The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-31
Notes of the Stage.

..The Dairy Farm" Eleanor Merron's
successful rural comedy drama, which ran
for 100 nights in New York and 133 In Chi
cago, will be presented at the PARK Thea
ter all of next week with daily matinees.
Fred Twins two shows, which follow
each other in this city. will take different
routes after leaving indianapolis. The Big
Show" now at the Empire, will go west,
and the Majestics. which open here on
Monday, will tour the Eastern country.
XXX
Flo Irwin and Walter Hawley in the little
sketch 1.-The Gay Miss Con" at the Grand
this week are winning a succession of
triumphs. Miss Irwin is fully as magnetic
and has quite as much power to provoke
merriment as her sister May, which is high
praise indeed.
The announcement that Robert H.iliard
will be the central figure of next weeks
vaudeville bill at the Grand. presenting
his brilliant success THE Littlest Girl,
has aroused not a little interest among
patrons of that house. Manager Myers has
secured a number of other excellent fea-
lures for the week.
XXX
Richard Carvel." the dramatized novel
in which John Drew is to be seen at En-
week, requires a very large cast for it's
Interpretation and Manager Charles Froh-
man has surrounded his star with a,num-
Der or the cleverest actors TO be obtained.
Among these are Arthur Byron. George
Forbes. Frank Losee, la Conquest Caro-
Ign White, Mrs. w. G.. Jones. Marion Child
ers, George Mendum, Charlotte Townsend
and Dodson Mitchell.
Although the Alice Nelson Opera Com
pany has been in existence over two years,
the prima donna's supporting cast is prac-
tically the same as IL was when the little
warbler first became a star About the only
change or Importance is In the contralto
roles, which are being sung by Viola Gill
lette. The Nelson company will present
1.-The Singing Girl" at English's to-mor-
row night and THE Fortune Teller twice
Saturday.
Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown has always
been an interesting farce-comedy, and the
new version that will be seen at TIE Park
Theater this afternoon and the remainder
of the current week, is said to be filled with
new ideas, new sketches. new music and
many novel specialties. Some of the clever
| people who are with this production are
Harry Gilfoil, Mile. Fleurette, Mabel Mont
| gomery, Clayton Kennedy, Emile Gardner,
| George s. Shields, Will Philbrick Walter
Mccullough, Robert Harry and Pearl Ham
| lin.
| Captain Jack Bonavita has recovered
| from his ILLNESS and is again giving his
| sensational act with twenty lions of the
| Zoo to enthusiastic audiences The cold
| weather and the snow-covered streets and
| sidewalks drove many people into this
place yesterday and last night. 1t is rap
| idly growing in POPULARITY as an amusement
| institution of high grade. The boxins
| kangaroo is one of the most interesting
features OF the exhibition in the arena
Other acts that attract attention and APP
/ plause are Boykers lions, bears and Rus
| sian boarhounds; Mr.. Shultz and his Great
| Dane dogs. who march like soldiers and
wrestle with their trainer; "Hard-to- Ride. >
| the bucking bear, and Farmer Jones with
his cleverly trained porkers. which, it Is
| asserted, can play cards, solve mathemat.
ical problems and run the scale on a xlyo.
| phone.