The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-09

PARK.-"Lost River" 2 and p. m.
EMPIRE.-Burlesque and S p. m.
There will be almost twice as many en-
tertainers in the Grands vaudeville bill
this week as there were in last weeks pro-
gramme Several Of the acts last week
were furnished by single entertainers, but,
with the exception of Clarice Vance, the
singer of negro melodies, and Musical Dale,
the instrumentalist, every speciality in the
current bill will be given by two o. three
performers. j. G.. Nugent has two people
Peculiar Propositions" w. III. Maxwell and
Daisy Dudley will contribute farce by
VIII Cressy called The Singing Lesson;
Walter Terry, Nellie Elmer and company
will present a new singing and dancing
sketch, entitled THE Dancing Missionary;
York and Adams will give their well-known
rings and exhibit feats of strength. The
bill should prove an attractive one.
There have been very few out-and-out
farces at English's this season, and Are
You a Mason?'' which claims to be nothing
but farce, pure and simple, will probably
attract many people who like to while away
a merry evening or afternoon at the the
alter. The play will be presented to-mor-
row and Wednesday evenings and at
Wednesdays matinee at English's. John
the head of the company, are both clever
comedians, and there are a number of other
prominent players in the cast. Are You
a Mason?" has proved a successful fun
maker both in this country and in Ger
many, where it was first produced under
another name
1t has been two years since the comedy
drama, Lost River" was seen in Indian
spolis at Englishs. This play of Indiana
life, by Joseph Arthur. an Indiana drama
list will be acted at the Park the first
three days of this week, beginning with the
matinee this afternoon. Mr.. Arthurs plays
always interesting. Everybody remem-
bers his blue Jeans" and his Still
Alarm" both OF which had wonderfully
successful careers. This latest stage story
of Arthur's, Lost River" contains many
of the ingenious scenic effects and usual
dramatic situations for which Arthur long
in the cast. and the production will be one
OF the most pretentious seen at the Park
this season
1t Is hardly necessary to comment
the temperance of the Bon-Ton Bur-
lesquers at the Empire. the organization
that returns to the Indianapolis burlesque
theater this afternoon for its regular en-
gagement of one week. The Bon-Ton COM
pany comes every season, and theater-goers
who enjoy burlesqGe usually expect pref
T. good show when il comes along. Two
musical travesties will be given, as usual.
In between them. Grace Leonard the Bar
rett brothers. Byron and Langdon, Hoey
ana Lee and the Simpsons with the
company this season.
Mrs. Fiske's wonderfully successful en-
gagement at New York's Manhattan The
alter will close the last night of February.
and she will be in indianapolis at the Park
three weeks later, for two evenings and
matinee, in the great Paul Heyse drama,
Mary of Magdala." Previous TO her In
dianapOlis engagement Mrs. Fiske will APP
pear for two weeks in Cincinnati at the
Pike Opera House. a theater now occupied
by stock company. This will be the first
time that the celebrated American actress
has ever played an engagement of longer
than single week in Cincinnati. 1t is
believed that she could easily nil the Park,
In her present powerful play, for week,
and il is to be regretted that her stay in
this city Is to be so short one. Mary of
Magdala." from all accounts, is better
play than ''Ben-Hur."
Mother Goose" the great spectacular
pantomime now running at the Drury Lane
Theater. in London. is to be seen in Amer
lea next season The manager of the pro-
Cuction, Arthur Collins, is soon to come
TO this country TO arrange for the American
production. Over $4,000 was spent upon
Mother Goose" before the curtain rose on
the initial performance The costumes and
properties used in one scene alone-a scene
N
siderably over 5000.
Maudc Lambert, one of the principals
OF the military opera, When Johnny Comes
Marching Home" is TO star next season in
a comic opera called THE Woman Halter"
She wants brand new song written for
her and TO be sung by no one else but her
self. and has offered prize of 500 10 the
composer who can supply her with the
best melodious ditty suitable for interpola-
ton In the new piece. She wants the man
uscripts submitted by the first Of March.
In all probability she Will receive million
compositions and will be obliged 10 engage
a STAFF of secretaries 10 look after her mail.
Save for slight start when big bunch
OF violets fell ''kerchug" at her feet, Laura
Biggar-gloriied in her triumphant vindi-
cation of completely in the Bennett will
conspiracy-betrayed no nervousness when
she appeared in vaudeville last week at
PrOctor's Fifty-eighth-street Theater. In
commenting upon her appearance the New
York World says: 1T would not have been
surprising had Miss Biggar manifested en-
barrassment. since she assured the role
of a nurse suspected OF robbery. and some
OF the lines are calculated TO inspire
thoughts not entirely remote from the trial
through which she recently passed But
she didn't seem to notice them Bit
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson" the latest
fltch play, VIII nave It's nrst presentation
In New York tonight by Amelia Bingham
and her company. Although Miss Bingham
and her company played an engagement in
Philadelphia all of last week. the actress
and all OF her supporting players rehearsed
the new pIey IN New York every morning.
Miss Bingham and her associate actors
were compelled to hustle out of their beds
every morning at 100 and catch early
train for New York. because OF the fact
that CLYDE Fitch. the author OF the new