The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-18

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singing several comic songs. Among those
introduced are George Grossmith's Keep
the Baby Warm" and the burlesque plan
tation song, Our Apply Little 'Udson
One" The cast is strong. In it are Ed
gar L. Davenport, Isabel Evesson, H. M.
Pitt, Charles w. Butler, Maggie Holloway
Fisher, Maud White and several other
clever people. The advance sale for the
engagement opens at the Pembroke Arcade
tomorrow morning. Regular prices will
prevail.
P~ark-FieIds and H%anson.
Considering the number of high-class
stage favorites in Fields and Hanson's
Drawing Cards. the Park Theater should
do a banner business during their stay,
which is for three days, commencing to-
morrow's matinee. The troupe is under
the proprietorship of John F.. Fields, of
ex-minstrel fame. and he and his stage
partner, Mr.. Hanson, furnish one of the
main specialties in their amusing and orig
inal musical act. Joe Glynn is the feature
of the company. his funny parody act al
ways being received with vociferous APP
plause. There are a number of popular
artists In the company, which is made up
as follows: Fred Valmore the Australian
comique, who comes to this country under
special contract to Mr.. Fields; Dryden and
Mitchell, the funny comedians, as O,Fla-
herty and the Sport Stinson and Mer-
ton. the popular sketch team; Miss Annie
comic; Blockson and Page. the race track
sports; Senator Frank Bell, the creator OF
his style of comedy. Genaro and Bailey,
an original team of character change
artists. The performance closes with Dry
den and Mitchelrs one-act farce, Stat
terys MiSnaps." 1t is distinctly refined
and high class in character, and among
the brightest ever brought here. Indian
apolis is we'll acquainted with the merits
OF the company. The programme will de-
ilght every. one, and three days will be
IoGnd too brief fer such an organization
as. Fields and Hanson's.
Dow Neighbors" Thursday.
The Park has for it's attraction the last
half of this week Murray and Murphy's
comedians, in "O'Dowd's Neighbours an
interesting operatic comedy. This organ
ization has been seen in all the principal
cities of the United States. The comedy
is by no means an Irish one, as it's title
would indicate. but a thread of fun with an
irish character played by Mark Murphy,
as the center of attraction, around whom
ity and fun. 1t is in three acts and at no
time tiresome. Thousands have laughed at
the happy antics of O'Dowd and his neigh
borS. The organization consists of tv anty-
six people, and as a special feature IL 2 IA
nous Dixie ~Pickaninny Band. composed of
Wangdoodle Band,S is carried. e Tba cono1
edy is 1nterSpersed with SpecialtieS, which
consist of the latest songs buck and wing
dances and other features.
Gala han and the jay.
Joseph Callahan, who is to figure as the
star in 1.-The Lost Paradise at the EN-
pire, is a comparatively young man, being
under thirty, but he has had his full quota
of experiences that come to actors. Mr..
Callahan has Hamletized and Irish-com-
edyized, but finally struck his gait in the
nearest approach to the ''legit' that it pays
a young actor to be mixed up with in these
TP9n ia S ''Thn ATTACHES Of
the average one-night stand theaters afford
much food for innocent merriment," said
Mr.. Callahan to a reporter the other day.
II think about the queerest stage manager
l ever ran across was a fellow named Vii
mer Browning, who lives near Boston.
where, as he told me. the 'squiggian' comes
from. l don't know what ~'squiggian' is. but
you get it in Boston. This fellow used to
exercise his authority as stage manager
with Il remarkable degree OF pomposity.
Before lowering or raising a curtain by
means of a windiass he would invariably
ring a bell twice. Why do you ring that
bell twice. when you have nobody to warn
but yourself? % I asked. He regarded me in
FOR me both pity. and. contempt. I reckon"
said he. you amt been on the stages of
many big theaters. By gosh, 1 want you to
understand that we have got the same sol
dinged system a prevailin' here that they
got in New York. I know my business as
well as any barn-troupin' actor"
A Novelty Mt the Empire
There will be a refreshing change in the
character of the entertainment offered the
patrons of the Empire, beginning to-rnor-
row night. when one of the Frohman sue
cesses. THE Lost Paradise will be given
a scenic production by a company headed
by Joseph Callahan, a young actor who
has been starring successfully for the past
two seasons. Mr.. Callahan will be seen in
the role created by William Morris. When
H. c. DeMil!e wrote The Lost Paradise
he had in his minds eye for the role of the
factory foreman. a young man whom he
had seen in a similar part in The Long
Strike" The young man referred to was
Mr.. Callahan, but circumstances prevented
him from being in the original production.
This season. however, Mr.. Callahan has the
rights to the play, and if the author Were
alive he would have a chance to see a very
terpiece. The conflict between the masses"
and the classes is dealt with in a mas
terly way in The Lost Paradise" TIL war
of words between the owners of the fac
tory and the champion of the workmen is
of an applause-compelling character.
When Reuben Warner, the factory fore
man, declares himself TO the owner of the
factory in these words: When you want
me, send for my people the silverites have
est has been added for this engagement. A
dozen or more pariscopic views will be
shown between the acts. The pariscope.
vitascope, cinematograph. or whatever one
calls it, is the reigning sensation of the
year in theatricals. The fidelity with which
actions are duplicated on space with the
aid of electricity is really marvellous. Matt
nees will be given daily, and the character
of the entertainment offered is such as to
call for a larger attendance of ladies and
children.
Another American Play.
S. Goodfriend. in Plays and Players.
For several years past much has been
said ard written about the great American
play that was still to be written. The
yearners for this desirable product have
lessened considerably in New York since
the production of William Gillette's play,
Secret Service 1t is, undeniably, a great
play, and places the author foremost in