The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
CHAT FROM THE THEATERS.
What Patrons of the Local Theaters Are
Offered for Christmas Week.
Gossip of the Stage and Personal Mention
About People Who Amuse the Pub
lic-Plays and Players.
GRAND oPERA-HoUSE.

GRAND oPERA-HoUsE.
Haverly's noted Ministries, reorganized and
improved, will give single performance at the
Grand on next Wednesday evening. The COM
pany is made up of the best talent in the pro-
fession and they are said to give an entertain.
'ment that is full of new and original features.
The Cragg family FIVE in number. the wonders
the gymastic world; the burlesque on 1.-THE Mi
kado.' 1.-THE Belle of Ethiopia 'The Silver
Wedding" and the tx. P. Grand Parade" are
the features of the entertainment.
1.-THE White Slave the most popular of Mr..
BARLEY Campbell's plays. will be the Christmas
extraction at the Grand, opeAing on Thursday
evening, for the remainder of the week, with
matinees on Christmas day friday and Satur
day, at popular prices. 1t is romantic re-
hinder of ''ante bellum" days, whose memory
is gradually fading into dim recollection, illus
trating not only the evil of those times, but also
the pleasant and poetic side. The company car
ries special carload of scenery, and introduces
one of the most realistic scenes ever put upon a
stage-a heavy raiE- storm Of real water
The advance sale of seats will begin at the
boX-office on Thursday morning.
ENGLfsHs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CARRoLLs.
The patrons of Englishs Opera-house. this
week will have an opportunity of witnessing the
CAROLS in farcical comedy entitled, Whose
Can 1t Be?' which recently had run of four
weeks at the Fourteenth street Theater, New
York The fi,oo.. Of the piece is, as might
be suspected from the title, woven about the
identity OF a baby and the situations are said
to be very funny. The CAROLS are very clever
performers, and the company is said to be q
good one. Owing to the great success Of the
Streets OF New York" experiment, prices will
be kept at 10, Is and 20 cents There will be a
matinee Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
EMMA NEVADA COMING.
Emma Nevada, the great singer. will give a
concert at Plymouth Church on Friday evening,
Jan. Is, and this announcement will be of par
ticular interest to music loving people, as she is
regarded by eminent critics as one of the great
est singers of the day. Her present concert tour
is under the management OF c. A. Chizzola. who
also manages Salvini's business, and her concerts
are few in number and limited to large cities.
Her appearance here will be musical and fash
l0nabie event of no little Importance, as it has
known artists as Mons. Gustav Lewita, Mons.
Edmond Vergnet, Sig. Luigi Cassati, Sig. Carlo
Butt and others.
THE MUSEUM.
"The Queens Evidence" snelodrama OF
merit, will be produced at the Museum this week.
The play is semi-sensational production, with
many strong situations and incidents, and has
been produced with success. 1t is a drama, il
properly presented. that will please tia audi
ences of the Museum, and WILL no doubt, draw
well. The management promises to present the
play in an excellent and satisfactory manner.
In addition to the dramatic performance, the pro-
gramme will embrace Lulu and Perry Ryan,
song and dance artists; the Debaugh children,
in their revolving globe speciality, "Satsuma,
the royal japanese juggler, and other features.
while in curiosity hall will be seen long list of
novelties-the 'Guyasticutus," a wonderful
novelty; Ivanovitch, Siberian exile; the giant
skeleton, Eva Perry and her performing birds,
Boz, the educated dog, and other interesting
features
THE zoo THEATER-HowARD ATHEN4EUM COM
PANY.
Messrs. Rich e Harris's company from their
own theater, the Howard Athen@um, in Boston
are noted as purveyors of excellent vaudeville
attractions. and their Howard Athen9um Spe
cialty Company, seen at English's last season,
was an illustration of this. This company with
some European novelties added plays Christmas
week at the Zoo Theater Lima and Vani who
do an acrobatic act in ladies' and gentlemen's
full dress; Sam Devere, the banjoist; Pavillio
and Rousillion, French comic acrobats;. JAS F.
Hoey, in burlesque ventriloquism; Sharpley and
West, good musical people, Cronin and Wild:
unexcelled black face comedians; G. Donald
Melville. grotesque tuggler, and Filson and Errol
are the talent embraced in the troupe. There
are the regular matinees, and in addition, OF
course, special afternoon performance on
Christmas day.