The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-23
Two At,rnc,.on. n the PARK.


There will be enough diversity ut the
Park Theater this week to suit ali classes
of it's patrons. Beginning with the matinee
tomorrow Miss Katherine Rober. young
actress who has not before been seen here,
will play an engagement. continuing until
Thursday. At both performances to-mor-
row and Tuesday "A Heroine in Rags will
be given. This play was written by the late
BARLEY Campbell, the author of White
Slave" siberia" and other well-known
works and was one Of his first productions.
lt 10 comedy drama which affords good
opportunities for the display of the versa
tility OF clever actress. such as Miss Rober
is credited with being. She is yet young
woman, of an attractive personal appear
snce and decided talent. She made her
debut Cd the stage at Chicago several
years ago, and since then has played with
several leading companies, and has, as
well. starred two seasons in "OnIy Wonl-
ans Heart" and Fate" In "a Heroine in
Rags" she plays the part of Gertrude the
flower girl. At both performances on
Wednesday she will appear as Fanchon. in
the always popular play of that designa-
tiop.
the Aborn Opera Company will play at
n.
ginning with the matinee on Thursday. This
Is new company to theater- goers here,
but comes with a good reputation. All last
summer 1t played in Kansas City, and
since then has appeared In Denver and
other Western cities. There are forty peo-
pie Ia the company. among whom are some
well known singers. including Miss Mamie
Taylor. the prIma donna. Miss LIZA Con-
Eta Bardett. II. NJ. Imans, J. X. Oakley.
the comedian. Mark Aborn. Harry Nelson
and others. On Thursday "Said Pasha,"
wcllknown comic opera success. will be
day La Perich OLE" There will be no ad-
vance in prices for this engagement, al
though tho attraction is an unusually ex-
pensiye one.
Hsveriy's New Ninstrels at the Grand.
Mir. }. II. Haverly is again directing the
tours of two minstrel companies, one of
which. the ono that has been playing ut
Haverly's Casino Theater, Chicago, for
the past six months, has now gone
on tour and will give performances
at the Grand Opera-ho Wednesday
next, matinee and evening. Haverly has
had o varied career in minstrelsy. In 1874
he formed consolidation of his own min
strel company. then playing in Chicago
and his two road companies, and named
the organization Haverly's Mastodon Min
strels, and In nc were included lilly Rice,
+. NJ. Hall. +. M. kayne and others, who
are still prominent in the company. A six
weeks engagement was played at the
Fourteenth-street Theater. in New York.
After touring the United States for two
years. tho organization was taken TO
England, opening ut Her Maiesty's Thea
ter. In London where Ii played seven
months. the first time an Americal minstrel
show vas ever given in that country. OF
later years Haverly has been ont OF the
"show" business. but he is now very much
Tin it" again. In his company that plays
here ere Billy Rice. who is always original
and amusing; T.. NJ. Hall, the banjo-payer
l.. NJ. kayne. Harry Constantine, Charles
Sullv. Bogart aud OBrien, Arthur Yule.
George Evans, and other well-known per-
formers
Hsveriy's MiEstrels have done away with
the old-fashioned street parade. and in Its
stead will give band concert. with an
exhibition of lightning drilling. on the east
side of the Circle, at noon Wednesday.