The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-22

Ar announcement of more han ordinary
interest and Importance is that the great
Leipsic Philharmonic orchestra and the
fascinating Polish pianist Josef Won Sill
vinski will be heard at English's Opera
House conformity in the near future.
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Thurlow Bergen, the young actor who will
Liebler production of Monte Cristo' at
strange TO indianapolis theatergoers. He
appeared here first with Sol Smith Russell
In THE Hon. John Grigsby and later with
the Grand stock company for one week.
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A feature of the vaudeville performances
at the Grand Opera House that adds a
great deal to ones enjoyment of them is
the attractive scenery provided for the
various acts. More changes of settings are
made during one of these performances
than are ever made In a legitimate produc-
ton except OF the most elaborate and spec
tacular kind.
Claxton Wilstach is in the city ahead OF
The Princess Chic the comic opera in
which Marguerite Sylvia and a host of other
clever people will appear at English's FRI
afternoon Of next week.
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Reginald De Koven has provided Foxy
CUTLER" Jerome Sykes new comic opera,
with two distinct kinds of music. The first
act. being laid i'm a shipyard at Portsmouth,
the music is of a pronounced Engllsh type.
The second and third acts take place in
Corsica and the music is of the pure
Italian school, with soft, sensuous sere-
nades, languorous waltzes and haunting
melodies.
Harry Z. Feicht, who is to deliver his
excellent lecture on "Oberammergau: Its
People and Its Passion Play at the Grand
Sunday night. lays no claim to being an
orator, and yet he has a pleasing delivery
that is close kin 10 eloquence, and his
sonorous voice lends additional conviction
ored stereopticon views Of scenes in and
about the village of Oberammergau n or
personages in the Passion Play are the
finest views of the kind ever shown in this
city.
A fine array of vaudeville talent is offered
by the management of the Grand next
week. Fanny Rice and a capable company
will present the first Nell Gwynn play that
an Indianapolis audience has had an oppor-
tunity Of witnessing. Other features will
be the three Navarros, a~crobats; Frank
and Lillian Smith, champion rifle shots;
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Thorne in a one-act
comedy. IAN Uptown Flat Mile. Rialta,
transformation dancer; Knight brothers.
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Belle Williams and her pickaninnies, and
the biograph wit ten new views.
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The benefit for the Lady Maccabees at
the Zoo yesterday afternoon and last night
attracted large crowds. Is usual, Rajah,
the tiger that was recently guilty of man.
slaughter, proved an object of great inter-
est. The supposition that the animal was
seriously injured by the bullets fired into
his body a few days ago turns out TO have
been ~groundless. Rajah looks perfectly
well and capable of going through a SIM
liar experience again. the attractions in
the arena that excite great interest are
Boyker's raine bears and hybrids. Bona
vita's lions, Blake's dogs and monkeys,
Aginton, 1.-The human top" Baby Stella,
Lorenzo's exciting lion hunt" and Doc"
the intelligent bay elephant. Washington's
Birthday will be appropriately celebrated
to-day. Tomorrow will be chool chill
dren's day at the Zoo. 4lrs. Murphy will
make a balloon ascension at 1 o'clock in
the afternoon.