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HELLICJ Blanche Rinr In "The Yankre Olrl," beginnlni tonight, four
nights and Vtstln!laf inr.JInt.
- BAKER Johji Painpolli m -J'he Middleman." j
BUNGALOW Lyric Musical Corned- compnriy In "The NymphE.
.ORPHEUMVaudevllle.
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' PANT AGES Vaudeville
STAR, ARCADE. OH JOY. ODKlW. T1VOLI Motion pictures.
, COAUNG ATTRACTIONS
HElLia E. If. SotTiertS and Julia Marlowe In Shakeperean rppprtolre
weelt of May 2.
. BAKER "Strongheart"
BLANCHE R1NO for the first time
since ahe made her blx 'reputa
tion, la In -Portland and wtU be
at the Hell tonight. For the
lovers of humor, dash and song
,lir coming IS an event of considerable
importance. For who hasn't whistled
'"Rings on my fingers" and "Yip! I
dee!-aye!?" Mis Ring has been, one
,of Broadway's ! favorites so long she
hasn't tackled the tour proposition
Since her . first Wenr York success. She
hasn't had to, " Probably she doesn't
have to now; ? But she's-doing it and
.Portland, along with the other coast
- eltiies, is the gainer--
The' e, vent of the year will hp- the
Sothern atid y Marlowe., engagement,
which the HeUlg people say Is actually
' cowing next 'week not to be ehunted,
off like Bernhardt and down other
good things,' to-leave the HeUlg dark in
.. what should be-tb best part of the spa.
son. Sothern and Marlowe are playing
Rliakrpsrean repertoire exclusively and
. probably never before in the history of
8hek?xpearean performances have such
magnificence of stage settings and gen
erally satisfactory productions been glv-
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' The remarkable season of the Baker
tri-star ompany was ended last night
; in the revival of "Jim the PenmRn" and
' this afternoon John Salnpolls in "The
Middleman." will Inaugurate a new spr
' lea - SalnpaM--w,iOn f rthft, popular.
leadern of the earlier Baker stock com
pany a"nd it rppMrncinti"i '"pleas
ore to Baker patrons.
,", The eight weeks In which Miss Rob-
; rts, Theodore Roberts and Thurlow
' Bergen played at the Baker were un
i usually Interesting ones. Theodore
-Roberts showed himself to be by far
ths greatest of the trio, aMlsg Roberts
- ls strongest In her "emotional" roles
..and weakest which is decidedly weak
t In her girlish ones. Bergen usually
. disarms crlticism"t!ut doesn't Inspire it.
' Ths Lyric company has a new muai-
tl conWIy at the Bungalow for this
, week and the vaudeville houses promise
food bills.
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1 The Yankee Girl" at HeUig.
- Th announcement that Blanche Ring
, la to visit this ctty today, for four
' Bights, Including a special priced tnatt
- see on Wednesday, at the Heillg at the
, head of her superb organization in "The
. Yankee Girl," by George V. Hobaft and
' Silvio Heln, will no doubt be received
srith pleasure by all.
. " Very little can be said, except in
.aulogy, Of Miss Blanche Ring. She Is
: ; woman of unusual charm, uniaue ter-
sonality and a piquancy that is all her
, own. . She can slug a song in a way
that" no other woman on the stage can.
The minute she appears upon the stage,
tha atmosphere seems charged with her
personality.
, - The Yankee Girl" is three clflver
acts of musical comedy that has besn
found to be fully up to the standards of
ihigh class effort. George V. Hobart,
who wrote the book, and Silvio Heir,
wbo was responsible for the music, have
apparently found favor in the estima
tion of theatre goers lr other cities.
Miss Ring's season hag been one con
tiual'jriumpii, for she might remain
In IhW aectioa of the country playing
return 'engagements ror n extended
period. :
' A word or two might be added en
passant In regard to the company that
urrounds Miss Ring. Harry Guilfoil,
the principal comedian, has no peer in
fala particular line of work, and his
wonderful Imitations have been th
comment ot two hemispheres, William
P. . Carleton, the fine appearing tenor,
haa aa unusually good voice as well.
J uan -. Villa sana j gives a dramatic
ketch bt the president of the Republic
of Brilliant! na . that .. would be com
mended la straight drama, Paul Porter
as -the Japanese agent Is marvelous in
makeup and fidelity to Japanese tradi.
tlena Charles J.. Wenninger gives
Hew and orlgtnai cenceptlon of a young
tiermen professor. William - Halliday
as- the serreUry of state, and Peter
Curley at minister of war are absurdly
Xuaey la a eaUrlcal way. . Cyril Ring
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contributes a gool charncter sketch of
an inn keeper, and last but not least,
Juliette Lange lends romantic interest
and sings well In the part of Loletto,
the finance of Castroba. Beats are now
selling for the entire engagement.
Bainpolig Opens Today at Raker.
The eagerly looked ' forward to en
gagement of John Sainpolls with the Ba
ker company will open this afternoon
and the sale of 'seats attests the great
popularity of the eminent actor in this
city. It will be like the "good old stock
days" of the Baker back again for the
same, popular prices which helped make
the company so universally favored with
ell Classes are' to be resumed, together
with the opening Sunday afternoons and
the week day matinees .Wednesday and
Saturday are also Included.-
The opening play is to be "The Mid
dleman," In which. Mr. Salnpolls created
the biggest hit here of any stock actor
with his portrnyal of Cyrus Blenkarn,
the pathetlciold clay baker, calling forth
praise from tho critics and causing the
play to be carried over nearly threj
weeks to packed houses. Since leaving
Portland Mr. Salnpolls has appeared In
support of famous stars, such us Mary
Mannerlng and David Warfield, with
whom he has just closed his engage
ment to play this summer Season here.
"The Middleman" Is an- unusually
strong arid beautiful plji.;.by Hisn'ryAr-
tfeir Joneewho has-glveu the "modem
Stage many of Its foremost successes. Tt
revolves around the life of the old pot
tery maker and his struggles for rec
ognition and reward against the hypo
erltical owner of the works. After many
failures and disappointments the great
third act suddenly culminates in a start
ling success and the thrilling discovery
of the method of making a rare kind of
pottery brings wealth and- happiness- to
BlenkaVn and his little family of two
motherless daughters. The glowing fur
nace scene of this act is one of great
intensity and dramatic triumph in which
Mr. Sulnpolls reaches the very acme of
artistic acting.
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"The Xyiuphs" at the Bungalow.
One of the biggest hits the bopular
Lyric Musical Comedy company has yet
been credited with is "The Financiers,"
which has been the sensation of the
week Just past, and the announcement
that next week's bill, opening with to
day's matinee is to be a sequel will be
a plrasing one. The title of this week's
travcsly is "The Nymphs," which sug
gests things more than pleasing f o the
eye, especially wun a lot or pretty
chorus girls to assist in, the picture.
' The Lyric chorus is one of the best
trained and most attractive on the
coast, and the clever singing and danc
ing numbers, enhanced by fetching cos
tumes are never falling features Of
each week's bill. In "The Nymphs'
they are especially to the fore, for it Is
more of a spectacular and scenic prod
uction, filled with surprises, and bub
bling over with laughter.
Thoso two funny Dutchmen, West
and Vack, whojiave had such a terrible
time tackling the -financial question,
will continue their hunt for the myste
rious red pocketbook, and their search
takes them to the seashore this week,
where truly wonderful happenings take
place. Jeane Fltcher, whose singing
voice has so captivated Bungalow audi
ences, will sing several new and charm
ing numbers. Remember the dally mat
inees, and also that there are two even
ing performances, the first at 7:45 and
the second at 9:18, and also the Friday
night chorus girls' contest.
Bill of Features at Orpheum.
A bill of features will open at the
Orpheum Monday afternoon and con
tinue for the week. It Is an entertain
ing oganization - of comedy, music,
startling feats of skill, and was the
combination selected for the opening of
the new Orpheum theatre at Seattle,
Headlined is the diminutive Master Ga
briel and his company In ."Little Tommy
Tucker," the tale of a boy. who Is a.
boy. Tommy ' Tuckej. and bJa doei
"Mutt,", afford 20 minutes of the most
rollicking sort of fun, A feature of the
act wlULbe the appearance of the fa
mous Canadian beauty, Ml VUIa Per
rin, wke is declared to begone of the 10
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most beautiful women of the stage. She
was the successful contender for the
beauty prize at the Toronto exposition
beauty show.
Feminine daintiness will also be Been
in the appearance of Miss Isabella
D'Armond, the deml tasse comedienne in
"Jolly Junk," In which she 1 aided by
Geerge Moore. Miss D'Armond Is con
sidered aoof the most fetching -little
women on Broadway for many months.
Tremendous Jaw muscles are good for
something besides street corner speeches
as the Iron jawed duo, Gerard and Hut-
Ell demonstrate. They swing tremen
dous weights with their teeth, while
Madame Hut-Ell Is considered one of
the marvels of physical development
It is an European act.
Joseph L. Browning and Henry Lewis
mill be here with tbelr side splitting
farce called "Nearly A Soldier," which
tells the story of a. recruiting station.
Mr. Lewis has created a character study
in impersonating the German lad who is
trying to enlist.
George Austin Moore and Cordelia
Haager are a pair of fine entertainers,
using "A" Laugh in Many Languages,"
to put through their dialect stories and
songs. Until recently Miss Haager was
one of the belles of Baltimore.
The Namba'Japs bring one of those
startling balancing gymnastlo turns
which causes thrill after thrill. They
are featuring the feat of Tokio Namba,
Who bounds up a flight of stairs on his
head.
Tom Edwards, the huntsman ventrilo
quist of England, will round out the
splendid offering for the week with his
clever dummies avd voice gymnastics.
The last performances of "A Legiti
mate Holdup," will be this afternoon
and night.
High Grade Acta at Grand.
There is a genuine treat in store for
lovers of high grade vaudeville the com
ing week when Sullivan & Consldine
are sending to the Grand what is pre
dicted to be the finest show ever seen
in a popular price theatue. Especial
attention is called to the headline act,
which is "A Night in a London-Music
Hall.' It. will be presented by Fred
JCarno's original London Pantomime
oompany, and it comes as a genuine
novelty. There are 20 English players
In ths act, which shows the stage and
parfbf the auditorium of a- moslc hall.
There is a complete vaudeville program
and the comedy Is provided by the mu
sic hall performers and the people in
the boxes. This ct carried the east by
storm, and has never been duplicated.
There is fun every minute and the act
will be the talk of the town after its
opening performance. Karno's come
dians are making a special limited tour
of the Sullivan & Consldine circuit, i
As a special feature, the' management
announce the Barrows-Lancaster com-,
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pany in "Tactics,'' a reopened engage
ment of the Civil war. This is ,an act
of comedy and good acting and will bd
one of the strong points on a strong
program. - ' 1
Sadie Sherman, an attractive young
woman, will present a novelty offering
which she calls "Phototypes.'. This is
something new and added to the per
sonality of Miss Sherman is a guar
anteed winner. -rrr :
' Two -dare devils are Lohse and Stir
ling. "They give a perf ortaahoe which
is conducted entirely In the air.
Jack Goldie, an exceptionally fine
tenor,, will be heard in lyrics ana
whistling specialty which is far from
the beaten track. There will be the
usual motion pictures.
Sunday's performanoes will close the
present bill. Those who have not yet
seen Albers' ten Polar bears should do
so before It is too late. Patrice In "The
Lobbyist'" shows inside politics and
Mueller and Mueller have a high class
singing act
Primrose at Pontage.
George Primrose, world famous min
strel, toplines the bill that opens
week's engagement at pantages theatre
with the matinee tomorrow at 2:38. -Mr.
Primrose has long been a familiar fig
ure on the American stage, and his con
ception of the minstrel has become a
classic. Supporting Mr. Primrose .are
Murphy and West,' two minstrels of ex
ceptional ability, whose soft and hard
shde dancing has brought them Into
prominence. Murphy and West open the
act with a song, "On Mobile Bay," which
is followed by the appearance of Mr.
Primrose in his familiar minstrel Cos
tume. "' -
Griff, the English' music hall come
dian, will prove a drawing card. He is
an exceptionally clever Juggler, and his
satire on juggling as it is done In
vaudeville is most amusing. Griff isj
also a ventriloquist and a mimic, conse
quently hia Imitation of an English
"Johnny" describing a baseball game is
most ludicrous. - 1
The three Bums Sisters present one
of the happier acts of the sort in vaude
ville. . With selections on various ln
struments and with vocal offerings the
sisters entertain admirably," Bits of
the classics are used In their program,
supplemented by the latest hits along
Broadway.
Tallman,1 the wizard of the cue, has
created the greatest exhibition of. diffi
cult and seemingly Impossible pool and
Milliard shots evereeain vaudeville.
xsjiman, - one .iiijie', vi'tijjitMuu -u .u
world, present an act to be enjoyed by
all. Huge mirrors are -placed In such a
position that all of "Tallroan's shots are
shown clearly to llie auflience.
Vaudeville's merriest playlet this sea
son Is ""During One's Life," presented by
Schrode and Chappelle. The comedy has
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the curtain Is up, ono long continuous
laugh is afforded the audlenoe. Closing
the program are numerous animated
events, shown by the Pantagescope.
Ellis' .Nine Hawallans, introducing
Miss Ruth Lei Aloha, Honolulu's fa
mous dancer, will be seen for the fare
well performances this afternoon and
tonight, supported by a splendid vaude
ville bill.
Motion Picture Houses.
Today at the Star theatre marks the
opening day of the exhibition of the
pictures taken of the late Count Leo
Tolstoy, by Pathe brothers, just three
weeks before the death of this writer.
TJjeft. pictures, wlli.be shown today, to
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and Shadow," a southern drama of early
life in the south during slave days, and
'The Manicure Lady," a laughable Bl
ograph comedy,, with Miss Helen Lowe
the Star's favorite, and musie by the
orchestra, , . - , , ... ..."
At the Arcade, as a suitable feature
after the successful production of
"Nero and the Burning of Rome," the
headline will br "A Close Call. a very
thrilling railroad picture showin the
rescue of a life from before this run
away engine, and many other Interest
ing happenings; also "Her Humble Min
istry," a picture of whiit a kind-hearted
girl dld-'toward redeeming young
life in the slums, and "In and Around
Havana," a commendable scenic; "A
Hangry Man Fed," a real comedy, and
music by Forrest and Henkle.
The Oh Joy, topliner will be "The
Still Alarm," a vivid and exciting fire
picture, "A Case of High Treason," very
dramatic; "Jimmy on a Lark," real com
edy, and "Shooting jthe Rapids,' 'a scenic.
Mr. Houghton will sing something orig
inal, and there will be snappy muslo,
At the Tlvoll,-A Close Call," an ex
act copy of the feature at the Arcade.
has been secured as the opening film, t
wiin aiksh lite,- a regular western
comedy, and "That Awful , Brother,"
showing the escapades' of this terrlmte
brother and their dire results, Sather
the sinser, music artd effects. ,,
The Star management also announces
that t will soon give a production of
'Semlramtde,!'. taken from the famous
opera , of thai came, with Miss Helen
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Scthern and Marlovv Here Soon.'
The engagement of these two fore
most artists of the American stage,' E.
H. Sothern and Miss Julia Marlowe, at
tne Meing xor etgnt performances, com
mencing Monday night, May 29, when
they will present their leading Shakes
pearean embodiments, gives to this city
its -most brilliant and momentous dra
matic event. The repertoire will be as
follows : Monday night May 29, "Mao
beth': Tuesday , night "Taming of the
Shrew"; Wednesday matinee and nlah't
"Romeo and Juilet"; Thursday night.
Merchant of Venice"; Friday night
Twelfth Night"; Saturday : matinee.
As You -Like It"; - Saturday night,
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Indications . are that the attendance
will be eomposed of .the entire literary,
socinJ and theatre going public of this
eity. It will be a great delight to see
Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe in their
varied and famous impersonations' of
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, of Kather-
ina and Petrucblo, of Jacques and Rosa
lind, of Hamlet and Ophelia, of Shylock
and Portia,' of Rcmeo and Juliet and or
Viola and Mai vol lo. J The .Sothern and
Marlowe production of '''Macbeth," with
which fthese two, stars commence, their
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engagement, .Is considered to rank even
in advance of any of their other Snakes-
building of this production has en
grossed these two great artists. In the
witch and' apparition scenes, and those
depicting the brilliant banquet and war
episodes, much spectacular . effect has
been introduced. Most of the costumes
were "made for- the production In Eng
land, and Miss Marlowe's robes were
made by Callot of Paris. '
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Sothern and Marlowe dramatic organiza
tion of ,I0tf members la said to. be seen
at Its best in tho different trying roles
of the play. Ths play has been ar
ranged in six acts and 20 scenes, each
one an elaborate creation of the scenlo
artist's X skllL , Spectacular events will.,
be Introduced, Including a ballet of SQ
people in the witch .scene. In the com
pany are 'again, to be ' seen Frederick I
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