The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
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ADJUSTMENTS.

A musical event to which unusual popu-
lar interest attaches will be the concert at
Tomlinson Hall tonight by Victor Her
bert's famous Twenty-second Regiment
Military Band, of New York, formerly Gill
mores. Herbert has become famous as a
composer. director and soloist. A brilliant
programme may be expected. The solcists
are Miss Marie Donavin, soprano; Otto
Hagedorn, harpist. and Victor Herbert,
violoncello, in addition to the regular solo
lists of the band The organization played
to an audience of 5000 people at Music Hall,
Cincinnati Tuesday night, and the CONNER
cial-Tribune says of the entertainment:
''Encores there were in plenty, sometimes
three and four to number, and the latter
half of the programme was literally filed
with them. Mr. Herbert made a most pleas
ing impression, and Frank Van der Stuck
en-, who stood In the wings and said nice
sentiments Of the three or four thousand
people out in front who aapplauded. toward
the the last, everything he did The merit Of
the Herbert band appears to reach its
greatest height in the remarkable shading
of which it is capable under the magic
baton of its director. This particular fea-
ture was what charmed Dean Van der
Stucken. The band is infinitely superior
to Sousa's,' said Mr.. Van der Stucken. .
cit is to laugh" used by E. f. Rice in an
advertisement Of '"The Girl from Paris is
one of the best theatrical catch-phrases in
vented in many a year. 1t was discovered
In this way: One of the actors in the anus
Ing piece now playing at the Grand is the
son of a German whose knowledge of the
English language is limited. When the
musical comedy was put on he invited his
mother to see the performance. well,
mother" sal he at supper; what. do you
hrnein sohn," chuckled the old lady in rem
iniscence of her enjoyment. wat do / say
about 1t alretty.. Gott in himmel, It is to
laugh. When Manager Rice heard this he
instantly seized it motto for the piece,
and his judgment was both wise and witty
No spigram of recent times could more ex-
cellently illustrate this musical comedy.
Giant Ruse of Jack and the Beanstalk''
Company, is said to be the greatest single
item Of expense on Manager Prices pay
roll. Barnum is known to have paid a great
sum for Chang, the giant, to travel with
his show, but Chang never cost .Barnum
what Giant Ruse costs this company Giant
kuse is fully a head taller than Chang and
1t was found that no Pullman sleeper berth
was half large enough to carry him. Ac-
cordingly, Jack and the Beanstalk" tray
els in special train The great company
with its tons Of scenery and scores of per-
formers, could not be accommodated on any
of the regular trains any way This is also
a great benefit to the complete presentation
of the play on the last night of its stay in
any town. THE last performance Saturday
night of Jack and the Beanstalk,' F" SAYS
!Mahdger Lee M. Boda. VIII be as complete
company leaves here for ST. Louis to-mor-
row night. but having its special train there
Will be no hurry, for 1t does not have to
get out of town until it gets good and ready
The old-time custom of curtailng last per-
fOrmances, is out of date anyway and is
never tolerated in any first-class thedter'
IL is understood there is q special apart
ment in the Jack and the Beanstalk'
train for the giant. another apartment for
the forty thieves, with the doors locked to
keep them from. holding up King Cole
little Miss Muffet and the others, and still
another division for Mother Hubbards dog
The COW, which Jack sells in every perform
ance, has a small stall all by herself. there
who buys her for a hatfull of beans that he
Will return her each night for the next per-
fCrmance.
1.-The Girl from Paris" matinee tomorrow
at the Grand promises to fill that theater
with ladies anxious to see this
brightest of the Rice productions.
Three hours of catchy new music.
comedy that keeps the house in
a roar and sparkle and dash almost without
limit is what is served by THE Girl from
Paris and her entertaining associates
They will entertain large audiences to-
night and tomorrow night The success of
TINS production In the Eastern cities is not
with them, for the gay girl has certainly
made great hit here. Last night the en-
cores We're as numerous as at the onenine
performance. ''Sister Mary JAMES Ton
Note came in for half dozen. II has
caught indianapolis good and strong and
will be whistled on the streets.
This afternoon the Wilbur COMPANY will
appear in Martha" and tonight in pMari-
tana."
The buck and wing dancing contest be-
tween Coley Grant. of the City Sports
and G. w. Culp, OF this city. will take place
at the Empire tonight The Bon Ton Bur-
issquers are booked for next week at the
Empire.
roland Reeds new play. Man of Ideas"
is clever caricature OF that peculiar indi-
yidual known as a promoter. In this in
stance he is a hustling bustling, noisy fell
low or Infinite resources, who attacks all
obstacles with good-natured aggreSsfveness
and generally succeeds in overcoming them
Miss lsadore Rush has the part of bust
nesslke widow.
Jack and the Beanstalk" is proving the
most popular Extravaganza that has ever
been presented IN this city The audiences