The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-13
NENTTCT DIR. A. E. BUCHANAN
DAA Lana 1888 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.

Theatrical posters in the last few years
have been growing more artistic with each
returning season, many Of them being hand
some enough to frame. but no prettier work
OF art has been hung in the windows of
this city than the Anna Held posters, show
ing the interesting face and gorgeous
shoulders OF this Parisienne chanteuse. The
average citizen cannot pass Of these
without stopping to admire 1T, and numer-
Gus requests have already been made at
English's by theater-goers who have a de-
sire TO possess one of the pictures, and who
Imagine Manager Miller has been furnished
the autographs to give away. There are
two kinds of these posters. One Is the head
and shoulders. with a gold background
which, IN theatrical parlance. is called a
one-sheet. Then there is the half-sheet,
also q head, with a pillow background Of a
pale greenish tint The Held posters are.
perhaps, the most expensive of any ever
secured for advertising purposes. The aver
age cost of a Autograph is from to 10 cents
per sheet. These posters OF Held cost by
the thousand lot % cents a sheet. Florence
Ziegfeld, jr.. only sent fifty of these TO In
secure one may be Counted lucky. AS a
rule the posters are picked up after an en-
gas ment and are used in other cities, but
ft is very doubtful whether Ziegfeld will
get any back when The French Maid
company leaves Indianapolis Thursday
night
Speaking OF posters calls to mind the
many pictures of Lulu CHASER, who has
been Francis Wilson's star partner ever
since the bandy-leg comic opera comedian
went starring There are as many different
styles OF the CHASER photographs on exhi-
bition as there are portraits OF George
Washington or newspaper cuts of United
States Senator Beveridge Immediately after
his election No two OF Lulu GlaSers pic
lures look alike. One represents her as a
chubby-cheeked lass with hair drawn back
close to her shapely head; another as a
darDSAl with oval fare framed in
abundant crinkly locks covering the ears:
another as a laughing girl. looking up with
fullest OF bangs" another as a demure
and somewhat prim maiden with the sever
est Of coiffures, and still another as a
naughty patrician. with her hair arranged
in coronet fashion. How she manages to
look like so many different persons is
lects photos said the other day: "Oh, it's
all in the way she dresses her hair. But
that doesn't account for the varieties OF ex-
preston.
After "A week In an emotional play like
camille" the Grand stock company men,
bers will probably be glad to re-enter the
comedy field tonight. when .Incog' Will
be put on. Much interest will be taken to-
night in the pretty little curtain-rdiser,
Mr. Hansel, Miss Field and Mr.. Miles take
part. II Is the first time the stock CON-
pany has used a curtain-raiser this season;
as a little preliminary TO 'lncog'' when he
was starring in that comedy.
This will be a busy week at English's box
Office with the advance sale of seats for
1.-THE French Maid" opening to-day, the
Francis Wilson sale tomorrow and the
Nethersole sale on Thursday. In addition
TO these there will be the Eiks and the
symphony Orchestra entertainments TO be
taken care Of tonight and Tuesday night.
respectively.
Charles Bigelow's Table d'Hote" song in
1.-THE French Maid" which comes TO En-
glish's Wednesday and Thursday nights,
tells OF a quarrel scene between all the
dishes on menu card. and Bigelow has
added a new verse since the Spanish war,
running like this:
The deviled crab felt devilish.
But the crawfsh made him crawl:
The Spanish mackeTel tried 10 make a scene.
You're a lobster" said the terrapin.
Said the striped bass and starfish. Phillip
pine"
Then the nnackerel got his Spanish up
And made another fiuke
"He." said the striped bass, must be a
fool"
But the Yankee leg of mutton
Started i'm and kicked the ''stuffin''
Out of every Spanish mackerel I'm the school
AT Gay Coney Island" which begins a
three-day engagement at the Park this
afternoon, is three-act farce-comedy
with a large number OF specialtles. chiefly
OF a musical character The first act takes
place In Doctors Office in New York: the
second at the Ast0rbilt Hotel Sheepshead
bay. and the third at Coney Island
Elaborate scenery is said 10 accompany the
production.
Bryant & Watson's American Burlesquers.
with Mason Nntchelis story OF Santiago
Will ope6 at the Empire this afternoon.
Dasher Finds Hoyt Neari> Ve
In a letter received from F. NJ Dasher.
who has been tine Charles Hoyt. the