| Show AMUSEMENTS J i F charmIng p unit und tho bOQI that always alway conies comes with Christmas day at al amuse meat ment places proved the salvation of The Tho Illusion paces ot of trice The play wal waa Ita stoic II lat that ald alit unprofitable and It itIs II Is amazing how n a manager ot of John Corts experience n e and nn an actress s or of orla Miss la general giC gifts should be content wih with locking up her talents and 1180 those Of 10 so many clover cloer people In a vehicle so 10 unsatisfactory Not onlY was Miss rAS Ily but lien hH support tnt company Were all clever people and It IL WI was pleasant l to notice our old friends of tho ho Frawley Coin ln amid lanche Blanche who wore both iS as asgood good goud as ever ruie fhe company drew a largo large houle house Christmas eve 1 a handsome matinee and were turned n way away the Iho Christmas nl night ht performance performanceS S fluster ler tha Iho lilIan oils ons comedy opens an engagement which wl will run UI till Friday wih with both day chey ant Friday afternoon The Tho onlY performances ot of The Sultan of Sulu Hulu ning take Saturday afternoon nail eve 00 evening 0 I presents 1 It unique feature this week In iii that thee there II Is I a ventriloquIst un on the tho bi bill who Instead of oC being n a bore Is It Its most entertaining number D DespIte the tact fact that lie he l Is el ly the the tho other nes are and combine to ni aim of moro more than a overage the veti ven ventriloquist displays hil hIs powers wih with tho he of at I a dummy whose service II In In the tho capacity of oC 1 a bell and ol elevator boy In 1 a hotel where TIo volo Is cl clerk rk 10 lie provide a adr adry dr dry moment In hi his act and this may muy also bf be said of mot moat of the others Wila Holt does Joea come ome omelon lon song and while sh she II is the tho third performer who has featured thI during the seaSon her net act II Is enough frol from the Iho other others to 11 bt caved avd from triteness and Jones have nn an net act l of singing and dancing that I is for two colored people Ild amid n as the tho are a as dIfficult lS as any over ever seen here hor the thio net act hi ii acceptable The Ild apt Sa Sawtelle al also 10 so havo have 1 a dancIng act tha hat Is the bOlt beat In Il Its Ino line despite the fact that the line Is almost Young and brother nl amo hoop rolling experts who more mora than make good lt at a In which the they Cal fol low closely behind t a pall pale of gOod goot per The Show on onEarth onEarth Earth closes closs the tho evening II is isa I a clever cleer thin tiling mado up If CC a roan man a cat and two dogs clogs traveling tinder the tho name namo of Fox On Onto of the tho dogs Is dressed ed up tip as I a pony ai anti they do stunts which sent end the home In a hUlor humor The Th kino dromo holda holiday subjects under the tile title ot of Th The Frolics of f Satan which are beter better than the tho u usual ul plc pic pictures tures of scenery or 1 hou houses es have thus Ihus fn far greeted the engagement of the corn com company pany that Is playing At Cripple Creek at the Grand theater for the entire week and the play promises to IQ be a record breaker for tor the tho season sealon Ils It Is a piece of the chr chat neter acter that borders borden on sensationalIsm almost from tart start to There Thero Is Ismore Ismore more ot of the blood and thunder tn in it than hu has been In any show hol nt at the I Grand In ninny many a day and at times th the audience I Is wrought up to a a high pitch of oC enthusiasm The scene hero the Indian rescues the girl who hu has been thrown over the is II of an exceedingly nature am people who iho It are inclined to either stand on the seats eals or to close cIon their eyes eye un untIl II the daring feat fent has been U t Cripple Creek ends U Its engagement here Saturday evening I I 0 Chance the pin pia given b by the Lyric tock stock company compan proved to be decidedly interesting to the patrons ot at th thie little and they were unanimous In Ih time opinion that the productIon ranks with wih the best Ilen seen nt at the this season eon eonA A special matinee WIS was glenn yesterday afternoon and was lare largely ni as wee aK last The matinee WOI was given tora nn and I there wi will be another Oi on Saturday Members the of if company deserving specIal menton mention for work nr are MIss 1 1 thel Linday ay al an I Alln Alan Te The palI ero wel welt sus nn acid the I Iii n a wel well hal the weel one The he bi bill runs throughout I |