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Show 'MlftKttn-Hldom nas a prwani of eater magnitude bMn utmhltd for tour of the Hultlvan Consldlne ctr-ult ctr-ult than the one which open- t the Kiiipress today. If the reports from other 'anagers along the line b true It In i ludes a notable eketth written by Harrison Har-rison Arm-tron and presented by twelve liMti,utihed srtleis. nulled "Clrrumstan-'Ul "Clrrumstan-'Ul Evldenca" The one-act drama Is "lartilng for its realism, and Is aatd to e ailed with heart Interesting situations It Mill he the headline attraction of a Ms bill of varieties that will doubtlee prove one of the most popular programs of the entire sea eon. There are twelve lisilngulshed players in the cast of Vlr- umstentlal Kvldeme." Including Harry Huikhardt. late star of "Climax." and who will also he pleasantly remembered appear-In In "All Rivera Meet at Baa" torn monthe k at the Empress. "Or- umslantlal Evidence " deplete a Jury - sne In a murder trial, and shows the twelve jurors in the Jury room ilellberet-ins;. ilellberet-ins;. Eleven are In favor of Inflicting: the '' psnalty. while the twelfth man re-".alns re-".alns stubborn and obdurate. The rtl- as Is -tartllng, sls.wlng that the Jury a-ould have hung an Innocent man had 'be vote for conviction bean unanimous, 'lumor runs throughout the playlet until un-til the last, when poetic Justice la ren-'lered ren-'lered In the death of the actual mur-'ferer. mur-'ferer. The five Musical linds. Europe's big n ualral hit, will appear at the Empreea in a spectacular mualcal ensemble. The id ts aald to be one of the most els bo -:ately ataged muebal offer Inge to be hi night ai-ross the ocean, and will ba ttie added attraction at the Empress the '"in ins. week. This family plays mora an a doaen Instruments and plays them 'vceptlonally well. They have costumed rhetr act tn an appropriate manner and provided some scenic embellishments that ste classy: A noteworthy announcement la the ap-I'fnrance ap-I'fnrance of the veteran minstrel and -uiidevllle duo. Fox and Ward, who will a hig feature on tha bill opening today. to-day. The team fa aald to be the otdeet t audevllllana in the world and hold that distinction undlapiitad, their partnership having existed since IMS- They are way up tn the first dlvlalon of enter-islners enter-islners in their Inimitable minstrel songs, fences and comedy. The Three Hedders. gymnasts, who ! a va won grea t dint I net Ion abroad, are making their Initial tour over tha flulll-i flulll-i an At Coneldlne circuit, offering eome trayoaful feats in equlllbrlstlc atunta and idi-ntKlly furnlshlnjr the extra thrills on the Mil. Jajok Ranahan. "that kid." la a little 'ad of tranacendent talents and la acknowledged ac-knowledged ae one of the cleverest Juvenile Juve-nile comedians in vaudeville. Master Jack I" described a a character singer and comedian, r'vlng tmltatlona of the Tnilan, Acotch. rJngnst coster and aev-eral aev-eral other characters. Including one of H'mHcIf Though young In years, this ted has had the stage experience of a grownup rnsn. last but not leael on tha hill of varle-ir.- cornea Wallace and Mack, two fine looking young men with volrea equally aa good, who will praaent one of the most de-ilel de-ilel tful singing acta tn sidev1lle. Mr. tteltace possesses one of the most pteae-iMg pteae-iMg tenor voices, while hie partner, Mr. Macfg, has a rt h baritone voice equally mh good. Both have been singing In pub-lie pub-lie a great tnanv veer Mr. Wallace tiaa '...ti thrice around the world, whlla Mr. le k has been singing In concert tn BoatOtt. Pathe'e animated review will cloee the hill and the roster of pictures to fee in n are ajnoni; lb nioat interest!? events. The Emprene orchestra, under the leadership of Prof. Hrvin Larson, mil trnvlde enme musical aelertlone that are sur to he appreciated. Taken as a wholf. th bill opening todav Is prom-to prom-to hi- on of the bM of the entire rgaoii. The foltowtog theatre ga)lga are marked ''adverUaaeaeat' kg aemer s comply with g strict interpretation af th gew federal newspsper law. la no sanaa ara they paid advertlewmetila They ara Heme furnlsrisd by the areas agantg of ths various theatre SALT t.AKE George V. Hobart, one of I ' i t known humorous writers for tha Vmerlcan tage. la the llbretUst of Joe v fitrr't pnvjuctlon of "Alma. Where ro V.,u L.tvr? ' which will he seen at the Halt Luke 1 iirv tomorrow night. Mr. Weber rtclacted him tn nmk the illffl'Milt adap-1. adap-1. 1 1 Ion of this rs'-- French farce with m i-.. l.r.Mii-'' of his espert knowledge of i h iHiikiixK- He also wrote the lyrics rf (he lilting Rrl'iuet rnuslr, which Is a itrimMpul element In the phenomenal suc-mvS suc-mvS of "Alma While Mr. lfabart has .lv-e been known as one of the cleverly clever-ly e( iif-wsnaper and magHSlne wiitera, his in'' tie a dramatist bids fair to over-ahadow over-ahadow this. Ills work In the adapUtlon of "Alma" Is considered not only Ho-hart's Ho-hart's best to dgte, hut g clever handling of a most difficult piece of writing-. In the original Frvwh "Alma"' was coneld-prad coneld-prad ion racy for an American audience, in it Hohiri proIU"'ed a book which re-reivetl re-reivetl much favorakag criticism for Ita iHlnttneea and la k of the risque. e "The Concert." the rnry auc'essful comedy that David Belaaco will present at the Halt lke theatre for three nights and a Saturday matinee, beginning February Feb-ruary 20. la not a musical play or a near musical play despite Its name. It la a comedy In two acts, adapted from tha Uerman of Herman Bahr, by Leo Dltrlch-stfln. Dltrlch-stfln. After getting Mr. Dltiichsteln to adapt the plsy Mr. Belasco Induced htm to play tha leading; role In it. that of a virtuoso, a pianist. Tha only musical feature about thla play Is that Its story revolves around the doings of a musical genius. This great musician plays three piano solos during the course of tha play-That play-That Is the nearest It comes to being; a mtistcaJ play. In reality, it Is one of tha hent dramatic entertainments of tha sea-eon, sea-eon, presented In an artistic way by the magir hands of Mr. Belaaoo, and ably acted. Its sucoaas avary place It has been presented has made It the moet talked of comedy of recent years. Tha leading woman of tha company Is Isabel Irving. see evinced In this play that has prompted the management to run thla remarkable product again today. There will ba three more exceptionally good fllma In the same bill. oriPHEUM That thara an faw thlncs to ba dona In Junllna l fully damoo-atratad damoo-atratad by Mlla. Lurllla, a remarkably hundaoma woman, at tha Orphaum thla wack. I. ii. in. with har uncanny cockatoo, cocka-too, Cockla, haa uat cloaad lorut augaae-inenta augaae-inenta at tha Bmplra. Ialcaitar aquara. a liundon, and the Alhambra, Parla. Incidentally. Inci-dentally. 1. ii- in.- brouaht with her from Parla a wonderful collactlon of i-raatlona In the form of gowna 8he wear, a different dif-ferent one at each performance at tha Orplieum thla weak. Before aha appeared In Naw York her pr aaa agent made oap-Ual oap-Ual etit of tha lum of monay ahe waa compelled to pay to the cuatoma authorl-tlea authorl-tlea are ahe could gat har gowna aehora. Tlie cockatoo la a remarkable bird with unuaual Intelligence. He give, an excellent excel-lent Imitation of a cornet. dellTera a auf-fntgette auf-fntgette epearh. danca, alnga ragtime and oommanta on L,udlle'a performance with much guato COLONIAli A apecial matinee performance per-formance of "Dorothy Vernon of Had-don Had-don Hall" waa given at the Colonial thla afternoon bv William J. Kelly and hi, company In bbaervance of Lincoln', birthday, birth-day, and tha regular Thuraday and Saturday Sat-urday afternon performance, will be given aa uaual thl, week. Next week', bill I, to be the clever farce aucceaa, "Th, Girl In tha Taxi," and. on Monday night, hereafter at the Colonial men', matlnera ara to be given, when all aaaU will ba reduoad In price to GO and 2b cent,. Tha a. I lea will be Juat a, welcome aa tha men. of onurae. Monday night, and tha aunt la put In aa a aort of "low ooat" . night for aterner aax. gaga W RBSX The 101 Bleon production In rhraa real,. "Sheridan', Ride." la atlU be-ing be-ing ahown to packed houa at tha Rax theatre. "Sheridan', Ride" la without exception ex-ception tha graaUat military drama and tha moil ,pactaular offering ever ahown on tha eoreea. It waa the puMlo lnteraat |