The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-23

The Four Collins, dancers, and Torcat. a
French buroon. lead the bill of vaudeville
at the Grand Opera House this week.
XXX
Charles Henry Meltzer's new play, The
first Duchess OF Marlborough will be
acted for the first time tonight at Tren-
ton, N. j., by Mrs. lie Moyne and her COM
pany.
The Bowery Burlesquers will begin a
week OF two performances a day at the En-
pire Theater this afternoon. Two skits and
an olio Of burlesques compose the entertain
ment.
The first OF the Boer-British war dramas
20 reach this city is The Outpost" which
will be played at the Park Theater the first
three days of the week by j. X. Emmett
and Lottie ellison and their company. The
scenery was painted. from photographs
taken in the Transvaal.
The Burgomaster." a musical comedy in
its second season. will be put forth for the
entertainment OF the patrons of English's
Opera House tonight and tomorrow night.
Several new features have been added since
the first visit OF the piece to this city.
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The sale Of seats for the engagement Of
the Ke~Ioey-Shannon company will begin at
English's Opera House this morning. The
company will present a new comedy by
Martha Morton entitled Her Lord and
Master" Friday and Saturday nights and
Saturday afternoon.
XXX
Iris" Arthur Wing Pinero's new play.
has been successfully produced at the Gar
rick Theater in London 1t is said to be of
queray,' and TO Illustrate the victory of
money over love. Fay Davis, Oscar Asche
and Dion Boucicault have the leading
parts.
Melodrama and farce evidently meet the
popular taste Of London, as twenty-five OF
its p~layhouses are at present devoted to
those forms of entertainment. Among the
former sherlock Holmes has a prominent
place. In spite OF the hostility shown IL on
first night. William Gillette's play seems to
have settled down into a distinct financial
success.
Edward Reynard. a v~entriloquist. whose
home is in this city, has returned from the
Pacific coast. where he played in the vaude-
vile theaters. After a few hours with his
family he left yesterday morning for Gin
cinnati. where he will be engaged this
week. He will be I'm the bill at the Grand
Opera House next week. He has been on
the stage two years and has one of the
cleverest of the ventriloquial acts.
The Frank l.. Perley Comedians will a X
their orchestra with them on their tour
next month. When Mr.. Perley took the
~NANc NAS COMPANY WHICH Is 10 more.
ON its first tour il had a special orchestra.
The new company will play 1.-The Chap
erOns. which the author, Frederick Rank
en-, calls a lyric comedy" IsidOre Wit
mark. one of the New York family of
music publishers, wrote the score. The
Horetto or The Smugglers OF BayadeZ,"
which the BostOnians sang here at their
last visit. Is the only other one of Mr..
Ranken works that has been used i'm this
city. The new piece has thirty-four singing
anf speaking parts and a chorus of sixty
voices. Several OF the best members of the
musical comedy profession are in the com
pany.
Persons that wish to make inquiries con-
corning Miss Clara Morris's lecture tour
may address Thomas w. B~roadhurst. 14l
Broadway. New York. The manager. I'm
announcing the series of lectures on ..The
Stage and the Actor by Miss Norris. saws:
THE stage to-day occupies a larger share
or public attention than does any other
profession. OF its destinations and IFS
dangers. its humor and its pathos. its fail
ures and its trtumphs no one is more com
petent 10 speak than is Miss Morris. Her
career Is one Of the most interesting in the
history OF ontemporary drama. Her name
Is a household word. "A synonym for an that
f. best and most wOmanly i'm the dramatic
profession. Her recent stories and mag7-
zine articles have attracted widespread at
tention and have added 10 her fame as An
actress that OF a successful writer. a com
bfnat1on that cannot fail to make Miss
Morris as successful on the rOstrum as ON
the stage