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Show i . AMUSEMENTS COrrrO-NTAt! 'kilKATETl Lawranco J?19r,.aX in "''h iSstrl of Paw-tucKel. Paw-tucKel. opening- Christinas day. OnPHETJM 'I'nKATJSU Advance van. Icrille. All week. Matinee dally a .;ln. livening performance begins be-gins at 3:15. GARItlCK THEATISIt Garrlck The-"i?ir The-"i?ir H00!4 company will present .Tljo Bachelor" all week. Curtain 5: In. Matinees Thursday and Saturday Satur-day at 2:15. BM PIU3SS Til 12 ATEtt S ill I i van - Con -fildlno vaudovlllc. Mutlnco dally, at -:!0. Two cvcnlnp performance's, nt ,:.;o and n.15. Bill changes Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon. "Tho Earl of Pawluekct." in v.-lil.;li iSl11 Corl ls prespnilni; rawranco D Or.ay in aU elaborate revival this season. sea-son. In written In the happiest vein of AiiKiistuH Thomius. It Ik built on mlH-taken mlH-taken Identity and oroes-purponcs. but t titfo a line of the play, It all 'Move-tails 'Move-tails so nicely" that the comedy Is at once interesting: and highly amusing. Mr. Thomas's plft of writing sparklliiK dlnloguo and contriving laughable altun-tlons altun-tlons that are unusual Is fellcltouslv exemplified ex-emplified In "Tho Eurl of Pawtucket," which conies to the Colonial Christmas night. Seata are now selling for tho engagement. en-gagement. This wrrk's bill, with that compelling rural sketch, "Bnck to Wellington," closes at the Orpheum thlfj evening. Tomorrow To-morrow afternoon the new bill with Its double headline attractions in tho form of the Four Fords, "America's premier dancers," and Josio J-lcalher. "England's winsome comedienne." will bo presented for the first time The new bill Is said to he uncommonly strong In comedy nt-tnictlons nt-tnictlons nnd also carries some daring and sensational acrobatic work. "1 doubt very much If there lo a play on the American stage today so rife wllli sensational Incidents and dramatic climaxes and that Is still far above melodrama as 'Socret Service," " Ih the manner In which James Durkln. who has returned to bo leading man with the Gar-rick Gar-rick Stock compnny, characterizes the Gillette war classic- The play requires 2.iWH ?r. thlriy people, and lhl. together to-gether with Hii otitirrly now ?et of srrn-"ry. srrn-"ry. win i,a provided conipletr In the Gun-irk production, which hlns Sun-,y.Jht Sun-,y.Jht 'rb" ,at ,wo pcrfornianK of Tho Bachelor" will be glvrn this afternoon nd evening. Xcver In the old days when he headed the soloists with Lew Lockpladr'i minstrels and unrrj bin tenor volcf; to tueh cxecllenl advantage did Will Oakland Oak-land ulnt- more sweetly than h iIor-H In vaiidcvllio at the Empress thH wk. The other acts on tho bill rank high in their respective lines of entertainment. entertain-ment. Tho whole, programme promises to cary the Enipre.u through a, big Sun-clay Sun-clay and even larger audienceo on Monday. Mon-day. A strong cast Is promised In the local presentation of "Don't l.l l Vour n fe." a farro In three acts by Campbell Camp-bell 15. CrmkI. which will come to the Colonial for four nights, starting Thursday, Thurs-day, Decmbrr 2S, under the manage-inent manage-inent of Rowland and Clifford. The piece Is said to bo beautifully mounted. |