The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20

The coming to the Empire Monday matt
nee for one week of James Thornton's
Elite Vaudeville Company will bring TO this
city artists new to this city. Mr.. James
Thornton, song writer and author of many
little conceits of the past ten years, has
never been heard here. Miss Bonnie Thorn
ton heads the company and will render sew
eral new songs. 1t was she who popular
ICED MY Sweetheart's the Man in the
Moon" With two such stars at the head
of a superlative company Lesser and Wolf,
the managers, feel that they are giving a
performance that will stand the test, and it
is particularly pleasing from the fact that
this is Mr.. Thornton's last season on the
stage, he having contracted for a five-year
lecture tour, TO begin next season. Among
those who will be seen in novelties are
Harry LIE Clair, the prince of Drotean ar
lists, who will be seen in his latest act.
called People We Meet in Everyday Life"
The musical Jester, Edwin Latell, in his
musical mono. oSue, has hit upon new idea
in entertainment. One of the features will
be the first appearance of o Brien and
Wright as SPECIALITY team in an entirely
new act, introducing singing, dancing, MIN
icry and comedy. Smith O Brien was long
the star of the Ivy Leaf company, and is
q sweet singer of Irish melody. Mr.. Harry
Wright is known the country over as the
leading singing comedian or the Harrigan
forces. La Moyne Brothers, as the tramp
and the athlete, appear in triple-bar work
The Morellos-William, Ida and Bob-are in
refined comedy sketches, with their acting
dog Bob. The eccentric acrobatic comedian
Prince Flatow, who has created a sensation,
in New York roof gardens, is with the
company; also the dancing soubrette. Car
RE Dunn. The performance is brought TO
a conclusion with one of Harry LIE Clair ,
comedy conceits, entitled Mrs. NOZZLE
"a Bachelors Romance
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, last week, Sol
Smith Russell presented new comedy,
"A Bachelors Romance" for the first time
on any stage written for him by Martha
Morton. The leading role, David Holmes,
a New York journalist. is entirely differ
ent from anything in which Mr.. Russell
has appeared. 1t is at once pathetic and
humorous The play is the best he has
had from the peh of Martha Morton and
the production is on most artistic scale.
The play tells a pretty story of self-sacri-
flee and it's ultimate rewards. David
Holmes (Mr. RusselD is a quiet. sensitive
student. who has earned the place of "A lit
erary writer on the Review, and is made
judge and reader In a $4,000 prize contest
for the best serial story submitted to the
paper. David is almost unconsciously in
love with Silvia, who has been thrown
upon his care by her father Harold Rey-
nolds young member of the Review staff,
is also in love with her, and builds his
hopes upon the $4,000 prize, which would
enable him to marry her Thus the des-
tiny of the young couple is left in Davids
hands. He hesitates. but his better nature
eventually conquers, and he gives the prize
where it belongs-to Harold. In the con-
flict of the two men, however, character
finally triumphs, and David is rewarded
with the disinterested love of the young
girl The play was interpreted by an adj
equate company, in which Mr. Russell
stands pre-eminent for his quaint charac-
Harold Reynolds. and other members of
the cast who gained applause were Charles
Mackay and Alfred Hudson as the respect
i've types of old and modern literary men:
Miss Bertha Creighton, as Silvia, and Miss
Mia Allen as a society belle.