The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 21, 1921, Image 43

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, 'SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21. 1S21. , aJH5saH5sT2S5Hfl2HH2K I ' 1 1 III , ' - . - M. I ff ' I v ;T- ' J ' --.III 11 ."TV r f ill Maw w at. . v (. - j , M - A ' . . . v,v?:;:::Sf . Si S: ( 1 Kelton Taught Dowell to Act e t n ' n - . n it .n --'h" M Bi ddvG . OT P n tsrir stWeek TFTI.TH prtterTtar.htnnMV th kind W that keps th heart rouns. and a rare xenina for ramamberinr and re tiroduclnr dcUUa, Ned Kelton. who la appearing at PantagM Ibeatra, drifted back JO odd mn to taa old days of hi first appaaranca in Portland aa an actor. Nod could always ahaka a wicked foot to tha sound of almost anything that even slightly . resembled music. But in tha old days the show business seemed far away to his young mind as tha promised land. Ha shared with I Q. Swetland. son of tha Portland confec tioner, what ha called a "position" (although he hates tha word) in tha old Quhnby house, which was then at Fourth and Couch streets. , ' Ona day ha took a lay oft from his Job to attend a picnic up the river.. Tha man who held down Tved s place while ha was gone proved to be a dancer in a variety ahow when ha wasn't waiter, and in a short time with his new found friend ha fared .forth before the footlights .in Vancouver, Wash.. where the two were billed as tha "Happy Hottentots" in aa. itinerant show given on the soldiers' pay day near the bar racks. . That waa back in 1S37 and. now Ned Kelton, who has alnos become a pro ducer of comedy and dance skits with his wife Aid little daughter. Pert, is back in Portland after two tours of the world, onoa mora appearing under the management of John A. Johnson fit the pantages, who.in the old days was the owner of a concert hall in which Kelton appeared in Victoria, B. C. "Tears ago in the old Tlvoll theatre at First and Madison or Jefferson streets where the wine Cowed and -the girls were tall and pretty," said Kelton smiling remlniscently, "tha boys were potting on "The Irish Justice," and after a hard night we were shy. player. I went down to Biddy Dowell, afterwards Portland's fire chief, and said: , "'Biddy, can you shiT ! . j '"NoP ' " Can you dancer "No!! "Can you actr . . "No!!! - ' "Come on,' said I, you're just. the SARAH BERNHARDT, famous French actrest, who defies old age bj recuperating from a serious illness and declares that she has no intention of abandoning the stage. Madame Bernhardt is one of the few actresses who positively decline to' stage a last appearance. . v man X want We've got a show down at the Tlvoll withyJeffries Lewis, Harry Uaynhall. Dion Biiocicault and we need you.'- Biddy said, tha names sounded rood to him so ha took tha Job and for seven nlghta .ha. waa the Irish . Justice per forming with amaaing finish. At the ena or the week his pay envelope con tatned alt of 25 cents; and after reflect. ing that as an actor ha was apparently a -tuv Biddy want back to the -fire aepartment. or ne mumncent sum of ill a week Kelton appeared In the old days With the Patricola-Kelton eomblnatlan at Fell Elei's Anheuser on Fourth street. Three a. m. was early to- bad in those dara aftar a daiiv ah) ft in which he appeared in two doubles, two singles, .three hours of comedy and drama and In between times made him self generally useful around tha as tab- uaoment. Back in 1901 Ned Kelton appealed in Portland -with Sue Kelton and his little daughter. Pert, who danced at aa Elks street fair. The baby pert won the hearta of everyone and on "her first night more than $100 in coins was thrown upon the stage, v . Kelton married the pretty little daugh ter of an old-fashioned household la a oacicwooas town near Great .Falls. Idaho. The first time ha saw her aha waa carrying a tray through her moth er-a house Into a sick room, where bar mother was taking care of an invalid. lr waa a swift romance, a story book affair, in which the actor man from the Dig outside world carried off the nrat tlest girl in the town, and at that aha naan-t passed her sixteenth birthday. After getting her mother's consent Kl- ton took hia little sweetheart to the par- onage oi ine .Methodist minister. The minister's cook and his dishwasher were witnesses for the ceremony and from that time they have circled th 1a Kelton and his pretty little wife, who looka like her daughter's sister, works In the orchestra pit during their- present act In order to come to Portland on the Pantagea circuit tha three Keltona postponed a European engagement which they win keep in 1922 under the muitjwneni or moss' Empires, Ltd. Vaudeville TANTAGES An interesting and well Jl balanced vaudeville bill is promised again at Pantages commencing Monday matinee. For the headline offering Mr. Pantages has secured the "Douglas Dancers," a dozen or more youngsters in new repertoire of clever dancing and en sembles. The "Douglas Dancers" is known in the vauleville world ' as the classiest act of its kind and bears the title of "artists in miniature." The stage pictures are said to be elaborate, with electrical effects and costuming that sur pass anything that these clever people have ever attempted. Car: ton Emmy and his "Mad Wags" Is an out-cf-the-or- cmary canine act, presented by the mas ter animal trainer. Mr. Emmy, himself. AH the fun being the way tha dogs per form, it la- said to be an exceptionally pleasing entertainment for the children. Ehelton Brooks, who is the well known 'song writer and musical star, will sing many of the latest songs, as well as his own compositions. Santucci, the famous accordionist, will also appear on the pro gram. Santucci was awarded grand prise" at the Panama-Pacific exposition as the greatest, of all accordionists. His program win consist of operatic military and popular selections. Jack and Marie Gray., said to have an entertaining offer ing, novel and comedy songs, some very pretty dancing by Miss Gray, who wears charming costumes. They also present their feature, "Tha Dancing Kewpies." Scamp and Scamp are novel comedians. doing pantomme comedy on horizontal bars. - Both are clever aerial perform' era and promise to introduce some very difficult and thrilling mid-air gymnas tics. Jimmy Aubrey In ,"The Tourist" will be tha Pantagescope feature. PrODROME Tha widely divergent types of specialties promised in tha new bill that will be shown today at the Hippodrome foreshadow ' some snappy. well-balanced entertainment - For those who go to the theatre to laugh, a treat is anticipated In the com edy playlet to be offered by Burke and Burke. This versatile couple promise new idea cleverly elaborated in. their one-act playlet ntiUed "A Western Union Flirtation." y In "Bunkologry ," Frank Shepard con tributes to the merrymaking with his rapid-fire comedy monologue, that ac- T TODAY AND TOMORROW BIG DOUBLE SHOW COME! Seirtimeiifcil Toinmv'1 ' w OARJETH HUOHE8 V ISABEL TALIAFERRO adLA4AV A4oAVOV CCQMumoanlQkiar ci v r. 1 hi - I I AND HAROLD LLOYD IN HIS LATEST 3-REEL LAUGHTER SPECIAL "AMONG THOSE PRESENT" : ALSO PATHE NEWS AND MUTT & JEFF ICJB COOLED - Iadefsadsatly Owsed ",s Iadepeadeatly Operated OPESS AT THSjk v CLOSES' AT IX THE (F TTOTft FOLLOWING CHAPEE03T TJSBESs ALWAYS rsr ATTEKDASCE companies some card manipulation. The Roxal Trio are athletes who will be responsible for the hazardous thrills without' which no vaudeville is complete A versatile young woman is Rita Shir ley, who makes a number -of character changes in full view of her, audience. She is said to be especially happy in her Juvenile mimicry, and sings and -dances through a varied program. . - - ' ' ' Full of color and charm is the promise made of the miniature revue to be pre sented by Artie and Gertrude Appier. A special scenlo environment combined with numerous costume changes promise visual attractiveness, and there is scope for colorful variety in the melange of dainty dancea and catchy tunes they are ParKs and Resorts r I HE OAKS A triple parachute jump A from the largest balloon on the fa clfio coast from a height of 4000 feet or more is tha free outdoor sensation ar ranged by Manager Cordray of the Oaks amusement park for Sunday afternoon. . Manager Cordray of the park has con tracted with J. Lestrange. for a flight Into the atr over the park with the added thrill of the parachute Jump. After ascending to the desired height the balloonist will make a - dive into space from the aircraft with a huge red parachute. After a drop of several hundred feet the red parachute will be cut adrift and a 'White umbrella will be spread over the Jumper for a further drop. Then as .the eathward plunge con tinues. a third canopy, a blue one. will be opened and the final plunge con eluded. ' Lestrange and the crew accompanying the huge balloon apd parachutes, ar rived in the city Friday and have been busy assembling the paraphernalia at the park. Provided there are no.acci dents or fatalities, the performances will be repeated the two following Sundays, August 28 and September 4. This afternoon and evening will be the two last performances of the Paris ian Follies company after' a successful season of clean and entertaining must' cal revues. Stage Struck Girl Has Same Lot World Over rpHE stage-struck little country 'girl X who haunts Broadway these sum mer days of casting, waiting to beg the producing manager for her all-lmportknt chance at a career, is not restricted to America alone. Mme. Lydla Lipkow ska, the young Russian opera star whom Henry W. Savage has Just announced for the role of "The Merry widow," tes tifies that things are exactly the same in her native land. And Mme. Lipkewska knows, because 10 years ago 10 years long In memory but short in passing she was one of these stage-struck little country girls herself. . "I waa 14 when I left home," related Xdpkowska. "I had a voice. ' X could dance. I wanted to act We lived qui. etly in Little Russia. My father was i Puritan such a good man. but so hard Every time I spoke of my ambition he said no no! My mother cried, too, but she helped roe. , 71 had" never before been la a Strang city. X was thrilled, but so frightened. I went straight to the big Conservatoire. in a big. brave voice I said : 1 am little Lipkowska. X come here to sing and take lessons for opera.' "A huge man who looked like a bear sad: Well sing.' I listen.'. He liked my voice. 'But where Is your money for tui tion r 1 have no money.' "Then you nfast gO.' " ' "Where should I go? X have left my father's ' home. I cannot beg in the streets. I cams here to study and be come a great singer. 8urely some rich lady or gentleman will help me. as they did the great musicians whose songa I love.' . r . "Then what do you think happened?" said Lipkowska. "A great teacher, a woman, was passing along the corridor and heard my talk. She was on her way to give the tsarina a music .lesson. Come with me. she said. And in one hour X sang for tsarina herself. She be came my patroness and for two years ) studied through her help. i "At. 14 X sang Gilda in RigoleUo at the Imperial opera house. Petrograd, confided Lipkowska of the Second chap ter of her career. "Tsar and tsarina sat In the imperial box. Tsarina had not ever spoken of her protege to her hus band. .In intermission he asked, "Who is this child r Tsarina smiled. Afterward I was presented. It was great honor. So soon success had come." . ESTABLISHING BECOBD - The Universal Film company is estab lishing a record for producing.'. There are 21 companies working at Universal City and 1.500,000 feet of film will be released by the Universal company this year to exhibitors. : a "k1 1 Real Article of Aral? Dancer Is On Broadway By Clareaee Axnaa A LOIERS, Aug. r (By Mall) (U. P.) XX Florence Zlegfeld and Morris Gest have taken the charm from the far famed dancing girl of Tunis, Biskra, and Algiers. The real article is not bit like those you see along Broadway. Little, girls, with listless faces and tired feet mechanically dancing the couchee-couchee ' are succeeded on the floor, by fat faded women. Some how there is nothing exciting in seeing the dance du ventre performed la calico dress. - But in Algiers there is Fatlma, youth ful, beautiful, fascinating, who went to Paris and had tha city at her feet "You must see Fatlma," says the guide, "and bnly BO francs to see her danoe, because It is out of season." Later the discovery is made that the city is full of Fatimaa jaajfjfsssssTT4sTsTBsT4assTsasBsa T':-:r' V ' ?!' '. ' Y - r-.j- l X V 1 Maurice and Walton Legally 'Out of Step' New Tork. Aug. 10- (L N. SJ "Mau- - rice and Walton" vaudeville dance team, wer finally adjudged out of step Tues day when Supreme Court Justice Piatt la "Westchester county issued a final dt voroa decree to Florence Walton. Hope that the couple would be reconciled was. held out untU today because of delay or tha DlamtlffT Mrs. " Florence Walton Mouvet in asking the decree. ," Jfj , r - J ! A IlV ' -r ,if . ' J ? Kill V 'w - i- s f tA&fr with Frank McGlVnn. to begin .its son. at the Majestic theatre. Providence, on Boptember IX. The great historic play will at . that time begin a tour which wll last for kt least two con secutive years, covering every import ant city in tha country, with return en gagements la many cities. Every nail brings to the office of Mr. Harris urgent requests that "Abraham Lincoln" shall play engagements under tha -auspices of patriotic organisations. HIPWdroME THE.IW0-SH0W SHOP TTWTST TAUDETILLE FINEST " PHOTOPLAY HEW BILL. ' I TODAY . The Burkes "AWESTEBTT UXIOS ELlllTATI05,,- Rita SKrley ftPA&KLT50 TXTVES Frank Shepard BtnrxoioeT" Appier & Appier xnrxATTimB bsytjb, Royal Four VOTELTY OYXXASTlCS "THE CONCERT" With aa aT!-tar east that tnctudea LEWIS STOIfE,. MTBTLB aTB. Mil, BAYMOKD HATTOH and ac. UEim SCOIT in a picturlsaUoa of tao great Lao PVdrichstaia suooeea. "THE CONCERT" cowTnrcors satuebay AWT) SCKDAT. THESE SHOWS OH OTttSB BATS. MATIHEE STEBT DAY all IS years old. all beautiful, and each held Paris captive. Despite all tha- stories floating to America about the emancipation move ment in the harema, the Arab woman knows her place," and keeps it Her plaoe la with some other woman ; never In public with her husband ; and if she does not belong' to a hill or desert tribe, nothing of her face is visible hut a pair of dark shining eyes. Greatest of French - Tragedians Eesigns FroinState Theatre t B TJatonal Barrio) Paris, Aug. 20. The greatest tragediag on the Frenh stage, M." de Max. after a brief but bitter quarrel with the minister of fine arts, has quit tha Com eclle Francalse, governmentally subsi dised, to play at Famine an independent theatre. " " Coming hard on the rumor that Mil. Cecile Sorel may also leave the Comedle wuiu t) min&Fmnt will not award her 1500 francs instead of iOOO francs per performance, the departure of d Max has caused an-enormous sensation in the dramatic world. 1 Mme. Sarah Bernhardt has tele graphed him congratulating him on "cutting loose from the shackles, that hin renin." . Mm. Bernhardt has con sistently refused to accept the state sub vention. . " LIHCOLH PBODrcnOH OPEHS IH BEFTEXBEB - William Harris Jr. has arranged for John Drink-water's "Abraham Lincoln" Servants in Japan Get Most Pleasure , From Movie Shows Tokio. Aug Press.) A 1. (By Man to United change is slowly ' coming about in Japan, where the servants are beginning to clamor for betterment of their lot hut the modesty of their de mands' and desires may bo appreciated from the result of a questionnaire which was recently sent out by the Households Affairs Reform society, when some 2000 answers were received, the questions and answers being as follows i , Question L Tell us your greatest trial Answers Unreasonable scolding. 1621 ; kept up too lata at night, 156 ; lack of sympathy when ill, 121. - Question 2. Tall us the experience that gives you the greatest pleasure. An swersHeartfelt thanks from our em ployers. 1858 ; our moments of freedom. 105 : a special gift of money. 105. Question J. Tell us your' favorite amusement ; Answers Motion picture shows, 1876 : Japanese theatre, 250 ; some form of work, 7. i Question 4. Have you any requests to malts t If so, tell us what they are. An swers Desire to bo treated as a member of the family, 1071 ; desire to be treated with love and kindness, T23 ; desire for one day of rest each month, 260. 4 5 - CHC CHIH CHOW EHD8 '' London, Aug." 20. (L N. S.) "Chu Chin Chow," which has had the longest run for a revue on record, 2231 perform ances, has come to an end at last The closing night was marked by scenes of the greatest enthusiasm. Oscar Ascbe and LOli , Bray ton, the t- rrrlnctpala, taking Innumerable 'curta5 y . s""1""'"1 A raesaaBsd YaudevlH e Bread way at Alder. Matlaee Sally 2 1 10. Twlee Hightty 7 and t. POPCLAB PB1CES WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY MATINEE "DOUGLAS DANCERS" in a Brand New Production With 10 Marvelous ' Juvenile Dancer Vj. "SHELTON BROOKS' THE FAMOT8 SOHO WBITEB AHD MUSICAL STAB I "SANTUCCI .THS CHROMATIC ACCORDIONIST A -r -r "Jack and Marie Grav Wit Their I . BAHCIHO EEWPIES. A SCAMP AND SCAMP KOVELTT - ' COXEBIAHS Z7 A CARLTON EMMY" "HIS MAD WAGS" :r 1 7 PAHTAOESCOPE JIMMY AUBREY IH THE TOTEIST COSTISCOVS PEBFO&JtAHCE SUHBAY 1(10 TO U P. X. " 4 TODAY TODAY F.I.AHMF.. AMMERSTEIH As Beautiful as a Portland Rose " i, Ereljn was about to enter a marriage of con, veruence, she was interrupted bj an intruder. That incident caused her to start out, unknown, to try to make good on $13 111 If- Miracle of Manlia ttan ."Two Verse . Worse" v . ' Comedy ; ' A sure j laugh - getter. ALSO Excellent and Appropriate Music by the ; Peoples Orchestra "Kinogratris" Full of redhot news f items.