OFF WITH THE OLD, ON WITH THE NEW This Is the New Year Order at the American Theater--Jane Urban Says Farewell. HENRY HALL IN "SINNERS" Jessie Arnold on Way- -Verna Merscream at Pantages-Clemmer Offers Marie Doro, By WILBUR W. HINDLEY. 150 to red letter the The 10 days of January, promfirst, American Players. In that apace of time they will say farewell to Jane Urban, leading woman of three engagements at the American theater; they will welcome back Henry Hall to begin his third engagement in the city, and they will also greet newest American leading woman, Jessie Arnold. Henry Hall makes his debut in "Sintonight and Miss Urban will make her last Spokane appearance in that play nett Saturday night. Miss Arnold is expected in the city today and will make her first public appearance on the American stage next Sunday night in "The Trail of the Lonesome Fine." Au Revoir: Jane Urban! American patrons will see Miss Urban go with sincere regrets. Winsome, vivacious and clever, Miss Urban has endeared herself to Spokane theaterways, girlish charm and her capgoers. They, will miss her natural tivating daintiness in the portrayal of her parts, ingenuous or passionately emotional. To all of them she brought a freshness, wholesome and unaffected feminine gentility by which Spokane stock patrons will always remember her. Her merry chuckle in her moments of piquant sauciness, the roguish twinkle of her eye in flashes of coquettish frivolity and the musical tinkle of her voice in the delightfully girlish bits she has done are the things which opened the collective Spokane heart to Miss Urban. will continue to hold a substantial corner there and her admirers will follow her career with interest and solicitude. Henry Hall Old Favorite. Welcoming Henry Hall back to Spolane is like greeting a favorite relative, for Spokane long since took him Into the bosom of its theatrical family and will give him a royal reception. Mr. Hall played an engagement at the American three years ago and another at the Auditorium a scason ago. He has probably played opposite more leading women in Spokane than any other stock player. In the old days at the American he had Justina Wayne, Jean Tyrrell and Auda Due. At the Auditorium he had Cora Belle Bonnie and-Auda Due again. He almost missed the opportunity of playing with Miss Urban, but will hare it this week in "Sinners," beginning tonight. Neext week he will play with Jessie Arnold, the new leading woman from New York. Mr. Hall has been seen in many roles In Spokane. The American may repeat some of his previous successes. He will always be remembered for his "Man From Home,' which he played on the road and on Broadway before William Hodge took it up and made himself famous in it. The American will not offer this play again, but Managing Director Harry Leland announces that Mr. Hall will appear in its companion piece, "The Road 10 Happiness." William Hodge was presented in this play after his success in "The Man from Home' and he scored a notable triumph in it on Broadway last season. He played It in Spokane several seasons ago. It should offer Mr. Hall unusual personal opportunity with its homely philosophy quaint comedy. Hegry Hall at American. trator. The illustrator drew the charDickens described in "The Adventure of Oliver Twist," published first, Cruikshank in Bentley's maintained magazine. that his draw- Later ings inspired •Dickens to complete the novel in its present form. Whether the characters are Dickens' or Cruikshank's Is immaterial present. The material thing is that the Lasky has used the drawings in its picturization of the novel with Marie in the name part, which will be offered at Clemmer theatre for four days, beginning Wednesday. Miss Doro played the role in a distinquished stage revival in New York a few years ago. In the picture she is supported by an all -star cast virtually. That adjective is frequently abused but it seems to be approximately correct, when applied to "Oliver Twist.' Hobart Bosworth, recently returned to the Paramount standard, will play Bill Sykes. Tully Marshall will make his debut as a Lasky star as Fagin. Raymond Hatton plays the Artful Dodger, James Neill is Mr. Brownlow. Jack Sacker is Charles Bates, Hobart McKenzie is Fangs and Elsie Jane Wilson is Nancy Sykes. The Lasky company is particularly proud of its selection of players for the Dickens types and these are declared to be startling portrayers of the Cruikshank- -Dickens originals. Extraordinary makeup will be in evidence. New Scene from "Sinners" de * - -
