The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27

her neck laughing and crying at the same
time. Oh mother / gasped, I'm so
happy. did you hear it, I've got the scream
at last.
Miss Boswell is the only American in the
cast of THE Sign of the Cross and while
her role in no way compares with the ideal
impersonation of Miss Rookie as Mercia, or
Charles Daltons powerful, though erratic
Marcus Superbus, 1t Is one Of the characters
Of this appealing play that will not soon be
grow in interest here. Women were turned
away at yesterdays matinee and another
large audience was out last night. The
seats for, Saturdays matinee are. already
nearly all Sold but good seats still remain
for the night performances.
Seats for the Liliputians in their new play
at Englis Is the first half of next week will
be placed on sale to-day. This company
furnishes the children the greatest treat of
the year and the fact that their perform
ances this time will be in English will af-
ford added pleasure to the little ones as
work of the bright, little comedians as much
as the children. There is fairy-like charm
to To-. everything E done on the stage by roly
other little people and the charm Is height
ened this year in their new play called
The Fair in AIldgettown." with its baIlets
and spectacular effects. There will be the
usual Wednesday matinee.
linson Hall next Wednesday night will be
Arcade. George F. Hinton, in advance of
Sousas Band. was here yesterday for a few
hours, leaving last evening for Chicago. Mr..
Hinton will sail for Europe a month hence
to pave the way for Sousa's tour of that
portion of the world. The great band will
play in Great Britain, France, Germany and
Austria, returning to America in September.
"a a a TAflvo 4 n
April will keep the band busy until time
for sailing next May. Sousa's last great
musical Exploits the March feo King and
his unriyaled men travelled over q 900 miles,
visiting 1856 towns and cities and playing
traversed the territory from the Atlantic
to the Pacific from the Gulf of Mexico to
Prince Edwards Island. That they are able
to accomplish such results is emphatic proof
of the universal favor Sousa enjoys
Every Hoytian production is filed with
fun and every play from the pen of that
most versatile of all farce comedy authors
is entertaining and provoking. His
"A Trip to Chinatown which probably
boasts of holding the longest run on record
FOG consecutive nights in New York-un-
doubtedly has been this clever playwright's
most profitable piece. It's enormous success
plainly indicated that it was just the kind
OF amusement the public wanted. Since Mr..
Hoyt is recognized not only as a clever
playwright, but as a shrewd business man,
1t is not surprising that he should build his
latest comedy, "A Stranger in New York"
on much the same lines as the famous
chinatown" The new piece is reported
as being of that rollicking order, but con-
tanning witter lines, more amusing situa-
tons and greater variety of vaudeville
features than anything Hoyt has yet pro-
dutto 1t will amuse pretty much all of
Indianapolis at the Grand the first half of
next week.
Down in Dixie" is playing to big business
this week at the Park Theater. 1t is built
for week stands, having popular elements
enough to attract for that length of time.
George w. Monroe follows next Monday in
"A Happy Little Home" with a east made
up of Dora Wiley, Annie Lloyd, Emily Mel
vile, Lillian Maynard. Laura Bennett Fred
erick Peters, Joe Natus, Tom Goodwin Ed
wilma the dancer, Ed Eagelton, Maud Brooks
and half a dozen otherS-a very expensive
company. Natus has been with Hoyt's "A
Black Sheep as Il ballad singer for three
years and is favorite here.
At the Empire Theater the remainder of
this week. opening with matinee to-day
new company opens a brief engagement.
1t comes highly recommended from other
cities. 1t contains some of the best talent
in the vaudeville and burlesque line, among
whom are Carver and Black, Herworth and
Stockholm. Edwards and Conley, Jeanette
Elliott, Thompson and Carter Luella Miller,
Robetta and Doretta the Melinna troupe of
ballet dancers, the Zobo band and the very
funny burlpSQueS 1.-THE Twin KingSv and