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Show AMUSEMENTS COLONIA Til J5 ATEU "Ovr Night." last half of week, beginning Thursday night. ORPH13UM TITIOATRR dvanccd vaudeville. All week. Matinee dally at 2:15. Evening, 3.15. GARRIClv THEATER "A Woman's Way." Curtain. S:15. Matinee tomorrow, to-morrow, L':15. EMPRESS TH Ej.T E R S n 1 1 1 van - Con -sldlno vaudeville. Mallnee daily at 2.30. Two Gvenlnp performances, 7:30 and 0:15. 13111 changes Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. Tho range of trained animals, other than dogs, now blnp inhibited on tho American and continental stages is almost al-most llmitlrs?. Anion? all the different differ-ent varieties that are boinpr put through their paces, however, It Is claimed by competent authorities and trainers that thoroughbred Shetland ponies offer as difficult dif-ficult a problem In their training as any experienced animal .man cares to meet with. It Is not that the ponies are vicious vi-cious or ill-tempered, but they are exceedingly ex-ceedingly slow to comprehend what is expected of them apparently, and they do not easily remember tho things they are taught to do. For this reason a troupe of trained Shetland ponies is rarely scon on the vaudeville plage of this country and by the same token interest attaches to the announcement by Manager McCoy Mc-Coy of the Empress that, beglnnlmr today to-day at that theater, the new bill which opens this afternoon will be headed by a. troupe of Shetland? so perfectly trained that, it h claimed, there Is nothing to oo,unl their act to be found at present in this country- Ad Carlisle's dog pantomime company and ponv clrcuts tops tho now programme with a trained canine and pony feature In which the dogs go through a complete playlet without any suggestion from a prompter. The Carlisle animals arc valued at u very high figure and they, are among tho few animal acts which carry insurance, the premiums alono of which total several hundred Vlollaiu. The second feature of tho bill is Harry Von Kosscn. a black face comedian, recruited re-cruited to the ranks of vaudevillo after he had made a big name for himself with tho most famous minstrel companies of the past ten vears. Born a southerner, he acquired the peculiar darky accent In his childhood, and in the last few years he has worked up a monologue that Is described as a gem of humor and qiminlncss. Calne and Odom are returning: over the Sullivan and Considlno circuit after two years abroad, aud their appearance at the Empress this week Is expected to result re-sult In fiomc continental oddities in the wav of repartee and piano playing that will be well worth while. The one sketch on the bill, 'An Arizona Ari-zona Wooing." will be the act of Mr. and Mrs. .1. .1. Dowllng. two well-known dramatic stars who have appeared here before In the larger traveling productions of the legitimate stage. Mrs. Dowllng portrnvs a broad -minded little wostern woman, the type that may bo found on anv typical ranch of today. Snowle Maybelle'is on the bill as a singing comedienne and the programme says she Is a girl who Lakes you back to baOiUed,Young and April will finish up the new programme with their novelty juggling act; among other tbw?s. they blow soap bubbles and Juggle them, roll hoops and pla.y dlabolo. Alexander Bevanl's Romany Opera company, com-pany, the headliner at the Orphoiim this week. Is proving to b a strong drawing card from the fact that the selections sung are taken from operas that appeal. Thev appear in a brilliant scenic production pro-duction entitled "La Festa Dl Mezi Ago-sto," Ago-sto," their programme cousistlng or a group of both grand opera airs and roll: songs, which comprises such light Italian ditties as the well-known and popular "O. Marin, Marl," and "Funlcull-Funi-cula." "A. Woman's Way," Grace Oeorgo h most successful play, which the Oarrlclc company is presenting this weks released for stock company use but a short time ago. So great has been the demand for the play In tho east ttiat It wa" not until llilR time that the Gar-rick Gar-rick could secure tho playing rights i foi local production. The manner In which It has strode the public's fancy at the Garrlck slnco Sunday night. however, confirms I he management's Judgment when iL decided to produce the play. "Over Night," one- of the most amusing of tho recent comedies, is to be seen nt th Colonial theater for three nights and a inallnec. beginning Thursday night. It win he uroducod locally under the direction direc-tion of W Ham A. Hrady. The play vas . ui. by PhHlp II. Bartholoina... a young man who had not previously astU-the astU-the stage, but the piece's utifiual-fl utifiual-fl ,1 success has placed him in the front rank of native playwrights. It sa Id imt th young p aywrlght has i-onstnu-t-ell n. comedy that Is extremely funny, ic niv-Pi- transcends the bounds of good taate. "r-ranitark" will be the attraction fit I Hp Colonial for one week, beginning Sun-i Sun-i , iS IU the adaptation of the book ? sliKe the dromatlnt;s desire wits get thoB correct atmosphere, and for iw rMison ho spent one summer kodak-L kodak-L fhroUKh Europe: conswiuently every Lcono is aR replica' of old world royal in-vlronmcnt. |