i,. J THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 10, mi. simi NEWS f .j X.: ; .:.: , . J Tarrv m'The - jTljA. Akn Brook, ' - Ok.. taseof uavia StagGland HEILIG A novelty In musical comedy la "The Sweetheart Shop," coming to the Hell is theatre; Thursday. April 14, direct from four weeks at the Columbia theatre, San Francisco, This is the only musical comedy that has piayed four weeks in San Francisco for five years. The entire original cast and chorus are announced. :'."')! The piece, is full: of novelty and sur prises and, it is said that the whole show is well described as "the epeed limit of musical comedy." IKdgar J. MacGregor, under whose direction the play is pre ented. has provided artistic stage set- tines and beautiful costuming, with rich display of gowns of the ultra-fashionable . kind. The company possesses to an un usual degree the charm of youth alid boasts of an exceedingly pretty chorus. The principals aire Harry K- Morton, the acrobatic comedian ; Esther Howard,- whose success as a female funster has placed her In a class by nerseu ; -Helen Ford, Zellaif Russell, Roy Gordon. Daniel Realy. Marion Sakl, Japanese premiere danseus ; Mary Harper, Clay Hill and Teddy Hudson. There are three scenes, the locale! of which are '"The Sweetheart Shop.'l an artist's studio in Greenwich Village1 and a Fifth avenue, New York, auction room. . After making a few cities en route MHtward. "The Sweetheart Shop" re turns to Chicago for the summer. It was there for 20 weeks at the Illinois ' theatre with the same company that will play here. , ;j , : . BAKE"! "The. Call -of Youth,"- never before seen in Portland, will be pre sented to theatre-'Boera throughout the week? opening thiis afternoon by the Baker Stock company.' The play "Is a new one by a comparatively new author, Herbert Bash fold, who has several stage successes to his credit. He has selected a present day condition and has woven about it a most interesting story, it is said. The;theme of The Call of Youth," : is a daring one, according to its advance reports, and opens to view a young woman, unmarried, yet living the life of a married woman, sheltering her con science by the determination never to marry unless she . loves. Besides the regular matinees land the Monday bar gain night performance, the Federated Teachers' council of Portland has taken the popular theatre for Tuesday night for the presentation of, a benefit per formance for the organization. ; - LYRIC To the ! strange Chinese coast goes Al Franks (Ike Leschinski) and Ned Doyle (Tob Olson) in Al"s hand some private yacht. Doyle is captain of the craft. This is pat of the musi cal comedy "Fan Tan," which opens at the Lyric theatre this afternoon and con tinues all week j with matiness every afternoon but Wednesday. The .tuneful story deals with the dark, deep plot of. a Chinese official toi kill a couple of Ameri cans, but a pretty woman saves their necks.. - j! Leschinskl's yacht "Jumping Frog" reaches the Chinese coast just a a great storm starts kicking up monkeyshines all along the land-line. Captain Olson de cides to make for the isle of Ung Wung Lung to ride out the gale. The Chinese do not break their necks trying to enter tain the visitors. On board the yacht are Miss Birdie (Florence Spurrier),! an American daffodiill. and Mary gold (Dor othy Raymond) ( Ike's nice niece. She loves Clay (Howard Evans). Dot Posty is Fan-Tan, favorite slave SOLOIST April 20thHeilig Theatre Portland Symphony Orchestra CAKL DETO", Conductor. ; Louis Persinger ! VIOLINIST "A artlut of extraordinary qnallties. a Tlrtaoso of the most dlstinf nished type." Arthur Mklsen. Hall orders now, car of Sherman, Clay & Co. , , Priees Floor, S2.M; Balcony, S.8. 2..$1; Uallery, reserred, tl.0; General Admlssloa. Tie. So war tax. "Film Censor Runs Amuck in Heaven; St. Peter Bans Him Saint Peter hajd just finished tak ing the New Comer on a sight seeing trip of heaven. i "Well, how do you like it." he asked cheerfully. "It won't do at all," crabbed the N. C i ''What's wrong?" "It's aU wrong. The women need more clothes ! the men are ridiculous in robes ; the golden pavement is a criminal waste of money ; the pearly gates are a sinful display of wealth ; harp music Is out of place in heaven : there is too much rustling of wings and flying about ; the wearing of halos is an affection ; and the throne is entirely too ornate." "Anything else wrong?" asked Saint Peter. "Yes, I don't like the way you wear your whiskers." "Who the beg pardon but who may you be sir?" , j "I'm a motion picture censor." "Ah." replied Saint Peter. "I felt sure that there had been some mis take. Censors are not permitted here. Michael". ..(calling . an . assistant), "please show this gentleman to the soal chute and hurry." of the great Chinese official, who decides to remove, the heads .of Ike and Toby from their lovingbodia. . But by the aid of Birdie and the Rosebud chorus, this operation Is postponed. 5000 Churches Enter Business As Exhibitors AS the ; result of a canvass it was learned that more than 5000 Ameri can and Canadian churches are equipped with projection machines and are show ing moving pictures reglarly to their congregations. Catholic, Protestant and Jewish pastors are winning over "back sliders": with cinema exhibitions in school halls, rectories and even In church auditoriums. The churches, which at -first rather resented the use of pipe organs by the picture ; houses, ; have come right back with an answer of their own and for every pipe organ Installed in a picture theatre there has been a projection ma chine and screen set up in a church hail. Score one for- the men of the cloth. What's more, certain picture producers have reached the point where they have expressed a willingness to make pictures that can be shown in any church in the country, "The church that is not equipped to show motion pictures is as incomplete as a church without an organ," says the Rev. Leslie Willis Sprague of New York. "I do hot hesitate to predict that it is only the question of a little time until thousands of churches will use films as part of their regular Sunday services." , Dr. Sprague was the first minister to preach a sermon illustrated with motion pictures' as part of the regular Sunday service in his church. Many of the pic tures shown under religious auspices are exhibited in school balls and parish houses as the laws of the Roman Cath olic and Protestant Episcopal churches forbid the showing of motion pictures in their sanctuaries. However, many Methodist, Baptist. Presbyterian and Congregational churches have installed projection ma chines in the auditoriums where their services are held and the motion picture is gradually becoming part of the Sun day service. More than 2000 Methodist churches are regularly exhibiting pic tures and a thousand Baptist churches have decided to employ them. Olcott's Last Tour Announced by Wife Chauncey Olcott will say his farewell to the ! American public next season in "Ragged Robin," according to an an nouncement of his wife at Saratoga, N. Y. .The plar was originally present ed at Saratoga and Mrs. Olcott hintSd that it might open there again. The tour, which will be an extended one, will mark his twenty-sixth oh the road. Upon his retirement from the stage, the Irish star will enjoy the peace and quiet of Saratoga at Inniscarra, now his sum mer residence. Bacon Is Author of New Musical Comedy T - " ! - ... - . Frank; Bacon in conjunction with E. J. Blunkhall has just completed the boolc ; of musical comedy entitled "How :ComC for which Leon De Costa has written the lyrics and music. It is the 'first musical comedy book ever PANTAGES First attention In the new Pantages bill goes to the House of David band, which comes for the week beginning with the matinee Monday. Twenty in number, and each member a musician in his own right, the band comes direct to the Pantages circuit from the noted colony of the same name at Benton Harbor, Mich., appearing in vaudeville for the benefit of the colony whose men decry clipping the beard or cutting the hair. Included in the band are the widely known Hanneford broth ers, to whom the major baseball leagues made flattering offers last season. As the special attraction, : the famous Capps family, with Ma and Pa Capps and the seven little Capps, will make their appearance in their original offer ing, "An Evening at Home." The first episode of "The Purple Riders," with Joe Ryan as the star, is a film story of the young West. , Belle Oliver, the Cheer-up Girl, comes with her winsome personality to win all hearts with her clever songs. . Embs and Alton have a pleasing musical di vertisement, and Ed Gordon and Ida Day keep everybody happy in their "Mirthful Nonsense." "The Miracle" will close its local engagement today with the continuous performance, commencing at 1:30. ....... HIPPODROME Fred La Reine and Company, billed as "electrical wiz ards," . promise a pleasing and decidedly unusual novelty as a feature of the new show that will be seen at the Hippo drome today. Comedy and science are interestingly welded together " by " the magic "juice" which La Reine employs in a series of electrical experiments. Another offering of stellar import ance la that of Brady and Mahoney. two MATZENAUER - U V ' - 1 "World's Greatest Contralto" HEILIG THEATRE Wednesday, April 13 Direction Elwyn Concert Bureau BOX OFFICE SALE MONDAY PRICES 12.50, $2$L5, $1, FU War Tx actors happily remembered by all vau deville fans who enjoyed their charac terizations of "The Chief and the Fire man. They have a new ekit. .'"The Hebrew Sailor and the Commander." Songs, original parodies and a liberal seasoning of comedy and chatter ; form the skit. , H . I Much clean comedy and amusing non sense is included in the jolly skit. "The Yale Boy and the Swede Girl," in which Frank ; Rose and Olive Thorn demon strate their ability as character artists. "After the Game," a skit concocted for laughing purposes only, is the vehicle in which Frank Dae and Margaret Neville will appear. Wilbur and Girlie are reputed, to be jugglers with j novel ideas. : ORPHEUM A notable double head liner, three-feature Orpheum ! show will open at the Heilig this afternoon. The joint headliners are Alan Brooks in "Dollars and Cents," and Harriet and Marie McConnell in trills and frills. The Sylvester family.' father, mother and three clever children, are the ; third feature. I Alan Brooks Is an outstanding figure in American stagedom. He is said to know more about stagecraft than any other artist of his class in big-time vaur PORTLAND'S BIGGEST AMUSEMENT -- - - ' WEEK - ! " , SUN. MOM. TUE- WED. VAUDEVILLE AND P1CKF0RD THURS. PRf. . SAT. VAUDEVILLE AND FAIRBANKS BEGINNING TODAY MARY PICKFORD AMERICA'S SWEETHEART IN HER LATEST AND BE8T FEATURE Love Light FRED LA REINE & CO. ELECTRICAL WIZARDS la Scientific sad Comedy Novelty D and Nerll!, "After the 0ine"; Rose nd Thorn. "Yal Boy sad Swede Girl'f; Wilbur and Girlie. Manipulators. ANNOUNOINO THE ' RETURN OF FAIRBANKS IN THE j "Mark of Zorro" NEXT THURSDAY NO OHANOE IN ADMISSION FEJES I P. M. TO 11:30 P. M. CONTINUOUS i J I. i i -J LYMC MUSICAL COMEDY HiiiiHMiituiMiNMi j Keating & Flood, Owners iiHiMMintmiwi il: Hi wr- STARTING THIS AFTERNOON Tan Tan' Aft A tuneful tale or love-making on the) ... "t-: m. (uw uauv coast in which. Ik and Toby ' . almost lose Al t ranks their hoods. Hiss Raymond A NEW, COLORFUL, JAZZY COMEDY ! I With the Rosebud Chorus in excellent voice and kick. I Tuesday night, Country Store I Friday night, Chorus Girls' Contest , - . ..... e . x Ai)niiiifHfniKiiiiiiiiiHiHiiiiiiiftiitnairiMiniiititnfHiniiiiitiiiaiiHtnttitiismntnf iwiimeiimtwiKiie deville and his vehicle, "Dollars and Cents," is a marvel of showmanship. The stage set itself is unique with its three subdivisions, the story has more plot and more of a lesson than many all-evening plays. Harriet and Marie tMcConnell are not only singers with great achievements to their credit, but rank among the beauties of the stage and their costuming is gor geous. Miss Harriet McConnell was a decided success in concert and shared success w.ith Lazarro of the Metropolitan at the Maine Festival. Miss Marie Mc Connell made her bid for fame through musical comedy, having been with "Robin Hood," "The Grass Widow," "Oh Lady, Lady" and "The Magic Melody." The Sylvesters, father, mother and three children, are among the greatest family entertainers in vaudeville. In this act Baby Katherine is featured. Other acts are Billy Beard, "The Party From, the South" ; Ben Harney, the orig inator of ragtime, with William Karreil,. his boy from Kentucky ; Williams and Pierce. "Two Modern Country Jakes"; Cummins and White in campus capers; Kinograms and Topics of the Day ac companied by the oroscope, an exclusive Orpheum feature showing Oregon scen ery In color, and the concert orchestra under direction of George E. Jeffery. Oakman Makes Threat . Wheeler Oakman threatens! to turn author. "Directors I Have Known" will be his subject. He should be thorough ly competent to tell the! inside story re garding the megaphoners as he has worked with scores of them in his 19 years in pictures. "In one year alone I worked in 77 pictures with 48, different directors," he says. . I ' ITICET OFFICE BALE OPENS TOMOKBOW J HEILIGIMIfApr.14-15-16 gpeelal Price 1 MAT. SAT. 1 EOOAB J, HmGBEGOK FBESE5TS The Original Knickerbocker Theatre, 2T T Prodsettoa sad Catt IF you r1' SEE : IT ONCE, YOU'LL SEE IT TWICE n iju uuis wwmmw PRAISED BY CRITICS FROM THE s ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC. With HARRY K. MORTON and Esther Howard, Zella Russell, Helen Ford, Mary Harper, Marion Saki, Teddy Hudson, Clay Hill, Roy Gordon, Daniel Healy and Chorus of Orchid Beauties. - - Direct from 4 weeks at the Columbia theatre, San Francisco: 10, weeks at the Knickerbocker theatre, N. T. ; 20 weeks at the Illinois theatre. Chicago, and 8 weeks at the Tremont theatre, Boston. Ea route to Chicago for return engagement. -EVEJflSOS- Floor. except last 3 rows. . .$3.00 I Floor, last 3 rows ..12.60 Balcony, first 6 rows 12.60 Balcony, next 4 rows......J;J.OO ! Balcony, last 13 rows....... $1.00 j GaL, res., 85c; admission. .. .60c I -SPECIAL PRICE- 8ATURDAT MATINEE Floor, except last 3 rows... $2.50 Floor, last 3 rows.. ..$2.00 Balcony, first 6 rows ..$2.00 Balcony. last 17 rows ..$1.00 Gal., res., 85c; admission.... 50c Powers 3l theKYXSL Frlm Folk Fail Io See Ogre in v Germans' Plan T 63 AXGELES, Calr April 9. (U. r.) S- Producers, directors an4 actors of America's great, nrtotion picture colony here do not view with alarm Germany's preparations to flood this country with cinema productions. Without excepUon leaders of the. various phases of the in dustry here welcomed the , impending German "film- invasion," declaring it will be beneficial to the plays produced In the United States. ' Louis' B. Mayer, producer, asserted the film market ia open to anyone frem any where who. can make a product that Will stand on Its- feet. "Germans have shown they tan make excellent pictures of an historical arwl spectacular nature but when they de part from those and try to screen comedies and dramas, they fall woefully. Comedies and dramas form the hulk work of the movie Industry and as neither Germany nor any one foreign country can compete with the United States on this plane, we have nothing to fear." "Stars will look with welcome upon good foreign films. Others don't matter. Good foreign made pictures will help the screen of this country Just as the artistry of Bernhart, Mojeska and other noted stage figures from abroad have helped the American stage, declared Anita Stewart, film star, in commenting on the presaged "invasion." 1& STOCK COMPANY 1TM 1 Useq aaled Tasderllle Broadway at Alder Slatiaee SaUy i:3. Twice KlghUy 7 asd t Popnlax Prices WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY MATINEE s "5 :Ti h VauderiUe's GreeUst Offering The House of David Band , Twenty Sterling Musicians Direct From the Famous Colony at Benton Harbor. Mich. I - Special A44d AttraeUoa THE CAPPS FAMILY In "An Evening at Home" BELLE OLIVER The Cheer-Up Girl r.npnnN jpi niv .ff 'i In "Mirthful nnnM" EMBS & ALTON in Musical Divertissements "The Puroleriders First Episode of the Sen sational Serial of the Toung West reatlaaoa Perferwasfs Today, ronntxiai tt ItS P. M. STARTING SUNDAY MATINEE TODAY A NEW PLAY : V - - by HERBERT BASHFORD THEATER PARTY NIGHT Auspices Federated Teacher Council of Portland 7 THE CAIL1L 3OFc YOUTH A play possessing a daring theme unconventionally treated, with characters often to be found in the life of an American city, showing the usual result of a marriage of . money. Made Powerful Chiefly by Its Gripping Scenes Teaches a Moral That You Will Never Forget A Play That Is Sure to Have a Strong, Popular Appeal NEXT WEEK . John Fox Jrs Great Scenic Marvel THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE Bigger and Better Than Ever r-r rT VM m KM HI IIV fttMnilPI 7 ' harndy 1 pt ,ro, KMtuctY-w- r ,. ' AAII I mn . -j ft. fx-? it tuiuiKi ie. written by Bacon.