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23 THE OREGON' SUNDAY- JOURNAL, PORTLAND, -SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1820. 9 i i ? "V I ft fV ? O M Zl ? - v,i P -f a.ftf FOLLOWING are the attractions booked for the stage in Portland during the new week: 1 Scene from "The Red Widow," Alcazar, Monday. 2 Charley Grape win and Ivan Bankoff and partner, Or pheum, this afternoon. 3 Walker Whiteside in 'The Master of Ballantrae," Heilig, Thursday evening. Pearl Almond at the Hippodrome this afternoon. . 5 Scene from "Here Comes the Bride " Baker, this after noon. 6 Beverly Buchner in 'The Isle of Joy," Lyric, this after-noon. foiaHeicma TTEILIO Walker Whiteside has for LLJ. Raken bizarre character types and .iT "The Master of Ballantrae," at the Meuiu Thursday, Friday and Saturday, IT; h will ftDDear "as a man of S3 vnnrs. w'handsome to a fault, gallant as a rogrui 1.1 . , taa Sterenson says; quick to resent an C'insult, yet brow-beating and dominating t in his deviltry. James Durle is the cen 5' tral figure, not only of Robert Louts Stevenson's tale, but of the three-act romantic drama. Z.I 'Ballantrae" Is an estate, and James g,Durle Is the heir to the title of "Master," henee the name of the novel and play, r Closely following Stevenson's original W-tory, the play Is replete with thrilling 2, of James Durle. from foreism Darts. Cdriven to his ancestral estates by need! t'of money. Finding his younger brother I C iienry occupying his place as "master." James intimates in no uncertain tones, ZZ that his return to France can be pur chased with gold much gold, p Being refused, the roving rake makes 2lolent love to Henry's wife, Alison, and '.r. finally persuades her to el one with him. IT hoping thereby, to secure a portion of C:her once large dower, which remains un- - brothers prevents this faux pas. and the -wife learns of the perfidy of her lover, rnd of the true worth of her husband. ST Henry. James meets his Just deserts , i mo ninat or nis brother, and the cll- LOEWS IPPODROME Direction Acker man & Harris . SUN. MOM. TUI8. WED. tool J Photoplay Vaudeville V BENNISON r In ths tnanl of All Hli Plcturw ( - " MISFIT EARL" Harry Thorne & Co. ; V n the Stdetpllttlnfl Comedy "UNDER ONE HOOP" J "TrjNiA DEA. EVANS AND DEAN SIWTH AND MELODY tT CON & BAXTER "A - NONSKNStOAL REVUE" REEDER AND ARMSTRONG TWO PIANO ; DIVERSIONS TOM and PEARL ALMOND OOMEDV NQ. INO OANOINO Robert Dohn & Co. , "MEROULES AND THE Ml DO ST" ; REMEMSER A StS pMura .hew mn4 S ia vaudeville shew for the - PRICK Or ONE max of the play comes as the two fight vx ith broad swords beneath the light of a flickering candle, held aloft by the trembling old steward, Mackellar. There is a smashing denouement to the play, which will come as an added sur prise to patrons of the Heilig, for It Is powerfully dramatic and logical aa well, and Stevensonlan In Its exactness. Whiteside la surrounded tnr & flu n. terle of players. In leading roles are nuDert uruce, reaerick Roland. Maurice Barrett William H. Sullivan. Harry Dornton, Carl Vose, Miss Sydney Shields, Miss May Buckley and Miss Virginia Duncan. Rich costun-iM nf tha M 1TRS 11 adorn the star and his associates, and me rreat naij or castle Durladeer will be shown in all its masslveness. RAKER A farce comedy, loaded with ou.c iuii. ia prormaea patrons of the Baker theatre for the week be- trlmilnjr this aftrnnnn whan "TJ-- Comes the Bride" will be the attrac tion. The farce, written by Max Marcln and Roy Atwell. played last season with a success .that .assures repetition this season. Verna Felton and David Herblin will be seen in the stellar roles, with Claire Sinclair aa the veiled bride, and with the other Baker Stock company mem bers in parts ranging from rich drol lery to clowning. Herblin will be seen as the young lawyer, up to his head In debt and fac ing a gloomy future with empty pock eta. Hla entertaining career. In ' the play, starts when he has a chance to Claim S20.000 bv mimlti whose face he Is never supposed to have seen. A mlxup. In which he believes he will have a chance to win the money and still claim the hand of a charming young girl of his dreams Involves a South American husband, whose name happens to be the same as his own, who Is reported to have been hanged, but who makes his appearance at a time when It Is most embarrassing. The untangling of the mixed plots and counter plots, done In a typical Max Mb rein manner, puts thrill as well as comedy Into the bir scenes and gives opportunity for good acting to add to the entertainment of the generous pro vision of laughs with which the show is outfitted. T TRIC Mike Dooley and Ike Leshin-X- ski. as two stowaways, bound for a fabled island, where happiness Is to be found, but beset on their stormy way by many, a severe handicap and haz ardous adventure, promise rare comedy at the Lyric theatre this week In "The Isle of Joy." which will open this aft ernoon, with Ben Dillon and Al Franks and the Lyric Musical comedy company members in a musical setting of a tale of life at sea. A woman detective, a Black Hand let ter and the grinning skeleton of a ro mance which haunts a captain and his wife, are Involved In theplot, which 5? t0 1lT!t,h the officesfof the .hip! h s son. their love affairs, and the com plications which follow meeting with the "ke5eton" and her plot L mgKt f1! Jather to consent to fnW1!1 be seen as the eap- "ChaM M the. "on, Bllli Bingham as Carmen, the beautiful als ter. and the other members of the com pany in supporting characters ' Songs to fit in with the storV of the Play, and dances destined to fit In with the marine stag setting, have been ar ranged. Araong the songs will be "Dardanella," sung by Olive Finney ; It's a Small World, After All," sung by Clarence Wurdig ; "Caroline Sun shine," sung by Will Rader ; "When Maria-uch, She Shaka' da Shimmie," sung by Carlton Chase, and "I'm Not Jealous," sung by Billia Bingham. ALCAZAR Beginning Monday, to morrow night, the Alcazar Musical Players will offer "The Red Widow," the musical comedy in which Raymond Hitchcock was last seen In Portland. "The Red Widow" Is an opera star, and in reality Is a Nihilist, on her way to St. Petersburg to assassinate the csapf Cicero Hannibal Butts, an American millionaire corset manufacturer, permits "The Red Widow" to return to Russia on his passports in the . guise of Mrs. Butts, and finds himself in an unpleas ant little nest of conspirators. Added to his woes, his son, a spendthrift, is along with him and the hotel keeper turns out to be a friend, which all helps to make matters more complicated. The "widow" forces Butts to attend a gay function at the czar's winter pal ace and when he tries to make his escape he finds that he is surrounded by the "widow's" band of nihilists. All these entanglements cuse no end of merriment, which brings laughter and snappy repartee. There are three acta to the play, the first being the Alcazar theatre, London. The second act. shows a drawing room of a leading hotel in St Petersburg, and the third the grounds outside of the palace. There will be special priced matinees; on Wednesday and Saturday, and Mon- PUBLIC AUDITORIUM GRANH OPERA OPENS TOMORROW EVE. THE SEASON'S MOST INTERESTING MUSICAL-THEATRICAL EVENT EIGHT COMPLETE AND ELABORATE PRODUCTIONS BY THE LejMlU AMERICA'S GREATEST TOURING ORGANIZATION. ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN AXO EUROPEAN STABS. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. BRILLIANT CHORUa SUPERB STAGE SETTIKSS. THE REPERTOIRE: MQNDAY, JAN. 26 - - - RIGOLETTO with Mario, Paggi, Agottini and Ball ester TUESDAY, JAN. 27 with Freeman, Demette, Salazar and Valle WED. MAT., JAN. 28, TALES OF HOFFMANN with Mario, Paggi, BoMcacci and Valle WED. EVE., JAN. 28, MADAME BUTTERFLY with Marcella Craft, Demette, Agottini and Valle fCAVALLERIA RUSTICANA THURS., JAN.29 J Freeman, Paggi, Botcacct and Salazar (Double Bill) and I PAGLIACCI L with Zotti, Salazar and Balletter FRIDAYJAN. 30, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR with Mario, Homer, Agottini and Valle SAT. MAT., JAN. 31 - - - - CARMEN with Demette, Zotti, Boscacci and Valle SAT. EVE., JAN. 31 - - IL TROVATORE with Freeman, Paggi, Salazar and Ballester Prices Nights and Sat Mat: Lower Floor, first 15 rows, $2.20; remainder, 18 rows, 1.65. Dress Circle, 3 front sections, $1.65; sides, $1.10. Balcony, 3 front sections, 85c; sides, 55c. Wednesday Matinee: Lower Floor and Dress Circle, 56c cheaper. Balcony (entire), 55c. TICKETS on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s between 930 a. m. and 6 p. m. After 7 p. nt, at Auditorium. -. j PACIFIC COAST SAN 'CARLO TOUR, DIRECTION ELLISON -WHITE MUSICAL BUREAU Local Engagement Auspices City of Portland day night will be the popular bargain night. Vaudeville ARPHEUM Another five-star show V- has been assembled by the Orpheum to show for three nights and four mati nees beginning with the performance this afternoon and closing with the" matinee next Wednesday. The headliers are: Charley Grapewin, In a new act, and Lois Josephine and Leo Hennlng In an artistic musical act, with bright danc ing bits. The other big type acts are Ivan Bankoff and company in "The Dancing Master"; Bert Fltzgibbon, the original daffydil. "and Fay Courtney of the Courtney Sisters, in sonps. Charley Grapewin, first of the JoinC headliners, is one of the most popular comedians in big time vaudeville. He is assisted by Anna Chance in "Jed's Vacation," a comedy playlet, which Is the second episode of the "Poughkeepsie" serial Lois Josephine and Leo Henning, the other headliners, also are Portland fa vorites. Miss Josephine is remembered as the partner of Wellington Cross, and Henning was the leading man in "The Garden of Aloha" end also had a juve nile role here with Kolb and Dill. The act Is an artistic song and dance offer ing, with Leo Feiner at the piano. Ivan Bankoff. Mademoiselle Phebe and A. H. Bordin are offering "The Dancing Master," a vehicle which shows Bank- off's artistry aa a dancer and which presents to the West for the first time Mademoiselle Phebn, who was a sensa tional success on Broadway. Bert Fltzgibbon is making his regular Orpheum visit. Fltzgihhon is the oriiHnal daffydil, being the 'daddy" of all "nut" comedians. The fifth star is Fay Courie- nay sisters, the big sister of that famous duo. She 'entertains with songs, written especially for Miss Courtney by the Courtney sisters and Arthur Behim. This is Miss Courtney's first tour as a "single." Remaining acts of the new show are AIDA Mia Ahim n ? 1 1 V WWlMXI'S Prancia Renault. "The Parisian Fashion Plata," who display a wardroba worth $5000: Steals and Wlnslow. in a novelty built tor laughing purposes only; Kino grama, news reel, shown at tha Orpheum for tha first time : TODioa of tha Day. and tha Orpheum concert orchestra, under direction of Geyge K. Jeff ery, in TTIPPODROMB Another one of Louis JLL Bannlson's masterpieces of West ern American life. In this case a depic tion or the way that it doesn't mix with British ideas of gentility, is tha particu lar feature of the Hippodrome's bill ttfct will open this afternoon. This Bannlson picture is entitled. "A Misfit Earl." and It la tha story of tha son of a collateral branch of a family distinguished by an earldom, who as the result of a serlaa of deaths comas into the title. Tha vaudeville program promises to be on a par with the high standard set by the picture. It ia headlined by comedy playlet entitled "Under One Roof,"- presented by Harry Thorn end his company.' The sketch deals with comical matrimonial tangles,' ending triumphantly for the meek and lowly ones, who coma iato their legitimate titles as "heads of their respective fami lies. A nonsensical revue is promised by Baxter. A de- Virginia, Deacon and cided novelty Is said to be tha offering of Robert Dohn and company, who ap pear as "Hercules and the Midget" Dohn is said to be an athlete of the gladltorial type whose size seems in creased by his appearing In company GOARLEY GRAPtEl7in JED'S f Jr. -.i VACATION" .... ... FRANCIS The I 9000 a. i 1 r 1 mm FAY eOORTflEY O Caa-tny lstsrs IN 'SONGS a jtai tey sat, rasa rassia STEELE AK3 rer uuprwrtg icr.0Gai:.s(EiaccratcscfTiiw3f IVAfJ OAfiKOFF -SIV- niL'nnDsiEr MATIN EE I LAST SHOW j I WED. I AfGNTS 5?TO fATXS S f To 7Sf I """ aMMMMIl MMammMamaJ ANTAGE UBefialed T a s d e v 11 1 Breaaway at Atdf Matinee Sally, litft Twls Klgktly. 7 aad t Popnlar Prices Boies and Loges Reserved U: WEEK COMMENCING TOMORROW MATINEE PRINCE JOYEDAH DE-RAJAH AND CO. The Supreme Sensation of the Mystic East THE Yip Yap Yaphankers -A DAT Ilf CAMP" La France & Kennedy "AFTEB THE BATTLE? Love and Wilbur Speed Smile Continuous Performance IZTTT TTTN MUSICAL I ii BBVBVBVaB1BBVaaBvavaaBaKEATIKO Matinee Daily at 2 Week Suiting Sunday Matinee, Jan. 25 Those Incomparable Laugh Provokers MIKE Ben Dillon AI Franks ALL ABOARD FOR THE CDF A typhoon of tickling fun. Featuring the entire big Lyric Musical Comedy Company in new songs and elaborate choruses. 2 Special Feature Nights 2 Tuesday: Friday: Country Store t Chorus Girla' Contest wita his tiny partner, who attempts to Imitate tha former's feats of balancing and strength with reckless disregard of consequences. ---j -v v Reader and Armstrong are two young fellows who will present a piano diver sion. They have some lively two-piano numbers, which they promise to follow with a number of comedy songs with two-plane accompaniment. . Tom and Earl Almond believe in the value of contrasts, for they stag their first comedy singing, talking and danc ing novelty on the Southern beaches. The following seen shows .them in the vicinity of the north pole, apparently. Frank Evans,, one-time minstrel man associated with Primrose, Dockstadte and Fields, and Jerrte Dean, who played daredevil roles for Mary Pick- ford In the movies, will present a com bination of smart patter and music. pANTAOES Attired tn th flowing XT robes and gorgeoua turbana of Hindu priests and wise men. Prince Jevedab de-Rejjh and his company of Hindu occults eome to the Pentages as the feature attraction of an extraordinary sill which opens for a week's run Begin ning with the matinee tomorrow. . If yon are anxious to know anything about th bast, the present or the fu ture, aak Jevedah. for he will answer all questions. According to advance re ports. Jevedah Is a marvel In present ing a mental telepathy experiment of unusual ' Interest. Ten veterans of the world war, assist ed by a young woman, billed as the Tip Tap Taphankera, are the added at Ulii mm LEO (mine MOmo MChcrMf f At WW nETJAULT Warvt af wan VINSLQW rvi peess : DEW FITZCIBDOIJi THE ORIGINAL DAFFYDIL Nada Norraine The Girt With the Pbaaomeaal : Vole Peerless Trio Italia Street Slngeri Pantagescope Sunshine Comedy Today Commencing 1:30 COMEDY FLOOD. KtiarnaBawaMaaaaaaaBi Evenings t 7 and 9 I - L .Xa tli. J l I I t jr t 1 s WM and IKE I LIE JOY traction, providing ' amusement In . the way of Singing, dancing and musical se lections - by individual members of th company and winding up their act by putting on 'some sensational acrobatic offerings. These young men were mem bers of a famous entertainment organisa tion overseas and are presenting much ' TICKET OFFICE BALK. OPENS TOMORROW f IHIElUI-ilIGa T?ivE- THIS WEEK fa'' NIGHTS-JAN. SPECIAL PRICE MAT. SAT. .SRflTiFES ROBERT LOUIS STEVENS THRILLING ROMANCE PLAT Or GAAU. EVKIHKGS- 12.' Balcony, 6 rowa $1.50 17 rowa $1.00 Gallery , 7 rows .76 Admission 50 .1 YOU MAT ALSO CITT MAIL ORDERS RECEIVED 50W HEILIG WEEK JSVfc. Feb. 5-6-7 SPECIAL SAT. MATI5EE HVNRV VAJL 'TH SEAXYTS turn rfSHtxh pqased cast "THE-WOTABLE "CAST I5C1UDK8 THE HCTTBT W, SAYAOB OPERA ORCHESTRA A3fD, TROUPE OF SENSATI09AL ACROBATS JHOW TO SECURE TICKETS BY MAIL HOwT Address letters, maka checks and postofflce money ordtrs parabla to W. T. Panprle, Mgr. Heill Theatre. ADD 10 WAR TAX TO PRICE TICKET DESIRED. Include self-addraaaed stamped envelope to halp insure safa return. EVE'S Floor 2.B0 Last S rows 2.00 Balcony First 6 rows 2.00 Next 4 rows 1.60 Last 12 rows 1.00 Gallery First 7 rows, reserved .75 Admission 50 A L G AZAR STARTING MONDAY ALL WEEK Matinees Wednesday and Saturday Raymond Hitchcock's Greatest Success lie Red Widow The Most Talked of Musical Comedy in Years WITH THE T1IT PLAYERS THE NEXT week "MISS SPRINGTIME" The BAKER Famous, The Cosy Playhouse of Perfect Acoustics NINETEENTH ANNUAL SEASON -i Week Beginning Sunday Matinee. January 25 Look out, BOYS! The first big laughing. , v Leap Year Sensation Hf Coiiios the Rode The great Klaw & Erlanger farsical hit the t comedy they all talk about Matinees Sunday Wednesday. Saturday Next Week: "JIM'S GIRL" ' Coming: "Abraham Lincoln" . the Same entertainment aa was given to tn too:hboy during th recent fcon-' act. The Peerless trio, three Xtallana in comedy musical act, appears aa street singers, and are said to be inimitable. They Introduoa some very pleasing musio with Ptano. acoordlan and the flageolet. 1 i. Is AJH - SPECIAL PRICK MATINEE SATURDAY KnUra lowar noor 11.10 Balcony. 9 rowa ....11.00 It rows .to ORTkER BT MAIL 29 30 31 tSiu Ona of tha moat amusina and antartalnlng; musical comadlaa Broad w AT hais evr n. Ntw York World. OrTRS Mm MJSK PUy Avo Fflsanm" mxttry SPECIAL PRICE SAT. MAT. Entlt-a Lower Floor 12.00 Balcony First ( row 1.60 Last 17 rowa LOO Gallery (Reserred) 7 rows 76 Admission .60 BARGAIN NIGHT MONDAY w a TtaTlY TYTYY TT"lTfc and MA KM. WM.Kr.K MUSICAL PLAY BEAUTIFUL Stock .Company f