the c-ucou gui;day journal, poutlanp, Sunday iioriiing, ; dzcz:.:di:ij 21, 1012.
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' aA - ? hfL I I with whom her lot has been cast Think-1 I
X. ' VS VVS ,7 1 T I I Ins herself la love -wjth the novelist, she I
- C( ' vttd&' f " - i I f ta about to b turned out of doors to
, . i v " )i . tf x- t " resume her old life when an unexpected
iTrf yv kv , " ' t T series of kindnesses and misfortui.es add
j t f J X " I " surprises and bring on the climax of u
v, a X I I 3 new and unsuspected romance.
' i-, Its 1 X, ' " f f S David Horblin wiU l seen as the
' I C. . i" fev I J wild young- brother to the novelist. John
(A W 7 I J " f G. Fee will play the part of the writer;
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TTEILia Following Its run ' of
11 solid year ;ia New York, "Cohe.
Geraldine Di?re and Mayo Methot will
have excellent comedy . roles, appearlrc
as members of the social set In race
for the band of the literary man. . Other
members will appear ta good advantage.
There will be matinees today. Wed
nesday 'and Saturday. . with . a special
price performance Monday evening. V
one
Cohan &
Harris will present the late Harry James
Smith's brilliant: American comedy. '1A
Tailor-Made Man," for the Christmas at
traction at the Hell!. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights, December . 25. 2t
ana ; zz. wiu special price - matifiee
Christmas 'and . Saturday. ..v,;
Opening' la New Tork In midsummer
of 191T, the play 'continued for it con
secutive weeks at the Cohan Harris
theatre and its success wu the most em
phatic of any theatrical entertainment
of Its type that the metropolis had wel
comed In a long time. For Its presenta
tion to local playgoers. Cohan ft Harris
announce a large cast of popular stage
celebrities and,' of course, Ah is enterpris
ing firm has staged the comedy in a lav
ish manner. ' ' ;
'A Tailor-Made ' Man" Is a - modern
variation of a good old theme which has
served playwrights often In the past and
assuredly will be capable of the same
service In the future. It Is the story of
a prodigious and audacious young man.
whose mendacity overcomes every ob
stacle. In this case the hero Is employed
as a humble tailor's helper. He has
picked ' some phrases and ..some ideas of
social philosophy from the book written
by an enthusiast. 9-hich he finds- In .his
shop. "'Hto ambition knows no end. :t He
aspires even to do things that Napoleon
left undone.'. But, there la no opportunity
untU by chance he gets oesesslon of a
dress suit, belonging to a customer, who
Is going to wear it to jeceptloa. The
tailor wears it in his place.' and his for
tunes, with tho aid of his mendacity, art
mads. i'L'Ms'ityf 7:
T TRIC A silk stocking which leads a
JLt sentimental son of Erin on a, searcu
for Its . owner and which lands him.
right side up and with his pockets lined
with 116.000 which he did not expect to
Kind.: forms -one of the-chief, veins of
comedy to,So Long Betty.- wnicn wm
open today (Sunday) at the Lyric the
atre wtth Ben Dinon and.Al Franks In
two of their funniest characterisations.
An added touch of fun will be given In
the role to be played by Olive Finney,
who wUi enact the part of an Egyptian
princess with a wonderful acquaintance
with American slang, ...., -
The plot around which "So Xong
Bettv. is woven has to do with a moth
er's attempt to find a husband for her
daughter who has disguised herself to
bring out all her homely traits as a part
of a matrimonial career which is one of
the side complications to the main story.
How one man after another turns her
down, and how she finally Is led to the
altar Is told In a series of entertaining
Incidents. Fate, the silk stocking and a
reward offered by the mother finally
bring the suspense to an end. . 1
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rjOLLOWING are the plays and players to hold the boards
Xv at Portland theatres during the newVeek:
'IScene from "The Brat,M Baker, this afternoon.
2 Alice and .Hazel Furness, with, the Gus Edwards revue,
Orpheunv this afternoon. X
JBiUi Bingham, soubrette in "So Long, Betty," Lyric,
this afternoon. , , -
'-7"Fashion a Carte," Hippodrome, this afternoon.
' 5Florence : Ryerton and Harold Vermilye in "A Tailor
Made Man," Heilig, Thursday afternoon.
' 6 Mabel WJlber in "The Gingerbread Man," Alcazar, Monday-evening..'
iStageland
BAKER A new character will be added
to the long list of Verna Felton's
portrayals this week, when she Is seen
as the little gutter waif in Maude Ful
ton's. "The Brat," opening at the Baker
theatre this afternoon.
As the half starved, pinched featured
girl of the streets, picked up by a novel
ist on his night police court rounds and
used by him as a type, she will be seen tears the sham from the real hearts of
in a role decidedly unlike any given her
since her reign as leading lady.
The play, picked for Christmas week
because 1 of . its flow of enjoyable and
gentle comedy and an abundance of
kindliness appropriate to the holiday
season, unfolds the story of "The Brat"
from the time she casts suspicious
glances at plenty of real food 'and lux
urious surroundings, unto the - time she
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Apicture so real that you .
will smell the pines, hear
the boom and : crash of
fast-tumblinsf waters and
feel the lure of the' great
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love. ' - '
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SHOW
WEDNESDAY
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(CHRISTMAS EVE)
NOW PLAYING
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From flicker Jo flicker a scream and
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From cocktail to curtain a; riot, thdfs
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Go early be sure to get' in.
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CAST OF 35 PEOPLE
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EVES Floor, $2.00. Balcony : S rows, $1.60; 11 rows, 11.00. Gallery: Re-
served. 7 tows, 75c; admission, 60c.
BOTH XMAS AND SAT MATS Floor. 1.60. Balcony: rows, fl; 13 rows, 60c.
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CHRISTMAS WEEK ATTRACTION
Starting Sunday Matinee, Dec. 21
. Maude Fulton's
Comedy Triumph
J t J L J t HZ
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The Adventures of a Typical Street Waif in
High Society
Special Matinee Thursday Christmas Day
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NEW YEAR'S WEEK (Please Get Married)
WeekStarting Monday , Dec. 22
SPECIAL 'MAT. CHRISTMAS' DAY
ALCAZAR
MUSICAL PLAYERS
t1 MABEL WILBER
In the Merry Musical Fantasy
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GINGERBREAD
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Baldwin Sloan
Book by
Fred'k Rankin
A Show of Mirth, Melody and Magnificence
(NO MATINEE WEDNESDAY)
Next-The Joy Show--"Oh Boy'
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Matinee Daily at 2 Evenings at 7 and 9
.Week Starting Sunday Matinee, December 21
Those Incomparable Laugh Provokers
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Offer for a Merry Christmas '- ;
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TWO SPECIAL FEATURE NIGHTS
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