The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

Ferris's Comedians, the company that is
TO be at the Park Theater all next week,
number twenty-five people and carry ten
good vaudeville acts. The opening bill will
be The Piunger.' The company will also
present THE S~towaway'' and The Fatal
Card during the week.
XXX
Guessing is going on in a lively manner
as to how the remarkable shifting light eff
fects are produced that are a prominent
feature of the act at the Grand this week
known as THE Woman in White The
operator OF the lighting machine works In
full view of the audience, nevertheless 1t
cannot be seen how he does it,"
XXX
"GuiIiver's Travels" a play built by
James Koran from Dean Swift's celebrated
s~atirical novel of that name. will. II is said,
be produce in London in the near future.
i. is i'm the form of a musical comedy Or
extravaganza, and may possibly be secured
by the Alice Nielsen Opera Company. as
that organization, among others. Is bidding
for the piece.
Some of the characters In '"The Dairy
Farm" now running at the Park Theater.
that amusement lovers would do well to
see: The miser. the pastor. the squire. the
country peddler and the plowboy. There
interesting. Old songs are sung and old
fashioned games and pastimes of the coun-
try people of 1876 are introduced in pleas
ing variety.
The Grand Opera House will finish the
vaudeville season of lsoo-ls0l with next
weeks programme. which is declared to ne
one of the best of the many that have
been given. The principal attraction is
Jules Levy. the great cornetist. With him
Will be seen Ralph Johnson, the bicycle ex-
pert; Willard Simns and Aimee Angeles.
in a farce entitled Flinders Furnished
Flats" and several other w~ell-known ar
lists.
James ]. Jeffrles makes his first entry on
the stage In the play, "a Mar from the
West" mounted on a dashing broncho. He
Is said TO be an expert horseman, having
spent many years of his life on the West
ern plains. However this may be. the
champion pugilist appears 10 be provided
with a dramatic production of great inter-
est. Judging from the reception that has
been accorded to II elsewhere. Mr.. Jefrries
Will appear at the Park tomorrow after
noon and the remainder OF the week.
XXX
Nat Goodwin as Shylock and Maxine Ell
Hot as Portia at English's May Is will be
supported by Annie Irish as Nerissa, Efie
EIlsler Rs Jessica. Aubrey BoucicauIt as
Bassanio. Vincent Serrano as Gratiano. j..
+. Dodson as Launcelot Gobbo, w. j. lie
Moyne as Father GObbo. Maclyn Arbuckle
as Antonio. William Courtleigh as the
Prince OF Morocco. Frank Weston az the
Doge Of Venice. and Harry Woodruff C'The
Imp" in When We Were Twentv-One")
as Lorenzo. A cast that would indeed be
difficult to surpass. :,
Mrs. Leslie Carter and her admirable sun
porting company will present at English's
Opera House tonight and tomorrow night
David +. Belasco's production Of his own
adaptation OF the famous French MAY
'ZaZa. which created such genuine sen
sations IN both New York and Iondon
Mrs. Carter wilt be surrounded nv such
clever players as Marie Bates. Hugo To-
land. Mark Smith. Maude Winter. Charles
a. Stevenson, Herbert Miliward. DOWNING
Clarke. Helen Robertson. Marjorie Rond
TheTese Berta, Edgar Hart and Harold
Howard.
The entry OF Klng Henry into London
after the victory al Agincourt I'm the Rich
ard Mansfield production Of king Henry
W. is pronounced one Of the most brilliant
bits OF stage pageantry ever devised
Troops pasf III review before the audience
with their knights, standard bearers and
pages; mcfbers and sweethearts greet sons