The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-01
ELKS' VAUDEVILLE BILL
ABOUT SIXTY PERFORMERS ARE AT
THE WONDERLAND AND BAZAAR.
Change of Programme Every Night,
Beginning Observation-Disclosures
Wedding on Friday Night.

About sixty performers have volunteered
their services for the Elks' vaudeville pro-
ramm The first performance Will be
given tomorrow night, beginning about
$50 o'clock, and there will be a change OF
programme each night Of the week Bert
Feibleman. chairman OF the Entertainment
committee. has had SO many volunteers for
this feature OF the week that he has had
difficulty I'm making up the schedule for
the various nights. One Of the features
will be a "ragtime wedding" on Friday
night. when a colored couple of the city,
after much persuasion, has agreed TO a
public wedding I'm the CyclOrama build
ING. Chairman Feibleman spent three or
four weeks searching for a couple who
were having serious matrimonial thoughts.
tie found a young cOlOred man who had a
sweetheart, but who was too bashful to
make a proposal. The chairman took the
affair IN hand, called with the bashful beau
on his modest sweetheart and did the pro-
posing for him. The girl accepted. and, un-
der brides OF numerous gifts from the
Elks. besides paying Tor the license and for
the ceremony, the two signed an agreement
to face the wonderland crowds and be mar
ried. The wedding viii be 10 the accom-
paniment Of 'ragtime'' music and a ret
niue OF -pickaninnies Will attend the bride.
Among the numbers on the vaudeville
programme will be the Henley sisters. pre-
mier dancers, and THE great Keppler, a
magician, who does some surprising and
mystifying tricks. J. Russell Powell, Of
indianapolis, viii sing bass solos. The
DOnahue brothers, said to be unusually
clever as aCTObats, tumblers ana contor-
t%iOnistS, viii appear probably on several
Ugh during the week. Trailing and Muir
ray, dancing comedians. will do a turn one
evening Alice Linden Doll, an lndianapO-
Us girl, who has been getting attention on
account of the quality of her voice, will be
on the programme for songs. Pauline Sui
Ivan, ave years old. viii sing coon songs
and do a dancing turn ON one OF two even
ings. She is the daughter of W. A. Sulli-
van. formerly with the Big Four here, and
at Washington, her present home, she is
known as 1.-THE dancing wonder" Miss
Mamie Taylor, an Indianapolis girl, will be
on the programme one evening for a dance.
Robert Wade, said TO be exceptionally tai
ented as q conccrtina player, will also take
part 10 the programme.
During the week a number Of other vau-
deF1lle performers viii be given places on
the programme. This portion OF the Elks'
wonderland and bazaar Will be seen with
out extra cost TO visitors. While the acts
are in progress other affairs of the wonder
land viii halt that there may be no inter-
Tuption of the vaudeville.
The wonderland and bazaar will open at
noon tomorrow, as soon as the gTotesque
parade through the business streets ends.
Mrs. III. $ BeissenhcrZ has spent several
weeks in organizing a force Of l25 women,
who viii have charge of the booths, and
the bazaar viii be one of the features of
the week. IT Is expected, on account Of its
array of Christmas goods, to be especially
attractive To women. The wonderland and
as evening. and every day will be n bar
gain day" III the bazaar.