The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06
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MUsEMENTs

Last Performance Tonight.
Edward Temple. whose impersonation of
Koko has been thoroughly enjoyed by the
crowds swarming to Wildwood Theater this
week. made a big hit last night with a
topical verse on the baseball umpire. In
that famous song in which Gilbert. the
king of all comic opera librettists. has put
enemies OF society generally ION the list"
Mr.. Temple introduced some verses. among
which was the following:
There's the thieying., robbing umpire
Whom We heartily despise-
I've got him on the list!
I've got him on the list
Who ever tries to rob our boys
Before our very eyes
You bet. he's on the listi
OF course, he's on the list
And when the teams away from home,
He simply steals us blind.
"A ank thief In all the world
You'll never. never find
Call him HoaeIsnd or o'Brien.
Or most any name you Will,
lie was born TO be a robber
And Will be a robber still.
Wed all be glad to have him feel
The weight of MOTIFS fist.
I've got him on the list.
And he never would be missed
The crowd could not wait for Koko to
finish the last line. bat broke out with
furious applause. Mr.. Temple had several
other good things up his sleeve" which
ne gave during the performance. and the
RcoRAc DrCoIlt mOIc uciDOlStfdUVt lQdn
they were even on the first night. Encores
were plentiful last night. Josephine Knapp
being called out for her waltz song and
Miss Emmett getting a call at the close of
the first act.
The last performance of ssThe Mikado"
at Wildwood will be given tonight. Lovers
of this most tuneful and humorous comic
opera will have no other opportunity this
Sullivan's productions. There has been some
mission to wildwood Park. The idea Of the
association from the first was TO popular
tze summer opera performances in Indian
apolisy and for that reason the gate fee
was placed at p cents. There has never been
any Increase OF this price and will not be.
Summer opera will be given as long as the
season lasts at the nominal figure of a
S aisr Price sn's to i mat Hnss nan IN t ans P eiSy
at the winter theaters. This was
done so that not only the
amusement, but so that family parties
might be made up at a cost scarcely more
to similar performances in the winter. The
Temple Opera Company at Wildwood has
NOW had a fair trial and all who have at
pronounce the compny equal to any oflthe'
light opera companies visiting this city:
Only a small portion of the two thousand
seats at Wildwood have been reserved and
the price for, these is only equal to regular
matinee prices IN the winter. The acous-
ics are perfect in all parts of the big tent;
seats last night left them and retired 10
the sward outside under the trees. where
the effect of the singing was much en-
HANGED and where 1T is as easy TO hear
what is said and sung on the coZyftheater
stage as IL one were seated in the front
row. i.
The street-rsilroad company tonight will
put ON special trains to Wildwood from diff
ferent parts of the city, carrying the people
TO the summer opera park without change
One theater train will leave the foot of
Prospect street. at Virginia avenue. at 1882
tonight, and next week trains from the
different terminal points in the city will be
rum c
Next week, beginning Monday night.
Chimes OF Normandy" viii be the bill at
Wildwood. This will mark the debut in
Indianapolis of Miss Ada Walker, the Aus
tralian prima DONNA. who made a hit at
the Casino, New York, last winter. Miss
Walker is a horid soprano. with a beautiful
voice. and will take the place OF Josephine
Knapp. who leaves for New York after
to-night's performance.