The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-31
ADJUSTMENTS.


To-Day's Schedule.
ENGLISH's.-"Facing the Music" at Sis
p. m
GRAND.-vaudeviIle. at 2:l5 and Sis o. m
PARK.-"On the Bridge at Midnight" 2
and p. m
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Burlesquers. and
y. m.
Henry Z. Dixey and his comedy company
will be the attraction at Englishs tonight
and tomorrow night in J. III. Darnley's
new farce. Facing the Music" and a little
one-act piece by Clay NJ Greene called
over a Welsh Rarebit" Mr.. Dixey and
his fellow-players arrived in the city yes
terday from Chicago. where they have been
playing a three months engagement at
Powers Thester New York and Chicago
are the only American cities that have seen
Facing the Music" as the present en-
gagement will be the first to be filled by
Nr. Dixey outside of the Garrick Theater
IN New York and Powerss Theater in the
Western metropolis The farce enjoyed a
long run at the Strand Theater in London
and was afterward presented with great
success in the principal cities of Australia.
Mr.. Darnley. who wrote 1t. is a prominent
London playwright who has furnished
number of clever pieces to the English
stage Mr.. Greene's lover a Welsh Rare
Bit is used as curtain raiser. There are
but two characters in ii. and it is more of
a character sketch than anything else.
The company supporting Mr. Dixey can
hardly fail to be an excellent one. as it
contains the names OF some very high-class
players, notably George Backus, Scott
Cooper. Newton Linden. Joseph Allen. Miss
Miriam Nesbitt and Miss Grace Heyer.
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The first vaudeville bill of the theatrical
year will be offered local theatergoers this
week at the Grand, beginning with the
matinee this afternoon. when the cozy little
theater, redecorated and refurnshed, will
start its new season. Indications point to
immense audiences at the opening perform
ances to-day, and. judging from the adj
vance sale, the theater viii be crowded
throughout the week, that amusement
seekers intending to witness the perform
ance will do we'll to be early purchasers of
seats. The opening bill looks very inviting
as there are number OF strong acts on
the programme. Madame Mantelli the
Italian prima donna soprano, late of the
METROPOLITAN Opera Company; will be the
eral operate selections, and will sing i'm
three languages. Other contributors to the
entertainment will be Hal Godfrey and his
company, In a new sketch entitled "A Very
Bad Boy Josephine Gassman and her
pickaninnies; In negro songs and dances:
Lynn Welcher. the mOnologuist in his
latest "after-dinner speeches." Falk and
Semon. the comedy musicians; Martini and
MACMILLAN. in a buriesque magical act;
Phil and Nettie Peters. in singing and
dancing sketch. and the Montrose Troupe. i'm
a sensational scrobatic performance. The
bioscope will close the bill with series of
moving pictures never seen In the West
before
new melodrama with the catchy title
ION the Bridge at Midnight comes to the
Park this afternoon for half weeks stay.
1t Is claimed that the management of this
attraction has spent a good deal of money
I'm placing the show OH the road, and this
claim Is made good so far as the advertis-
ing matter IL concerned. The Autographs,
illustrating various scenes from the play,
about the most attractive ever shown
I'm this city by a popular-price organiza-
ton. tho pictures being artistic both as to
drawing and coioring. The play is said TO
have an excellent mounting and very
capable company presenting it. 1t is a
melodrama CT the thrilling sort. with plenty
OF exciting ciimaxes. The company is head
ed by Alma Iearn, well known here as a
clever actress. and George Klint, good
character actor.
The Empires second week will open this
afternoon with the American Burlesquers
the drawing card. This travesty combi-
nation mas visited the Empire annually
for the last four years and has never failed
IN the past to present a good show. IL Is
still IN charge or W. h. Watson. who con-
tinues To play the leading comedy parts i'm
the burlesques. Mr.. watson's wife-o-, as
she Is known on the stage, Jeanette Drpre-
Is the principal feminine burlesquer of the
company. She VIII sing number of new
"A 1i,or obi
s.stsnce- Other weli-known members OF the
company are Mcfarland and Murray.
Wheeler and Washburn, the Two Hewtts.
the Musical Bells and the Bachelor Sis
ters
Daniel Frawley and his American COM
pany have achieved a pronounced success
with Augustus Thomas's drama ARIZONA"
in Sydney and other Australian cities Mr..
Frawley is best remembered by local
theater-goers as the lisping young man I'm
Robson & Cranes original production of
THE Henrietta" He is not only a good
actor. but has become an important West
ern manager. with headquarters I'm San
Francisco. The successes scored in Aus
tralia recently by Mr.. FrawIey Nance
O'Neill. Miss Van Buren,. Cuyler Hastings
and other visitors from the States" have
awakened strong feeling throughout that
country in favor of American plays and
players.
Two hundred brunettes are TO be engaged
by Klaw & Erlanger for their production
of "A japanese Nightingale" In November.
Under no conditions will we have a blonde
IN the company" was the gist of the in
structions given to Stage Director Broos
and Musical Director Solomon by the man.
agement. Every principal and every
chorus girl must be a brunette" There
Will be a sumptuOusness about the new pro-
duction which has seldom been equaled and
II Is said TO be destined to rival Belasco $
Darling OF the Gods
THE Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
enters tonight upon the final week of its
seashOre engagement at the Manhattan
Beach Theater. The great extravaganza
has beea attracting enormous audiences 10
the beautiful casino ON the ocean beach,
and &c promises to have . record breaking