The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-26
Good Entertainment Mt Grand.


Stanley and Wilson and the streator
Zouaves divide honors in the vaudeville
performance a. the Grand Opera House
this week with Mr.. Stanley and Miss Will
son having a trihe the advantage. The act
of these people, termed a society sketch.
carries the title Before the Ball." which
gives no hint of the delightful features 1t
| contains. Miss Doris Wilson is the posses
sor OF a welI-modulated. cultivated and al
together pleasing voice. which is heard with
telling effect in the Goodnight" song and
also in an operate number. Mr.. Harry C.
Stanley's marvellous reproduction of the
tones of a clarionet solely with his voice
made the biggest hit OF the bill at the open
ing performance yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Stanley introduced his imitation by
performing On a real clarionet and, sud-
denly casting aside the instrument, fairly
stupefied the audience by continuing to
give forth the air in exactly similar tones.
At first Ii was thought a trick was being
worked, but when the audience realized
that IL was really one of the cleverest
bits OF imitation TO which the Grand pa
irons have ever been treated. n roar OF
applause broke out from all parts of the
theater. The act scored a legitimate tri-
umph, both by it's novelty and by its UNI
doubted cleverness. and Will continue the
WIN "a 10 NAAl "a al Z ~
Another unique and enjoyable act Is given
by the Streator Zouaves, a body of seven
teen men of military bearing and trained
to perform the most difficult and pictur-
esque maneuvers with the greatest appar-
ent ease. The evolutions are executed
with such celebrity that the Zouaves are
the only people given an opportunity To be-
come weary, yet after fifteen minutes of
such work they scale a perfectly smooth
wall sixteen feet IN height SO quickly
that one scarcely knows how il is done.
A nTaffN finQa nf the n1friOttC ia given
by waving a large flag from the battle
ments. while the doughty Zouaves cheer
Justify after the fashion OF victorious sol
diers in a real battle. Oscar Il. Sisson and
Esther Wallace opened the programme
with a sketch that contained a few kernels
almost buried beneath a mass of husks.
Joseph Stanley, billed as the phenomenal
boy baritone" has a voice that Is nothing
but a strong youthful tenor bordering on
the falsetto and that at times is painful
TO hear. Walter Terry and Nellie Elmer,
I'm "A comedy and dancing sketch accompa-
MED by poorly manipulated lighting effects.
produce only a mild impression. Miss Ell
mer's sword manipulation is good. Kitty
Leslie, singer, is fairly interesting with
her illustrated song. Actors That Have
Passed Away" "A Man of Chance a one
act farce. is given will delightful effect
by a company composed of Thomas j.
Dempsey, William Keller Mack and Miss
Margaret Durham. each a clever actor.
Mrs. Alice Shaw and her daughters are not
doing the kline OF whistling that brought
them into public favor. Their speciality is
disappointing. The biograph is displaying
some splendid moving pictures this week,
notably Shooting the Chutes," "A For
tune Going up in Flames I'm Weber
Canon, West of Patterson . THE War in
China queen Victoria being presented
with a Floral Tribute by Her Loving Sub
jects' and President Mckinley at Home
In Canton" Notwithstanding the fact that
some OF the acts are of inferior quality,
these that possess real merit are so good
hat the patronage will remain at the same
high notch so long maintained.