Week, Starting Sunday Night, Dec. 20, 1908, Tonight t
Note the Matinees of Arizona Wednesday, Bargain Matinee, 25c
Any Seat; Friday, Grand Holiday Matinee, 25c and 50c; Saturday,
Regular Matinee. '. , ' ( " , X
HOLLIS E. COOLEY
Presents America's Greatest Play, by Augustus Thomas
ARIZONA
Same Great Company One Year Each New York, Chicago,, .
- London, Eng. '.
GRAND PCODLCTION-COMPLETC
X Evening Prices 25f to f 1.00
X-
Next Attraction
rOJTOAT ABTO HOUPATa), 15Q, 8 Bo. BOo.
Pbonee Maui 6. A 1020
Presenting at all
times the best of
European and Amer
ican Vaudeville at
tractions. VAUDEVILLE
AU-iTia rxATvma aotb
Brenlmg yrleee lBo, BBo, BOo, TBe.
Phones-
Mala ISO
v a . . wp
raaeUUl Coa
eeptloa of -
The Palace,
of Aladdin
Oread
Double Orehea
tra, Ttntomaiee
Club. 8au
phone Quar
tette. Dews the
' Mississippi.
Girls Leave Home"
I , , 11 Main UtlX
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j Matinees-lSf, 25
Oeo. Zm Baker, Oem. Mgt.
oo. (nro.) xaisasB.
attractions at popular pries
Matinees 25e and 50
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- SHORE ACRES
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VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
Week of Monday Matinee.
DEC. 21, 1908
Wonderful Vaudeville
Program
HEADED BY
Mr. & Mrs.
ESMOKIDE
Presenting ',
he Soldier of
Propvilie"
SPECIAL ADDED FEATURE
The Famous
5-ZelloTroupe-5
"Fun Fast and Furious"
Herbert Cyril
The London Johnnie "-
Alice de Garmo
In an Aeria! Novelty Act
Blocksom&Bunis
Eccentrique Fxtraordirary'
Fred Bauer
;"V Shtger of Tictorial Lric
- " -
Grandosccpa
Lafrft 'French -1 . f ; t J f -
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MAWAM,'