The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, November 21, 1909, Page 44, Image 44

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"The Traveling Salesman" Tonight.
"The Traveling Salesman,' ! James
Forbes' latest comedy success, which Is
the second' attraction" f Ifwiry IJ. Har
ris, at the Bungalow, theafre,Tw'elfth
and Morrison streets, 'and which begins
tonight an engagement of four Dibits
and '.a-Wednesday matinee, isi. -comedy
of character and is distinguished by an
abundance of wholesome humor, ener
getic actlofl. breexy dialogue and sympa
thetic touches of human emotions, that
marked the author's previous offering,
"The' Chorus Lady,"
Mark Smith will be seep in the role
of Bob Blake, the jovial, typical ""knight,
of the road," who finds the romanee-of
his life lnkthe Grand Crossing railroad
station where he has been marooned on
a cheerless Christmas day.
Miss Miriam Nesbitt will appear In
the part of the sympathetic station
operator and ticket agent, who shares,
her meager Christmas 'lunch with the
; persuasive stranger,-and presently finds
his heart enmeshed in tha tendrils of
his love.- These represent two as ap
- rajinir character as have ever been
seen inn American play. '
-, ne story or i ne l raveling oaies-
. man" is simple and to the point. . Both I
Klilott Is About- to. lose ;ftn apparently
worthless piece of land through a tax
ale. A- professed - lover, Franklyn
Royce, enters into a plan with a mil
lionaire sharper to buy , it in, knowing
that the railroad wants it; 'and' will pay
any price to acquire It. During a poker
rams In - the . second act, which inci
dentally la the "most laughable creation
that- ever emanated from the brain of a
playwright, Royce becomes. Intoxicated,
and babbles, about the scheme to Blake,
who Is already head over heels In love
with thei fcirl. Blake anticipated the in
tended flank movement-of tha -.enemy
and plans to block It. This Impetuous
action on hi part involves , -htm in Mil
sorts of predicament, and imp'rllahls
position with- his firm. His motive ts
misconstrued by the girl, and for awhile
Ms affair of the heart is in danger, si-'
though before the final curtain falls,
everything is straightened out. and the.
pair are happily married. Throughout
the entire action of the play mirth runs
riot, and, the audienoa is never, for a
moment without a hearty laugh.
Others in the company which helped
make the piece such an emphatic sue
rmi during Its metropolitan runs are
James CTNelll Jr., Clifford Stork. Law
rpne e Sheeban, Theodore Khrw!d, In-
irt Jarrt-tt, Guy B. Hoffmann. Einmrtt
(Phakleford. Robert Hamilton. 'Miss
Itn Hur5cer. Mi Marion Ktephenaon
nd Mis Virginia. Hamilton. Beats are
Tiosr switng at theatra for the entire c-
gagement.
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KISS EMMA" BUNTING
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DRAMATIC CALEXDAIt FOB THE WEEK "
BUNGALOW Tonight, tomorrow, Tuesday arid Wednesday, "The Trav
eling Salesman"; Tnursday," Friday and Saturday, Wright Lorlmef"
I-.' in "The Shepherd King." "
PORTLAND Tonight and week, C:srlcs Cherry in "The Bachelor."
BAKER- "Lena Rivers." , .-.
ORPHEUM-Vaudeville. . - ,
y ORANI Vaudeville. ' ' -
! . PANTAGES--Vaudeville.
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XEXT -WEEK'S OFFERINGS
. PORTLAND- "Mr; Hopklnson'
BUNGALOW Sunday, -iionday, Tiesday Wednesday,
"King Dodo.'
. Kln-tbe-rd King" at Bungalow.
One tf tha mot retrtafkable 4rnatic
J roduetlona- f the will b pr
n1el at the Bungalow theatre. Twelfth
and Morrlsoa tret, for five perform-
o. -g Inning Tbantdar afiomonm.
Now-iW II. Thsnksglvtrsg day. "The
tfhrptimri Kig." th t'rnf"Jt-dly im
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-)Mt.:l f-- ta4 a , lry of tha
) '.t IwiTtJ tntn tyhrri boy ta king
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Campbello, Daniel Lawler. "Walter H.
Brown. Axel Bergstroni, Helen Singer,
KredeHca Gorn-f, .Alison Sklpworth.
Ruth Copley and Miss Ivak' Ferric will
dance a series of Egyptian dances char
acteristic of the period. Seats go on
sale next Tuesday, November 23.
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Ctuurfea Cherry In Tbe Barhelor.
Cbarlea Cherry's first appearaooa aa
a star In this city will be signalized
tonight at the Portland theatre for six
evenings and matinees on Wednesday
and Thursday (Thanksgiving day),
hen tha Bhuberts present him in Clyde
Pitch's latest. camedy, Th Bachelor."
Th- piece was first presented in New
York, where It ran for many months at
the Uaxine Elliott theatre, a-tlnr from
there ta the Whitney, Chicago, Its
rrearntaUoa. there-fore, fcaa been limit
ed to the citle -
The jLacb'lor- falla lota Jfr. Piteh-a
artistic ar-heme aa a eompaaioa piece
tor tJirla.- taking from the east f
ttie tatter te star of thV former. In
Mrlr th bachelor maids wtU evr
marry eo thy y. But they 6n In
th'J tt pi-, however, the HrM'tr
msa IU -ftr--r !:p him Y4 through
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Goodale. We see him first a bachelor
not only by fate but by conviction-
with a young and fair atenoaraoher.
Her name Is Jenny when she typewrites.
Jenny, however. Is only her "50m de
macnine," in reality she Is Milllcent
Rendell, once wealthy, and the daughter
of a Judge. The judge ts dead, tha
wealth swept away, and Milllcent. now
Jenny, la tha support. of mother and a
young brother. She confesses to Billy,
her brother, that aha lovea her bach-
elor employer.- Billy, anxious to do his
sister a good turn, has a private Inter
view with Goods lei 4 which ha informs
the bachelor of Jenny's love and 00a
vlnres him that it is his duty to marry
ber - Goodala . nobly proposes and la
Joyfully - accepted.
When Billy tells Jenny bow cleverly
be baa managed it all her heart la, of
-pours, broken pro tern. She releases
Ooodala. Tha bachelor is somewhat aur
prised to find that the release causes
him no doJtght. Ha beromea wooer In
earn-pat, and finally all la aa It abould
be,
The cast present probably one f the
best comedy canr-antea ever seen. Rath
Msvc'itffe Is the leading lady or rath-r
Sir It. and others in tha company are
Ttaljrti Morgan. Charles Laite, Lillian
Psige, Alice Kike ,a4 T. Perdval
Staroaa. - . - - -
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"L-ma lUTevV at the Raker.
It Is r-!l thst piars d'T-Irr-d frntn
nvf-f ui twx. artv--l ta twn rlt-iut
a ff tt '. v-- t---r t" rr-l-T-f r f ire
theatre-goer, who makes" it a point to
see everything that holds out promise
of good -entertainment. If this is so.
ft is easy to understand that the- dra
matised version of "Lena Rivers,1 by
Mary Jt Holmes, which ' is to, be made;
known at "tha 'Baker alf. week starting
with today's matinee, has-proved im
mensely attractive.
- The -opening-sceaa. of -tha play-is an
exterior. ' On one aide is Granny Nich
ols, little -cottage, with its vtne-eovered
porch, and the old-fashioned flowers.
In the distance Is seen the' old Massa-
-chusetts hflla and the little village of
Slocumville. he second act is taken
to the "green fields of Kentucky," where
Granny and Lena have gone to maka
their home. - Three plctnren or tha old
Livingstone estate are . ahown In. the
last three; acta, two interior and one
exterior. - ,
The aucceaa of the play has' been ex
traordinary. No comedy produced In
recent years has approached It In . the
matter of popularity. It follows tha
book very closely; It is clean and whole
some. Its ecenea and -Incident divert
ing, and It is full of good humor, ragged
epigrams and beautiful gown a. The
bargain rfiatinea will, k' given ai usual
Wednesday and regular matinee Sat
urday. There will also b a special
Thanksgiving day matinee Thursday
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The 'Orpbeom'i Xew Bill.
For one week, beginning Monday mat
inee, November 22, the bill la high class
la every respect, and well tip to the
Orpheum standard. Florence Bindley,
tha headilner, la a versatile comedlense.
presenting a clever musical monologue
entitled "An Afternoon at Hornet X ir
Bindley. Is sua exceptional daacer, and
she gives a comber of imitations and
sfnrs soma rattling good aonga.
Stella H. Itorrlsinl is on of tb most
rromlaeoti animal tralrwrs In Karope.
Pb has never before exhlbird hr beau
tiful Siberian wolf hounds and Shetland
rwil'S tn AmTlc-a. hit wh she ort
Hre a enoet prtfTitloij rwrfmBr-e ts
1rt"d f nr. t ( " -...-
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TOK LINTOK'
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comedy novelty entitled ; "Dreamona."
MIhs Taylor last season- distinguished
herself in vaudeville by her delightful
presentaMon of .the - Frohman farce
"Chuma.'' Tho scene of th.i 'Itlle com
edy Is laid in. Dreamona's tropical gar
den near New Orleans, The story be
gins with the humorous hard luck sit
uation in which a sporting man and his
valet ' find themselves arter . an all
nlght'e march through the marshes;
worn 'out by . their long Journey they lie
down on the lienchea and are soon fast
asleep. At this Juncture Dreamona. who
is the victim of the sleep walking naoii,.
appear on the so?ne carrying a l'.ghtej
candle as if In search of something, at
! unique and original throughout,, and
there is a laugh every second.
John Birch quaintly known aa "the
man with the hats,", ia always welcome
on fcny vaudeville bill, for he can be de
pended upon to bring something new.
Jugglers have at times gotten a great
deal of. fun out uf hats. Dut.Mr. Birch
has evolved a complete story.
. The Four Floods are announced aa
acrobatic merry makers, which describes
their act precisely, except it might be
added that they preaent something new
la the way af a gymnastic perform
ance. .
The beautiful Rosa Roma, a violin
virtuoso; will be a feature. Miss Roma
s in a class by herself, for aaide from
her skill and technique aa a vlrtaoao, she
has a personality that completely capti
vates ber andleocea. . -,
Meyers and Rosa, as the cowboy and
girl : lariat expert. accomplish sots
marvelooa feats la the wsy of lariat
throwing. ' 1
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sensational' act 'of it kind 'ever seen
in the west. . Not only is- the sea Hon
a rare animal,-but none of the few In
captivity at the present time ha even
shown any degree of Intelligence. Bu
"Dick,', under the careful tuition of hi
trainer, haa, learned - many clever 'and
difficult tricks and these he will pre
sent during his appearance here. Among
tne tricks ha performs is the rldlni
of a i bareback pony - around the - im
provised ring on the stage at top speed
while balancing a ball on his nose.
A splendid group of harmony , singers
are Jar vis, Mann and Jurenda, and
their voices will be - heard v with -good
effect' In all the latest popular hits
or the day, -besides a ljberal Inter
sprinkling of classical selections. One
of the cleverest 'sketches of an athletic
sort will serve to introduoe Golden and
Ardlth.. The scene . of -the playlet is
At Pan tag-.
Se common nave trained animal aets
-beroae on the vaudeville stage In
oewt yoar - that - the amusement seek
ing tvbUc fvs twlrw tfor visiting
. r(tur pirnr here each an act "in
dvertiwd. But aa nlcru anfmsl set
will be t-e ir.n ltne attraction at Ps-
Mf.Jsr tr.'i?-) Xovir.rtt t. TM.
laid In the Interior. of a gymnasium.
The proprietor ha " advertised for an
assistant and men of all, nations apply
for tha- position. . ;
A . monologist and Hebrew narodlsn
win orrer the latest in funny stories
and. parodies for the approval of Pan
tages patrons. .Swift and Casey are a
duo of enjoyable musical, comedians,
and they make their act worth while
with -their-excellent playing on .vari
ous musical' instruments, Including ac-
cordiana, trombones and musical pipea
They,- too; do many things to arouse
merriment.' A duo of baianoers of in
ternational reputation are W. 8. Harvey
and hi , assistant, t Mr. Harvey i the
only man In the world who can balance
a piece of paper an his chin, light It
and let it burn completely npk Be
sides, this feat, he balances a bedstead,
all kinds of bottle and lampe. mak
ing Ms act a most entertaining one.
Leo Whit will be hward tn a new bal
lad, while tha Paotaa-eerop wtil oon
tlaue to preaent tha latest in animated
eventa. , ' '-.., -
I ' Va-jderille at the Oasxl, .
Ne bill far maoy weks pant has
promised more attractions tha a the new
program which open at the Grand
wilth the matin lomorrow, Tn ,
feature aill to- Tom Linton and his
"Jang! Maids la a Zulu festival. This
act baa been a enatrn wherevr it
Has eppY"d th Su"!,vai Jk Coad-
dine rtrcx.it. The tx f aging sad s ac-
tr.g Jungle girls are gol lor.klng ng
h set Is ef tre k 'nd 1 1 h invar Mr
p!s a vs4tii; aji;ff, i:ti
girfa !s Ntl Wi Ttra a ho if i
a
stella Vr. rronjiifrkz .'A
centrla on the cyclej W. C. Hoefier will
be one of the star features. He im said
to be tlie. originator ?f much .of the
comedy -. cycling- tricks .and his act la
used to Introduce many neW fcata; ..
The parision minstrels, otherwise the
Rusttcana Trio, are an assured bit- in
advance, The men possess fine sing
ing voices and are masters of .musical
Instruments. t This is - an . -act which
comes with the best'of reputattoha nd
1 , the aty le . which never falls to de
light the patrons of the ' Grand.. : I
Insa and Lorella come from Europe
and have a quantity of acrobatic-" ee
centrlc comedy. Theteam has been a"
distinct 'success' Jn the UnHed" States.
duplicating the favorable Impression
obtained abroad. ' . ' V' -, '
'tTupld's Coincidence Is a playlet in -
which Alexander Von Mltsel and Isle
Maynard will be . seen. These people
are recruit from the legltlnnite and
have been s-n her with lading atars.
Josephine- Gassman, and her colored
boys form a merry trio from the aunny
south and there win be a Dew lllua
trated -ballad and hew motion picture.
Todsy the lat performance wHI be
given f th how which haa been nc!t
biti the past wf a. ;
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. Star Motion Ph-tare.
The nw ft 111 which or n at tha Star
theatre matlne today ail! conaist of
four snore than ordinarily excellent
picture tiTr b fore exhibited la this
ty. The character change acta and
i;iutrtd Kf, together with pclal
corHvrts rf fred hf the automatic or
f ntra. have girn tnnrh eatlf 'ariWn
the pa't wek. The feature picture is "
brenf wefer-n co-ney drama. "The
p-eet Van W showlr Yrw t."i ltx-r
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