The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-07
THE WORLD OF AMUSEMENT.
What Is Offered to the Public for the
Week on the Part Of Local Managers.
efritz" Finding His Ievel-A Revival Of the
Old Stock Company To Be Attempted
Notes of Plays and Players.
Local Attractions.
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Miss Jennie Calef. bright young actress, VIII
hold the boards at the Grand Opera house dur
ing the week commencing Monday evening. MISS
Calef Is vivacious, mirthful and effervescent
The support is good, the company having been
selected with great care, and having played IN
MI Of the largest cities in the country with the
present company is able TO present the plays In
which she will appear in a competent manner.
The repertoire to be presented will be Little
Muffts" Monday and Tuesday evenings and Tues
day matinee, ''Faachon" Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings and Thursday Matinee and lit
Ito Barefoot Friday and Saturday evenings and
Saturday matinee. Popular prices will prevail
during the engagement Thursday night James
Gordon, the we'll known treasurer of the Grand,
wili take his annual benefit and his friends can
secure seats at the box office or at the principal
hotels and business houses
Manager Dickson has secured Prof Morris
md his trained dogs for week. and will give
numerous prizes away as an inducement for in
creased patronage.
THE DIME MUSEUM
strong bill has been arranged for the Mu-
scum this week The programme will embrace
Charles Cowles, Yankee character comedian;
Udell and Pearce. negro character imperson-
ators Moreland and Nixon, society sketch team;
Heaiey and Saunders. clog dancers; Walter
Hogan Irish comedian; Charles Diamond, Mi
lanese minstrel; Mrs. Marsh Adams, in songs
and dances, and Paus LIE Petrie in a new sketch.
Zach performance will open with funny con-
eeit. 1.-THE Crazy Banker of Seville and close
with dutch Justice
THE FAT woMES's CONVENTION.
The first annual convention of the Fat Wo-
mems Society conyenes in this city to morrow at
p. NJ, at Sacketts Dime Museum.
This is to be an interesting event. Only
once before was such convention held in this
country, and that was in Chicago last season,
when about twenty fat women met and discussed
topics Of interest to all fat people There will
be twenty seven delegates from all parts of the
the country present promptly at the tap
of the bell on the presidents desk,
and the routines each day Of the week are as
follows Monday the credentials of delegates
will be examined and temporary organization
effected On Tuesday, committees on cookery,
fashions, fai womens comforts, ETC., will be ap-
pointed, and these committees will report on
Thursday and Friday Saturday occurs
the competitive drill of the fat women.
Saturday night the delegates win be weighed
and the weights announced, while $50 bank
note will be given the visitor who during the
week. guesses nearest the combined weight of
the women. Among the delegates will
be Hannah Battersby, of Pennsylvania, the
heaviest woman on earth; Anna Bell,
of Missouri, very heavy young
brunette, and Miss Josie Reynolds, of Chicago,
who dresses very handsomely and who weighs
about 400 pounds. There will be present from
this city seven feshy representatives. There
will be present of SIS gold piece for the best
original poem on the fat women's convention
LOCAL NOTES
On Monday evening, at the First Baptist
Church, Mr.. L. l.. Forman. Of Philadelphia, will
give a grand organ recital. An excellent pro-
gramme has been arranged, and Mrs. U. j.
Hammond and Miss Lottie Adams. we'll known
In local musical circles, will assist.
Among the organ numbers to be given at Mr..
Oark's summer evening organ recital, at Ply.
mouth Church. on Wednesday evening, are the
following:
PrDludium, in Bach
AndaDte. in A. Smart
Offertoire in Observation-Disclosures. Collin
March, from Abraham. .......--..........M ohoue
Scene from 'Rigoletto" .---.-.---.-------..Ve Verdi
Overture to Ferdinand Cortez". -Spontini
Prof George Hebble the blind pianist, will
give another concert at Pfafflin's Hall on Wedne 2
day evening. June 10. He will be ably assisted
by Edward Bradcamp of Charlottesville G. F.
Hansen and Miss Jennie Gates, of this city.
Cooks Comedy Company will present a charac
teristic afterpiece, and the entertainment, as a
whole, will be thoroughly enjoyable in all its
features. Popular prices will rule.