The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-20

The performance this afternoon and to-
night at the Grand will be the last oppor-
tunities to see the Crane Brothers and
Belmont in their extremely funny Mud
town Circus" Fred Hallen and MoIIie Full
Ter in their bright skit and the three won
derfuI Mozart Sisters in their novel gym
nastic and wire-walking act. These three
acts make up an entertainment in them
selves that Is well worth the price of adj
mission. However. there are several other
acts well worth seeing on the bill.
THE Fisherman's Daughter is playing
to deservedly good business at the Park
Hilda Thomas and Lou Hall in their
specialties add a great deal of fun to the
play.
'.The Runaway Girl" company, which
was seen at the Park early i'm the season,
has come to grief in Philadelphia. The
show has not been meeting with financial
success since Oct 13, and when the organi-
zation closed in Philadelphia the members
or the cast claimed that two weeks sal
airy was due everybody in the company.
IL Is understood in New York that Mrs
Fiske will be seen before long as Lady
Macbeth in great production of the
Shakspearean tragedy. and also as
Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing"
IL being her desire TO add to the portrait
gallery OF her character pictures two of
the most contrasted characters in Shak-
spearean drama. The revivals will hardly
take place before the year after next as
Mrs. Fiske's present great play, Mary of
Magdala, VIII easily run two seasons.
Xxx
There has been excellent skating on the
lake in Central Park, New York, during
the last week. and many members of the
theatrical profession have been availing
themselves Of the opportunity to indulge
I'm the sport. The New York Telegraph
contained humorous account the other
day of the wintry scene at the park, in
which Frank Payne. formerly a we'll
known newspaper man of Indianapolis.
and now in advance of 1.-THE Sultan of
Sulu." figured prominently. The follow
ing is that portion OF the article concern
ing Mr.. Payne:
Just before Thomas Seabrooke's depar-
ture Frank c. Payne, fresh from the road.
arrived on the scene. He wore dark
green sweater under his double breasted
coat and affected an air indicating he
meant business Payne has been in the
West ahead of 1.-THE Sultan of Sulu'' COM
pany. and he had already enjoyed skating
several times this season.
Keep your eye on mel" he shouted at
Seabrooke, as the comedian whizzed past.
brooke.
81 am going to cut labyrinth in the ice
and then extricate myself from it. / have
some fancy ones that wish the metropolis
to see
A moment later Payne and his sweater
were half way across the lake Just as
he made rapid whirl and executed an ex-
tremely fancy. back pedal sort of move
ment one OF his skates encountered a twig
and he flew high in the air.
The spot where he struck still showed
impress body long he Ia ST
skater had left the pond. Seabrooke
fastened to his rescue. but the advance
agent quickly unstrapped his skates and
hobbled away silently.
AS mentioned in this column the other
day. Joe Welchs play, THE Pedder." in
which the popular Hebrew impersona tor
made his debut a dramatic star i'm New
York Monday night. has not been a ire.
mendous success. The comedian himself
Is as entertaining as OF yore. but the show
Is said TO drag terribly when welch is no;
on the stage. However, one line in the
production scored an unqualified hit a few
evenings ago. III was spoken by the errine
son and came after the audience had sat
through dreary first act for at least =
half-hour. Said the erring one: I'm toe
far gone on the downward path 10 reform
I'm going down TO the saloon and gel
drunk murmur OF approval arose
from the audience and one man up in tn,
gallery. allowing his pent-up emotions tC
control him. called cut. Walt for met
Willis Granger. romantic actor, who
at one time played leading part Will
Kathryn Kidder in Madame Sans Gene.
will appear at the Park the first half o.
next week in an English melodrama en-
titled Gypsy Jack" With the "Jame:
BOYS in Missouri" 10 stir up the Christina,
crowds and ..McFadden's Row of Flats
TO make the New Years audiences laugh
the Park Is well equipped for the holidays.
There Will be two more performances o.
the Imperial Burlesquers" at the Empir,
: to-day.
r. II. sothern as Hamlet.