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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAL, PORTL AND. . SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, , 1820. T TICKET OFFICX SALE OPE ICS TOMORROW HEnjcffia Nights-Mch.25-26-27 OHrHEL'M BriMkdy at- Taylor.' Th Fwtr - Man Brothen. 2:16; 1:10. FAN TAG ES Broallwir t Alder. Bleb cUm - TstKlTiH ad photephy (aatna. Attmoon ad Bias.: Proctmm chaccM Monday aft- roooa. .. bOEW'S HIPPODROafB Smadway at Tata blll. tMrtctloo ekmaa fc Harria. Vni- Tille and photoplay tea tare, Aftarnoon and ' sifht ' ; '-i " . . - ; , , " vTWUSIATlO STOCK BAKKR Broadway tilniu KorrlKm and Alder. - Tha Baker Stock company in "Taw Remnant." 8:20. M.tiDwi Wtdndy and Satftntar, : 3:S0. :i - aCTJSICAZ) rises SPECIAL rBICK MATH EE BATl'RDAT . . ,-r- . , Gala Return of the PRODIGIOUS, MUSICAL SUCCESS 'V AIX3AZAS llorriaoa at Klenth. Aleaaar Uaiieal Plarcri to "Girl WiU Be Glrta." 8 10. kiatineea , Wedneaday and Saturday, 2:e; .- . .... LYRIC Fourth at Stark. Musical farcer "Toe : "jm, 'jz- -' " j - It v ' ' - viV ;" f 7M"M"Frea- vlolsta and frarrant aa Its Bame." - u9 MESSRS. LEE AITD SHUBEBT Present Rlflt Jobnaoi , GDum iTM Tem'i and staMtad Remberr'a Qaalat, Beantlfal, Mmor . g" . I jJ able Soaaataeee ef.Toath.- 8prlaatlaa a ad LTUn, '1 I Moitard Kinfa." Matinee daily at Z. nigbu 7 and 9. . , -4 . . ) , w;J yn7! -v V TTAt I af imwi 5. ' 1 I " X - . - it sizars 4wf V , ' i 4 "'"i v -iC ' Jl 1 r- Hiv $11 I it I Stageland ( ! fS'- COLUMBIA Sixth at Starlu. Owea 'Moore 6 "Sooner or Later." 11 a. . to 11 p. m. LIBEKTI Broadway at Stark. Dootlai Mae Laaa and Doria i May na "Mary'i Ankle." 11 a. in. to 11 p. m. vt BIVOLI WaeMrjfton at Park. Pauline Fred erick in "The Woman pa Boodv 18.' It a. -oa. to 11 p. tiv ' If AJKSTIO Whmeton at Park. Alio Brady in "Sinners." 11 a. m. to 11 p. m. , PEOPLES Wert Park at Alder. "Tha Lone V oH Daughter. " - 11 l a. It 11 ft a. STAR Wmihiiirtoa at l"ark. .Clara KtmbaU Toiait In "Eyea of Tooth." CIRCLE Fourth - at Waahlnjtoa. ' "Whea Bearcat Went Dry." 9 a. m. an til 4 o'clock the following aomina. SUNSET Waahtaston and Broadway. Cbarka Rar in ,;The Ei-Crat Wallop." 11 a. m. to Jl p.' a. . . f 0 ; Khaym, "Man of Mystery," Coming FoUowlng "The .Quaker Girl" at the 'Alcazar, Khaym, the "Man of Mystery," will be the attraction beginning Monday night, March 29,- for a week's engage-' merit. Khaym will answer any question which may be asked Him by hi audi ence. . He is declared the peer of any telepathic transposition demonstrator. HE1L10 QuatnUy beautiful "May time." one of the genuine big suo : ceaaea of recent stage history, opena at the Haltlg next Thorsday evening; March 26, for an engagement of three nights and special priced matineer-onJ fflL. . . ... 1 . S oaiurijay. ie ourupauy uvuuuiu m dosen principals who created roles in "Maytfme" when it waa ftrst seen on Broadway. Modestly announced -by. the Messrs. , Shubert as the most successful musical p)y they haVe sver produced, "May- time comes -with 'the genuine prestige "Of having broken every known 'record t for light opera success In ' American tags history. p .' The featured artists are William Nor S Tim, Carolyn Thomson and Melvin ' Stokes. Norrls, one of the best known comedians in the country and formerly A character actor of distinction in se- ' rlous plays, was the original "Matthew" of the initial Broadway presentation, and his creation of the role won loud plaudits in the metropolis. Carolyn Thomson, the charming young prima donna heard last season, returns in the lovely role of Otlllle, after having achieved another Broadway hit in "Lit tle Simplicity." in which she created : the name part. She returns to the cast In 1 "Maytime" -for the transcontinental : ' tour, which "brings her back to the city which she has chosen as her home to day. Melvin Stokes, who succeeded Charles Purcell in the original New York cast - hai sung the romantic role of Richard : Wayne lor over a year and a half, and with flfle acceptance everywhere. Douglas Wood, Nina Vallert, Arthur Albro. Patsy de Forrest. Edward Nan- . nary, Iaeth Munro, Teddy Webb, Ruth Watson, John Wheeler. Isabella Vernon, William- Blaisdell. Amy Lester and -.Owen Hervey-' are -other of the first Broadway cast who will also appear - here this week in their original roles. 'The four acts' or "episodes" of "May- time" are as distinct, one from the other as tragedy from comedy. The first epl 5 & FOLLOWING are the play) and players booked for showing at Irtland's legitimate theatre during the tnew week: 1. Scene from "The Quaker Girl," the farewell production of the Alcazar Musical Players at the Alcazar, Monday evening. 2. Scene ; f rom "The Remnant," Bakel, .this afternoon. 3. Miss Kraemer, comedienne, Hippodrome, this afternoon 4. Dorothy Raymond in "The Mustard Kings,' Lyric, this afternoon. 5. Scene from "Maytime," Heilig, Thursday evening. 6. The Four Marx Brothers, Orpheum, this afternoon. Lhat , they have been selling mustard (or a long while now and are both wealthy. "r This little trip abroad Js for two pur- posao they want a little btt of gay life and also they (especially Ike) want, to take advantage of the occasion to ad vertise the famous mustard. In fact, he thinks of . little else and many are trie arguments between him and his more r-e-f-i-n-e-d partner .as to the whys and wherefores of high society, all of which affords much amusement for the audience. The big scene is the grand "banquet prepared for their en tertainment which just about ends in a Mot The usual number of song and chorus numbers will be introduced and this week "Cinda Lou." "All the Boys Love Mary" and many more will be on the biu In which the Rosebud Chorus will be heard and seen to advantage. Matinee daily, with the country store (extra) Tuesday night And chorus girls' contest Friday. sode occurs in 1140. Then the lovers, Dick and Otlllle, are In their teens. Fate separates them, and 16 years later Dick, now wealthy, returns to New Tork (where all the scenes, by the way, are laid) to find that Otlllle hi married to a drunkard. "Maytime" is exactly like a real story unfolded before one In life with the tening occupying 'three hours instead ot 90 years. The music adds additional charm, for there .are numerous hits, such as "Sweethearts," "Road to Para dise," the "Jump, Jim Crew" dance, and the now famous '"Will Tou Re member," which is hummed in France and England as commonly as through out the United States. There are pretty girls to wear the stunning frocks of the four generations, through which the touching story runs its, course, and these Week, Starting MONDAY, MARCH 22 Farewell Attraction MABEL WILBER AND THE ALCAZAR MUSICAL PLAYERS r . i r . ' ii IN THE ENGLISH MUSICAL COMEDY GIRL" THE QUAKER Reception on the Stage After Each Performance i -..mom Coming Mon., Mar. 29 THE : A MYSTERY MAN OK INDIA T he world's f greatest seer and crystal gazer f He baffles all icientific propaganda. , The Supreme Occult: . Pheriomcna rlrl ilnf and danc deltthtf ully 4ven in hoopaklrts. . - - ,J 4 - jr ' - - i BAKER "Remnant," a play written around' the life of a typical little street waif of Paris, will be the offering of the BSker Stock company for the week penlng this afternoon. It enjoyed a long run at the Oalto theatre. Farts, over s year, In fact, and also ssvsn months at the Theatre Royal. London, after which it came to New Tork and, with Florence Nash In the title role ran the better part of a season on Broadway. Just a release for stock, and with an ideal role for Verna Felton as the little guttersnipe who spreads gladness and kindness everywhere she goes, it should prove a most popular attraction for lovers of the spoken drama this week. A young and erratic inventor in Paris named Tony is just perfecting a new airplane and, as is the custom among many in the world's great fashion center, is living with a woman whom he expects to marry some day. She is mean and selfish and hopes only for the money his success will bring them. One day a most unusual little girl brings in the laundry and her actions and sayings at tract Tony's attention. He learns that she Is Just a little waif of the streets and because the wash woman is 111 is helping her deliver the clothes. The result of this visit finally brings ' the girl, who Is known by no other name ! than '"Remnant." to become a sort Of ward in the house, and the story has to do with her many adventures and the things that happen to others because of . her presence there. Some have called t "Remnant" the Parisian "Peg o' My. Heart" and others the "BratC but It. is original in itself and will be found highly interesting and entertaining. It will continue all week at the Baker with matinees today, Wednesday and Satur day. ... ALCAZAR The Aleaaar Musical Players will bid adieu to Portland this week, and for the farewell offering the English musical comedy success, "The Quaker Oirl," is to be the at traction, starting tomorrow night March 22. Manager C V. Everett has arranged to hold a farewell reception on the stags after each performance, in order that all Aleaaar "fans" may bid their favorites goodbye. The scenes of The Quaker Girl" are laid In aA English country Tillage and in a ballroom at the Pre Catalan, a suburb of Paris The story has to do with a young and pretty Quaker girl (Prudence) and there oomes to her vil lage home Tony Chute, a gay young attache of an American embassy In Paris, who la making love In the most approved Paris vintage to the demure and unsophisticated little -miss. Captain Chateria, a. king's messenger and friend of Tony's, is in the village to see his sweetheart,' who Is the Prin cess Mathilda, an eexlled Bonaparte princess. The four have luncheon and drink a glass or two of wins. When Prudence's parents hear of this they refuse . to have her In their home" any longer, so she agrees-to go with tha visitors to Paris, where she encounters many strange adventures. . Some of the song hits in the piece are "Coma to the Ball,- "Tony From "America," "Tip-Toe." "Barblaon," "A Viuaaer , uirt. -The Bad Bor and a Good Girl" and others. . . ' Monday night Is bargain night. Usual matinees Wednesday ,and Saturday. .The last performance of the hilarious musical comedy "Girls Will Be Girls." will be given tonight. There are number of novel specialty numbers in troduced which keep the Interest op. . ' e - - T YRIC Mike an Ikev win shine this XJ wee as ;The Mustard Kings" at the Lyric, starting this afternoon The action or tne play take place in gay old Parse and all Is szoitsmtnt.at the big noiei where , the two millionaire American merchant prince evre expect Lerrv Semen la flnlahlnv Vila nat Special comedy to follow ,'The Grocery tjerK. Plays That Have Had Long Runs on Broadway, N. Y. In pursuing the history of the Ameri can drama It is interesting to chronicle the number of - performances given by some plays : "Llghtnln'," SCO times, still going ; "A Trip to Chinatown," ran con secutively 657 times; "Pei O' My Heart," 604 times ; "Adonis, 603 times ; "The Music Master." with three inter ruptions, 540 times; "The Boomerang," 522 times; "Hazel Klrke." 4SS times; "The Black Crook." 476 times; "Turn to' the Right," 452 times; "The Fortune Hunter," with one interruption, 444 times ; "The Old Homestead." at the Academy of Music, was presented 371 times; "Three Wise Fools." 333 times; "The Two Orphans," 218 times ; "The Banker's Daughter," 137 times. . A record of 100 presentations in the early SOs was, considered a wonderful achievement at that time. Of the abpve . . record breaking ' successes Winchell Smith is the author, of four of the first 10 tabulated; co-author of "Lightnin"', co-author of "The Boomerang." author of "Turn to the Right? and "The For tune Hunter." ? SUN. MON. TUB I WEB. "GO-AHEAD" MINIATURK MUSICAL OOMgOY AND. SON 0 RtVUI Sessue Hay&kawa (Wtieee laat stature earned a eeneerehlp row In Portland) "Th Illustrious Prince" ROSK OARDIN CharaoUr Singing and Comedy LOOKHART AN LAODII The Original Breakneck! SJALONlV AND Roaejts a VllrtaUo ROTTAOM AND eaiLLsn Oemed? Slnslnf and Talking AND GRUET, CRAMER AND GRDET ' fN A N0VIL FUNPIIT 'A Circus Day in Georgia' WBICBTRA1V FOR I TEARS AND 4 MONTHS I If NEW TORK C1TT, MOUTHS IK CHICAGO. S MONTHS IN BOSTON . .T ; ; ' ah d SET BTEttTONB BINGI5G IS PORTLAND LAST TEAR. t '.;' '!: - with . The Broadway No. 1 Cast, Includaing Wm. Norris, Carolyn Thomson, Melvin Stokes and Original N. Y. Production Elntire EVE'8 $2.60, i.BS, C, 0c 8AT. MAT. 11.60, 11.00, 7ir. tte ANTAGE TJaeqaaled V a adevllle Broadway at Aider Matisse Pally, t-BS Twice Nightly, 1 ssd Popular Prices Bexea sad Leges Reaerved WEEK COMMENCING TOMORROW MATINEE THE SENSATION OF THE SEASON THE GREAT LEON AND Hit COMPANY OF WONDER WORKERS WITH EDITH PACKARD, the Original "It's Me Again Girl, in a Series of Spectacular Illusions NEIL McKINLEY THE LORNER GIRLS The Original Nut , A Blend of Melody and Motion THE FOUR OF US ALLEN, LINDSEY & Co The Quartet of "Distinction In "A Bucket of Laughter" TOM & VERA PATTS JACK DEMPSEY A Triumph of Aerial Artistry In "Daredevil Jack" - Continuous Performance Today Commencing at 1 :30 eWr i wlIT... - . . r "ia'ii!aais'riti!3B8meSgair liiiiiM 3 x "v-m ;X '( ,11:3 !::iaa:Hr::;i::, m 1 1 . . - 1 -"sC . ' - M Aar . ' ft i iv- i-" . I uy ii mvx ii ii i r. mil) LI :K:a;:P:aK!;:ir::'::!;:tii::-iK:i::5t;::'jrj .:r:-;-:!-Sr;:i";;ii;:;r:;:.t From the play by Owen Davis NOW-PLAYING !j...tIO.!Laji!.A.?i' When1, a girl says that she has sinned "only in her heart" what does she mean? What would fustify any girl in leaving home snd accepting a position in the household of a woman with questionable character? yet Mary H or ton wanted to dance. vand she was willing' to pay the Piper, fHAR0LD LLOYD - i- , Iff in his newest and best SiOO.OOO com-I edy, "HAUNTED SPOOKS" offers :.i I "side-splittef" tfiat would make a Sphinx die of laughter. You know I how good Uoyd has always , been a well, thjs iyeven funnier than any of his" previous pictures. . f - If a 1 Ellippiil;Pli ' at the Wvrlitser. Mr. ' Teagnes rnul " I J- f:r-,-tt,U steal accompaniment U one of the big ft t ',r;..,-Ti" a r - features of this theatre. Sunday on- If iE: Under the Double Eagle s. ... -typ;;!'jp ISji March Wagner . nlffi tr a ySiP5IF5 1 V SOME ?S " A - "Goln Up"-SelftCtlon v ' iiaaeeifyVw' ' ' AMeV "Jp . Hawaiian Echoes. . . - ' '. al tl 1 1 1 1 .W" - - fc"ssa-w-v'' ., . 11 . 1,1 L-r ' 11 s I ' ' ' . . a eii Ifi BAKER : The Famous Thm Cosy Playhouse of Perfect Acoustics BaBBS9BBBSBmsk. ' Stocks any 19TII ANNUAL SEASON Week Beginning Sunday Matinee, March 21 'First Time in the West in Stock - bbbbbbSBj A Clever Comedy on the Order of "THE BRAT .By Dario Niccodemi and Michael Morton As Played in New York by Florence Nash An International Success 14 Months at The Gaiety Theatre, Paris 7 Months at The Royalty Theatre, London MATINEES SUNDAY, WED., SATURDAY . PATHE NEWS n wkk In Walked Mary Maude Fulton's LYREC MUSICAL COMEDY .liiiaiiltilriaMBiliieiilHliiaiiliiliStllATINO aV FLOOD, M assgereiuniiiiieirtiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiueu. I Matinee Daily at 2 Evenings at 7 and 9 I Is - . - i- - I Week Starting Sunday Matinee, March 21 ; MIKE and IKE I ' Ben. Dillon THE Al Franb KINGS A High-Qass -Seasoning of Mirth, Melody, Nonsense and a Bevy of Pretty , Chorus Girls GIVES YOU PEP AND MAKES YOU FORGET YOUR TROUBLES " 9 '"i 9 - r - a i 2 Special Feature Nights 2 f . Tuesday : ' ' a, Friday: I Cctry Store ' Chorus Girls' Contests ' iHtlllMltJttWf -1 3 185-190 I ed., ui course wnen they ao. arrive tney re Just old Mtk and Ike, but It seems . g.!F 'i ... 1