The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-04

lady died one night. and when the milk.
rang his bell, Billy called out from the
window, You need only leave half o pint
to-day, mas dead
THE success of those men Was due solely
to their ability aud merit as minstrel men.
and not to any business tact they possessed,
for. with the exception of Wambold. not
one of them knew the first principles OF
business. Birch was in for having the best
of everything. regardless of the cost and ne
didn't look ahead to see whether it would
swamp them or not. Bernard never want
ed to spend money for anything but the
actual necessities 70 run the show. Backus
was non-committal. and would express his
proposed With a srnnt; Wamboid was not
quite so Liberal as Birch. nor stlngy
as Bernard: and, while he wan.
ed the how kept mp to the
standard he believed In deliberate consid-
GRAFTON before making an outlay of money.
So there was the happy medium that BAL
aDced the combination. Not . book was
kept. nor ar account ever filed. When the
night came to pay Oft the four would
gather in the box-ofice. and Wambold
who was the treasurer, would say Now
gentlemen, our salaries are so much, cur
rent expenses so much. and miscellaneous
sYpsnsss during iGss the past ssss Tset SO ana %us de-
Quoted from the weeks gross re,
ceipts. then the remainder was divided
in quarters and each put his fourth IN his
pocket and went off whistllng and happy:
known TO the Frisco MINISTRIES. TOR as long
as the show never sank no such fund was
needed. How / wish we could all do bust
ness on as simple and easy q basis nova
days"
ENGLIsH's-"sPIDER N fly"
To the surprise of everybody. the Spider
and Fly,n M. b. Leavitt's spectacular pam
tomime, drew q larger house at English's.
loet piyhf than INV attraction has since
Sarah Bernhardt was mere. Every seat
was occupied in gallery. balcony and pit.
The show is not new here. but those who
saw it last night witnessed a better pro-
ductiOn of it than has been given mere De-
fore. The scenic effects were good. and in
the ballet, especially In the costuminR. an
improvement Is noted. Several new dances
were introduced. but, the songs, thougn
well rendered. as o rule, were abomlna0ly
old. The audience seemed to enjoy the per-
Torrance all the way through and APP
plauded freely.
During the second act Miss Lou Royce.
Queen of the Mermaids, sang O song that
elected considerable applause and she re-
sponded to the encore. 1t was then that
the gallery gods got in their work. They
began TO hiss and whistle and the situation
became embarrassing for Miss Royce to say
the least. She went through her song.
however, and, as she retired from the stage,
the kissing grow louder and more offensive.
About this time the people down stairs.
who appreciated the situation ton a Ssl
cided that it should be q
above, and they greeted her with such a
round of applause that it completely
drowned the kissing and was so prolonged
that Miss Royce had to respond again.
Considerable horse-play and some poor
puns are introduced in the Spider and
fly but. generally speaking. the prOduc-
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was lone by James Array In the third act.
The performance will be repeated to-
night.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
There is probably no theatrical attraction
travelling In which the singing element is
as strong as in George Thatcher's "Tuxe-
do" which will be seen at the Grand to-
night and the re.t of the week. The sex
tet of vocalists Is u~nequaled, and Is made
mp as follows: Raymon Moore tenor, r. j.
Jose counter-tenor, H.. W.. Frillman basso,
Thos. Lewis baritone. Miss Ida Fitzhugh
soprano and Miss Grace Hamilton ~contral-
to. Aside from the quartet and sextet
selections rendered. Raymon Moore sings
his latest success, 1.-THE Golden Wedding"
q life's story most prettily told, R. J.. Jose
his famous ballad, "The Wanderers Re-
Il sI III Il .
II Fear No Foe" and Miss Ida Fitzhugh
the beautiful ballad. Charming A feat
ure of the musical part of the performance
IS the sextet from Lucia" There is
promise Of much entertainment and amuse-
The always-popular Pauline Hall Opera
Company Is underlined for the Grand the
first part of next week. the advance sale
beginning tomorrow. On Monday and
Tuesday evenings and Wednesday matinee
Offenbach's Mime. Favart" will be given
and Wednesday night q double bill, Trial
by jury and LA Belle Helene" Mr.. Ar
thur Z. Miller, of this city, Is o member of
the company. which is large and carefully
selected.
1.-TWO Old Cronies," o popular farce-com-
edy, as presented by Anderson's Unique
Comedians. is announced for English's the
first part of next week.
There will be another change of bill at
the Park tonight, Miss Van Cortland ap-
pearing in THE Woven Web"
The famous Boston Symphony Orchestral
Club will give two entertainments at Ply
mouth Church Saturday, Feb. 6.matinee and
night. This company Is composed of Six
instrumental soloists and one prima donna
soprano, Miss Laura Burnham; Mons. Fr.
Rucquoy. flute ~solOist; Mr.. Arthur Laseur.
violoncello virtuoso. and Mr.. Louis Kapp,
the celebrated violin virtuoso. This
company has Just completed q most success
full tour of this country, and this will be
Ah4,~ laaf hAfAsn -,- Co.