The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand-katie Rooney,s YaudeyiIIes.


There have been numerous baton manip-
ulators seen with various shows here. but
none of them can even approach the Clock
ers. who DO a specially with the Katie
Rooney Company, which opened at the
Grand yesterday This couple, Charles and
Annie Checker, are adopts at swinging,
twisting, twirling and tossing the big
sticks which form the most important part
or drum majors get-up. Their act is
graceful and the best in its line ever at
tempted here The performance of The
styles her company. Is good one. 1t
abounds in bright, catchy music. There are
a couple OF burlettas as they are denom-
filled with specialties the performance is
almost purely vaudeville one. Katie
Rooney does an attractive turn, during
which she initiates the late Pat Rooney
her father. with much skill. Her singing
and dancing is quite worthy n3iy OF OF the name
Der of songs and do dance that makes
their act above the average. Clarence Will
bur is a sweet-voiced tenor who jumped
into favor with the audiences yesterday at
once. Matte and Pat Rooney. jr.. also
caught the houses with their dances, which
they were compelled to repeat. Whitelaw
and Stewart are a funny team and their
work In the opening Skit, well their
Pertaining. Edward Raynard does a ven
triioquist specially, introducing the usual
figures. The Norwoods are a pair of good
athletes I'm their triple horizontal bar act.
and the Helston trio furnish any amount of
fun in their comedy sketch called "A Lively
Time with Tommy Tucker" There are
other features which help make the per-
Torrance bright one and the engagement
at the Grand. which continues only to-day
and tomorrow. is likely TO attract crowded
houses. Darkest America" arrives Thurs
day for its return engagement. The COM
pany is large one and its success at the
Park last fall is we'll remembered.
The advance sale for John Drew's en-
gagement at Englishs next Saturday mat
inee and night will open tomorrow morn
Ing at the Pembroke. Rosemary is his
play and dainty Maud Adams appears TO
charming advantage as Dorothy. Rose
mary" tells the story of a middle-a ged
country squire who loved and lost, loves
again, masters violent passion and in old
age wanders. serenely. If sadly. through
memories that have lost their sting. Ii Is
interpreted with much merry dialogue and
real pathos.
Empire-TwentiethC Century Sports.
The Twentieth Century Sports Variety
Company opened at the Empire yesterday.
10 remain three days The performance
opens and closes with burlesque OF the
savage grade In the olio are Maud fiar-
vey. a lively comedienne: the Roscoes, in
sn eccentric sketch. Marie Evans and May
parodies: Palmer and Darrell in sentf-
mental ballads. James Ward. Irish pun
ster and Allen and OBrien. whose comic
musical act seems TO take we'll as ever.
The buriesques present a betteT-looking lot
OF women than Is usually shown in that
sort OF thing. and the costumes are neat
and new. IL IS the intention for the mem
bers OF the Indianapolis and Cleveland ball
teams 10 graci0usly grace the occasion to-
night BY exhibiting themselves inclustercd
in the boxes The theater Will be dark
after tomorrow until Saturday night. when
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