The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-27
NEMTICT DIR. A. E. BUCHANAN
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Strong attractions have been secured by
all the theaters for holiday week. Opening
tonight at EngIish's Tragedian Thomas
w Keene will give his production of
Louis XII" following tomorrow night
with Richard III" On Wednesday mat
inee THE Merchant of Venice will be CIV
Ell and his engagement will close Wednes-
day night with Julius Caesar
The Banda Rosa, with sixty Italian
musicians, whose playing has been some
thing of sensation since they appeared
in America will be at English's for two
concerts ON Thursday and from the notices
given this band in the East, music lovers
may reasonably expect treat.
On Friday night the much-talked-of
farce. What Happened to JONES' comes
to Englishs for the rest of the week
ON Thursday night at the Grand Lewis
Morrison begins his annual engagement
with his new play THE Master of Cere-
MONIES that is spoken of as a production
in every way worthy of this fine actor.
Morrison has been one of the most popular
players visiting this city. He remains at
the Grand the last half of the week. the
advance sale opening to-day.
Miss Katie Emmett is at the Park the
first half of the week, beginning with to-
days matinee, in her play. The Waits of
New York i'm which she has always
played TO large audiences at that house.
McFadden's Row of Flats follows the
last half of the week.
THE Merry Maidens' burlesque will be
the attraction all week at the Empire.
Florence Roberts is not only an accom-
plished histrionic artistic, but she is a wom-
an of many accomplishments, besides those
pertaining to her chosen profession, the
stage. In private life she is the wife of
Lewis Morrison and as a hostess presides
over that actors country home at Peeks-
Kill. n. Y, in "a way that renders the visit
10 Mr., Morrison's home especially delight
full. She began her stage career at an early
age and her success has been most marked
in the many roles she has been called on
to portray. For a number of seasons past
her exquisite conception of the part of Mar
sguerite in Faust has We'd for honors
with tiISt of Mr.. Morrison's .Mephisto."
She is said to be an accomplished horse
clever wheelwoman. Her latest achieve
ment on the stage is in the rendition of the
part of Claire in The Master of Cere-
monies"
THE Dear Bishop was the original title
for What Happened to Jones'" Author
George H. Broadhurst got the Jones idea
from an incident that happened to Revival
list Sam Jones, while preaching at camp
meeting in Texas. Broadhurst at that time
was travelling through the South with Ro-
land Reed putting the finishing touches on
1.-THE Wrong Mr.. Wright. The grounds
where Sam Jones was speaking were near
Tyler. where there are ten saloons TO every
church spire. In his sermon the first night
he told his audience that he was going to
preach TO men only every morning at 5
o'clock and that unless he had good audi
ences at every sermon he would pack his
trunk and go home. For seven mornings
the horn sounded at S o'clock. and.
strange TO say. nearly every seat in the
big tent was occupied. In his farewell SER
mon he said: II suppose that l should
make some sort of an explanation as to
why I have called you men out here every
morning before daylight Well, I'll tell you
If l gave you until or 10 o'clock every day
you would be SO full of Texas beef and
whisky that it would take somebody
biggeTn Sam Jones to get next 10 YOU
have tackled you on empty stomachs when
you were weak and two hundred OF you
have joined the church | think my system
has worked pretty we'll Broadhurst's play
was then nearly finished with the Bishop
of Balarat as the central figure but he de-
termined to put Jones in il and soon after
decided on 4 new name.