THE OREGON . SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTtAND, SUNDAY MORNING.'.' FEBRUARY- 4,,' 1917.
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SCREEN FAVORITESTO BE SEEN HERE
A SHOW " possessing two beadllners
and two other featured acts la the
OnJieura attraction to. open at the
Helllg theatre this afternoon for a four
days' encasement. . The beadllners are
Beatrtce Herford, society's exclusive
entertainer, who 1 making her debut
in vaudeville, and Baruko Onukl, the
Japanese prima donna.
Beatrice Herford is one of the most
notable "single" women entertainers on
the American stage, and until this sea
son she remained east, where she was
In constant demand for functions of
the elite. Miss Herford Is a monolog
1st. who finds fun in everything, and
who has special talent In portraying
characters seen in everyday life.
Haruko Onukl. the Joint headllner.
fcst the only Japanese prima donna in
vaudeville, and was won for the Or
pheum from the New York. Hippodrome
immediately after the expiration of her
contract there. She speaks English
nerfectly. and does not bid for favor by
, sinning popular, songs with, a Japanese
accent, but sings the most difficult
arias in the foreign tongues in Which
tliey are written. Onukl was reared in
HeaUle, where her father operates a
Japanese bank.
Ralph Rig and Xatherlhe Witchle,
the extra added attraction, offer a
wide variety of dances from the ultra
modem steps of the ballroom to the
fatry-Uke bounds and darts in a dainty
clamrlcel number. Mr. Riggs has ar
r as (red a charming program for him
elf and artistic partner, and their
dances are connected with, clever
snatches of song.
Florena Ames- and Adelaide Win
throp. the fourth' big-type artists, of
fer what they call "Caught in a Jamb,"
an episode. It is a clever assemblage
of stage effects, costuming, singing and
dancing, dialogue and personality.
t Remaining acts of the show are
France Nordstrom, author of numer
ous playlets, and William Pinkham,
who present a quaint comedy, entitled,
"All Wrong"; Miss Leitxel, wonder of
the air. who Is a great favorite in
Irtlnd, and Hans Hanke, eminent
concert pianist, who is making a re
turn tour. The Orpheum Travel Week
ly showing moving picture views of
foreign lands, and the Orpheum concert
orchestra, under direction of George K.
Jeffery, complete the program.
Musical features and comedy of ex
ceptional cleverness and a motion pic
ture drama with an appeal that will 30
right Into the heart of every citizen
of Photovllle, are what the Strand
theatre Is preparing for its patrons in
the new bill which will open Sunday
For Instance, there will be Emerald
Orcein, whose name Is enough in Itself
to arouse one's .interest and enthus
iasm. She Is as" pretty a girl as the
heart could wish and has a repertory
of 'songs that have been winners for
her wherever she has appeared. Her
costumes are another thing that help3
make her act one of exceptional at
tractiveness.
When one has listened to all man
mer of small instruments, it is quite
a welcome change to encounter some
thing gigantic in the line of musToJ
producing appliances. This Is whatlN.
me Musical tfenueys nave, xney arc
bringing to Portland the biggest xylo
phone in the business and they are
past masters in the operation of it. In
addition they offer a versatile program
which calls Into play other instru
ments as well.
. The Imperial Trio Is a jolly bunch
of sailor lads with plenty of harmony
' and melody and a fine line of droll I"
comedy, and Wilson and Gray are a Raymond, greatest of all circus clowns,
couple of delightfully clejzr..il,.sing-ltakes a fall from them.
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Prominent Stagef oik
Who Died , in 1916
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Tlaia Faasad Otst tha "04t XMvlda"
FoOowing Is a list of the"1 moat
prominent people associated with the
theatre in one capacity or another who
died during the year of 191:
Will R. Antiadea, 44, February 5;
critic and press representative.
Joseph Brooks, .November,. 27, man
ager. J. W. Comyna-Carr, 67, Deoember 4:
dramatist and critic.
George B. Cox, May 20; theatrical
magnate.
Mary Davenport,- 65, June 26; ac
tress. Acton Daviea. 46. June 12: critic.
Richard Harding Davis, 52, A prill 11;
novelist and dramatist.'
Maurice Farkoa, 62, March 21; actor
and vocalist.
Robert E. Graham, 68, July 17; com
edian. Theodore Hamilton, 80, June 27; ac
tor. William Harris, November 25', man
tgr. Lee Harrison, 50, October 29; comedian.
George H. Huber, 73. June 24; show
man. Wright Huntington, September 21;
actor and manager.
Tom Karl, March 19, opera singer.
Mrs. Annie Adams Kiskadden, 69.
March 17; actress.
Sam Lucas, 75, Jajwary 11; come
dian. Jack London, 40. November 22; nov
elist and dramatist.
Charles M. S. McLellan, 51. Septem
ber 21; playwright and librettist.
Jean Mounet-TSully, 75, February 8;
actor. "
Ada Rehan. 69. January 8: actress.
Hans RicMer, 73, December ; opera
conductor.
James Whitcomb Riley, 62, July 22
author. ??
Tomasao Salvind, 87, January If ac
tor.
Mollv Elliot Seawell, 66. November
15: dramatist and novelist.
Henry Sienkiewicz. 70, November 16;
dramatist and novelist.
T. Russell Sullivan, 67, June 28
dramatist.
Blllv Van. 50, July 11; minstrel.
"HaDpy Cal" Wagner, 76, January
27; minstrel.
Lionel Walsh, July 1; comedian.
Jean Webster, June 11; dramatist.
ACTRESS NATURALLY FUNNY
Above, left to right 'Mary Mac Laren in "The Mysterious Mrs. M.
Below, left to right Gerald Ames and Edna Flugrath In "Me and M'
of the Storm Country."
'; Mae Marsh In The Escape."
Pal"; Mary Pickford in "Tew
ers. '
"Me an Me Pal," the Redfeatherj
"ten strike," will be the photodrama
feature op. the new bill. It is the
story of how a young artist, unsuccess
ful and cast out by his rich uncle,
struggled back to success as best he
could and won the heart of the girl ho
loved.
The sixth episode of the "Purple
Mask." the big superserial of detective
Skill and criminal cleverness, moves
its scene to the Balkans. This epl-
sode will be run as an additional fea
.ture on the program of Monday and
Tuesday only.
The new bill opening tomorrow mat
inee at Pantages is very largely red
headed and good to look upon. . Titian
is the dominant tone by about 90 per
s cent, speaking for the feminine side.
' Billy Saxton'a bunch of redheads leads
the bill with a full-blown musical com
edy lots of singing, dancing, fun and
a real plot. -w
Herbert and Dennis come along with
a lot more fun of- about six different
brands, dialects, singing, dancing, falls
. and the like. They queJlfy as premier
laugh-getters of the bill, unless Hip
Vema Mersereau and her company of
dancers oflf er an Egyptian dancing
fantasy that is beautifully staged and
in every way well worth while. The
Jubilee Four are darkey singers of
plantation songs, and are a rare treat.
The Grace Sisters, elso red-headed.
slnp and dance and look very hand
some. The fifteenth episode of "The Lass
of the Lumberlands" brings the climax.
or denoumient. or whatever it is. of
that very powerful film story, with
Helen Holmes playing the name part
in the same sensational fashion.
&K111 and daring are shown in a re
markable degree by the Rlva-Larsen
Troupe of gymnasts, who open a four-
day engagement on the new bill at the
Hippodrome today. They do their
Kiraat work' on four hanging ropes, and
are now making a highly successful
tour of the United States after meet
ing with big success In Europe. Two
men and two girls make up the act.
and their tricks are of the startling
sort. '
Hart man and Varady offer a series
of sensational European dtances that go
big everywhere.1 Thir work is of the
whirlwind kind. The ' girl does some
surprising neck swings aa the two-step
along through thedr fast steps.
Clark and La Vers have an oddity.
"The Girl and the Cop," that will bring
many teugha The skit is bright and
original, and Is good for any number
of laughs. The interest Is held closely
from start to tfinteh. This will be one
of the favorite numbers on the new
bill.
Murray and Hall have a diversified
program or stunts. Including songs.
dances and other features. There la
variety galore, and all the things they
do win their audience.
Walter Gilbert has a different act,
being a combination of contortion and
monologue stunts, all done in street
clothes. He la a sure gloom chaser,
and he haa everyone laughing before
he has been on more than a couple of
minutes.
Green and Pugh, the two boys from
Dixie, are - almost a whole show in
themselves. They introduce their cele
brated Jas" band, that makes a hit
always. These performers are invari
ably given numerous recalls.
1 "International DiplomacjrN is the
atest episode In tfte Paths prepared
ness serial, " "Pearl of the Army," In
which Pearl White Is featured. There
are added thrills and interest in this
chapter. In addition, the Path News
and a film comedy are shown.
Booth Family Not
Extinct, Says Mirror
was all right," she replied, indifferent,
lv. and then, enthusiastically "Mr
Mansfield did wear such pretty
clothes."
And the other is about a retired sea
captain, who recently saw Otis Skinner
in Tarkington's "Mister Antonio." "By
sorrv. it was fine. Pine!" said the
old sailor, enthusiastically. "Mr. Skin
?r. ihe s fine! He certainly knows now
to talk that Eytallan language! TTTvy
was ail fine! Fine girl, too!
"Yes, sir, but when the curtain went
up on that barroom scene I like to
busted night out you know what they
had hung up there?"
"No, I don't," replied Tarkington.
"By Jolly! There she was right on
that barroom wall a fine picture of
the old 'flying Cloud, the most famous
old clipper ship that ever sailed the
'Lantlc ocean!
"Yes, sir, there shetwas; I'd know
her like you'd know a picture of your
aunt. They had her hung up there, big
as life. Oh, it was a fine show
Fine!" " ' a"
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Misses Irene and Constance Farber.
Few
acts that have been seen in 1
vaudeville in Portland have made such 1
a hit as did the Farber Girls who were
here the first part of last week. There !
is nothing in their act from one end
to the other except personality. Irene
Farber is a finished actress and sing
er while her sister. Constance, is just'
naturally funny. Just to. look at her
makes laughs come, and every time
she moves or says anything she pro
vokes another flock of laughs.
The Misses Farber are nieces of
Judge and Mrs. Andrew Campbell of
34 East Seventy-fourth street. North,
and cousins of Percy Campbell, well
known local band leader.
Miss Constance off the stage is de
mure and quiet as she is the reverse
behind the footlights. Nevertheless
there is an undercurrent of rollicking
humor In her conversation as is evi
denced by her own "story of her life:"
"We were born In Mollne, Ill the
plow city. We always did a certain
amount of amateur work even before
as children, we went to Chicago to
live and be educated. There we con
tinued our private entertaining at
clubs, etc
"We owe what success we have had
to a disappointment at the Majestic
theatre, Chicago. A temperamental
prima donna refused to go on the bill
second, so we were rushed on, aa some
one had seen us do our act at the
South-Shore Country club a night or
so before. Not knowing how we would
do, ws were Just engaged for one per
formance, but we did very well and
thus received our first vaudeville work.
We played here on that first trip. We
went east directly after finishing the
tour, and received fine bookings, be
ing played continuously in the east for
nearly four seasons.
"It Is my personal ambition to create
a part in a farce comedy, on the order
of "Fair ; and Warmer," while. my .1ter
leans toward musical comedy. 7
Motion Pictures of Somme Battle and
North Sea Grand Fleet to Be Seen Here
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Bill to Protect Rabbits.
Columbus, O., Feb. 3. (I. N. S".)
Representative Baker of Ashland has
introduced in the Ohio legislature a
bill which makes It unlawful for the
hunter to shock unsuspecting rabbits
at night with the bright glare of a
spot light, and then shoot them down.
Uncensored Films of These Pictures Will Come to the United
States to Be Exhibited for War Relief Purposes'.
Many artrang things have come to
pass since the great war began, and
not the least remarkable is the fact
that Great Britain, always rigidly se
cretive as to her war operations, has
sanctioned motion plot urea of the bat
tle of the Somme. and the grand fleet
In the North sea.
More than this, she has consented
to send unoensored films of these pic
tures to America, for exhibition for
war relief purposes. Charles Urban,
the man. for Whom the British navy
posed, is now in this country acting
as one of the directors f Official War
Films, Inc., the corporation controIUn
the American rights for the pictures.
Thl corporation, of which William
K. Vanderbilt is president,' will devoto .
all its gross profits . to deserving war
relief funds. It controls,- in J addition
to the pictures named above, those of ;
the American ambulance' Corpa "; in
France and the American .avlatloft
corps. All these pictures are. now be
ing arranged and .captioned, and wU2
shortly be released through: the dla
trtbutlve channels of the General Film
company. . '. - . '
Mr. Urban relates many Interesting
incidents connected with Ms visit to
the "Grand Fleet" and the photograph
ing of the great variety of units com
posing it. ' ;.".. -v. -v
Xa TTnlqae Foaitioa.y k:-
"I believe I am warranted," he says,
"in stating that (with the exception of
brief visits to the fleet by. Frederick.
Palmer, and several French ministers)
my camera men and myself . occupied
the unique position of being the only
civilians permitted to sojourn, on a
British battleship under war condi
tions, up to that time. Our experi
ences were highly interesting- . and
many times' exciting, especially during
a three days' cruise for a possible en
counter with the enemy, under stormy,
cold and misty weather conditions'.
"Life on the fast destroyers. : and
the new light cruisers, with a speed. of
40 knots an hour; a day and a mgni
on a mine sweeper in airty ? wshbi
on the deck of a submarine , during
maneuvers, and inside of the ship
when submerged, are experiences
which anyone so privileged 4o ot
soon forget. v "
While we were dn the gigantic tu ;
M. S. Queen Elisabeth, I was partic
ularly anxious to secure a good series
of pictures of the tiring of broadside
salvos of her big IB-inch guns, out
found that it was impossible to 't
the flash of the guns, owing to the
terrific blaata The concuaslon lifted -the
camera and tripod several inches
from the deck, and slopped, the action -of
the operator's hand at the crucial,
moment. i'v
Kaeed With Warship. .
"A destroyer was placed at - our- dis
posal, to which we were transferred,
which raced along within the proper
distance of the big ship. We succeed
ed,, from the point of vantage. !
curing wonderful pictures of salvo run
f iring while, under f ull headway.
pecially the records taken with my new
process of natural color photography..
"The aotualcolor of the flashes, the
cordite smoke clearing from tha guns. '
tfc. crest of the waves on the blue r
the steel gray of the battleships with,
the colored ensigns against an over-.
cast and beclouded sky. forms such a
picture as has never before been por
trayed. It U a grand sight
fleet of 40 majestic warship ttnd r
full headway, ami one wiucn 'j "
people, not connected wHh the navy,
ever witnessed." -
Kiralfy to Build . .
Large Auditorium
New York, Feb. 8. Albert & Kiral
fy, the London manager, announce,
that a syndicate which, he represents ,
has leased an entire block somewhere .
in the Broadway theatrical dlatrict,
and intends to erect a huge building,
which will -be the largeat theatre and
convention hall in the world. There
will be two auditoriums, each seating
19,000 and arranged so that they can
be converted Into one when extra seat-'
ing capacity .la needed. On the root
will be a , restaurant, where 6000 peo
ple can be served. rtf -
It was said the building; would cost
about $3,000,000. Present plane call
for the beginning of the work. In the
spring and the completion of the build
ing by October, 1918. The.aite 1 said
to have been leased for year. . Eng
lish and American capital is under
stood to be backing the enterprise. ;
"Portland's only EXCLUSIVE Home of Spoken Drama.
Broadway and Morrison. , Milton W. Seaman, Mgr.
Week Beginning Sunday Matinee, Feb. 4, 1917
Presented by the
ALCAZAR
PLAYERS
(All $1.50 Attractions at
Popular Prices.)
SIS
Ev-enings, 25c, 50c, 75c. Sun
day and Saturday Matinees,
25c, 50c- Monday Night and
Wednesday Matinee, 25c Only.
By Bayard Veiller
The most tremendous melodrama1 of modern
times. Powerful cast and realistic production.
Direction Walter B. Gilbert.
Next Week RAFFLES
Special Announcement Medl Orders NOW For
The GM of the
GoMemWesIt
Starting February 18th. the Alcazar Players are roinsr to rive an elaborate and sunerb
scenic production of David Belasco's wonderful play of California in the (Says of
Or na OOXiDXbT wsn." It is a-olna- to be one of the most important
things theatrically Portland has ever seen. - City and out-of-town mail orders now
received for all performances except Monday night and Wednesday matinee. Enclose
money order and stamped addxeased envelope for return of tickets. .. .
Bvendna Prices
rows, bvc; balance 2 so. box
ance 2&c
Iower Floor, first ten rows,- 75c; last seven, BOc. Balconr, first six
2 Sc. Box seats. SI. Matinees -Lower floor, first ten row. 60c: bal-
Box. seats, 7 Sc. : All cheeks payable to Milton W. Seaman, Manager.
ir.
Disputing son's Statement That last
Booth Had Died, Paper Same Sev
eral Members Btlll oa Stage.
Editor Munsey's Sun is talking In Its
sleep when it says that John Wilkes
Booth, who died the other day in Colo
rado, is the last of the family of act-
tors (of thait name), says the New
York Dramatic Mirror. Sydney Booth.
grandson of Junius Brutus Booth,
known as the EUder Booth, Is on the
stage, or is at the time of this writ
ing. He is tine son of J. B. and Agmes
Booth.
- Richard Booth and dtxabeth Wilkes,
of London, had three children, Junius
Brutus, Algernon Sydney and Jane. All
trace . of Algernon Sydney has been
lost. Jan died an oM maid. Junius
Brutus, who was born in 1796, went 00
the stage at, an early age and became
the rival of ttie great Kean. Hie mar
ried Mary Arm Holmes in 1821. Ten
children were born to them, Junius
Brutus Jr., Rosalie Ann, Henry Byron.
Joseph Adrian; Mary Ann, Frederick.
Elisabeth. Edwin Thomas, Asia Syd
ney and John Wilkes; the last named
may be the Booth who died on the
last day of December Just past, in Colo
rado. Of the ten mentioned, four died
young. Henry, Mary, Frederick and
Elizabeth. All of the others were on
the stage. Junius Brutus Booth Jr., I
was the eldest son. He was manager I
as well a an actor, managing Booth's
theatre in old New York City and the
old Boston theatre HI third wife was
Agnes Perry, with whom be toured
the country in "King John'tand other
plays. To them were born two sons.
Junius Brutus Booth III. and Sydney.
the latter was at one time leading man
with Lillian Russell Tor two seasons.
Prior to that he was with Henry E.
Dlxey for two years tn "The Man on
the Box." In 110 he was seen in
"The Dawn of Tomorrow" in Brooklyn. 1
Americans should not only he proud
of the Booth family, with one sad ex
ception, a actors, but because when
this country was making war for its
independence, Richard' Booth, father of
tftus founder of the family in this coun
try, was in sympathy with our cause,
and would have been a volunteer If he
had been permitted ba leave England.
The elder Booth was, as all records
show, a man of nngoyernab4e temper,
which , at times bordered on madness.
which trait, to some degree, may have
been transmitted to tne son who fired
the shot that made Lincoln our first
martyr president.
Positively only four days, beginning this morning
The dashing, spirited, beautiful Oregon Girl:
IPlSCDltH'CBIP
and the same players who helped her to make such wonderful
successes of "Miss Jackie of the Navy" and "Tropic Love," in
a photoplay of heart-appeal and real comedy:
lc IBnttarfly EW"
an intensely interesting, fascinating, romantic and
amusing tale; of life on the famous "Zone" at the San
Diego Exposition. This wonderfully entertaining
photo-drama was actually filmed at San Diego and
gives intimate glimpses into the lives of
Exposition folk.
Comments of People
Would Jolt Actors
Booth Tarklarton Cites Tn stances
fVaere Ortttelame Were Wot Compli
mentary to Work of PJT Polk.
If actors and playwrights Tcould only
hear some of the comments of the peo
ple in this audience, their vanity would
receive an awful shock. Booth Tark
ington tells two stories that are
apropos..
One is about an old .lady from a
Fmall town in the wea& who onoe at
tended a. performance of . Richard
Mansfield In Mr. :; Tarkington's "Mon
sieur Beaucalre. . "How did yen like
the pJayr. ' was asJcwi. . "On, , it
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Added feature: tHdse
CTOony, spoony, dreamy
delightful South Sea melo
dies played by experts:
DI tm o n d o
Havvailans
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AW; a ?
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positively only
lour days
starting today
The Usual Prices at the
Washington at Park--ll A. M. to 11 P. M.
There's always a wealth of comedy, thrills
and novelty, as well u good 'music, in a
Star Theatre pitgraxn -".and here's one
, of the best 1ills in weeksjoy ; for every
. member of the family. ' Come early, if
-you can I v..
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