SECTION FIVE
T1TE THEATRE
MUSIC
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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.
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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-
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Dramatic-Club rWiU
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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.. ,
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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. '
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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.
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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.
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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 . .- .
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Viola Dana to Bat :
Pirst Ball Thrown
vlln Opening Game
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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?-