The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
ENGuSH'S
GRAND
PARK
EMPIRE

to the Park tomorrow for a three days
stay. after an absence Of four or five years,
is Just the sort of a play TO test the capac-
ity of attendants at that theater TO dis
Play enthusiasm. 1t Is claimed for this
piece that IL is the largest and oldest scenic
railroad production before the amusement
public. The assurance is also given that the
company interpreting II is the strongest
that has been assembled for that purpose
since the birth of the enterprise The cast
Is headed by Beatrice, a pretty and clever
little actress, who can also sing, dance and
do acrobatic feats- This little woman, who
thus seeks TO shroud her identity, is in pri-
waite life the wife of Mr. Vance. who con-
trolls the amusement organization which
she heads. OF the play itself, IL is said
that the dialogue has been rewritten and
new music added. AS in most melodramas,
the tension Is relieved by the introduction
of specialties. which in this case are prom
ised to be Of very high order. There are
some beautiful and surprising mechanical
and electrical effects, of the authors own
invention. Inc fight of the limited mail,
train twelve feet high and 200 feet long,
crossing the stage in six seconds, rounding
through the mountain cuts and tunnels un-
til IL comes in -ull view of the audience
as it energies from tunnel and comes
to stop just In time to avoid
is claimed to be the most realistic railroad
scene ever attempted on the stage. In the
third act there is sawmill with full
equipment, including motor that is
Mali will be given twice each day, to-
morrow, Tuesday and Wednesday.
"a Trip to Chinatown" Thursday.
When an attraction bearing the magic
name of Hoyt is booked for theater its
patrons may reasonably expect an excel
lent performance, affording plenty of
chances to laugh. "a Trip to Chinatown"
nh; oI, &c go he nf ha
Hoyt vintage, will come to the Park
Thursday afternoon. following Vance's
Limited MAIL to fill out the week with
usual daily matinees. The comedy has
been thoroughly revised and rewritten,
which may be taken to mean that every
particle of music and every speciality will
be new, and the lines will sparkle as only
Hoyt can make them. Scenery and cos
tunes have also been put INTO condition to
please more than ever before, and su-
perior company Is carried.
Harry Gilfoil, who is pronounced as fun
ny in his way as Little Chip" of "A Milk
White Flag" heads the cast, assuming the
plethoric role of Welland Strong. Mabel
Montgomery will play the part of the
widow. Eleanor Falk, a clever delineator
of Partisan songs and coon" opera, makes
decided hit as Flirt. Gus p. Thomas, an
other of the original company. is imper-
sonating Rashleigh Gay; Fin Reynolds is
the Ben Gay; Emile Gardner a soprano
singer of ability, Is the Tony Gay; and
Maud Wynn, once with the Bostonians, Is
the Isabelle Alex. Spencer, for some
time director of the musical department
for Hoyt & Mckee, is travelling with this
company, and directs the orchestra per-
sonally. The scenery and stage accessories
said to surpass, in elegance, those of
the original production. Mr.. Arthur Voegt-
lin, scenic artist for Hoyt's New York
playhouse. painted the original scenery,
and has made many improvements in that
used in the present revival.