The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-16
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC REVIEW.
Local Attractions, Many in Number and
Varied in QuaIity--NOtes Of the Stage.
The Weeks Theatrical Attractions.

The Weeks Theatrical Attractions.
The attractions at city theaters this week are
numerous and varied. ALI the houses will be
lopen for the entire week. At English's the at
TRACTION will be Mills, Rice e. Barton's Biiou
Ministries, seventeen in number, who will give
performances nightly, and matinees on Tuesday,
tThursday and Saturday, at cheap prices, 10, To-,
l25 and 30 cents. The company includes other
well known people, besides those who give a
name to it.
At the Grand, the first three nights OF the
week, "Hazel Kirke" will be presented by the
Madison square Company, of which Frank l..
Bixby is manager. Mr.. G. W. Couldock, the
veteran actor, still plays Dunstan, with Miss
Belle Archer as Hazel, Miss Sidney Cowell as
Dolly Dutton, and Miss Kate Tousey Mrs.
Kate Morris, of this city, as Clara. The COM
pany is said to give a thoroughly even perform
ance Of the play.
On Thursday night Mr.. Dion Boucicault will
make his temperance here, after an absence of
several years, inhis own play "The Shaughraun,"
in the part of Conn, which he has played several
thousand times. Mr.. Boucicault is a fine actor,
and has written more successful plays than any
other modern dramatist. He and has company
travel in three special cars, carrying their own
scenery.
The last two days of the week the Grand viii
be occupiedby Callender's Georgia Minstreis, who
will play at cheap prices. They include Billy
Kersands, Basil Robinson, Wallace King, DICK
Little, Billy Green, and nearly all the well known
eolored performers in the country.
The principal attraction at the Zoo TINS week
will be Sid G. France, in his sensational DRAMA
Marked for Life" In addition there will be an
olio, by good speciality performers.
OPENING OF THE NEW MUSEUM.
The Park Theater yesterday was filed with
carpenters, painters and upholsterers, who are
fitting it up in the most approved style for its
opening tomorrow night as the Monarch
Museum" under the management of Drew 6 Co,
who are interested in all the leading museums
in the West, this connection enabling them to
get the very best of attractions. 1t is their in
tention to run the museum as a high toned
place of amusement, and they have come to
stay, as they have a two-years' lease on the
building. The general price OF admission will
be ten cents. The lower floor will be devoted
to the curiosities, and above, theatrical perform
ances will be given hourly, afternoon and even
ing. The opening will be tomorrow night, and
the list of attractions includes Major Tot, who is
said to be twenty-one years old and weighs only
eight pounds; Miss Lizzie Sturgeon, the pedes-
trial pianist, the Buddhist monks and Burmese
tattoed dwarfs, loaned by p. I. Barnum; a pin
machine in full operation, the flying foxes, etc.
For the theatrum the people engaged are Bal
brega, the medium, the RhinehaTt children,
Baby Ralston, Grace Stanley, Hefferman and
Mcdonald, we'll known Irish comedians, the
Beaumonts, musical artists, and others.
ATTRACTIONS AT THE Kinks.
Al. of the skating Kinks are open, afternoon
and evening, and patronage is fairly good. At
the Meridian Rink, Messrs Bailey and Hacker,
two crowned skaters, of Providence, R. l., will
appear all week. At the College-avenue Rink
there will be the first fancy dress carnival of the
season, on Friday night, and the Wigwam Rink
will have especial attractions almost every night
during the week.
Prince Wells, Of Louisville, gave an exhibition
Of bicycle riding at the College-avenue Rink last
night, which was loudly applauded by a large
audience. By request, he will continue his ex-
hlbitions tomorrow and Wednesday evenings.
Miss Carrie Gilmore, of Boston, has proved to
the patrons of the Meridian Rink, during the
past week, that she. has justly earned her laurels
as the champion lady skater of the country. Her
performance upon rollers is the most perfect
embodiment of grace and beauty, and her APP
pearance has been a pleasure to all who have
witnessed her figures.