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SECTION FIVE T1TE THEATRE MUSIC 'v FOUR PAGES 1 Portland; ; oregon-; sunda x ;; morning, 4 april 17, 1922 - News Gathered Big Season of: X. CHAR3HNG Gmi--A BEAUTIFUL FROCK A HAPPY EASTER interesting personality have made her a favorite ue i exceptionally complete and elaborate For Show Fans Tne photo is by Davies Studio. 7 -f AlongBroadway IVrlSS LEONA1 POWERS, leading woman Wtth.tWl&er Stock -cbmpany;c Miss Powers, : Whose splendid; talents as an actress and whose Stage Joy D 1VX. with Portland audiences, posed for .this Easter ,study in her' newest creationToFlacessilks and furbelows an unusually attractive? addition to an wardrobe., from the clothes presses and the cedar chests otlher home and qrs;ng;rqom;this clever t actress draws an amazing yanety.of fashionable;frocks: Pangl Report Br ftrlCBntiilH rXS "FATTT"' ARBUCKLE, come Kj back, mow that Jhi skirts. CTyura tuvely speaking, have been cleaned by a circuit court Jury? Whether or aot. the possibility or probability cannot b nmvxl , rn nuhtle utterance of ex hibitors and exchange men ,wh cuwhkI tha matiar at tha metlnf of tha Motion Picture Exhibitors Iaw ct r., at tha Thursday luncheon. . r- w,i.u'. of reaalnlne fcia rr- t'ge on tha screen la. Indeed, a 'moored j nueetlon. tbe debaterg eeciaea, ana can be determined only by tha box offlca re noit from houses that hT tha temerity to mow hla picture. - In tha meantime, eshibltora from many sections of tha state have been awamplng C. M. Hill. Portland manager for Famous Players- Laaky pictures, with requests for Ar buckla releases. Hill's bands, however, ara tlad under an order 'Issued aarly In tha Arbuckle scandal period which with drew hla. -pictures from distribution. Hill toflka for a countermand of this otrfer at any hour. Thraa Arbuckla comedy features not yet ralaaaed ara on tha local axchanfa sharvea. They ara "Claao-1 Una ' Gua." "Via Faat Freight" and "Skirt Shy." although tnera la a r.mi for a releaaa data on tha first of tnass, indicating that tha exhibitor la willing A uk. k ehanca at the box office with tha oortfr comedian. JIM cannot ttfer MnwiiM until tha home offlca or der la countermanded.- but publlo aontl- v. AarUree. la In favor of letting tha Jury verdict be tha and of Ar-i bucaies popuiarnj. , , ' t 4Lainns ara good for tha early establishment here af an exchanre to diatrlbuta film products for Vltagraph. aithouah Oaorga Jackson, probable ... t wi aa anternrlsa. will .i.w.. infirm nor deny reports of thia Doaaibllltr. Jackson waa manager here I f vitaaraoh unUl tha bualnesa .was LtTnasrre4 to BeatUa mora than a yssr ago. ia timhuj ...kiii.i msnaaament at Beattla and returned to Portland, atlll la tha amploy f VltsgrapK Rumor haa It that an other Taolfie Coast VHagraph axohanga soon Is to close and will be transferred to Portland under jaexson a mne- ment. ; - ' ,', am one fitechele. who Instantly won popularity among motion picture theatre aa director of the Blue Mouss theatre orchestra, la aald by his friends to hat ona of tha most axpenalva col lactlon of rouslo of any picture orches tra director In tha WeaC y .A sped si at tha theatre haa besn sat aside to hold Stechele's compoeltlons-which ha keeps In perfect order wun an in genious filing system of hla own ar raiigemantu, .' "-".' ?' KJ Armstron. Wssurn district man- airer for Universal, apent tha latter part of tha week at tha local exchange with Manager J. U rrailar. , .; ' A. YL SlacPonald. who Operatea tha ikru ntctura ' theatre- af (SufM" ' transacting business on f Urn row last week. r i , .i ,. . . V; Panlls ' of tha Couch -school have massed their energlea for a novel under- ''W"Vrr&l''- T ar ar -a. ar m j.- - , , t --.-a 1 v -? Hill1 Mt Dramatic-Club rWiU Dm!s h a v -1 D rTi rl i nti I Mount j Angel' College. St. Benedict, April Is. Tha Mount Angel collega dra mat la club will present "Cardinal Rlche lleu." tha drama by Wr Bulwer-Lytton, In tha college auditor nim, on tha after noon and evening of April 23. - This will be tha greatest play svar pro-1 santed on tha Mount Angel collage stags. snd special costuming and scenery haa been obtained that tha whole scenic schema msy be In accordance with the rest of tha pla. "Cardinal Richelieu" la under tha direction of Rev. Father-Ai- culn, well-known elocutionist and profes sor of dramatic art. Leslie J. Smith, of (talem, will play Richelieu, and Kdward Keksy will take tha part of xxuia Jill. of Franca. Carl Pyar, of Portland, la cast for tha role of Baradaa, tha favorite of the king, and conspirator against tha cardinal. U Bv Terheyden of Portland, aa Mauprat, la a staunch defender of tha cardinal. Tha muale will be furnished by tha lege orchestra, under tha direction Rev. Father Victor, ' O.8. B., who arranged a special score for this preaen tat Ion. Many beautiful aoenlo and light Ing effect a will be produced, especially In - tha third act, when Richelieu Is on hla deathbed, and In tha sword seen In the second act. Tha play consists of. five acta and seven scans.. , 1 ASIDE from a keen Interest In the probability of next year's local en gagement of the CMcaso Grand Opera, company. William T. Pajwtle, manarer of th HeOisT theatre, brought bees: from California early tm tba weear a ba full -of tslcka fot presantalon In the near fuhira on th HeiiUt aUte. A fortnight In San Francisco gave- Pangle oppor tunity to hear some of the Chicago company's repertoire not offered here and - be haa nominated a number of operas ' that -he beUavea would prove highly popular next reason at The Audi torium. That the company will return to - Portland aa Its beet bet on the -Pacific coast, Pangle la certain. : In a dramatic way tha Helitg man ager has much of Interest to offer for the next few weeks, and- the .offerings range from light musical comedy to Shakespeare. First will coma -Irene," which Is booked Into the big Broadway theatre for three nights and a matinee, opeDlmr next Thursday. Thereafter the next blr treat will be "the new edition of the Greenwich Village Follies, re garding wnose charms . Pangle waxea voluble. It la by far the most apec- tacular and entertaining .musical shew of the season. If not of many seasons. Pangle reports. -And to prove the point he presents volumee of critical praise the production has won en route west. ' , The Follies open their local engagement on. April W.", Wednesday evening, giving them four- nights and a. matinee In Portland. . , , 4 The ; Shakespeare season, promising some of the moat notable expositions of the Bard's works Portland haa enjoyed. -Is booked .for the last half of the firat ween in May. It wUl be presented by Walter Hampden - and hla aaaoclatea. and tba repertoire will Include -Othello. -The Servant In tha House." Tam Ing , of the Shrew? and "Hamlet." Hampden haa been 'proclaimed far and wide, . especially for his Hamlet, and his pres ent tour is aald to have been unusually uccengful. j. .....- FoTftwlng Shakespeare will come that prime favorite of song, and drama, Cfaaunoey OlcotC who la presented aa the -central figure and chief songster -In bis newest play. "Ragged Robin." written for the Irishman by Rlda John son Toung and Rita Olcoit. ; That Chauncey will get hie pound of financial flesh on local boards . la Indicated by the fact that the first nicht.haa been taken over for a benefit performance .' by the Progressive Business Men s club. Olcott la bringing , a . notable cast of ; players to present the three acta and Ova scenes of "Ragged Robin." and the play will introduce to Portland some of his most recent and roowt gucceaaful Irish ballada. , Olcott ia now claying In California, but .will- enjoy a three weeks' rest be fore he cornea to Portland for the en gagement . which opens on May 11. Pangle reports that tha Irish starer Is giving bis entire company a vacation, under full pay for three weeks and that -they win be In prima tonditlon when they arrive here. " C JUida from all that. Pangle sromiees an early-appearance of Kolb . it Dill m thtlr latest laugh thow. "Give and. Take.'; This pair of funsters Is playing to blr business In Los Angeles and the local date haa not definitely been set. ' . -v-.'':; Baseball Pits Its ; Forces to Attract Show Shop Business t ? t - - y v- ' .-.' -.. , t, ' ' I i k ' nasi, ;,:'. M"- ' sen----- ; ''-'!r.r:-,:---. -.-.j?-..- . .V . ::. 1 X ' J Bend High School : To Present Comedy Bnd. April Is. "A .Pair of Sixes." a coated yi haevbeew eneaen by the senior class of the Bend high school for the class play, to be staged May IS and IS. The cast waa pk-ked last week and te! holding several rehearsals' a week. Miss Ijena, Ieeg la directing. -rA.JHO, ' A Of HAT HASFN Hnwi :iTnth. Haktr War tmtmt M 'Sat IIpim. Mktin-a Wtdfwe . aaienlar sad StinJar. at g:aw; mt t S : JU. Lt KM IiWiii st MnniMa. Uirle M antral majr aoainaay ta "Mae U !. Msuaa ssilf it a p. at. : st 1 sad t- , VAIOHVIIXR UMPMri M Vraaar 1 ajlar. 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'- : ' ........ . -.- - -..j.,"-.,-,' ..... ...;".-,' ----i.:--. 1 - . 'V-":.V.., -- ' -; fv; V-7 , rfVvt- y-.;i vy .; .--a i ..' . , 'r: J- W ' i .' . . . -. - - , - , ' v. i. ' . . . -'-w'v v "' 'i.-;' '.''''-' By TVulsroek Pcgler . New.Tork. Aprll la-Aa the weather grows warmer and the box score begins to exert its pull against the Broadway box office, the character of the enter tainment in tl.e theatres quickly changes from -normal to devilish- ray. - The summer shows have begun to ar rive. Eddie Cantor's. "Make It Snappy," -ia the first, a Jake Khubert device, con ducted oa the old Winter Garden prln- ciple of exploiting any little art of phys ical tlf t that may be discovered in the company, from tricks, with , cards to throwing the thumb out of Joint and i throwing; it back again. . Saturday night De Wolf Hopper. bring out- another bhubert summer show, en- ; ! titled. "Hopper's Fun Makers." with a sub-title. The Party."-to succeed Al J Olson's ; "Bomb," at J Olson's theatre. e, r - ataaaaMMI , At the Century la The Rose of Stem- boul." . atill another Bhubert - musical show. And- a very good one, too. which will probably run ail summer, having not only Teaea Coeta but Jim Barton aa welL . "Go Easy, Mabel," la another cretonne I creation for the summer, due to arrire very soon, with Roland Younr and lis ten Winwood. who were so good In , 'Madame Pierre.! v I Charlotte Greenwood, of the very pe culiar arms and legs, came to town dur ing the week in "Lefty, the Piper." In which Roae Btahl waa autrring about the time Miss Greenwood's folks were hop ing she'd oulgTow her gangling manner. "Sally" is on her way. after 7 weeks st the New .Amsterdam, during which Mr. Zlegfeld aays ahe played to 1.034.OO0 paid admissions, not . counting ... Xfi standees, y , t . .- . v.-; Viola Dana to Bat : Pirst Ball Thrown vlln Opening Game - ''-' -x -.. ; - - , . . Viola tana. dainty favorite of the films. .Is already personally launched upon the high road to popularity at Loew's Hippodrome theatre, where she Till spend the week making personal appearances before those who have long admired her screen work. Miss Dar-a and her mother. Mra. Emll nugrath, arrived In Portland Saturday mcming and were met at tha station by W. W. 1 E3y; Hippodrome manager. Many pleasant off-eUge activities have been . arranged for Mlas' lana. 8he will make no public appearances off state except when she la welcomed at the city 'hall by Mayor Baker on Monday morning and when she appears at the openina; baseball kuw oa Tues day st the Vsughan street ground. .It haa been arranged by the Portur 1 club managers to have Mia Dana bat. or bat at. the first ball pitched in. the contest. It win b thrown by CJorerrr Olcott and wUI-be caught, or rausl t at. by Mayor Baker, and Judce lVi:inn N. . Catena has been aligned to the tk of pronouncmsT sentence upon tha fate of the delivery. Ilia Dana ras B't I rromlsed to outdo P-abe Ruth, l.ut tv.e ill do her "derndeft," alie ace?-
