The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

There will be more regrets over the fare
we'll of 1.-THE Belle OF New York. when
she leaves English's tonight than over the
departure of anything in the amusement
line this season Many who saw the first
performance went back last night and took
their neighbors. They kept coming until
Eff Rankin was almost ready to sing her
Teach Me How to Kiss song. The Rankin
songs are like bon-bons; take one and you
want the whole box. The songs and every
thing else in 1.-THE Belle" last night seemed
more highly charged with Casino fizz. if
possible. The action was more lively
throughout. There was more calcium for
one thing and the glittering rows of chin
tilted and saucy chorus girls seemed more
fascinating. The comedians introduced
fresh business and even the scenery was
on its good behavior. William Cameron
and Paula Edwardes in their limitations of
Chuck Corners and his Rag found
more ways to be entertaining. Dan DAILY
took the house by storm. His ministerial
informing of the Cohoes Rescue League
litanys particularly his "Of course
you can never be like U.S.
made such a hit that he
won applause in the middle of his song
His philosopher song ran out of encore
verses and his eccentric dance with Cath
crime Linyard was called for two repeti-
tions. William Sloan's efforts to murder the
Bronsons is an act that has no more to do
with THE Belle of New York than has
prayer with meeting of the directors of
the Sugar Trust, but once seen the show
would never be acceptable If 1t We're left
out. Even the paper caps in the toy pistols
of the Portuguese twins seemed to snap
louder III their mock duel scene last night
Hugh Morton has displayed his cleverness
in no place better than in the take-off on
the degenerate featuring Of prlnla donnas
and divorce courts in the New York news
paper. George Fortescue is clever enough
as the prirna donnas father. but he really
makes his hit in the dance with DAILY and
George Schiller when the 3l6-pound
comedian at least shakes the house If he
does not bring it down. Even Old Glory
waved more gaily last night when Frank
timely patriotic song. 1t caused the crowd
for q time almost to forget Edna May and
her salvation Army game which she plays
so successfully during the first act There
will be q matinee to-day, the engagement
closing tonight.
A New York paper is authority for the
statement that James Paxton Voorhees,.
SON OF the late Senator Voorhees,, is about
TO appear on the vaudeville stage in a
menologue sketch Of his own production.
Joe OFT win finish his engagement at the
Park with performances of The Star
Gazer'' this afternoon and tonight
Faust" returns for the first half of next
week.
When London Sleeps will conclude the
week at the Grand with performances this
afternoon and evening.
Bryant and watson's Burlesquers will fin
ish a successful week at the Empire to-
night.
One night during Willie Golfers engage
ment at Hoyts Theater, New York, after
the performance of THE Man from Mex
ico," the comedian strolled into the Fifth
avenue Cafe, and was there introduced TO
a loquacious travelling man. The Inevitable
remark about the weather was made by
some one. This started the travelling man.
why" he said people in the North have
an idea that 1t never gets cold in any other
section of the country. / remember when
the thermometer In Louisville where l live
was rs degrees below zero. You look sur
prised. friend of mine once offered To
bet couldn't prove the assertion and name
the date. IL was betting OF. a sure thing
put ne was so persistent chat 1 bet him
Just SIS that ! was right We wrote 10 the
signal-service Office and my statement was
verified. / knew / couldn't be wrong 1
was on the train, going from Lexington TO
louisville, when the train stepped at a sta