The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-25
nEMNION DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
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ADJUSTMENTS.

The management of English's expects one
OF the most brilliant audiences ever in a
theater in Indianapolis tonight, and ar
rangeInents have been made to have a
hashlight Photograph taken of the house 1t
Will make an interesting souvenir of the
opening. Another photograph will be taken
OF the stage at a time when most of the
company is assembled.
The Jack and the Beanstalk'' Company
arrived from Milwaukee yesterday after
noon at o'clock in a special train of six
cars. The members of the company were
nearly all at the theater last night admir-
Ing It's many beauties and conveniences
Iheir interest Is centered more in the stage
accommodations than in the beauties of
decorations. Fifteen dressing rooms with
not and cold water and bathrooms, fur
nlsned revelation to them. A few good
seats for to-nights performance may still
be secured by calling early at the box office
to-day.
AT the Park this afternoon the Wilbur
Opera Company will begin a weeks en-
gagemenr with 1.-THE Two Vagabonds,"
changing the bill tonight to 1.-THE Royal
MILDLY" Both these operas are favorites
here. During the week the Wilburs will
present twelve operas, new one each per-
Torrance. little old-time minstrelsy has
heea introduced this year in conjunction
with the various operas and new living pic
lures have been added
At the Empire this week. with the 'Cfty
Sports is the Baker Robinson trio, recent
ly returned from England where they made
great hit. The press acknowledged this
act to be the best of its kind ever seen
there, and the London Era says that while
some of their feats have been seen before.
they have never been done so we'll Baker
claims to be the champion Jumper of the
world. He claims to have beaten the
a fch - IL.
leaping the bar at feet 652 inches, and
added IL inches to the three standing Jumps
making a record of 43 feet. Mr.. Robinson,
who is the originator of stage jumping does
not use weights. He was for a number of
years with the William Muldoon Company,
meeting all corners without having been de-
feated.
Edward p. Rice's famous production of
''The Girl from Paris" which is to be pre-
scented here next Wednesday night and the
rest of the week at the Grand, was one of
tho greatest attractions of last years New
York season. This audacious Parisienne.
with her multitude of associates in the big
spectacle, IS described as exquisitely
dressed and filled with electrical energy.
Forty people are said to be engaged in the
presentation of the piece. 1t is said to far
surpass all of Mr.. Rices past successes,
not even excepting his presentation of
'Evangeline," Excelsior, jr.,'' or 1892. -
The production as presented here will be
with much elaborate detail and the same
cast that will give it in its long engage
ments at Chicago and San Francisco later
In the season. The advance sale will open
this morning at the Pembroke Arcade.
There is a pretty story going to show
Rice's luck in securing 1.-THE Girl from
Paris" During it's long London engage
ment the production was known as THE
Gay Parisienne." r. Henry French had
control of the American rights and might
have recouped his jaded fortune had he not
sold it to Rice. Speaking of it's great sue
cess recently Mr.. French said: ut is curl
Gus to note the way some of these specula-
tons turn out. When / first secured the
rights III this piece for the States / made
a number of efforts to induce other man.
ayers to go in with me and make a produc-
ton of 1t. The nearest l came to bringing
1t out when Mr.. Hoyt and / almost
came TO terms over il considerably over a
year ago. Our idea at that time was to
produce IL with Henry Dixey as the French
man and Cissy Fitzgerald Julie Bon
Bon and q great big cast throughout. But
MIR. Hoyt, after thinking it over, concluded
not to go INTO the undertaking, and so the
matter came once more to a standstill The
opportunities they lost can we'll be under
stood when the average weekly receipts,
which amount to over 5000, are considered
The Girl from Paris has proven the record
breaker Of the season. 1T has put Mr.. Rice
on his feet again, and he wouldn't sell his
interest in the production for $4,000
Seats will be placed sale at Wulsch-
ner's music house tomorrow morning for
the concert to be given by Victor Herbert s
famous Twenty-seeond Regiment Band. at
programme will consist largely of popular
music. The soloists are Victor Herbert.
cello; Miss Marie Donovan. soprano; Otto
Hagedorn, harp.