The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-12
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Ninstrelsy, Magic, Music and Melo-
drama at the Theaters This Week.
4 New Kicker Who Is Charming Theater-
Goers in New York-<Scites About the
DOingS and GOings of Play People.

Thatcher, ITlmroSe 81 VESTS HllusTelS' q
large and talented company will DC at the
Grand tomorrow and Tuesday evenings, in an
entirely Few bill Of novelties and special feat
ures. In the company are George Thatcher,
Billy Rice, George Primrose, W. II. West,
George Edwards, George W. Powers, Burt Shep-
pard Griffin and Marks, Ed Marble, Dclhauer
and Goyer, Banks Winter. the tenor, author Of
"White Wings" J. P. O'Keefe, the English bari
tone; Len Dewitt vocalist and musical artist;
Charles F. Noble and others. The company car
Ties an orchestra and silver band of sixteen
pieces It's reputation is that of the best min
strel company travelling, and it is drawing very
large audiences everywhere.
1t is the unanimous opinion of the most COM
potent critics, both in this country and In
Europe. that HThe Gypsy Baron" which will be
produced at the Grand the latter part of this
week, by the Conried Opera Company, is the
masterpiece of the brilliant and prolific
Johann Strauss. The success of the
opera has exceeded that Of any other. In
Vienna it ran 100 consecutive nights at Berlin
1t was given throughout one entire season. At
the New York Casino, where it was first given in
and at the Thalia Theater, in the same city, it
had an equally successful run. The company
which DIR. Conried has engaged for the produc-
ton Of this beautiful work includes fifty FIVE
persons. The principal soprano part Sam, a
gypsy girl, is taken by Miss Laura Relini, who
is known as brilliant lyric artist Miss
Van Donhoff, contraito of fine powers, and an
excellent actress plays the Gypsy Queen.
very pretty character Is that Of Arsena, which is
nd nv IicG " all
Mr.. Harry De Lorme, who sings the title role is
regarded as the best tenor IN the country. The
comic part of Zsupan, the pig dealer. is taken by
the well-known comedian, Jacques krueger
The other leading parts are assumed by Miss
Jennie lSeforth, Mr.. Fred Urban. Mr.. Gus Hall,
Signor Tageri and other well-known artists.
Manager Conried claims to have the largest and
best-dri1ed chorus OF any opera company. A
feature Of the production OF THE Gypsy Baron"
will be the special scenery aud imported cos
3ufnes throughout The advance sale of seats
will begin on Tuesday.
The attraction at English's all this week is Kel-
Ter. the "Prince of Necromancers," as he Is des-
ignated, and his company of specialists. He has
o fine reputation, both in this country and Eu-
rope, as an entertainer for he has done that most
difficult thing in the modern field of amusements,
created an entertainment absolutely new and
original, replete with clever work, unique sur
prises and indescribable effects In New York
he played an entire season of 179 consecutive
performances. In Philadelphia he began in one
season and ended in tho middle of the next,
playing 1923 consecutive times In Chicago, last
summer, he appeared l03 times. He is now on
his first tour of the West, and has with him
three of the cleverest performers-in the country
DAloine, an Oriental eQulibrist of wonderful
powers; Chiso Kitch in his his novel Eastern
specialties, and John r. Ciemons. the noted mu-
stefan An evening Of upalloyed pleasure is as
sured to al who witness his performances. The
engagement is for the entire week, with special
matinee on Saturday, and at popular prices-15
%, 30 and 80 cents
The attraction at the Dime Museum for this
week is the noted English melodrama. Taken
from Life" which made hit here at the Grand
three years ago, as play of very strong inter-
est, and picturesque and effective climaxes. It
will be presented here by Miss Phosa McAllster,
(last year Robson & Cranes leading LADY,, and a
company of uniform excellence. One of the
features of the production will be the scenic and
mechanical affects, which are both elaborate and
startling. The attraction is an expensive one.
A New Kicker.
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