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Show I. LAKE THEATER Royal W1eh ladles o'lioniM. thirty mem- horn, one roolla! only. Saturday niKht. December 30. COLONIAL THEATER "The Earl of PAWtucJcct," with Uwanc D"Of-say. D"Of-say. for two lays. twsrlnnlnc tomorrow tomor-row nlRht. ORI'MEI'M TJFEATER -Advanced vaud"vni. All week. Mill .chumre llil afternoon. Matinee dullv at" J;15. ICvenlujc performance. S:15. GARRICK TJUflATBR GnrrJrk Stock rompHiiv will play "Secret Hervic" all wock, bozlnulnr tonlRht. Matinee Mati-nee on Thumluy and Saturday . at 2:15. Kvenlmc performance. S: 15. EMPRESS THEATER -.SulIUan-Con-nldlne vaudeville. All u-;ek. Mntl-n"fl Mntl-n"fl dally at 2:S0. Evonlnt: performance perform-ance at 7:"0 and 0:15. chances WVdiifHday nftrnoon. MA-IESTir- THEATER Tableau reproductions re-productions In llfo of world's celebrated cele-brated pnlntlnsr. Afternoon and ridtiir. bKlnnhiR Monday aflrr- 17 1 HAT thoroughly interesting and I a musing comedy of Augustus Thomas's "The, Karl of Vsnv-tucket." Vsnv-tucket." will bo the attraction at Jlio Colonial for two nights, start-ing start-ing Christmas night, .loon Cort has made an elaborate revival of the piny this season, and will present Lnwrancc' D'Orsay in his original role of Lord ardington. This is n part which Mr. T'Orny has made famous and the critics agree that he give? an original and unique concept ion of the character, charac-ter, and makes hiA lordship, not a travesty, trav-esty, but a chararler and a character thai is full of striking Interest and wholesome humor. The salient elements of the "English nobleman are well defined de-fined and amusing, because, as yw t raved In .Mr. ICOrsny. he i. artistjc and convincing. His personality is distinguished dis-tinguished by a refinement of manner, an unctuous vein of fun and an irresistible irre-sistible appeal to wholesome humor. Mr. ThomaH lias treated his play in a thoroughly American way. It !f. however, worked out, in the spirited manner of French farce, a thing of infinite in-finite complexity of situations, but the fact remains that its scenes are written writ-ten with wit and in a delightful vernacular ver-nacular spirit that makes it sparkle with fun. It is a good thing for people to laugh and enjoy themselves once in a while, and "The! Earl of Pavvtuckct ' ' provokes hearty and spontaneous langh-From langh-From the moment the carl is seen in the palm room of the Waldorf-Astoria ordering his coffee, so as to prepare himself for. the romantic piost of the lady who enptured his . affections in a Paris hotel, and through all the beset -liuir irials and tribulations which come to him because ho. is not traveling under un-der his own name, to the culminating situation in the Turkish room, when he stands accused of being the mysterious assassin both of T.ord Cardiugton and the man whose name he has assumed lw romnius the imperturbable, good-natured, good-natured, high-minded and generous Englishman of breeding. While in America Lord Cardiugton pretonds to be an American, Montgomery Montgom-ery Putnam of Pnwt ticket, Rhode Tslnnd, and despite hi very decided English drawl, thinks ho is 'secure in hiding his identity under the name ho ha? assumed. As the identity of the earl has been sunk in thnt of Putnam, ho is accused of having done away with t'ardingtou, and as Putnam's sister declares de-clares he is not Putnam at all, ho is also suspected ofhaving killed Putnam. On top of all this trouble it turns out thaa tho fair American lady the carl came to win, Mits Harriet Fordyce. is in Tonlitv the divorced wife of Putnam, and there is no end of laughable entanglements en-tanglements in which the carl becomes While he is standing among resentful resent-ful relatives of both thu girl and Putnam Put-nam with a bnnk account much depleted because of hnek alimony he was forced to pay. Miss Fordyc'o comes in on the part and bv previous agreement she nnd his lordship stroll happily off together to-gether for a walk up the avenue quite I DAVE LEWIS?" In tho Girlie Muaical I'arcc, "Don't Lie to Your Wife," Which Comes to the Colonial for Four Days, Beginning Thursday, Docombcr 28. unconscious of the amazement they leave behind In the company of merry players Mr. t'ort ban selected to support Mr. D'Orsay are Knthcrini Kmmrt, Louise Sydmeth, Susie Lawrance, H. .T. Car-vill, Car-vill, l;;rncst A. Klton. .John Aldcn. Lean-urd Lean-urd Lie, Robert W. Smiley. "Harry 1 iris-cole. iris-cole. John Taylor, Lewis K. Parmen ter and Hcnry'Ward. THERE is promise .ofa-lvill'at the Orjiheum 'commencing with tins afternoon, that is in every re specf. a. winning holiday offer ing. By way of keeping up the swift pne.o set, it is a 'doublc-he;ullino bill, fho four Fords and winsome .losic Heather sharing the honoro of the big tvpo at tho top. They arc supported bv secral other acts in the hoadhne lass. Tho four .Fords need no introduction to American vaudeville audiences, for they are. generally conceded to bo thc best dancing quartetto on the Amcricjin vaudeville stage. In addition to their graceful steps they introduce some Miperb stage settings and numer ous changes of costumes. These two brothers an I two sisters naturally dp some intricate steps, but thy divide their offering into four parts, an I during the process thev introduce some of tin? classic dances of ancient (freece, uith appro priato stngc surroundings. Of the other headline, it can he, taid that Miss Heather is duplicating tho success she made in Kiiglan.l, where she was the idol of -the London music halls before Martin Beck captured her for the circuit. This winsome little maid of tho demure type sings some songs that are her own; sings thorn, too. in good voice and enunciation in a fashion that stamps her as a come- JAMES DTJEKIN. YI) U35 Bflt"Ple 10 Elt Lal"e a Leading Man of the Garrick riayera. "jjjjM aa Who Opens His Engagement This Evening in "Secret Service." dieime to be reckoned with in the entertainment, en-tertainment, world, The thrills on the new bill are provided pro-vided by .lames and Annie Hartley, whjfe barrel jumping something dif- Sccno Irom "Tlic Earl of Pawtucket," in Which Lawranco D'Orsay Will Appear at tho Colonial for Two Nights. Beginning Christmas Night. fereut from the usual. They ar( never at a loss for a daring stunt. -and biap singly and together into barrels on tables, tie their ankles together, blindfold blind-fold their eyes and generally hop around with never a jiuhs or a fall. Their act is said to be one of the most daring of it kind in vaudeville toda;. . A good girl act is always welcomed with delight bv Orphcumiiiss. It is promised that the offering of Molbe rnJ Nellio King fills tha bill. The are due to deliver a little musical comedy com-edy in a vaudeville way, nnd during the process indulgo in some lively dancing, singing and chatter. Not the least in t resting is their repented chauges of costume. j Heaps of hilarity ia the label on h"1 act of the ijuicton-Lucier companv limit for laughiifg purpose nolely. their' turn is sai I to fill the bill in evcrv r - spect. Their comedy is suid to be at ? all timet; bright, clean and compelling j A toam of comedy cyclists is include I j ii tho roUr of entertainments. Mac Hae a'id Levering offer an amusing, 'lanug and unusual perfonuaueo. their star feature being their cycle aeroplane ! This uovolty and their handling of it combine both the unaationnl and tin comical. A donblo piauologuc. as rrndered b Jane Boynton, late of "The PiaiJ-phienili.'' PiaiJ-phienili.'' and ivy Davis, her new and f fascinating partner, carries' dashing playing, daneing an.l singing. Tho net Is enid to be both quaint and unique, whilo refinement aad animated gnico add to tlwi citarin of this number. The motion jicturis, too, should en tertain with a number of view of the Italian-Turkish war. the launching of Kughiud's biggest battlcebip, a evelone iu Wiscouiti, the raising of the L'unc and numerous other scones, not forget ting the latest styles in hairdrcsslng in Paris. Then the enlarged concert orchestra hns some good music in rend-iness. rend-iness. DA VIC LEWIS. Chicago's inhnt table fuu-makcr, under the direction di-rection of Itowlaud & Clifford, ia to appear at the Colouhil nmt n7nr3d2y for four 5n lVm'r Ijio to Vour" Wife," a farce in three act? by Campbell 13. Casau. The story if tho'tdav deals with the adventures of three nappy worthies who doeido tn dally with" thu congoninl jxisteneo while their wives and fiuuceo aru out of town. The opening of the show discloses them after they have dallied to some, e.Tlunt with three- chorus ladies, Coney i Island, dated bottles and a law-break- j ing speod machine. ! i A busy prep-s agent also adds to the . I woes of "tho threy nnd the sudden recollection rec-ollection of Amos Doubloday. the pnn cipai character, played by Mr. Lewis, : brings the three wanderers to their feet witlitho impassioned declaration "Nin' ermore." iust as tho three who are supposed to be out of town enter tho ( apartment. i i Thev explain thai "Nevermore" ii a! .mro tiling race horse, and Inter glibly I exci-sc the three visiting coryphees -niec. While trying to invent further Muses tin threy unexpected women salh forth to wager on eermore. In i . culontally the three got caught by n bri'oe tuKing policeman. There m a I PMitual discovery of mistakes, general forgiveness and 'bamiiuesa fur tho final, curtniu. Itowland. & Clifford will surround , Mr. Lewis with tho ovcellent cjim! and j the same stage mounting which f"a lured the fchow during its long run at the Vhitnev opera house last soanon. Included in" the cant will be Miriam Sbo'bv, Educ. Koland. Ulndy- W'.lcot,' Veil "Love, Virginia Ptowarl. EsteJbj prtion. Lenor.' Frev. Sam l.'osc, Unl ) worth Sturk, llurrv Ellis. Kent"" War n. Mart Fruukliu and Edwurd Iveogh. NOT SINCE William Gillette's 'as ! presentation of his fascinating war drama, "Secret Service," j have wo been promised so pretun-1 lions a production of that play as the ' Garrick has announced for its Christ-' mos week bill, the engagement opening with tonight 's performance and con tinning through the ensuing week with regular matinee performances on Thursday and Saturday afternoons and a special Christmas day matinee Mon-j day afternoon. "Secret Senico" has been a favorite favor-ite with Aincrxan audiences too long I to necessita t cm on t ho One of tho Two Tscs, Vlo Will Be Seen on tho New Empress Bill. Which Opens at tho Empress Next Wcdner day Afternoon. MJSS JOSIE UEATHEFv, Tho Winpome English ComcdicnneJleadlinev at the Orphcum Tlus Week. drama. It m doubtful if an other plav based mi incidents of the great strife between t lie north and south has ever achieved so great a degree of popularity as "Secret .Service." writ- I I en by Mr. Gillette for his own ue and pkiyed by that star through the ! hey-day "of his fame, and still revived bv lit iii season afler season for New orl. engagement. The drama, howo-ver. is one that does not depend on Mr. Gillette's presence in the cast to make it worth while. So faithful to fact and reality is the sequence' se-quence' of events which boil along thronghh its lurid action thai, in the hands of anv organization of capable pla vers, "Secret. Service"' is an absorbingly ab-sorbingly interesting play, dependable always for holding the breathless attention at-tention from the beginning to the final curtain. "Secret Service" will rcinf reduce to fjarrick patrons that very popular! leading man, Mr. .Iames Dnrkin, who has returned l.o Sail Lake to head the Itarnek players for the remainder of the season. Mr. Durkiit. it will be re memberod. headed last, year'r. company for several months at the close of the Garrick s first, season as a stock house.! After a successful summer engagement j in Denver, Mr. Durkin spent a month or two in the mountains and since Sep-1 tember has been iu Chicago at, tho i Ziegfeld theater as leading man in a! i.ew drama being given there, "The Right Princess. " Of no little interest, too, to local theatergoers is a further announcement announce-ment that Miss Ida Adair will beginning begin-ning nest Sundav, become lendiug woman of the Garrick players, succeeding succeed-ing Miss Clifton, whoso eastern contracts con-tracts require her presenco in New Vork immediately after the first of the year. In Miss Adnir the Garrick has secured one of the handsomest women now appearing on tho American stage ana an actress wno has acuieved a rapid and very splendid success. Shei has appeared at the head of the larg est and best stock organisations in the country and is no stranger to western I playgoers. Miss Adair will open in "Wild Fire," the Uarrick's New) j Year's bill. I The production at tho Garrick. Iwuv ever, of importance just now is "Sec-J "Sec-J rot Service." which opens tonight, fir j presenting if will be seen a company of from thirty to thirty.fiv0 people.! and four acts of as sirenuou action j m has vet been devised for a nlnv of1 its description. It is imnosiiblp to' nut into type the thrills of a capnblei production of "Scrc Service." The j limaxes are so splendidly worked oel .ind denouements so carefully han Fed ' ti-at the pluv in oue eontimml thrill. Opening tonight. "Secret Service" plavs through the v.-eek at the Car rick. I UO WAT MH'klGA.V the base j ball kit that, for the lust ' lJ two seasons has scattered the laughs over vaudeville's right field fence a sort of vaudeville, four j bagger, as Manager McCoy put it is; headed toward Salt Luke. The skit was written bv Uozeman Bulger, a prominent New York sporting o liio'-. ! and it has proven an immense hit , wherever presented; so much mi that it has been picked as the hendliner of the new bill which opens at the Em press Wednesday of this week. And if the breezy, fast-moving batoball yarn is told as capablv bore as it has been elsewhere, there can be little doubt o! its proving worthy of the top place on a bill that apparently holds some very excellent vaudeville entertainment. The name of Edward ('lark is thoroughly thor-oughly familiar to playgoers as botu an actor and author, and his vaudeville act this year is a portraiture of a decrepit de-crepit old bachelor, a" street urchin of thirteen and a chorus girl of twenty, who, while waiting for si tuxicnb, in dulge in a little philosophy that, in Mr. Clark's hands, has scorer! a big hit all over tho Sulliv nn-Considiiic circuit this season. Tn Charles Motilrcll. the Empress announces an-nounces a juggler so different, from I he ordinary run of that, kind of entertainment entertain-ment as to form a decided, novelty. Muulrell was a great favorite last, season sea-son at, the London Hippodrome, and his act is described as offering something new to American vaudeville patrons. Howard and Lawrence have tho second sec-ond skit on the new bill, entitled "The Stage -Manager." and the skit is a result re-sult of Will Cressy and Mr. Howard's collaboration. Will Cressy is too well known to westerners to necessitate a further word on him, and, with Mr. Howard, he has evolved a very clever sketch in which Mr. Howard represents a snarling cynical &tagc manager, and Miss Lawrence is a young lady afflicted af-flicted with a bad case of "Mage--struck." In the way of melody, the Empress will offer the Two Noses, two dainty girls, who have prmcn very popular elsewhere over the circuit, and Richard Hamlin, who styles himself "The Melody Mel-ody Man in Brown." His clothes, his voice and his personality are said to pass a thoroughly enjovaldo singing act. Tho photoplay will finish out" I he new bill. Un the programme now running at the Empress and which coos through until Tuesday evening, the powerful skeitMi presented by Mr. Harry First and company, "The Strongest "Link," continues the favorite, and ojtbo rest of the performers on the programme it is difficult to choose one that s more popular than another. Mile. Konav's poodles. Powder and Chapman, Will Oakland, the tenor, Mario Dorr in impersonations im-personations and songs, Mr. Beano and company in "The Show Liirl" off I ", i m. iHr entertainment. WHEN HKXRY SAVANM duced Puccini's lyrical a JIM' ".Madame Butterfly," fZ9 yenrn ago in English al S Garden theater. New York, tlio erJMl was characterized as tho most. importM operatic venture in tho hist0rvM music iu America. 3 No other manager had ever hucm.9' I fully presented grand opera in toeVSEi j uaculnr. and the possibility 0f ilS so and making English musical wat tertaincd only bv theorist 0r omL.M aiuotd like Mr. Savage, who had iUtML I laith pinncu to the musical atinrccntuSs of this country. To brig piece? ol Italian composition to ih9 I nited States and submit them imV1 conditions which would bo cwctS tiff Berlin or Jh'rauce where they (WibSk! thnt they shall understand th0 hbrMbUS without the aid of a book, wa In HuJE nature of a revolution in art ruid ivm age's enterprise attracted tho S'Wi lion of the world. teB'iK Success crowned his effort 7yW Puccini opera in New York, where tSili best is demanded, created n record i ' tendance and popularity, nnd Mr 'ivP age organ i.ed p. " Mndiimo IhiWruV m companv which traveled as far at ?t Francisco. Everywhere record .M! n ade and the trademark, "Henry W Savage." became and remains a W n.viu of managerial cffoctivcneit ani1 good faith. Now, Mr. Sna.gc has underlain jj! een greater task. Jl.. is staging pDr emi's "The Girl of the Golden Wet ' which is a lvric.al vetting nf DaMd IV lasco's thrilling story 0f CnhfoniV in Hl; booked to be heard in Salt LiV. early ip the new year. Puccini has not. aMpmpt.., the words of the .nro the haliie' adaptation of the American florr-to sectiohal tunes. or to gather the' Pro-1 t;ction of the stars .-lml stripe atost1 his work, lie has gone deeper inlo Uv psM-liology of the slorv. and has ieti forth in the lone art which is Jielth ne. essarily Italian. German. Knri lish nor American. HiP spiritual nitw;' jugs lie has found and winch he voirii in the. "universal language- of muir."' He has resorted to no cheap tnMirV gain a cheap approval, hut his music ill laden with cosmic significance. rrhicVi illuminnlcH the fe-u and is more thia s; mere enmmentnrv on it. . T! I !; K F.M A UK A BLE popularilr it Charles Klein'') irresistibly ic-V t cresting new modern AinoritW' play, "The Gambler?," he comes to the Colonial early in the nerr; year, i a convincing d"iiionstratlon o(, that distinguished .dramatist's iiDfirrinc'-instinet iiDfirrinc'-instinet for grasping compelling tiltu-; tions out of current v enM .'iinl gtiipg them to the dngr with tho detail jsj ; naturaluess that enure all clawei of playgoers to npplnud and approve xV' most, aulomalictillv. -1 The story of "The Gambler.'" litl i forth tlio transactions of a cmnp oi;l financiers of the tvpe that have r . centlv been miieli in the public rrf. Uj That" Mr. Klein has again, as in "Th Third Degree" and "Tlio bion itfy the Mouse," 'accurately sensed the pep1 ular pulse is evidenced by the fc.; that "The Caiublcrs" vvas the only,; Iramatic offering presented in York last season that achieved Wv ord of over 200 performances id the m! t ropolis. , , '; Klein's great drama. "The Thud Dt-.! gree." will also be presented at 'IM Colonial in the near future. tbu giving giv-ing tho pr.trons of that house a cbatc to make a comparison between tivo the most popular of Mr. Klein "i idraai'.-Ot idraai'.-Ot her at tract ionn.s hooked w W'-. presentation at the Colonial arc 'lellf of the r'ircua" and Straus's now ham-"Chocolate ham-"Chocolate Soldier." Mi?. I1 Leon will plr.v the role ot Polly an i is the. first, renlly grown up pail W. shhe has played. , , That the theatergoers of thu Jl are eagerlv anticipating the oppott; nitv of .'.gain listening to tr-e a-,l"1?fj' ing music of Uscir Straus with a nu;, choir of wood and brass enough lo i' erouslv balance the voca efforU tho presenting companv ot V", I late Soldier," is evidencrd to Ji many inquirii-s being revived at UJ-j Colonial box office regarding tho WJI set for the local appe'-rnnoe ot w f opera, wh-eh will bo lor three d beginning January I. . . .... , GEORGE A, BEANS, u nirl " t tb ' . Who Is Appearing in a Clever Sketch Entitled "Tho Show Gin, Empress Theater. L i |
