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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL.4 PORTLAND SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, -1909.
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AFTER THE, SALOME- .DANCE, WHAT?
INQUIRERS FREDERICK THOMPSON-
Frederick Thompson in "Success", Mag
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TillE. regeneration of Coney .Island
has been kindly ascribed to me
by friends and the public When
my. partner,! Dundy; And I start-
d to build" Luna Park, Coney
Island wn referred toas a cesspool of
depravity and Immorality;'..' That ywas
six years ago.' -and for the , 'last tfnir
years- tlila greatest , of all amusement
rendezvous has been as clear! 'as the
jirov)i uiai whistle. . k
- For the last si years the "hootchle
cootdile" has been - trying : -to . find i
. resting place. on Coney Inland. .It -wai
drove It - from the land- of sideshows
. to the Metropolitan Opera house. ' With
trie help, or Oscar Wilde anL' Richard.
trauas the oars legged dancer- made
er initial bow to Broadway -in the fore
most -American palace . of amusement,
where. before, an audience" madurup 'of
tne social lour nunured ana me-, mon
; eyed ; live thousand, she appeared for
"one consecutive night as Salome. Since
thakj widely advertised performance
mis tnosr indecent of an Terpsicnprean
exniDiuons has gone tnrougn. tne coun
try like wildfire. - Vaudeville ha been
literally demoralised by it and a dosen
young woman of indifferent, ability '
several ,01 them naa never .Been neara
of before have, jumped into such fame
that they have for a number iof months
commanded salaries' equal to those re
ceived by our finest dramatic, and mu
sical artists. ,
Tha Morale of ths Ansrioaa Theatre
Xs on the Deolias. -
I am hot a moralist and do not wish
to be considered one, I believe that
cleanllneas of mind breeds the "best
mentality; - that cleanliness of body is
necessary to bring- about a person's or
a nation s maximum efficiency 1n work
that cleanliness in literature and art are
to a great degree responsible for all
mental and 'physical uplift, and - that
cleanliness in all aorta of 'theatrical
reDresentattons " not only has a Drenon
derant Influence on the moralsof -a
nation, hut also is the necessary eie
ment rhich' makes for financial? suc
cess.' Krrltlng-' f rom . a i managerial
standpoint, I may as well boll this all
down and start - by saying- that I am
for cleanliness In amusements because
I am convinced that it paya best in
the Ion a run. . -"
Only a decade ago the American stage
was as clear from indecency s AJoney
11 unit Irtndiv. nut rihrinr the last sev
eral seasons the pemtcTous weed of
tmmnralltv has been nlanted ' In It and
has grown to such proportions that It
is high time American playwrights,
American managers and, American play-
oera were asked to ston a minute ana
ecome acquainted with what is going
on.
Coney Island was -not. reformed ffom
without, but from within. She washed
herself as soon as she noticed the flnan
clallv good effects of a vigorous dose
of soap and water. The present rapidly
growing evil practices in theatricals
must be killed in the same way. if
they are to be killed at all. To point
what will be my argument and to dem
onstrate how close is the relationship
between the sideshow and the theatre.
I beg .leave to present a timely and
interesting brace of facts. One is this:
the Salome dance, which has done
much to lower the tone of the Ameri
can stage, is nothing .more than the
notorious "hootchie-cootchle" dance of
sideshow fame, and the second Is that
Salome would never have been heard
of in theatreland if the regeneration of
Coney Island had not made it necessary
fp r her to find a home outside the roulm
of midsummer amusements.
The conouions ooiairjins; in
theatrical " affairs conditions which,
mnira it riAKHthle for a half dosen al
most naked young women to transplant
this suggestive dance to the most his
orle nlnvhonsea in America must be
wrong else they would not exist. But
thev -do exist. At present there aye
cropping up In all kinds of theatrlrals
things similarly sordid and similarly
dangerous. The morals of the Ameri
can theatre Is on the decline.
The Public Xs Complacently Accepting
quesuaaaoie riays.
The "hootchle-cootohle- snd "Salome
dancers are not semi-nude. They are
semi-naked. It has occurred to me that
some celebrated dramatists, like many
had painters, are, trying to. sell naked
ness under the guise jot the nude In
art. No one can take exception to the
marble nudity of Venus de Mllo. Ever
since art began, great artists have pro
moted the artistic nature by painting
and carving the nude figure which Is
art at Its best. Others have . painted
and carved nakedness which is not art
at alL and has served only to deprave.
Are there not similar conditions In
our theatreland? Are not many of the
best known playwrights exploiting In
their writings facts which they would
not even whisper In their own homca?
Shall the character of the dissolute
dominate the American stage?
While there seems tp be no form of
drama which does not at some point
deal with some sort of social problem,
I believe that the present downward
tendency is only a wave. Waves, how-,
ever, may do material damage before
their foree is spent, -and you may do
pend upon It that, no matter how great
is the educational value of the theatre.
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-Mf. Arthur Cuffningnam,. successor of Joseph Murphy, lnthe-'fa1
mous; Irish plays' "The Kerry Gow'and "ShaunRhue,-who will con
tinue his engagement at the Baker all this week ptyying the latter play.
this- Dartloular . movement, which vis .. al
ready growing' to an alarming extent,
will r work havoc, before it Is. stopped.
, The conplacertcy 'With which' - the
'American theatregolng publlo is ' accepting-
Questions bis plays-la an abso
lute- rtroof .of the inroads that hi
been" made by ff the , loose drama.
yon, recall the
Indignant uproar caused
Ing doll in JineroTs ""A
by the danc
Wife Without a Smile." and bow oulck
ly this suggestive "prop" was relegated
to- the, t null hean? -That was.' several
years no. , Public ' likes and dislikes
cliuntre with the times, and ' this -sea
son, we have 'witnessed the interesting
eight- of roadway. audlencea-i-mad .up
to a large extent of the same- people
who ' tabooed the' suggestive drama- of
'yesterday Applauding the .last line of
ine uovii. - wnerein ins uuini eur
acter expresses satisfaction at having
brought' about the moral downfall -of
the two most decent people' in the play.
Two years ago-: New . York would have
not nine- to-. An with ."Mrs. Warren's
Profession,'' one of the' cleveseet works
of one - of the cleverest living play
wrights, because it suggested things
which New-Yorkers at vthat time dis
cussed only In private. This year the
dramatist's daring, has progressed with
the public's appetite for questionable
detail. "Salvation Neil" spindlcu;
sen ted and splendidly acted was loudly
praised by ' the critics and the public
Because or its remarKaoie --production
and.- the fidelity . with which It repro
duced -Certain phases . of lower metro
politan i life. . But it presented visually
the very objects, which were only talked
of guardedly in "Mrs. Warren's Pro
fession,"' and ths publlo stood for them
"Photographic," la the adjective.: which
was most i used in describing- Mrs.
Flake's latest vehicle. Tes; the play
is . collection of vivid motion pictures,
but. they were made by flashlight. The
things - whieh - they depict can not --.be
caugbt- in; the daytime..; . ' ,
BvU 4 Xnflmence at Work ' ta Tandevllle.
Less-' than a year ago an English
woman visited our shores to-eniov
some of the notoriety which one of ber
books had-excited, - and, as was to be
expected, sne made a -number or fruit
less efforts to have a dramatic version
of . this amorous- narrative put on the
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stage. Blnce then
the rank weed ef
rottenness has grown . tall enough
to
hide from a.
number
of managers a
vision or what they were coming; to,
and, as. a result, we have several vaude
ville acts and at least - one musical
comedy scene which depict the worst
episode in the book which less than
year ago no manager would touch. The
tiger skin like the "hootchle-cootehle'
and the raid on a brothel has reached
the playhouses of Broadway. . Once the
notorious Moulin Rouge was talked of
oniy among men: once fans or nignt
was not a subject which was openly
Haunted in tne lace or an American
public seeking theatrical entertainment.
now is oeing presented -1 men
which most critics agree appeals chief
ly to ' licentiousness not a meritorious
achievement for one of - the producers
of the .deservedly successful "Flora
dora," ... . ;
The Dublic. vou sav. demands sensa
tions.. , Yes, , you are right 'But-there
are sensations, and sensations and sen
sations;, they are not all to be found In
malodorous scenes. Vaudeville had its
greatest vogue when, through the In
strumentality of . Its American round
ers, Benjamin V. Keath, F. F- Proctor
and Oscar Hammersteln. if . was clean
wholesome and entertaining. Through
competitive wrestling for the almighty
ooiiar, it nas become tne place where
rou may flnd the latent and most dar
ihg sensation, and within the last eight
months you have, seen half a dosen of
the most sucoeuful immI rele.
b rated American variety houses change
ineir runction. This brings tne to
oint with which yo.u may or may not
e conversant.
The Moat ueoaamfnl Plays Are COaaa.
The most successful plays and the
most successful musical entertainments.
not only of recent years, but of all
time, have been clean. This Is a state
ment whtch goes with absolutely no
qualification or reservation. It applies
also to players, playwrights, and mana-
ers just why I don't know, unless, as
, said before, cleanliness of all kinds
is, a tremendous factor in final success.
Ahd by success I. aa a manager, am
still talking of dollars and cents. Klaw
and. Frlanger's "Ben Httr" and "Little
Nemo." and William A. Brady's - way
Down' East" have made more money and
will live longer on the 40 weeks a year
Doaros man any two cieveny written
but suggestively - immoral French or
English or German or American plays
which you or snv one else can name.
'Brewster's Millions", end "Polly of the
Circus," both of which I am proud to
nave produced, have been, are now, and
will continue to be, productive of bigger
returns than any two' American plays of
the present dav which deal with inde
cency. Miss. Maude Adama is the
greatest drawing card in, the whole the
tric-ai nrmament. one is more re-
spected and Is wealthier than Madamo
Bernhardt which does not mean that
Bernhardt Is not the greatest actress
of the last or present generation.
Florodora," "Little Johnny Jones."
The Red Mill." and "Mademoiselle
Modiste" have made more money than
hundred "Queens or tne Moulin
Roue" ham or wilL
. In speaking of theatrical success from
a financial standpoint i am, i tnina, tax
ing run cognisance or its artistic sine,
Even the painting of a muck heap may
be artistic, but the man who made it
cannot have done so with the one Idea
of pleasing his sense of art. He must
have dons It because of a biased .sense
of smell or for financial gain, else why
did he do It? t Similarly the man or the
wotnaa. who portray on the stage the
things that should not be, does so for
one of two reasons: Either he or she
Is wrong within (we can't give out any
thing we don't possess), or , he or she
neeqs money. Is It worth - while?
think not. Judged even from so low
plane as that of box office receipts.
am positive that all the perennial suc
cesses of the atags have been free from
the cancer of Immorality and therefore
I am equally- positive that decency,' In
the long run. Is not only better for the
dudiic moraia and tne niaywngnrs repu
tation, but also for the player's, the
Playwright's, and the manager's pocket
ooks. ' ? - j . ,-
A play recently " produced in New
Tork repioted in Us -opening scene a raid
on an, establishment which would not be
mentioned before - decent women. - Men
In their clubs may have- talked 'among
themselves of such scenes and of such
persons, but how- would you feel some
evening to have your K-year-old daugh
ter: open up a dinner table dissertation
on. subjects to which you wouldn't think
of alluding - before a decent woman?
The . moment such a play appears and
becomes known about town its drawing
power la limited to the people who care
for it and who do not care what ' other
people think or say. ; There - are . not
many .such . except .an large cities, -and
because .these -malodorous productions
cannot hope to succeed la 'smaller com
munities, where thla element is' too
small to iav a t refit, ther cannot hone
to jive longer than tney caa interest
meiropotiian centers.
Problem Oemfseaxts th OuuxOiy Mr.
But and here's the rub If thla ware
of - suggestive drama., vaudeville, and
musical comedy continues to grow big-
er, its audience is pound to increase,
'he children of today are coin to be
the play going , adults of tomorrow. , If
they acquire a taste for -the immoral In
theatricals while tbey are young, they
will demand its satisfaction when they
are older, and 'With the increase In the
demand there will come, naturally, a
turther Increase in the supply. And
there you are. That is the problem
which confronts this country right now.
It has confronted other countries In the
past and largely because - they Indi
vidually have failed to solve it we are
being flooded with an overflow f the
atrical sewage from artistically deca
dent Europe. As surely as the theatre
Is one of the greatest . factories in
molding manners and morals, just so
surely, will this flood of perverting the
atricals have Its effect on American life
of the next generation.
The hope of the American drama rests
with the playgoers outside New York.
Our biggest city is partly filled with
freak people, who have freak religions,
who practice freak occupations, snd
who enjoy freak theatricals. A freak
play which pleases their, freak fancies
can be tremendously successful as long
as It remains . in Gotham, just as the
other and better kind of attraction can
for there; are all kinds of folk residing
at the mouth of the Hudson. But the
moment one of these freak -productions
lifts its anchor and starts out on that
mysterious thoroughfare known in the
aterland as "The Road," It meets a dif
ferent reception. Especially is thla true
If It smacks of the - tenderloin or the
Latin quarter, or women of the half
world. As long as this condition ob
tains the American drama Is safe. The
moment the south and the middle west
acquire ah appetite for the bizarre, look
out! . . ,
We Must Keep the Stag Clean.
To make the stage clean tomorrow we
must keep It clean today. It will be a
fatal error, to our, national progress to
let It reflect the .rottennesseven . the
f llded rottenness of life. Sunshine Is
he light that counts. - Two hours of It
means more to tne world than twelve
hours of electrloity. Why depict the
sordid things that exist in the dark? In
variably a playwright's excuse Is that
these things exist they are truths
truths that we try to cover and keep
from our homes. Wbat good Is to
come of 'our dragging them shrinking
and blinking to the footlights and ex
DOsinx tbem there to theatres full nf
amusement-loving people? manager,
often called the 'Melodrama King," told
me, a few days ago, that he could not
rroduce popular price thrillers success-,
ully without havlns wavward arirla and
slum life in the spot light I produced I
-via wireiess," a nign-pnce melodrama,
with the aid of neither, and I venture
the prediction that It will succeed monu
mentally for years to come.. Do you
suppose for an Instant that the nlava
vi unartes luein. ueorwe tfroadnurst.
Augustus Thomas and. Eugene Presbrey
are not made more valuable financially
and artistically by their freedom from
filth? Of course you don't! Nine tenths
or tne American theatregoers are good,
and have a wholesome admiration for
decent tmngs and oecentpeople depicted
In an Interesting way. That's why they
still prefer the writings of possibly In
ferior native playwrights, whose morals
are ciean. to tne clever works of French.
English and Italian dramatists, whose
Plays reflect the very thlnar we mnat
avrjiu emetic aecaaenre.
"A -place for your wife, ybiir mother:
Vour sister and your sweetheart," is the
label I tacked on Luna Park when 1 1
first opened it. It's there yet. and will
remain aa long aa I am proprietor. It
Is my motto In theatricals, and I be
lieve It good enough to pass along.
Properly lived up to It can not fall of
irorit. While some are selling the
Icenflons for profit. I think I will set
a higher price for the cleanly.
GOVERNOR SAWS .
HIS OWN FIREWOOD
Jefferson
City, Mo., Feb. J
ernor Hadley of Missouri saws his own
firewood in the cellar of the executive
mansion.
It Is one of the best forms nf ever.
else that I know of," declares the gov
ernor, "and 1 have been doing It at
tne mansion these dlsaareeable morn
ings when the weather prevents my
dally horseback ride or long walk."
sawing wood has been the governor'
exercise for years. Before occupying
the executive mansion he .cut the wood
used in his residence. -
DEILIG TUEATRE
KOVPAT tUTIRI
AWD MOI9AT AJTD
TTJXSDAT VXOXTB. :
THE B. P. 0. ELKS
In TOMMY 3TZ' GIRLT. TWTKLT MUSICAL TpMALE
.With more pretty girls, funny comedians, cute cutupa. graceful dancers,
warm local gags and big musical production ntimheri than any show of the
. season. Come and have a good laugh with tbe'BSarT nQTLM Oa MAMTM.
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Matln$ Sunday, Tumtdmy.
FRIDAY, NIGHT THE GERMAN STOCK COMPANY USE
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1 3 Nights 3
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atatlnee Saturday
THE.. PRINCESS AMUSEMENT CO.
rection of MOST. jE. gnrOEJ. "ine yuaiity Musical play
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Book; and, Lyrics by Hough
Horner B. Mason
And a
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS
fir
A benefit for Clara Morris will be
given In New York,
Frederick Warde Intends to lecture on
"Shakespeare and His Plays."
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William Olllett expects to go to Aus
tralia at the end of the season.
EVa Tancuay has written a book
which will be published in March. It
is entitled "A Thousand Loves."
Cryde Fitch's latest comedy "The Hap-
nv Marrlaxe" Will be produced In Lon
don with Mary Moore and Sir Charles
Wyndham in the leading roles.
Booth Tarkinxton and Harry L. Wil
son's new play, for Otis Skinner con
tains an actor, an actress arid a. rich
young man blinded by the tinsel glory
or tne stage.
William Faversham's new play "The
Barber of New Orleans." has been nov
elised by the author, Kdwsrd Childs Car
penter, and is being issued In book form
now.
Alexander Blsson'a play. "La Femme"
in which Mme. Jane Hading has been
appearing In Paris, has just been se
cured by Henry W. Savage who will
produce It in this country next season.
Margaret Wvcherly has been engaged
for
a term of years by Daniel Frohman
and-wlirmakeher flrsr appearance un-
. - Lt. m.n.. ' -T-. Tkl.f"
UCI 111 111 u bviiic V ,11 , IIC IIIV1
with Charles Dalton featured with her.
Bernstein's "Baccarat" played recent
ly in New Tork In German, and to be
produced soon bv Harrison Gray Fluke,
Is entitled "La Rafale" In the original
French version performed In Paris re
cently. .
Max Rogers will play a young Ger
man boy when he stars alone next sea
man. Aron nuiimui in aire,ujr i wr
on the new play in which the survivor
or the famous Kogers brothers team
la to go It alone.
Etlmund Day's novel "8a u I re Finn'
which hss achieved so much popular
ity, is being dramatised bv Eugene
Presbrey and will be produced some
time in September next under the title
rne mrcus Man," with Macklyn Ar-
Duritie as star.
Mary Anderson de Navarro sailed on
the Baltic recently to return to her
home In England. She was accom
panied by her son. Jose. Her husband
and daughter are detained here by the
illness or Mr. Navarro s father, Jose de
Navarro.
Madame Marietta Oily, who made her
first American appearance at the Irv
ing Place German theatre a. short time
ago. nas signed a contract to aooeai
under the management of In Shuberta
la English speaking roles, beginning
next season.
Charles Frohman has decided upon
March " 1 "as " the date of" Miss ""Marie
Doros first appearance In New York
In her new play, "The Richest Girl,"
which was written for her by Paul Ga
vault and Michael Morton. She will
play at the Criterion. - ,
After many years "Puddenhead Wil
son is to be played In London. The
prestige of Mark Twain's name is very
nxeiy to oe or great neip to tne success
of the play In England and It is ex
pected that it will have a long run.
Potency of the Red Cross.
From the Boston Transcript.
The time Is past when emergency re
lief on a large scale can be left to ama
teur handling. It must be swung .Into
line with the organised, scholarlv chari
ties of the day. The' Red Cross is the
only agency which devotes Itself to
the study of an tne complex problems
Involved In helping a community under
disaster, the only body of emergency
experts. It matters little perhaps who
collects the fund for Italian relief, so
long as this be honorably administered.
But It matters much If Americana have
not yet learned to trust the Red Cross
as the natural emergency physician.
Feb. 22d-23d
Price:
STOCK CO.
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THEATRE
14th and Wa-hineUn
t Phont Main lrf A112J
THURSDAY
Feb. 25-26-27 f
Afteraoos
(Inc.) Present Under Personal Di
CINDERELLA!
Adams, Music by Joe E. Howard, Staged
Wlth
Notable Cast
- WITH PRETTY GTRT.S ivr
TO MISS IT, SIXTY SINGING AND
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PRETTY
FASCINATING
CLEVER - '
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The Thratre-Goers.
Oh, say. - . "'-' - ,
Do you go to the play.
Or do -you stay v O
Away? -
And If
r you go, ,
ir always know
Do you
It la the sure
Pure? f-
And if you know lt Is
Morally panis, ' .
Do you lift your hands in horrori
At the rottenness and sin ff
Of the- drama In Manhattan
And skip out or hurry In?
Does an orgy of obscenity 1
Appeal to you as Art;
Or does It so disturb you
As to give your bile a start?
Do you run away
Or stay
When Art Is reeskay?
By gum ! ,
The orgy is going some
These days,
Because it pays:
And the men who run the drama
With a yearn for greater wealth
Are hardly going to run it .
For their patrons' moral health
When these patrons are demanding
Something mighty hot and strong
And they ve got their money ready
That will hustle Art along.
Wow!
Aln t .lt awful.-Mabel, how
Decadent the drama la getting to be
And how our best Society
Will 'crowd the house
To get a salacious souse?
And say, Mabel,
A theatre wouldn't be sble
To keen open a minute
If It weren't for the Better Element In It
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What?
. Lampion In New York World.
"The College Widow" Coming.
Manager Baker of the Baker Stock
company has secured the sole rights
to present the famous George Ade com
edy, "The College Widow," In stock In
this city and It, will be sen at the
Bungalow all week starting next Sunday
matinee. February 28 Thla on .
ferlnff of unusual mirnltnl. mnA
unore nas it oeen seen at the rldicu
Iously low prices charged at the pop
ular stock theatre on upper Morrison
street. It Is George Ade's master
piece snd none of his later efforts have
even approached It in merit. The pro
duction was originally announced for
the present week, but was deldaved till
DAH.T ma Turin lao, a6o, 6oo. (pinAT ajtp hqupats mtcnrr gmicnea)
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THEATRE
Formerly Mart aam Craii
Paying particular at
tention to the enter
tainment, comf o r t
and convenience of
ladles and children.
ADVANCED
Week
Commencing
Monday
"A Modern
Presented by Full Blooded Indians from the Shoshone Reservation,
Utah. Real Indian Ceremonials and Dances.
8-Kitabanzai Troupe-8 "THE FEUD"
Japan s foremost Athletes. EquiJ- A Dramatic Playet. by Martin V.
ibrlats and Jugglers. Merle, with V
6 Little Girls and a wa itdost.
Tea&?r HIBBERT &WARREN
1TBUTT aOOTT Th' Pianist and the Dancer.
Ite Star of Lincoln Square The- -T,.- T m i ia
''rTOmwg'1 of G. Herbert Mitchell
T a-farMrV Baritone Soloist and Raconteur.
NONETTE r - . , z
Gifted Musician and Soloist. OrpneQm UrCnCStra rlCtuTCS
nmrowatAMCXu may mrmaa, a:is; uAtmrn paxlt. tiia,
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PAXLT HATTJTBB lBo, 15c, 5Qo. (grjlTPAYS iMP HQUPAYS aTIQjtT FmiCM)
PANTAGES
BILL. CHANQBS MONDAY ! f :
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
VXII aroxtra TODAT The Golden
Oeorge Brown and his acrobatic dog-;
Ruth FYaneis, presenting "The Ward
strel mani ' ine najrmona duo; jean n nsun, uiu me oiognpn.- .- :
WEEK BEGINNING TOMORROW
paotal and tatraordlnary Bngagemsnt of the Well Knovra Tiatlllsisis aUara
MELBOURNE MAC DO WELL AND
VIRGINIA DREW TRESCOTT
Za the Oramatlo Kit of the Tsar ,
"Tire IVIan of tlie Feoplc
axsacb aits roamAxnai com
edy Musical Artists. , . -
TXI BVIOK STTO Singing and Dane-
',. ing Sketch. . , - . t ......
TKB TWO JOKJrgOirS Colored
( Singers and Comedians. r k
rairTAaxS OBCsTBSTSA Always a
v Feature-. ,
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6C&MANA6ER.
A Enrobe
A Tasatr
4 , Portlands
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xCema ef tme Xaoosapamfcle Baker atook Oompaxy.
Week Commencing Sunday Matinee, Feb, 21, 1909, Today
One of the Greatest Laughing Plays Ever Written . X
A farcical
comedy In
three acts by,
H. A. DeSouch
et, author of
"The Man
From Mexico,"
and other
famous suc
cesses: '
The- adventures of Eristus Underholt. pork packer (retired), of
Kansas City and his amiable family, breaking into the New York 400.
A laugh in every line. Great character studies. Wonderful com
plications and mixups.
' PREPARE TO LAUGH AS YOU
NEVER , LAUGHED BEFORE
Stage Under Direction of Donald Bowles
EVENING PRICES. 25?, 85 50. MATINEES, 15e?, 25
MATINEE SATURDAY
I Next WeciaTHE
m a nrrrrD theatre j
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4 On Account of Immense Demand for Seats and Constantly Increas-
tag Popularity. J
I ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM !
THE NOTED ACTOR-SINGER
Will Continue His Engagement Another Entire Week.
:
i Jktarting Matinee Today,
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IS
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I3AUM E1UE !
With Entirely New and Special Scenery and Costumes. '- J
Mr. Cunningham will sing "A Handful of Earth," "The Donovans,"
and other beautiful songs and ballads.
If you enjoyed "The Kerry Gow" you will enjoy "Shaun Rhus i
even more.
NO ADVANCE IN PRICES
Evenings, 25c, 50c, 75c. Sunday and Saturday Matinees, 25c, 50c
Wednesday Bargain ' Matinee, 25 Any Seat
1 Next Attraction PAUL GILHORE In "The Bojs of Co. B.'
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n.,i Rnnv nn account of the immanse
amount or preparation necessary o give
It complete.
Charles' Stevenson will have a prom-
lnenL one in no nuiii omii
. . L . . .r-1. -rrwi Oi .i K
Viola Allen.
Presenting at all
times the best of
European and Amer
ican Vaudeville at
tractions. VAUDEVILLE
Matinee, FEB. 22nd
Pocahontas
99
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THEATRE
STARS OF ALL NATIONS
iaie Quintet: Ths Three Dumonds.
1 homas J. Keogh. assisted by Miss
H-ir : orr Knuiips, the funny min
aJTTO IKO Roman Ring . Ai
csx"F,om Monologue
Comedian,-: : , . , ...
TBAX WTiSOlT Portlahd's ' Popular
r t Baritone.
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MY FMEMD !
FROM INDIA!
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Sunday. February 21, 1909
VAUDEVILLE DE LUXl
Week Commencing Monday
Matinee. Feb. 22nd. '09
A BILL OF FEATURES
HEADED BY
HOWARD
TRUESDELL
& COMPANY
" '.. -. " - 'V .
. In
"Two Men and a Bottle"
Carroll & Cooke
- :v Singers and Comedians
Kitty Allen
' . . . Soubrette
Frank Mayne
& Company
Present the Beautiful Playlet
"The Sexton'a Dream".
W. C Goodali
&. Company
In
"The TipstM
Harry f.IcDuf
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' Singer of Pictorial B!!i !i
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