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HERE in little to be said about
Portland theatricals at this time
' that hag not already been said.
Cathrine Countlss begins her
farewell week today In "Her Own
Way," a happy blend of comedy and
'emotion. Miss Countiss has been a
welcome visitor this season, bringing
M eha dld a cspaole company and
tiplays that were Just right for a ium
t, inter , season made especially delightful
1 by the Heillg's cooling system. For
two seasons now tho Heilig manage
tincnt has solved the problem of Bum
Timer Attractions with Max Flgman and
;C!hls company last year and ; Miss
i Countlss this. The season of road at-X-treetlens
-begins auspiciously- at- the
Helllg week from today with the Oil
.jbert and Sullivan Festival Orera com
pany of stars in the old time comic
opera favorites. 1
For this week the Orpheum Is head
lining a great favorite In "William H.
5 Thompson, who will be remembered for
.Is clever work at the vaudeville house
"Jest summer. The Empress and Pan
stages are both headlining operettas and
ithe Lyric is offering its patrons a Port
land political satire. "The Flash" Is
rthe big feature at the Crest these days
-viand the exhibition of aerohydfoplane
j'Jflights will no doubt be popular at tho
llOaka.
PROMISES MADE BY
THE PRESS AGENTS
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Cathrine Countiss' Goodbye.
Cathrine Countlss, to the regret of
- -thousands of local playgoers who have
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-Hllig, wiil say farewell to them prob
lably for a long time In "Her Own
jWay7VThe comedy of sentiment which
.:. jls her final offering for the week com-
iTnencing tonight. She has demonstrated
ier great growth as an artist since her
1 .Jaet previous engagement here, and has
rworked earnestly and conscientiously, to
; Iglve good plays sound and wholesome
presentation.
fl; "Her Own Way" is tne comedy in
- 4-rhlch Maxlne Elliott appeared for an
; .entire season in New xork, and for a
-long period at the Savoy theatre, Lon
tVlon. The play opens with a children's
f'party. The youthful prattle discloses
: the household conditions. Georglana
iCrtey Is loved by the children, and no
" ""less ardently by a young West Point
'J'offlcer, whom she favors, but her money
mad relatives are a unit for a vulgar
; mining operator of great wealth
' Oeorgiana's brother has speculated
. t'wlth his own and his wife's money, and
disaster is threatened, so there is selfish
I7n.otlve. That she lias assented to till
JJls the false Impression conveyed to the
i ajoldier lover by his rival Thereupon
tjhe departs in silence lo l ad a command
iln the Philippines. When the financial
''crash comes in the Curiey family, (Jeor
'glana hands over her fortune under
' pledge that her brother will keep out of
,-J'Wall street, but he doesn't and the
'4. whirlpool of speculation again swallowH
" -'him up. Then he confesses to his sls
i.'ter the deception practiced upon the man
T whom she really loves. She turns with
, .loathing from the rich admirpr, who,
. -after all, has some good qualities, and
. makes provision for the family. False
- rumor of the young officer's death In a
.. . guerrlla engagement leads to a very In
4 triHA dramatic Rltllfttion. followed hv n
'Jjtumult of hysterical Joyousneas when he
, , returns, although wounded, to bring the
;t romance to a happy Iscue.
. C Mlsa, Countiss opens the play as hos
'teas at a children's birthday party, which
introduces the delightful littls actress,
, . ;Mayo Methot. with Eva Nortfbtron.
JTPhoebe B. Beebe and other precoclou
" youngsters. . In the cast are John C;
i Livingstone at Lieutenant Dick Cole
7 man, Henry Hall as the mining man
. "Robert Lawler as the Wall street spec
J Viator, Claire Sinclair as the talkatlv
- f.lady hair dresser. Laura Adams as the
I: silly old mother-in-law, Charles H. Schad
.and Florence Davenport as the family
"servants who lose their earnings in fol
- .lowing their employer's tips on the stock
1 market, and Mary Edgett as a spoiled
Zand capricious .Voung society matron
- I . Miss Counties and her associates wh
. "have shared her local popularity by
eamest and effective work, will gtv
'their farewell performance next Satur
-day,-and will then go their ways for lm
i "portunt professional activities elsewhere,
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Own Way" at the Heilig this week. Cath
tine Countiss will return east, lea vln
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HR1LIO Farewell week of Cathrine Countiss in "Her Own Wnv."
ORPHEUM Vaudeville, featuring William H. Thompson.
. EMPRESS Vaudeville, , '
PA NTAQKS Vaudeville.
LTRTC "The Higher-TJps."
PEOPLES, STAR, ARCADE, 8UNNYS1DE Motion pictures.
THE OAKS Amusement Park.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Hf.it. to Ollhirt and Sullivan Festival company in "The Mikado" Sun
day, Monday, Saturday and Saturday matinee; "The Pirates of Pen-i
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lnee: "Patience." Thursday evening. 1
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Portland on September 3, and going di
rect to New York to complete Important
plans for next season. It may be a
long time before this popular favorite
will again be enabled to greet the local
public, which has shown such Intimate
and affectionate interest in her career.
Negotiations are pending for her early
appearance in a New York production,
and a play Is being written for her
which she will try out before the holi
days, E. V. Price, manager for Miss
ACTRESS REGULAR
VOLCANO OF MIRTH
Minnie Allen.
Minnie Allen, one of the entertainers
to arpear at the Orpheum this week. Is
blued as "the little volcano of mirth,
She wears gorgeous gowns for her vau
deville act. Concerning Miss Alien the
Winnipeg TriDune said:
"Minnie Allen made herself speedily
popular in an entertainment that in
eluded feats of conjuring, rapid-fire
talk, some comic songs and playing her
own aeeotnpanlmeiit to the- latter with
much skill. This versatile act carried
us own reward as It fully deserved."
Countlss this summer, will look after
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tho affairs of that well known star,
Robert Hllliard, for a fourth year. Early
in October Mr. Hllliard will produce at
Atlantic City a new detective play. "The
Argyle Case," suggested by W. J. BurnH,
the famous criminal Investigator now
seeking a solution of the graft puzzle
in New York and written by Harriet
Ford and Harvey J. O'HIggins.
William 'lhompsor at Orpheum.
William H. Thompson, celebrated
character actor who shono last season
as 'The Wise Rabbi,"-will be supremo
at the Orpheum this." week In the play
let "An Object Lesson." The sketch
will be presented Just as it is seen In
the Haymarket theatre in London. It
has a virile theme built around an old
man who has a young wife and In the
hands of Thompson and his little com
pany the playlet Is said by newspaper
critics ,to be remarkable for its realism
and finesse. In "An Object Lesson'
Mr. Thompson appears for the first
time in his long stage career Just as
In is without a particle of facial make
up. This alone Is picked as a novel
feature as Thompson has portrayed
more, than I2(f0 character roles during
his 3(1 years on tho lage.
hecond place in the final August
bill Is filled by Billy Gould and Belle
Ashlyn, who will appear in ft speclaly
or Jokes and songs written by Gould
1 lie third number If ono calculated
to nr peal to children particularly. It
is Howard's Novelty, or an exhibition
Of musical Shetland ponies and comedy
dogs. This act has a spectacular stage
setting and has been extolled all along
the Orpheum route as an animal act
that stands out as being different from
most vaudeville turns of the kind.. The
ponies and terriers go through their
paces with such little prompting a crltlo
In Spokane put the question: "Are not
they mechanical horses and dogsT"
Minnie Allen, who Is known as "the
little volcano of mirth," Is next. She
is a cultured vocalist who has a selMc
tion of songs all of-which have a com
edy flavoring. Miss Allen plays hor
own accompaniments and wears stun
nlng gowns.
Hftlv place on the ' Orpheum poster
ib held by Jesse xrXaSK jTi Tnedfette".
wno appears In a posing act called "Vis
Ions d'Art." For her various poses she
stands on a revolving pedestal and tnul
tlhued electric lights are thrown to pro
duce beautiful effects.
Georges Slnmondet, noted French
Lyric , tenor, will be heard In classical
and popular selections and La Vler,
trapeze ai tint, is billed to exhibit daring
feats in midair.
Grace Cameron, comedienne, will close
her engagement at the Orpheum tonight.
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Operetta at Empress.
Actual twin actresses are a feature
of the headline act, "The Houseboat
Party," at the Empress this week. The
twins are Ethel and Alice Shaw, beauti
ful women, who take prominent parts
in the comedy operetta. "The House
boat Party" was written by William Le
Baron and the feature singers, dancers
and comedians are Wilfred Berrlck, Lil
lian Dean Hart, Donald Archer and the
Shaw twins. Aoiong the musical num
bers to be heard are: "Dear Old Col
lege Days," "Not a Bit," 'The Search
light Man." "I Fall for Every Girl I
Meet." "Whistling Duo" and "I Don't
Know Much About That," "The House
boat Party" teWms with specialties and
each of the company of 10 is a graduate
of musical comedy.
"Onalp," the man who revolves mys
teriously with an upright piano and
plays upon the Instrument at the same
time is the added feature or me new
Empress bill. "Onalp" "moves the heavy
Instrument without touching It and th
whole act is veiled in mystery.
A distinct novelty Is third on the bill.
It is Lee Tung Foo, Chinese entertainer,
an educato'd Asiatic who, until he was
engaged by Sullivan & Conaldine, fig
ured prominently in San Francisco as
an entertainer at exclusive society func
tions. Lee Tung Foo was born in Hong
kong and when a child was sent to San
Francisco to be educated. Besides com
pleting a college course he took up the
study of vocal music. In his vaude
ville act he sings several songs In Eng
lish and then translates them Into
Chinese.
Helen Primrose, billed as the blithe
some beauty, Is next.- An alliterative
review of her act by a critic is: "She
simply sings sprightly songs." Miss
Primrose wears gorgeous costumes In
herVact. After an absence of 10 years
frm the L'nlted States Oranto and
Maud return from the Palace theatre In
London to appear In "their wire .walking
act. This act" coneUHs of bounding,
twisting and somersaulting on a high
wire. Jack Manley and Charley Walsh,
singing and talking comedians with a
big reputation in the stage world, com
plete the new bill.
"La Petite Gosse," the pantomime
showing phases of the night life of
Paris featuring the Apache dance, will
oe seen ior me last time at, the Em
press tonight,
Tantageg Has frettjr Girls.
Pretty girls, beautiful costumes
catchy melodies and hilarious mirth will
be In order at Tantages for the week
commencing with the matinee tomorrow
at 2:30 when Gus Sohlfco, the New York
producer, will offer Miss Mildred Cecil
and Bobby Harrington In a delectable
musical comedietta Introducing the Sum
mertime Gins. Bobby Harrlnrton is
comedian of no llttl note, and In his
present role Johnny Fly, a Broadway
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chappie, he has ample opportunity to
demonstrate his ability Miss Cecil Is a
charming soubrette who can sing and
dance with delightful excellence. Her
songs are new and caichy and her gowns
were designed In Paris especially for
the act. These two stars will be sup
ported by a chorus of pretty girls. The
scenic effects are elaborate.
Paris Green, clever monologlst, will be
another feature on the program. ' Mr,
Green- will be heard In his brand new
Jokes, Jingles and melodies. It has been
several seasons since his last tour of
the coast and hlB return will be wel
come.
- A happy comedy of college life Is
"Chums.'.' in which Henry ilargrave and
his company will appear. Not a single
feminine part has been included In the
cast. While baaed on collego lite, the
play deals fundamentally with the love
one man can hold for another and many
gripping situations are witnessed al
though "Chums" is really a comedy.
Calts brothers are artists In their
wooden shoes and the terpslchorean nov.
eltles Introduced will provide rare en
tertainment. The Caits have been feat
ured In many of the leading eastern
vaudeville theatres, but this will be
their first appearance on tho Tantages
circuit.
Rose and Ellis are barrel Jumping ex
perts whose performance will be enjoyed
by all. These clever folk are leaders
In their peculiar sort of entertainment
Irwin and Herxog are soloists whose
voices are reputed to be among the best
In vaudeville and their selections are
such as will appeal to all classes of
folk. They are heard In several solos
and duets. The Pantagescope will show
many new animated events, .
Miss Lucia Lottie Collins, daughter of
the celebrated English comedienne, will
conclude her local engagement with the
performances this afternoon and evea
lng.
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Lyric, "The Hlgher-Ups."
A comedy with musical interpolations
which promises to eclipse all previous
efforts as an entertaining production
will be presented at the Lyric all week
commencing with tomorrow matinee. It
Is called "The Higher-Upe," nd deals
with the political situation in this city,
In a way, that will make It the most
talked of production sef-n In. this city
Irrespective of prices. It will be in the
hands of the Armstrong Follies compa
ny. Those who have never attended
council meeting ana tnose wno nave
been present at the sittings of this wor
thjP body will enjoy "Tho Hlgher-Ups."
it will show tns inner workings and es
peclally how ordinances and franchises
are rushed through.
The plot of the production Is Interest
ing. It takes place in Portland and th
time Is th present. The city is ruled
bv women. All the offices being occu
pled by the fair sex. Pat Flannlgan and
Jake Meyers are sentenced to -nine
months In jail for smoking and drinking,
While there they get. together with some
of the lnmatea and form a reform party,
At the expiration of their sentences,
Flannlgan runs for mayor and Jake
MeyersJIor -.dJotjM ftttQrneJ)otJUelDg
elected. They Immediately proceed to
put tbeir reforms on a working basis
They Install a saloon in the city nail
have gambling rooms and private rooms
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Dainty Clara Howard, who appearsln
for secret meetings of the council, where
everything Is railroaded.
Will Armstrong will be seen in the
rnln of Pat Flannltran and how he runs
;the lown will be laughable In the ex
treme. Gus Leonard, who always has u
faculty of getting things ; wrongl side
, to, will be seen as the district attorney.
Ethel Davis and Clara Howard will be
seen as leading suffragists as also will
tho baby dolls. Ralph BeVan as a goody
goody will have his share In causing
trouble for the reformers. There will be
all kinds of-local Jokes and witty say
ings introduced that will keep' the house
In an uproar at all times. "The Hlgher
Ups" will be a production on a larger
scale than anything ever attempted at
this popular playhouse during the musi
cal comedy reign. There will be the
usual two performances every night, a
matinee dally and the baby doll contest
on Friday night after each performance.
Opera Coming to Heilig.
The news will be welcome to both
the older and younger Jets of play goer
In this city that a season of one week
with matinees on Wednesday and Sat
urday, will begin at the Heilig on Sun
day next, September 1, which is to be
devoted solely lo the best comic operas
of Gilbert Sullivan, unese revival
will be made by the Gilbert & sumvan
Festival company, from the Casino
theatre, Hew York, with practically an
all star cast which Includes sucn wen
known and Important players as Do
Wolf Horrner. Blanche Duffield, Eugene
Cowlesf George MacFarlane, Arthur Al-
drldge, Kate Condon, viola uiuette, Ar
thur Cunningham, Alice Brady, Louise
Barthel and the New York Casino cnorus
and orchestra. The arrangement will
Introduce "ThotMlkado" on Sunday, Mon
day and Saturday nights and at the Sat
urday matinee; ' rne riraies oi ren
sance" on Tuesday and Friday nights,
Pinafore" at the Wednesday matinee,
and on Wednesday night, and a single
performance of "Patience" on Thursday
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night. These revivals r uu. . i.
efforts of Messrs. Shubert and William
a Rmrtv. and were Inaugurated three
years ago at the Casino theatre. New
York. The stage history or mean uu
fAMtit nnrai would In themselves pro
vH enoueh Interesting material to fill
many columns. They were nrsi intro
duced into America In 1;8 when "Pina
fore" was given, it is announceu mm
mn orders from both in and out of
tnwn will h received at the box office
beginning Monday. August 2. These or
ders take precedence over iue
box office sale wnlcn opens inunany,
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Motion Picture Houses.
tw la much rolng on In the world
of films in general, not known to the
..kii hut ih. blraest event of the
past week was the final disposition of
Ttunn 101" films. This nas Deen se
cured by the Film Supply company of
n.nn from this time on incse
.m.nrti'd Dlctures will be found exclu
slvcly on the programs or tne reopies
Amusement company, 'ine reopies 10
dav announces as its feature attraction
I.eonold Rosen." a noted noy wonaer
ARTIST PERFORMS ON
A REVOLVING PIANO
"Onaip," who will b teen at Em
press theatre next week.
"Onalo" Is a mysterious act to shin
on the, bill assembled for the Empress
th.etre next week. "Onaip" Is piano
spelled upside -down and Is the naino
taken by th vaudeville performer who
revolves with a piano ts it turns in
space and plays on the Instrument at
the same time. "Onalp" makes the
Piaoomva wnil.t,stftn4iPK, seyeraLieet
away trom it ana nas otner tncKs wun
the musical Instrument which mystify
his audiences. "Onalp" was one of the
hits of n Empress bill two seasons ago,
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"The Higher Ups" at the Lyric.
playing the violin. "The'Reckonlng," a
big Bison film, will head the pictures
telling a deep and absorbing story. This
will Je closely followed by "North of
63," r a - sensational Canadian mounted
police story. "Views of Levran" fur
nishes a beautiful scenic, and for com
edy "Condiictor 786" fills the bill. "That
Trio" Confer, Bauer and Wilson will ba
on hand with something new. "Lu
cille" In three reels, and the "Cervo
Duo," are announced for Sunday next.
At the 8tar Manager Ryan announces
a lengthy engagement of "The Three
French Stars," excellent . musical trio.
They will open their engagement by
singing selections from Faust Th
feature picture presented will be "The
Equine Spy," a splendid two reel sub
ject with a noted educated horse play
ing the leading part. "When a Count
Counted" Is a delightful comedy. "Un
cle's Favorite Pudding" also furnishes
mirth, and these attractions blend to-"
gether Into a thoroughly entertaining
program.
At th Arcade "Androculus and the
Lion," big Roman feature. 'The Dep
uty's Duty," a strong drama, "A Corner
on Kisses, splendid comedy, and "For
Her Sister's Sake," dramatic, together
with Hellstrom and Myhre, Pwedisn
character singerir-ffnd dancers, and Ar-
thur Elwell, baritone, comprise a splen
did list of attractions.
The new Sunnyslde at Thirty-fifth
and Belmont, has a varied list of films.
headed by a splendid Bison, "The Buf
falo Hunt." "Miss Elsie Edwards." dain
ty little English character singer Is the
musical attraction here. "Oliver Twist"
to be shown here Tuesday.
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Hydro-Aeroplane at Tho Oaks.
Headed by Aviator Silas O, Chrlstof-
ferson the bill at the Oaks today is the
most expensive ever furnished by any
amusement park In the northwest. In
addition to the regular bill of attrac-
lona at the Oaks, Chrlstofferson and
his hydro-aeroplane have been engaged
to make daring flights at 8, ( and 7
o'clock. The young aviator, who has
made no small record, will have his ma
chine on exhibition in the Oaks and will
start from tho Oaks. Every detail will
be explained by mechanics. He will rise
from the lawna and drop into the water.
Ho will rise from the water In front of
the Oaks boardwalk and will circle
around the park, the whole time keeping
n run view or the crowds. Every dar-
ng dip and dive that has ever been in
vented by aviators will be produced by
unristofferson, who promises to "go
there one better."
Another unique feature will be the
Joint presence of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
reiz. Airs. feis premises to contribute
songs from her repertoire in several of
10 languages while PeU, who has Just
returned from his honeymoon, will con
tribute corntt solos. The Hawallane,
with both orchestra and vocal numbers,
are receiving a great reception and will
be seen every afternoon and evening. So
will AH Zada, the great Oriental ma
gician, and tho Punch and Judy show.
There Is to be Keen on the trail a mys
tery act, involving the coming to life
of three beautitful marble statues. The
full program Is now being given every
afternoon and evening.
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At Council Crest.
Fun along the Flash la doled out in
holesale quantities these days and the
new scenic amusement park on Council
Crest never did & more thriving busi
ness than now. The Flash street of
amusements Is patronized continuous
ly and Manager Duchamp Is more con
vinced than ever that he mads no mis
take in installing the new attractfbns
a few woeks ago. The warm weather
of last week served tp bring out pleas
ure seeitere Dy tne thousand, for no
matter how hot It may be down In the
city it Is always cool on "Portland's
Roof Garden." The weekly displays of
fireworks will be continued every
Thursday night for some weks to come.
Had Monkey and Parrot Time, '
(By tbt) International Newt Sertlce.l
Paris. Aug. 24. For soma tlmn the
comlssary of police In the quarter of
me uourso nd been receiving com
plaints from the tenants of a house In
tne Hue RiohelleU that the occupants .
of the fifth flopr kept them awake' by
imitatlsg the sounds of different ani
mals. The proper place for the exercise
of such talents, they held, was the
stage, and . not a reputable dwelling,
where everyone went betimes to bed.
The law moved at last, and the Inquiries
of the commissary discovered not a Ten.
triloquist with a distorted idea of hu
mor, but a veritable menagerie. In fact. '
the tenant on the fifth floor was an
explorer but lately returned from the
Congo, who, no doubt, to assuage nls
nostalgia for the life of the wilds, had
installed In his rooms several lion cubs
and a number of apes.parrots, Badgers!
and snakes. He has been requested to
transfer bis miniature menagerie else
where.
With an adjustable handle a slnglet
blade, serves in a new implement for
a sickle, corn knife and pruning saw. -, !
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