The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-22

The Zoo was open last night and had a
attendance. The programme is inter-
esting.
This morning at the box office Of En-
glish's Opera House seats will be placed on
sale for the engagement of Francis Wilson
in the new comic opera "The Monks of
Malabar" next Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and Wednesday afternoon.
The engagement of Mrs. Fiske in her
splendid production Of Becky Sharp" at
the Park Theater has been brought for
ward from April u and Is TO Friday and
Saturday. April 5 and s. A matinee per-
Torrance will be given Saturday, April s..
ME and Mother" the new melodrama
coming to the Park Monday afternoon. is
full of sympathetic interest. but neverthe-
less contains scenes calculated to thrill the
emotions of the most phlegmatic. The
comedy is said TO be of a high order OF
merit.
Park patrons need not be told anything
about the possibilities for enjoyment to be
had in witnessing Barney Gilmore's big pro-
duction Of kidnapped in New York since
that is one of their greatest favorites in the
field OF melodrama. 1t is booked at the
Park the last half of next week.
XXX
The seventeen Streator zouaves who are
TO be among the leading features of the ex-
cellent vaudeville bill at the Grand next
week have invariably created a profound
sensation by their marvellous feats of gun
drilling and wall scaling wherever they
have appeared in this country and Europe.
XXX
When the seat sale for Foxy CUTLER
uaxf Monday NIGHT 0panod or EnOlich'G
Opera House yesterday morning the lobby
was crowded to the point of discomfort
by a throng Of eager ticket buyers. The
advance sale fully equaled that for the
Bernhard engagement. The few good seats
that remain in the ticket racks will not
last very long.
Lieutenant w. II. Santelmann, director
of the famous United States Marine Band,
of Washington, d. c., had a musical train
ing that eminently fitted him for the pres
ent commanding position ne occupies as
leader of one of the foremost military
his seyenty-two accomplished players will
give a concert in Tomlinson Hall next
Wednesday night
The splendid revival of Joseph Arthur's
great melodrama The Still Alarm with
Harry Lacey at the head of the cast has
been widely discussed, and in the most
favorable manner. Amusement lovers of
this city, who long ago set the seal of their
approval upon this play, will have an OPP
portunity of seeing IL in its most sumptuous
dress at English's Opera House the last
three nights and Saturday afternoon of
next week.
At the New York Broadway Theater last
night was presented for the first time i'm
America Cecil Rogers's THE Price of
Peace which had so successful a run at
the Theater Royal in Drury lane. 1t was
heartily received. and the leaders I'm the
cast, Wilton Lackaye, Arthur Forrest, May
Buckley and others as we'll known, were
we'll received. A wedding scene at West
minister. with choir boys and a bridal party.
Is a striking tableau.
Isaac Henderson. formerly publisher of
the New York Evening Post and for many
| years a resident of Rome, has written a
play entitled 1.-The Mummy and the Hum
ming Bird" which Mr.. Wyndham will pro-
duce in London when he withdraws Mrs
| Danes Defense" The latter play, how
| ever, continues to maintain an unusual pop
ularity. and some time will elapse before
London will have a chance of Judging the
production of the American dramatist.