The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-13
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Primrose q VESTS MINISTRIES without
Primrose seem almost like TOO Much
Johnson" with Mr.. johnson left out, but it
is a question whether any large per cent.
Of the audience at English's last night no
ticed the absence of the famous fun maker
singer and dancer who has charmed lovers
Of minstrelsy in this city year after year
The organization travelling under the old
name is much changed, but there is an
evenings entertainment furnished by the
many new ones on the programme. Mr.
West still occupies his old position in the
center of the crescent, and is still flanked
by a number of sweet-voiced vocalists and
eight lend men" In black face. The negro
half, which has been a feature of the show
for several seasons, has been dispensed
with in this branch of Primrose & Vests
show, and the evening opens with the regu-
lar old-time first part. containing new
songs and a number of jokes, in the give
and-take business between Interlocutor
West and the end men, that are not thread
bare. Carroll Johnson is the chief black
face entertainer. In flaming cake-walk
costume of red satin coat and hat and sea-
Johnson sings the best negro song brought
out this season. ENJOY Yourselves" 1t has
Deen heard here but once before, and hence
was Well appreciated. This was followed
by Down in Ohio and My Darktown
N1al. FRANCIS SemOn has a new end song,
while Alex. Cameron and Charles Kent gave
new ballads. There was a good selection
from "rannhauser" by a septet, full orches-
ira and chorus, which was by far the best
musical number of the evening. One por-
ton OF the programme was given over to
fancy clog dancing, originated by George
Lewis. Lewis has evolved something unique
out of the old-fashion clog steps, calling it
Meilo-phrase" dancing, or suiting the
steps to the popular airs. He is assisted by
eight others, and every step is in unison,
as If danced by one man. The rest of the
programme is given over to variety acts
The Freeze Brothers have tambourine
spinning speciality, as clever in its way as
Japanese jugglery. They close the act with
each man spinning sixteen tambourines at
the same time, using feet hands and knees
for six tambourines, while the other ten are
balanced on pins in frame attached to the
menfpulators shoulders. Trovollo exhibits
his walking automatons. including the we'll
known old soldier with a wooden Leg who
for some reason does not sing his old song
but cracks his voice on Marching through
Georgia" Fake and Semon have a musical
act that would be better without the dia-
logue and horse play, The Schrode Broth
dali Is saved for the last of the specialties
with his original monologue. The audi
ence TOOK Kendall as II he We're exactly
what the doctor had prescribed The per-
formance concludes with William H. Vests
.'Zouave Patrol" The marchers were
brilliantly executed. The minstreis will
give matinee to-day and close with per-
Torrance tonight.
The performances this afternoon and night
at the Park will conclude the engagement
of Hydes Comedians and Helene Mora
The weeks business has been remarkable.
breaking all records at the Park The the
alter VIII De crowded at both performances
to-day. Miss Mora, by request will sine.
Say Au Revoir," in addition to her new
songs. Next Monday Tom Nawn a clever.
irish character actor, appears in Opie
Reads comedy, 'Shanty Town." for three
days.
For Fair Virginia" should find no diff
Guilty next week in filling the Grand. It's
engagement TWO seasons ago is remembered
with much pleasure.
Seldom does one hear so much said about
a star new to indianapolis as is being heard
about Clay Clement, who will be seen for
the first time in Indianapolis at English's
Monday night, in his own play, THE New
Dominion"
mile. Ants Monarchs' give two more
performances at the. Empire to-day The
company is a strong attraction Rice &,
Barton's Rose Hill English Folly Company
comes to the Empire next week.
Mr.. D. J. Leffingwell arrived in Indian
apolis last night to arrange for Otis Skin
ner's Thanksgiving week engagement at
the Grand. Prince Rudolph" Mr. Skin
ner.s new play, is proving so popular that
he has taken off all the other plays in his
repertory and is playing nothing but the
new drama.