The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-29

HiPPooRomE
Three men and two women pre-.
seutinE We Old Song Review"
head the vaudeville bill at the Hip
podroFne theatre. beginning Sun
day. Special scenery and costumes
OF tho period OF 1860 will be shown.
Other numbers on tho bill are:
Swor and Westbruok. In comedy,
song and dance: Hal Davis and
Maybelle Brayton. In q comedy
sketch entitled "One Christmas
Eve; Edwin Wetmore, in a novel.
~ musical act: Richardson's pos.
Ing dogs.
A photoplay drama and comedy.
also n Charlie. Fatty and Mabel
cartoon comedy complete the bin
OAK
The headline feature at the Oak
theatre next week. beginning Sun
day. will be the Great Namba laps.
remarkable equilibrists and hand
balRncers.
Other attractions will be the
Three Millsrds, two pretty girls
and man. In their latest rube com
edy success. ''Zekc In Society.
Kayner and Boston. In Bits From
Kayner and Bostyn. In Bits From
popular Swedish violin virtuoso.
whose engagement has been ex-
tended by request. and Panky and
McCaryer. In nifty singing, talk
ing and dancing act.
The feature picture will be the
Bluebird dramatic masterpiece.
The Gay Lord warfng." with j..
Warren kcrrigan.
PANTA0Es
AT Ocean Park" big musical
comedy act with ~ people. laid in
one OF the big. gay summer resorts.
and OVERLOOKING with merry tunes.
patter and dancing. win be the
headline attraction OF the new bill
nj Pantages. opening with the mat.
inee performance Monday. As a
special feature. Manager Pantages
has arranged for the first appear
ance here OF the singing violinist.
PATRICIA. Other numbers on the
program win be tho Doris Wilson
Trio. In a combination OF mirth.
melody and dancing. called Thru
the Looking Glass: McRea and
Clegg. trick bicyclists. and Keat
and Dumont. comedy acrobats. The
fourth episode OF The Iron Claw"
will be shown on the screen.
oRphEuM
With the show for the week
starting with Sundays matinee. the
Orpheum closes It's present Seattle
season. After Saturday nights
performance. May 6. the house will
be dark for the summer. No less
an artist than Helene Lackaye. VIII
ton Lackaye's sister. will headline
this last show in "Overtones." a
playlet strictly novel in theme.
As added attraction come the
Marvellous Machurians. five Chinese
acrobats who do mysterious things
In a gorgeous Oriental setting.
Willing, Bentley a Willing bring
q laughabie black face slit,
"Scrappy Coons." ]. G. Lewis. jr.,
a. Co. present "Billy's Santa Claus"
Lewis. jr. is a vertan actor 9 years
OF age.
Stella Boyd is new eontralto.
Svcngali is just dog. Libonati Is
a ragtime xylophonist.
METROPOLITAN
The wave OF Shakespearean com
memoration that is sweeping the
world over will be halted in Seattle
Sunday. Several local clergymen
will use Shakespeare and his work
as the topic for their sermons. Sew.
ersl organists have prepared pro
grams OF Shakespearean music.
Beginning Monday night. the cele-
bration will take place mainly AT
the Metropolitan theatre, where the
Wilkes Players. assisted by some OF
Seattle's most prominent amateur
actors. will present az n tribute To
the great poet and dramatist his
comedy. The Tanning OF the
Shrew."
Norman Hackett will appear as
Petruchio and Phoebe Hunt as Kath