The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
Local Announcements,

The music Of Rice's Little Christopher"
which will be at the Grand tomorrow and
Friday nights, is by Ivan Caryll and Gustave
Kerker 1t is all bright and catchy. The best
song in the burlesque is that sung by the
grand vizier in the second act. Mr.. Caryu's
songs are tuneful, and he has written bal
lad for soprano which is delightful. The
choruses are spirited and melodious. The
company is large, consisting OF Willie Coz
lier. Pauline Train. Alexander Clark. Louise
Allen. John Wilson. Harry Macdonough.
Bertha Waring. Henry Leoni. Yolande Wal
lace and Theresa Vaughn. and a large
chorus. Miss Vaughn is one OF the most
beautiful women on the stage and fine
artistic.
The closing performances of the Ward &
Vokes engagement at the Grand this after
noon and tonight will attract those who
want TO be amused. There is plenty o,
entertainment in "A Run on the Bank"
and the company is clever.
Those who want 10 see some genuine hyp-
notism should look in on the F1ints at En-
giish's any night this week. They use no
professional. subjects and their work Is just
what is claimed for it. Their entertainments
are amusing. remarkable and instructive.
Amelia saw IN the ,n merry yb Noun
the New York Casino company to be at tho
Grand next Saturday matinee and night in
ne Msqy on II sanD
Gene and various light operas. Sol Aiken
appears as svengali. and the company is a
Iaurens, Jeanette Begeard Kittie Law
renee, Willard Simms. Randolph Curry.
crrry IS AN old indianspols Boy and Clever
AS Mercy Merrick in The New Mag
dalen.' Ida Van Cortland seems to have
one character She will play Il today at
the Park. both matinee and night.
Reilly & Woods Big Show Is presenting
an excellent programme at the Empire tins
week.
Notes OF the Stage.
Rice's Excelsior Jr.' which closes its
New York run on Saturday night, has been
given 165 nights in the metropolis. longer
than any other light opera brought out this
season.
Tonight will be given at the Standard
Theater, New York, the one-nundredth per-
Torrance of "Chimmie Fadden." with
This week closes John Drew's longest New
York engagement since he Joined Charles
Frohman's forces. His latest success has
been 1.-The Squire OF Danes in which he
has been playing at the Garrick.
David Belasco's 1.-The Heart of Maryland
is now in its seventh month at the Herald
Square Theater. This new war play, with
since beaten the first New York runs OF
shenandoah" Held by, the Enemy and
Tine Glr1 Il Lett Dtuluu NC. II - tott-
mated that 100000 people have already wit
messed the play.
Chevalier, the English "coster." at Roster
& Balls, is getting $500 a week and not
5000, as first given out by the press agent.
Following Chevalier. Cissy Fitzgerald goes
to Roster & Balls for twelve weeks
1t is said Paderewski has made about
S265, 900 on his tour.
Nine. Bernhardt has announced she will
play .IzeyT' the first night of her Indian
apolis engagement and 'Gismonda" the sec
ond night.
From $4,000 to $4,000 are not unusual
sums TO invest before the curtain rises on q
play, and so a financial partner is generally
an advisable co-worker. ANGELS" as the
profession calls outsiders who furnish money
to produce a piece, in many cases are bless
ings in disguise On the English stage. Mr..
Henry Irving stands at the head OF play
producers. His real start in elaborate stag
ing of plays is said to have been given him
by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. OF London,
who has assisted many artists In the most
substantial and practical manner