The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

burg Orchestra. with Master Thad Rich.
the boy violinist. and Nine. Fannie Bloom
f~ieId-Zeisler, the well-known ~pianiste, as
sOloists.
Nat (. Goodwin. Maxine Elliott and a
superb cast VIII appear in the first per-
Torrance OF Mr.. Goodwin's revival of The
Merchant of Venice in Syracuse, y: Y,
next Monday night. The date of the Indian
apOliS appearance of this remarkable the-
atrical combination IS May 10.
n dispatch to the London Daily Express
from Vienna says tina Pietro Mascagni,
the Italian composer. has signed a contract
tor a tour Of the United States. He will
start Oct. Is and take with him an or
chestra of eighty members HIS persohaf
stipend Will be E2,0O a week ior elsht
weeks.
The little play that has been missed from
programmes At the Grand the past few
weeks will be given next week by Willard
Simms and Miss Aimee Angeles. 1t is a
hilarious. one-act farce, emitted Fnnder
programme is varied and pleasing. The big
feature" of course, will be Jules Levy, the
eminent cornetist.
Ferris's Comedians, a high-class roper
tory organization coming to the Park, Mon
day afternoon. for a weeks engagement,
are said to present their plays in a manner
10 satisfy the most fastidious theater-goer,
both production and cast being adequate.
The vaudeville specialtieS occupying the in
termlssions will doubtless be greatly en-
jOyed.
Mrs. Sarah Cowell lie Moyne won fame
as a reader of Browning verse long before
she became an actress. Her appearance as
the Queen in the Browning drama. 'In a
nn1f0nN - uroG fhnrafnro m nt-onf long
awaited and greatly enjoyed when wit
messed. a single performance of the drama
will be given in English's Opera House the
night of May "a.
Herr Joseph S. Baernstein. the great
baritone. who is to be the principal soloist
of the Amphion Club concert, Friday night.
of next week. has forwarded a list of the
songs that he will sing Among the number
"Col Raggio Placido." Mendelssohn's Il
am a Roamer Bold and groups of songs
by Schubert and Schumann. Herr Baerp-
stein will be heard with the Amphion Club
in two songs. Nevin's "Toreador'' and Bull
lards Stein Song
The fifty battle flags shown I'm the fourth
act professional in king Henry V" bear
each the authentic armorial crest of the
knight before whose warriors it is borne.
| At the knights side walks a page bearing
his shield, ON which the crest is also en-
blazoned. king Henry W. will be pre-
scented at English's Opera House, next
Wednesday night, by Richard Mansfield
and an admirable cast of ffty-two players.
surrounded by several hundred extra peo-
pie used In the spectacular tableaux en-
sembles. Seats will be placed on sale to-
morrow morning.
General Manager Boda, of the Valentine
syndicate. has in his possession, at this
time rontrantc oaIfDo Cor Tho
next season, at English's Opera House, of
the largest number of big theatrical at
fractions that has marked any single sea-
son since English's passed into the control
OF the syndicate. AS a rule. bookings are
not made to any great extent thus far in
advance of the opening of "A season. The
TACT that about twenty weeks at English's,
next season. are filed now indicates that
theatrical men are not anticipating any
change i'm the present excellent financial
conditions.