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HEILIG Monday and Tuesday, Elk's Benefit, "A. Night In Bohemia:"
Thursday. Friday, Saturday nights, musical comedy, "A Stubborn
Cinderella."
Baker Arthur Cunningham In "Shaun Hheu."
BUNGALOW "My Friend From India."
LYRIC "Dora Thome." i
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NEXT WEEK'S
BAKER "The Boyi of Company B.'
BUNGALOW "The College Widow.1'
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"A Stubborn Cinderella" Thpridajr
'Almost direct from the New Princess
thektrei Chioajro, cornea one of the new
est'muslcal production of the year, "A
Stubborn Cinderella," which playa
three night, engagement at the.Helllg
theatre, commencing next Thursday
night, February 28-, with a matinee
Saturday, This much talked about mu-,-
steal play Is by : Messrs. Adams and
Hough, authors of many other notable
Bticceies..yThe music Is by , Joseph E.
Howard, arid the production Is under lie
management :of Mort H. ' Singer, Ever
since the opening night at the Princess,
" "A Stubborn Cinderella"- ha played to
; phenomenal business, BOO consecutive
. performances - having- been given since
Its nremler. ;
possesses
ranch whnlMomn nleaaure: Us authors
have supplied an ingenuous anST amus
ing book, and a series of tuneful and
bright lyrics. The story of "A-Stubborn
Cinderella" Is divided Into three
scenes, as follows:
The first scene shows the campus of
Columbus university. The president of
the universitv Is expecting Lady Leslie
(under escort) to unveil a statue re
cently made by a noted sculptor. Lady
1 cells' arrives and proves to be a
charming young woman, who has never
. been permitted -tospe'ak ta or hsve
anything to ao wun reai nve yung
people. AU her life she has lived In an
' ancient castle'- in ; Scotland. "Mac;
shows up and being thoroughly Ameri
can, a whole sou lea and hearty Amer
ican college youth, the Inevitable, fol
lows." He Ts Introduced On a Joke) as
the .sculptor-' of the statue, and is en
traged' by Lady Leslie's guardian to go
wifH the narty on a trip to the Pacific
coast te make a statue of Lady Leslie.
-. i The second', scene .pictures a railroad
wreck In the' far west The boy and
- girl have become better acquainted, ana
Lady Leslie turns Into "A Stubborn
; Cinderella," evsserts her Independence
and declares .she will marry "Mac," and
that the man to-whom she has been be-
1 trothed, though never seen, can look
elsewhere ror a orioe.
- The last act is In southern California,
at an orange fete,- in which charming
costume,- cenery and light effects
make up - a -v beautiful' -picture. The
cene is laid at the Coronado hotel, at
San Diego.' In fact, these two acts are
purely Callfornian in atmospnere ana
, "AJStubborn Cinderella" is ,headei
by Homer B. Mason, who takes the part
of "Mac," -portraying-with .much suc
cess the young American college youth.
Mr. Mason was a wen Known vmiaevuie
head liner previous to his entering tne
musical comedy field, and has proven
himself a most versatile comeaian.
Miss Grace Edmond plays Lady Leslie,
the leading- female role, with great
credit her charming soprano voice be
ing heard to-advaotage in .several num-.
ber Some of the supporting company
re Ethel Dovey. Jack Kanaei. Margue
rite Keller, Fred Trueedell, Link PI urn -er,
together with many others.
The big song JUt of the season sting
In "A Stubborn v Cinderella" is-entitled
"when ion First Kiss tne ljgsi uin
You Irve." Boroe of the many others
are vwhai'a the Tee." -"Love Me Just
Because,'1 "Adios Senorita," 'TJon't Be-
Cross With Me," -and. others. The ad-J
. vsnee seat sale will open next Tuesday,
February 28, at the' box office of the
' theatre.
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: ' f A Night in Bohemia." 'r
A multitude of catchy songs, terp
slcherean novelties galore, a bright and
breexy dialoroe ef the vintage of 10
and above all J of the Rose City's fair
est daughters In their first appearanoe
on any siage, all combine to make "A
Night in Bohemia.", the big fun show
of the Portland Elks, scheduled for
. l"htTj7 ter theatrical
t Liu bLlh management
to Sive a matine Mrfonnu.
jnertioon la addiUon to the other ne7
, rnder the direction of T. P Oetx.
Tmi1 ? th. .N,,tht ,n Bohemia." and
,?.?. ni.J ,, clTr't " Producers of ama
tu eperetus In the countrv, reheaMals
I"Tv r.-"n"r P-rformance have been
eld in Kike U-mple., seventh und -Slark
5,W". '"r tne HRt two months. The
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OFFERINGS
that the success of ."'A Night in Bo
hemia" was assured.
Among4 the many surprises in the
mammoth funfest will the popcorn
dance of the "Peanut Olfls. aiwodd
dancing act arranged by Manager'Oetx.
In this fantastic number 20 pretty-High
School girls will nonpar and ffom all
accounts, the number. Is bound to create
a sensation.
The seat sale for a "Night in Bohe
mia" opened at the Hilllg theatre Fri
day, morning- and -from .present Indica
tions It may become necessary to give
additional performances to supply the
demand for reservations. Portland
lodge of Elks has an enviable reputa
tion in the entertainment field and the
merry musical comedy to be given to
morrow and Tuesday nights is certain
to eclipse all former performances of
the "Best People on Earth."
The proceeds from the two benefit
?erformances are to be added to the
und now being raised by the Elks to
advertise the Rose City at the conven
tion of the "deer family" at Los An
geles next summer, a cause worthy of
support, in addition te a beauty chorus
of ' 19 the' folldwlng well-known local
amateurs who will appear in the per
formance are Joe Hay-nee, Frank,. -D.
Hennessy, Meyer Marks, Sherman Dana,
Harold Qermalne, Mary Cardiff, Ed
ward Welnstein, .Bessie Kelly. Bessie
Wlcke, ' Agnes Peterson, Lottie. Arm
strong, Florence Dana, Lillian Clark.
Lillian Carpenter, Elsie Schmeer, Lena
Beckett, Marguerite Henderson, Ethel
Henderson, Anna Boscovltch, Emily
Coleman. Alice Warner, Hallie Dal it el
and Dorothy Nash.
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My Friend From India."
- Baker teck company wUlpreeentf or
the week starting- with today's matinee,
th famous Desouchet farce "My Friend
From India," which has not been seen
here for a long time. It is one con
tinual a cream from beginning to end,
and afford splendid opportunity for
the comedy members of the company to
shine In the many clever parts. A re
sume of the principal events of the play
will not be amiss. Erastua Underholt, a
retired pork packer, with his two daugh
ters, leaves Kansas uiiy. ana goes 10
New York to try to break into society,
after beina persuaded by his daughters.
He also brings with him his son, who ts
very diligently engaged In sowing his
wild oats. During one of tha boy's or
gies, he falls in with one . Augustus
Keene Shaver, a theosophlcal barber,
and brings, him home. On awakening
next morning he is afraid to have this
individual face his father so passes him
off as the Rev. James Tweedle, a mis
sionary from darkest Africa. Around
this many. laughable and complicated sit
uations arise, and to clap the climax
the real Rev, James Tweedle arrives on
the scene. However, 'Augustus Keene
-Shaver Is equal to the occasion and
pacifies- the missionary by. telling him
he Is his long lost brother. This fur
nishes . material for another bunch of
complications. Erastus Underholt Is de
termined to get J n to society and pro
motes ft 'scheme whereby he thro
upon the unsuspecting "400" our friend
Shaver as a fad. Lastt but not least. In
this peerless farce comedy, comes Tilly,
a German housekeeper for Rrastus and
his two daughters, who Is determined to
ruard Krastus 'wlth her ever -watchful
eye, -keeping the audience in convulsions
01 laugnter wnenever sne appears.
The Baker eompanv will be cast as
follows: Erastus lTrid-rho!t. a, retired
Kansas fltv cork nacker. William Gi
enn: Charlie Underholt his son, Sydney
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Earl D.Dwire; Augustus Keene Sliaver,
the rAiiM of It alL Howard Russell:
Rev. James Tweedle. a missionary, Wil
liam Dills; ! Jennings, tinder holt's serv
ant, James Sleason: Bill Flnnerty. a
policeman, Ronald Bradbury? workman,
Walter Renforti jBernlce , Underholt' a
daughter). Hiss Hasel Jewel; Gertrude
Udernoit s asugnter), Knee, Mitcneit,
Mrs. Arabella Beekman Street, Mlna
Crollus O leaf on; Marian Hayate, Miss
Louise-Kent: Tlllr. Underholt servant
from Kansas City,v Mlsa Maibel Sey-
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Arth Cunningham' made sack a fsv-
yorable Impression at the. Baker theatre
last week In , his ' performance ef Dan
O'Hara in "The Kerry' Oow" that George
L. Baker arranged" with his lnanae
ment to continue ; the engagement for
wtomer weex. r wnen Mr. jwnningnam
woui oe seen in another or Joseph
Murphy's famous plavs, "Shaun Rhue."
Mr. Cunningham ' will assume the role
of Larry Donovan, which has ben
Played, so often by Mr. Murphy, and
during the progress of the play will
render that ever popular tionsr. "A Kand
fil of Karth." This performance , of
j ---hmin Khu" will be presented by Mr.
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the production of "Kerry Govt" last week.
The same capable supporting company
will be seen in the Dlav and Miss Alice
Condon will assume the rone of Dora
Cavanaugh. Others In the cast Include
Harry D, Byers, George Calvert, Robert
Leonard. Karl Gardner. Edgar R. Sin
clair. W. T. Rheehan, Miss Lillian Ray
mond and Miss Clara Coyne.
The play of "Shaun Rhue'' was writ
ten for Mr. Murphy a's his successor
to the "Kerry Gow." and has proved
to.be one of the most popular Irish
dramas ever produced. It is full of
rich Irish wit and excruciatingly funny
situations.
Mr. Cunningham will render during
the performance, besides "A Handful of
Earth," two other popular Irish melo
dies, "Barney From Sweet Kllarney"
and "The Donovans."
There will be a popular prloe matinee
on Wednesday and the final perform
ances will be given on Saturday after 1
noon and Saturday evening. Regular
popular Baker prices will prevail.
, Orpheom's New Bill.
Again the Orpheum presents a high
class bill of attractions that Is sure to
meet with the approval of the patrons
of the house. With enough variety to
satisfy the most exacting, the program
will open with the usual Monday mat
inee.
"A Modem Pocahontas," the feature
of next week's bill, is a novelty act por
traying Indian life. It is an Indian play
let, in which all the characters but two
are full blooded Indiana, and the scen
ery Is made especially for the produc
tion. Miss Emma Rainey, a half breed
Indian, is the star of the sketch, she be
ing a talented young maiden, a graduate
of Carlisle university, and the daugh
ter of the chief of the Shoshone reser
vation. The full blooded Indians who
portray the characters have been re
leased by permission of the United
States government.
v The Kitabanxal troupe of eight Japa
nese ' acrobats and equiiiDrists is one
of the most remarkable and attractive
arranlxations' ever imported for. the
OrDheum circuit from the orient. The
gorgeous -draperies, and rugs used, in the
iliahDnul. Irmmf i net are in them
selves a distinct and interesting feat
ure. The back curtain Is one of the
most - costly specimens of Japaneae
nMullewnrlf eveV Imnorted. and in many
el ties art connoisseurs have-asked per
mission to examine It at close range.
A slnrlnar-and dancinr act caiiea dix
Little Olrls and a Teddy Bear," witn
Everett Soott - featured as the Teddy
Bear, will be fouhd one of the big hits
of the bill. The six girls have been
Identified with Broadway shows and
stellar attractions, and are noted for
their graceful rapid - and' Cohanesque
style of dancing. Mrt Scott Is one of the
best known Lilliputians of the day, and
his entry into vaudeville tnis-aeason,
greeted with greet pleasure. c -.
Miss Laura Hudson and her company
will present an Intensely dramatic play
let entitled -The Fend." It tells a story;
of the mountains of northwestern Ken-1
tucky. and grips Its auditors from the
rise or the curtain till the enl. Mios
Hudson enacts the part of Joan Larra-j
bee with a thrill thatis magnificent
and bei company is equally effective. !
Nonette, the little violinist whose
reai name is L.ye. is truly genius, as
she. hs never efnd!4 abroad., nor does I
;a t-mr i-e B-.n.y ct b-i Mnerian cou-1
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lust a natural wonderful little doctor of
music, poaseasine- an alchnmio Dower of
lifting the soul from the lowest realm to
the very highest. In her wonderful ex
ecution on the violin.
Hihbert and Warren wlH present a
pastime called rThe Pianist' and the
Dancer." which explains the act fully,
although it might be BfyleoV "The Ec
centric Dancer." while Qua Hlbbert, 'In
a grotesque makeuo Is shakih his feet;
Fred Warren playa. the accompaniment
on a piano, and he is equally adept as a
musician. .
1 G. Herbert Mitchell, the talented' barl-
ione ana giiteat raconteur, will Offer
something tiew: and Interesting, both in
sonars and monologue. His stories are
genuinely humorous, and he hag a way
of telling them that makes it all the
' There Is an Interesting set of motion
pictures, and a good program of music,
se come early. - -,.
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SlacDowell and PrcacoU at Tantages
; "A laborer can love as well as a rtoh
man la one or tha sentiments expressed
in Miss Virginia, Drew Treseotfs' new
playlet, which will be presented as tha
headliner at the pan tages theatre next
week, commencing; with the' usual Mon
day matinee. Besides the talented au
thor, it serves to Introduce rid less a
personage . then .Melbourne Ma rDo welU
lormeny notea as a succcssiul inter-
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preter of Sardou and Shakesperlan roles.
Only In this playlet. Instead of wearing
the senatorial toga or robes of royalty.
MacDowell appears In a blue flannel
shirt as a worklngman "A Man of the
People,? or "Capital vs. Labor." as the
playlet is styled. It certainly intro
duces a lot of the labor element In the
dialogue, stage settings and, atmosphere.
The sentiment makes a great hit with
the audience, especially when uttered
bv such a convincing actor as Melbourne
MacDowell. tt ts a part that does not
tax his ability In the slightest degree,
and still it .is well suited to, the former
co-star of Kanny Davenport. Mtss Tres
cott In the Toll of a. rich woman, who Is
finally won over by the worklngman In
his impassioned appeal, is about as near
perfect as could be desired in the pert,
which mia-ht naturally he expected from
oae of her ability, when she wrote the
part for herself. Another good support
ing character , Is William Jennings
Grimes, the nervous, cranky old bach
elor, which enacted by Percy Challenger,
ts a splendid and finished bit of char
acter work. ,
As a special added attraction - the
management presents Alsace A Lorraine,
in one rr the greatest comedy musical
acts ever orought to the coast
The Rich duo will nresent a comedy
novelty "The College Boy and the Girl."
This Is a-clever singing and, conversa
tional skit, with plenty of original com
edy. -
Clarence Oliver is a very clever monel
ogist, who will certainly create no end
of amusement during his week's engage
ment. I . . . , .
The two Johnsons will, present a slng-
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ing and dancing sketch whhfb. Is de
cidedly amusing.
The Fanton trio will presnt an ex
hibition of acrobatic art and Roman ring
work. They close their act with an ex
ceptionally stronar- sensational feat
Jean Wilson, Portland's popular bari
tone, -will sing a new illustrated song,
and the blograpli will present the very
latest 1n motion photography.
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The qrand's Good Bill.
Tomorrow is Washington's birthday,
and in hpnor of the event there will be
a notable vaudeville entertainment all
week at the Grand. Those seeking a
place for entertainment while celebrat
ing tomorrow can not find a better place
ijhan the Grande where a bill of all star
periormers will b found.
Carroll and Cooko have a singing act
considerably above the average In merit
and interest They aing a duet with
food, strong trained voices, and during
he act they Introduce an amount of
burlesque and lively, dialogue, it will
be an act for people who entoy singing
and songs better than the "popular"
kind.
Howard Truesdale and comnanv will
be one of the big features on the new
program.- Mr. Truesdale has appeared
here before, and made a moet favorable
Impression. He is assisted by a woman
and two men, and the four combine to
give .one of the funniest farce sketches
seen here of late. Mr. Truesdale is an
excellent actor, and his support is one
of quality. The sketch relates to the
sportlness of one of the men, while the
second man Is Introduced as the
woman's husband. - The -situations are
saturated with fun and irresistible In
their mirth making qualities. '
Frank" Mayne and company -will also
have a playlet. The -title la "The Sex-,
ton's- JJream."-. Special scenery la car
rled. showing lower New Tork by moon
light. There la a great deal of slngln
In the- act and one of' the ' attractive
parts ts the ringing of the church
chimes.- It is. In short; a musical apt
arranged Into a sketch. . .
Tha-TlBBter"""' Is a' aee tracV . nlntr.
with W. C. GoodaJl and company. This,
too. Ir an act which includes slne-tna-
numhers. - It: is sleo In ;ilno. w.th. the
present fashion for'ebaracter types from
the track, a - v v t . . - -
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disn and luggler who. does - a novel
barrel jumping turn. Tlvere will be an
Illustrated song and motion picture In
addition.
This afternoon and tonight will .be
the last performances of the present ex
cellent vaudeville program which nas
delighted thousands of Portlandera dur
ing the past week.
"Dora Thome."
For the week starting Sunday matinee
February 21 the Lyric, stock company
will present at the Lyric theatre that
ever popular play from the pen of
Bertha M.. Clay, "Dora Thorne." It has
been some time since this play has been
offered by any company to the Portland
people, and a good long time since the
people have had a chance to see as good
a production as the Lyric company wilt
offer.
There Is no use going into the story
of . Dora Thorne; we alt know the play
and have most of us read the book, but
it makes no difference whether vou have
read the book or seen the play, you
should take this chance and see the pro
ducHon the Lyrle theatre has built "P
for this one week. There Is a beautiful
love story written around the life of
Dora, and no man or woman can appre
ciate good true love until they have
seen the play 'Dora Thorne." , Stage
Director Connors has made a special ef
fort with the staging of this bill, and,
the entire strength of the company will
be utilised in the production. Miss Dun
can will take the part of Dora, and she
Is well capable to handle this part.
There .wJll be .the usual matinees on
Sunday, Tuesday. Thursday and Bfttur
day and every night excepting: Friday,
when-the German stock company, will
present a' German play. In the German
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The' -well .know romantic acto;: .'Paul
Gilmore,. WHIT ppen. a. . week's, engage
metit at the Bak'er next Sunday matinee.
February 28. In Rtda Johnson Toung's
sunceBful play,;The Boys of Company
B;'" which has- been his greatest trl-
umpn. i ne -Boy ri;ompany t is
by the ' author- of '.'Brown of Harvard,
and: fairly-bubbles over, wltlt romance,
comedy and tbe freshness . of youth.
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