The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-08

terest in the story is deity interviewer amid
the daring acts of acrobats and graceful
equestriennes. The comedy tells of the life
In the Cape Cod region and is built of laugh
able and entertaining incidents. The circus
parade, which furnishes the spectacular
picture. The last act Is devoted 10 genu>
inc circus performance in a thirty-six-foot
ring and includes varied programme of
all sorts OF arenic feats.
Fields Mfnstrels at the Grand.
Al G. Fields MInstrels will return to the
Grand next Wednesday matinee and night.
In this company are: Patterson Brothers.
horizontal bar experts; the three Korrulos.
French grotesque comiques, and the
Brothers Mohring, acrobatic meteors.
Among the vocalists Mr.. Field has engaged
some sweet singers, as follows: David j.
Andrada, Harry j. Howard, George Hassell.
Walter Wilson, Oscar McMichaels, ID. w.
Perrine, j. A. Shadrack and the Queen City
nrodnesrs sps led iob by FeId assis ted
by Tommy Donnelly. ALT Gibson, Doc Quig-
ley, Neil OBrien and others.
Uncle Dan Emmett, author of Dixie" and
the oldest living minstrel. Is with the COM
pany.
IngersOlls Lecture Tuesday Night.
An Ingersoll discourse is the card for Eng
iishs Opera House Tuesday evening The
Coloneps subject will be The Foundations
of Faith and this city will hear its de-
livery for the first time. The lecture was
recently given in Boston. New York and
Chicago. Colonel Ingersoll has labored
hard on the exposition of his beliefs on re-
ligion in this new lecture, and the result
Is masterpiece of metaphysical contro-
versy. In speaking of what he considers
Bible, Ingersoil says in this new lecture:
rs there ingenuity enough in all the pulpits
or the world to harmonic these DalDable
contradictions? Why, they do not even
agree about Judas. Matthew says he re-
pented and took the money back, Peter that
he bought fed with it; Matthew that he
hung himself, and Peter that he fell down
and burst asunder. Now, l don't believe
anybody betrayed Christ. If it is true that
he made public entry into Jerusalem, that
he went into the temple and discussed
with teachers there, is IL possible that they
had to hire a man to point him out so that
he could be arrested? Now, say with ABB
solute confidence that he was unknown In
Jerusalem. had performed no miracles and
had never made triumphant entry into
Jerusalem"
Park-"Sfdetrackedo and "Exillarney."
'"Sidetracked," which opens tomorrow for
three days at the Park is not a sensational
railroad play. A full-sized box car and the
locomotive are the only railroad effects
used. The tramp Horatio X Booth, is side
tracked In a box car and finds himself op-
posite a lunch room, half starved. He, by
accident, stumbles onto murder, and takes
a hand In bringing the villain to justice.
Special settings for the four acts are car
room telegraph Office and switch yards of
A special feature with the production is
the speciality bill. Murphy and Moore, mu-
steal artists. head a strong list of excellent
vaudeville talent, among which are Thomas
Barrett, eccentric comediani Miss Rita
0r1fr nlt 70 a
balladist; E. r. Julian; the Section Hand
Quartet, and the tramps novel bicycle act.
For the Park. opening next THURSDAY
matinee Killarney a story or Irish love
and devotion, will be given. Virginia John
son assumes the role of Kittie Burke, and
Barry ONeill is Allan Tracy ,, the III iris a1i
good.
Empire-MeteOr Speciality Company.
The Cincinnati Times-Star speaks Of the
Meteor show, which will be at the Empire
this week, as follows: "At the Peoples The
alter, yesterday, the New Meteors Big Spe-
cialty Company played to two extremely
large audiences. The company comprises
some of the very best talent to be found in
the vaudeville profession. Ward and Brown
opened the programme with their knock
about speciality. They were followed by
charming Dot Davenport, In popular songs.
Sam and Kitty Morton, old favorites here,
were heartily applauded. Brannan and
Daily, as DR.. Parkhurst and Commissioners
Theodore Roosevelt, the famous New York
reformers, tell in parody how these two
gentlemen overhauled the wicked city.
They received numerous encores. Carr and
Jordan, as the actor and singing soubrette,
created a most favorable impression, as did
Gracey and Burnett in their eccentric Irish
sketch The Sexton Brothers intro
duced some extraordinary quick aero
batic and contortion work. Morton and
Mack the Irish bagpipers and dancers, are
without equal in their line of entertain
ment. Bunth and Rudd, in their great COM
edy success, scored decided hit with their
laughable sketch. This act is the highest
salaried ever brought to this country, and
their revelation of sleight Of hand tricks
was very good"
Notes of the Stage.