The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-07
WHATTHE MANAGERS OFFER
Various Amusements for the Week as
They Will Be Given at the Theaters.
Trained Animals at English's VIII Take the
Place Of the Drama-0ne > of Hoyt's
Sketches Is to be Seen at the Grand,

Urouuu, As the attrdction, Dy the original
company. In the piece a wash-out on a
railroad is made the subject. the passengers
being detained at the station. All the or
binary characters are there-the lunch
counter girl, the station agent, the tele-
graph girl, the strange countryman, the
tramp, the drummer and o host of other
people who become familiar at such places.
This association affords opportunities for
the most unlimited fun-making, and of a
novel kind at that, and these are well taken
advantage of by the unusually clever COM
pany which presents the piece. The part of
the countryman Is given to George Rich
arcs. an excellent comedian. Frank Law
ton Is the station agent, Julian Mitchell
the tramp baseball umpire, Aft Hampton
and w: Mack the rival hotel runners, Miss
Nettie Lyford the lunch-counter lady, Miss
Alice vans the telegraph operator. The
comedy is claimed to be the most humor-
ous of all Mr.. Hoyts productions. 1t was
last season, and there will doubtless be a
repetition of this experience during the
coming engagement. All the songs. spe-
calties and musical features are new this
season.. The advance sale of seats vii be-
gin on Tuesday morning.
Since the Park Theaterh has been running
1t has played all sorts of attractions
t-ragedy-comedy and operatic, with the
exception of minstrelsy. This week it is to
have it's first minstrel company, and as it
has an excellent reputation wherever it has
played for giving a clean, bright and genial
entertainment, it viii doubtless do a large
business, especially as the novelty is great
for this house. 1t is Beach & Bowers's
company of twenty-five performers, many
or whom, well known, are Otis Bowers,
q clever comedian; Sparks and Hiatt, the
drum majors; Marba q Arno, cOntortIOn-
lists and wire-walkers; Beach and Freeman,
song and dance artists; Thorpe and Win
ford, the gymnastic marvels; Tom Mack,
comedian; Alvido, the ~juggler; Prof. A. L.
Gleason and his wonderfully trained dogs,
give only new acts, and is especially strong
In comedians and singers The engagement
Will begin with a matinee tomorrow after
noon. and there will be no increase in the
popular prices of admission that prevail at
this house.
The advance sale of seats for the forth
coming engagement of Edwin Booth and
Lawrence Barrett will not begin until next
Saturday morning, although Messrs. Dick
son e. Talbot are receiving many requests
for seats this far in advance. The usual
restrictions will be placed over the sale SO
GO W tACN W tudt oil pdITO0S
may have an equal chance. There is natu-
rally very great interest in the engagement,
for the reason that this will be the last op-
portunity to see these distin guished expo
nsns Us OF the legitimate drama act together,
az their Joint engagement closes in a few
weeEA- Their opening bill here, on Friday
evening, the 10Th inst, will be 1.-The Mer-
chant of Venice" which will be given in
It's entirety, with an elaboration of scenic
and mechanical accessories that has never
before been approached here. Carloads of
scenery, heavy "set pieces special cos
TUNES and armor, and a company of
fifty people. are the features that will
Saturday matinee Hamlet" will be given.
with MI. Booth in the title role and Mr..
Barrett as Laertes, and the engagement
will conclude Saturday Night with a double
o Dill ..Ih Fools R~eve1gen with Mr.. Booth
Mr.. Barrett( as the unfortunate actor.
Messrs- Booth and Barrett nave the largest
and strongest company that has yet sup
ported them. 1t is now settled that Mr..
his health is entirely restored. This will
probably be the last opportunity Indian
apolis theatre-goers win have to see him
act.
Eight famous ~soloists are with p. s. Gill
more's band and jubilee corps, who will
give two grand concer Is at Tomlinson Hall,
matinee and evening, May s. They are
Signor Italo Companini. the tenor; Myron
w. Whitney, basso; Signor Guissepe del
Puente. baritone; Signor Eugene de Danck-
wardt, the European tenor, from the Royal
Opera at Copenhagen; ~Signorina Clemen-
she is called, Mme. BlaDche-Stone-BartOn,
Nine. Helen Dudley Campbell and Signor
Farori. famous pianist from Milan. The
anvil aud artillery choruses are novel feat
..&~ N.1,o.fc nna xl.o a..--
Messrs. Dickson g. Talbot, who have
brought this great attraction here, have
decided to keep the prices at a popular
scale, 20 cents for the matinee and 81 at
night.
Salvini's troup of trained animals, which
is booked for this week at English's. is rep
resented As giving what is termed one of
the most interesting entertainments on the
stage. All the acting is done by animals,
and the degree of perfection to which they
have attained is said to be marvellous. The
monkeys are especially. comical, and "a
Banquet of Montezumas," which they give,
is said to be very amusing. In this all the
details of a first-class banquet are observed,
even to tipping the ss ys,tsrs. a; The dogs and
One amusing act Is a driving party. in
which a lady monkey ~reclines at ease in a
coach, while q monkey coachmau handles
TIE Itins oftE ~ tCdin VI POoulco. a IOOt-
man has q perch in the rear. A wheel
c co%ss of. the iSmn lady to is t split b ont the he
his horses and checks them, while
the footman. recovering the wheel, goes for
time the animals replace the wheel, the
party reinounts and drives of. There are
numerous other acts. comical and difficult,
by goats, dogs and ponies. The engage
ment Gill begin tomorrow night. and there
viii be- gnatinees every day except to-mor-
Gov.
They viii have a novel attraction at the
E2en Mrsee all this week in the contest of
the lacy boot-blacks-twelve young women
of attractive appearance who black boots
for easa prizes. They have been playing
aroun IN the museums of other cities, and
nave created much interest and fun
wherever they have appeared. The con-
test viii be carried on every afternoon and
evening this week. beginning tomorrow.
There are other interesting features Mt the
Musee.
1t is said that Hazel, who has assumed
the title of Mystagogue. can give several
new tests In undertaking and spiritualism.
He has given his exhibitions in the East
with marked success, and those who nave
been particularly pleased with his per-
f~ornances claim that he ranks with Bishop
and Brown. He has theories regarding
s~pirltuaiism that are somewhat novel. His
performances, it, is promised: are to go