The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-12
CISSY AND HER WINK
A WIDELY ADVERTISED WOMAN AT
THE GRAND THIS WEEK.
ssPeck's bad Boy and Howard Athe-
neum Company mt the Park-Al
Reeves at the Empire.

| inally produced at Terry's Theater, London,
England. where it ran one year. Last win
| ter il ran for nearly two hundred nights
| in New York. 1t is by the author of Jane"
and is credited with being much funnier
| than that famous farce. The story re-
| wolves around the search for a mother by
| young man whose marriage is made con-
| ditional on his producing his unknown pa
rent. Dick Pennell the young man, when he
| learns that he is not the son OF
| the baronet. whom he has always
regarded as his father, hurries off to
Brighton TO inform the family OF his
betrothed and release the girl. He reaches
her home at the moment Major Cotton,
her father, who is afraid of nothing on
earth except his wife, is trying TO explain
to Mrs Cotton letter addressed to him
by a music hall artist, who calls him "Old
Rum-ti-tum." Dick helps him out of the
scrape, and he, in turn, agrees to help
Dick to marry his daughter in spite OF Mrs.
Cotton, when he learns the story that his
future scn-in-law is a founding. Miss Cot
ton is willing to accept Dick at his face
value, but the mother insists on his produc-
ing a mother before marrying her girl.
Dick and the Major start out on search
for the formers mother Both of them
become involved with the music hall girl.
tricky little May-bud, and Miss Cotton con-
fronts them as the artist is doing Some
high kicking for their edifcation. The
search for Dicks mother ends satisfactory
w and he proves to be the baronet's son
after all, wins his bride and is happy.
Frohman has provided capital COM
pany for this funny play, bringing mere
| the same players that appeared during the
| New York run, notably, Thomas Burns, ..
| Miller Kent, Charles Butler, George Schae1-
/ fer e Soldene Powell, Frances stevens,
| Stella Zanoni Maggie Holloway tlsner,
| Jane Stetson. Maggie Fielding, CARA BAKER
| Rust and others. ,, -,
The principal attraction of 1.-THE Found
| ling is Cissy Fitzgerald. the clever gaiety
| dancer, who plays the music hall artist IN
| the comedy. Miss Fitzgeraid's trlumpns
| In "A Gaiety Girl company, both IN Lon
| don and New York, has been repeated IN
| ''The Founding" Her dancing Is described
| as delightful. ...;
a one-act farce, by Augustus Thomas, Will
| precede 1.-The Founding.
Howard Atheneum Company.
For the East half of this week at the Park
the attraction is that popular organization
| thu Boston Howard Atheneuu Star Speciality
| Comnany. now in its fourteenth season. 1t
| will present a new bill of European and
| American specialties The artists compos-
ing this company are among the brightest
is made I'D of Prof. v. P. NORWOOD, with
his troupe of thirty educated dogs and
| monkeys; Mile. Madaline Rosa. from the
Empire Theater, London, the woman ven
| triIloouist: Do.ph and Susie Levine In their
| musical sketch The Rival Arts New
York's serio-comic. Miss Annie Hart,
| Lorenzo and Levar from the Folies Bergeres
| Paris. in their grotesque acrobatlc act
| Charles Mcdonald, Irish character commeo,
ian and dancer; Lizzie Mulvey ana rear.
/ 1t, i,,trn
! changes, singing and dancing; the San-
| fornia baritone. Meyer Cohen, assisted Dv
| Prof. s. H. Bennett, illustrating songs with
| pictures taken from life; and the fun-mak-
| ers Hughes. Morton Mcbride and walton
in the comedy. The Arrival OF McGinnis.
p,r,s-.PecIx,s Bad Boy" TO-Morrow.
For the first three days of this week, be-
| ginning with to-morrow's matinee, the Park
| Theater will have the well-known Peck S
Bad Boy company, which, from its repu-
| tation. should attract large audiences. Dur
| ing his stay here the bad boy will bother
| his pa. make love to his girl, get his chum
| into scrapes, make the policeman
life a burden to him, and play
| tricks upon the German groceryman
| until that gentleman becomes fran
| tie The stage arrangements OF the en-
tertainment are IN three acts or scenes
| the grocery store, Pecks house and the pic
/ mic grounds. 1t has been remodeled for this
| season. so that Old features have disap-
peared and novel and brighter ones been
| substituted New songs, dances and VIII
| cisms have been added. The bad boy, his
| pa, his girl. the groceryman and all the
| other characters are presented with fidelity
| to nature, so ii Is said. The comedy has
| always been a favorite at the Park.
Empire-Al Reeves This Week.
Tomorrow matinee at the Empire Al
Reeves and his big show will make its first
appearance in this city. Mr.. Reeves is well
known in the variety BUSINESS ard his
banjo turn is always heartily welcomed.
| Being we'll acquainted with the wants OF
| the public, he has made special efforts to
| secure a company that will please all, and
| Judging from the list of people, he has sue
| coded The company will consist Of Agnes
| Cnarcot the woman hypnotst, assisted by
| Miss Pearl Silver the great cataleptic sub
| ject: Charley HUM and May Bohee. one or
| the best teams of colored sketch artists on
| the stage; Smith and Campbell, popular
comedians; the Judges, in their acrcbatic
turn; c. W. Williams, ventriloquist: Del
more and Lee, sensational revolving lad
der performers; the Hats, California must
cal experts; Mannings and Buckley. knock
about comedians, and last, but not least,
AL Reeves, the banjo Paderewski. Consid-
cradle interest is being manifested In Miss
Charcot and her work She is said to be
one OF the most wonderful hypnotists ever
seen.
Notes of the Stage.
The "City Sports will appear at the En-
pire next week.
Sol Smith Russell drew $500 in two per-
formances at the Grand Opera House in