Show Amusements TODAY 4 f Colonial theatre theatre Willard Willard Mack Marjorie Rambeau and nd associate f players In What Happened to f Jonos 2 15 and p. p in in f 4 Orpheum theatre Vaudeville f and p p. p m. m f Empress theatre Vaudeville f 2 2301 30 p p. m. m 7 70 30 p. p in and a 15 p. p m. m 4 Liberty LIbert theatre theatre Licensed Licensed motion motIon mo- mo f tIon pictures and music afternoon f ff f and evening Special feature f Fire at l Se Sea in two reals n f Rex theatre Motion theatre Motion pictures f ff f and pipe organ org afternoon and f evening 1 COLO COLONIAL I I ATIlE The first of or the attempt Mack Ram beau company in farce made a 1 decided hit at the Colonial theatre last night To say that the Ule crowded house which witnessed the tho initial performance of ot What Happened to Jones merely enjoyed enjoyed enjoyed en en- joyed ever every minute of ot the play would be hardly fair tair to the company or its Ils management manne Every person In tho the big bl- audience more than enjoyed it and many declared it the the best effort yet of ot Willard Mack Miss Rambeau flambeau and their company George Goorge H. H Broadhurst's pa play Is Js full tull of ot humorous situations holding the attention attention atten atten- tion of ot the audience from the tho first line till the last It is s two hours and one- one half haIr of ot laughter for every person who sees Becs what happened to to Jonos Mr Mack Miss Rambeau and assocIate associate associate asso asso- players get out of ot Broadhurst's lines Jines and situations all aU that Is In them and and the tho keen observer mn may not hesi- hesi ta tato to to declare that Mr Mack and Miss Rambeau flambeau perhaps get even on more With Witha a few of ot the little rough corners which Invariably will mark the first nights night's production of or a 1 pIa play In stock worked off ott the com company pan will fu furnish as IlS good goodan un an In Interpretation of or the farce as has ever been seen The pIa play was handled handle In a creditable manner last night To tell what really happened to Jones would be to spoil the tho fun for those who have havo yet ot to see the play On One mo may be assured It Is not vcr very serious with Mr Mack as Jones Tho The more serious question question question ques ques- tion might be bo what might might nave navo happened happened happened hap hap- to the other fellows had Jones told how he ho came to be Introduced as as the tho Bishop of Ballarat He would have hae I had to divulge that the tho rea real bishops bishop's II brother and his Mt affianced son law a amo mo most t worth worthy and upright young oung man so tho the tamil family thought were at a prize fight He would have hayo had to explain tins and more to Mrs Irs Goodly tho the pious brothers wife and to the tho other women of that highly hh religious household I But Jones Jone didn't tell teU fortunate for Goodly and fortunate for COl Goodly's Innocent beau And ho he did not tell because there was was a better better bet bet- ter wa way a way way by which he won Goodly's Good Good- lys ly's little ward Cissy which role roc was wag admirably filled tilled b by Miss Marjorie Rambeau Rambeau Ram Ram- beau For an e evening ening of ot real fun run see eo o What hat Happened Happen 1 to Jones Tho The play runs run tho week with a sp special matinee toda today TilE TUG Several fairly Rood good features mark tho the bill biJl at the Orpheum which opened yesterday yesterday yes yes- for this w week A thorough seasoning sea soa- seasoning of comedy makes maltes the offering palatable and although there are arc no star acts the combination of skits forms torms a pleasing ensemble While David Belasco's production of Austin Strongs Strong's one act military drama entitled The Drums of Oude Is Js scheduled as the feature act of the bill this this' meritorious attraction did not seem to appeal to the sentiment of ot the audi audi- audience ence enco yesterday so much as all some of theother tho the other features The one-act one drama representing Incidents incidents incidents Inci inci- dents relative e to the tl earl early English rule in India with Us its embellishments of or ro romance romance romance ro- ro mance and military glamour Is or very rood good and th the cast 11 t nf nt of sev a GO en characters hr t I I well iI- iI I e-I chosen BO Th The Tho stage g setting i is particularly particularly par par- effective But the Empire Comedy Four composed of James Cunningham tenor James Kelly Jenn tenor contra-tenor Joe Jenny baritone be and Al Green basso basso bast o seemed to o catch tho the fancy laney ancy of the tho audience and ando to o hold It Their heir music and fun tun kept the audience in an uproar In fact the audience waa was not satisfied with tho the regular stunt and insisted upon an extra extra extra ex tra Joe Joo Jenn Jenny the German comedian of or the quartet kept the fun tun ball ban on the move I Venita Gould Is exceptionally exceptional clever in impersonations and her hel takeoffs take on such well known stars a. a as Anna Held tho the late George Geors-e Walker Bert Williams Nazimova Sam Bernard Barnard and George Cohan formed one of the most moot pleasing and entertaining features o of the program Roy Belmont and Mattie Mattle Harl Har have havo a n. fair air vocal and Instrumental skit while Mlle Mile lh and Mons Duclos arc are dancers dan dan- cei eel cers ie Both are as graceful as can be an and ana their no clasp waltz isa la is IHa laa a conta contagion lon jn In the te waltz exquisite the this Tango o Argentine and the celebrated Apache dance of or Paris they exhibit a degree e of terpsichorean perfection not attained b by all aU Tho The Stanleys Stanle's have a performance performance performance per per- that la s' s good and the Robert Robertd d 1 rp t DeMont trio of ot acrobatic artists have havea a fair fall line lino o of or g stunts stunt The usual motion picture review rc of ot current events of ot the week weck closes the program THE rUE There Is something almost t uncanny In the wa way Coo Coo the year twenty old parrot at the tho Em Empress this week answers the tho questions Mr 1 Niblo puts puts' to him during the act Mr Niblo says sas that it took eighteen years to train Coo Coo to talk In three languages languages lan lan- an- an I and before a private party part of oC newspaper men mon Sunday Sunda afternoon n after aft aft- or er the regular performance at ot the Empress Empress Empress Em Em- press lie Jle put pul Coo Coo through his paces Coo Coo was asked How Hon do you ou do Polly Polly and the reply was short an and 1 sharp Mind Und your own business Shake hands Coo Coo said another visitor No I wont won't re replied replied replied re- re plied the tho bird decisively Laura Laur during during during dur dur- ing the entertainment was asked how old she was I cant can't be bothered snapped the tho parrot IE The ne new program at the Liberty proves to bo up to tho the usual standard The Tho Patho drama A A. A Fire at Sea pictures pic plc- tures an Incident of the Belgian revolution revolution revo revo- lution of or 1830 in which a rebel ship loaded with a cargo of oC c contraband nd POWder powder pow pow- der del burns in mid mill The plot is thrilling and characterizes the tho typical front of that time The Bio Bio- graph raph western drama With the tho Enem's Enemy's Enemy's Ene Ene- mys my's Help deals with a prospector anda and a a. jumper claim-jumper In which the latter lu is I 1 n I cleverly cever cleverly outwitted The story pr presents went s the popular Mary y PIckford In an entirely entire entire- l ly new role that of Faro I Kate a e the partner p of ot tho the Jumper claim and none Is ono one of the tho best hest things she has recently done The Edison comedy drama Helping John brings out n very comIcal comical comical com com- ical though serious erious situation atlon Husband Hus lIus- band and wife wICe are pla playing ln opposite sl sides es of or the 5 stock t market martel una unaware ware of each others other presence and one makes a fortune while the other is wiped out A Pathe colored production The Musketeers Musketeer's Love a powerful drama dealing with an Incident In iri the time of or Cardinal Richelieu and an Edison drama dra dra- ma ins The Bo Boy andt and the Girl a childs child's stor story acted b by children completes the tho program pros night a program of or five feature films made mado b by the they Vita Vita- graph company compan will full be bo Vc Wednesday nc September 4 TilE JU Ilex X There Is a good holiday bill at th the Rex flex today that Is of ot distinct Interest carrying as It Jt docs does six aix films devoted to as man dramas and serio Among the tho offerings arc are a laughable story stor A Stubborn Cupid an intense offering The Courage of oC F Fear Foar ar to together to to- with other gether gother re re- respectively respectively Te- Te entitled The Troubadours Troubadour's Triumph The Cure That Failed The rho 8 Claim and views in III and around Chicago o Commencing Wednes 5 da day Oat Nat C C Goodwin the celebrated actor will wilt be s seen en in Oliver OlIvcr Twist reel five feature that a 0 o has hass been most extensively e h heralded d In the east I |