The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-26
AT THE VAUDEVILLE TENT
ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF
LOCKERBIE-STREET FAIR.
Crowds Throng the Little Thorough
fare Evidently Anxious to Spend
Their Money.

tied amid the dark foliage of sentry naples,
amid the gay-colored canopies, amid a NOV
ing, mixing throng. a pleasant, laughing.
light-hearted crowd of old and young
surged to and fro in gala Lockerbie street
last night. The fair was the second
night, greater, more brilliant, jollier than
the night before. From the ticket man at
one end to the stage man at the other there
was life in many colors and laughter in
many tones. The bowls of pink lemonade
flowed freely, the band played lively tunes,
and the vaudevillians danced and sang.
Pretty girls in dainty gowns were there in
numbers. and boys with lots of spending
money were not lacking. Mothers and ia
theirs and children elbowed and jostled their
way in and out among the booths. buying
peanuts and popcorn, ice cream and punch.
little souvenirs, something here, something
there. Portly gentlemen with their children
pottered out to the center Of the rustic
bridge and cast their lines to the tide be-
low. They spent their money, old and
young. and they got their moneys worth.
ALL FOR VAUDEVILLE.
The drift of the merry crowds was toward
the vaudeville tent at the east end of the
street. The little canvas-covered square
emptied and filled once, twice. three times.
and still they kept coming, and a fourth
time the greatest vaudevillians in the
world" came before the footlishts. Indeed.
it was merry company. Little Alice Linden
Doll opened the programme with Under
the Bamboo Tree sung in a melodious
voice that reached all corners of the square.
Morris Hamilton, a little fellow of five
years, played cornet solo, whose strains
n So A,,I No.. h. hi - -
evening, Mr.. Frank Daniels and his brood
of little pickaninnies, came on with this new
Jingle from "Hinkey Dee:'
"Bookwalter's got them on the go;
No other man has half the show.
You bet your life he's got them beat,
Cause we're all for him on Lockerbie street
What's the other mans name? Well, it
amt Mccullough,
Cause Charles got him beat all hollow.
After the election there'll be no scraps;
Just keep on a-shootin' craps"
The troupe was encored each time until
the little tots. flushed with excitement and
fattery, could sing and cakewalk more.
Frank Danielss minstrels include Master
Louis Segar, Master Jacob Kiser, Master
Isadore Kohn Claws Solomon. Mildred Sol
ONION and Ruth Kiser. Other songs and
dances followed, coon songs sung artfully
and happily by Miss Joyce and others. The
accompaniment of Miss Julia Kantrowitz,
who has never rehearsed with the company.
was excellent.
THE ART BOOTH
Another center of push and shove was
the art booth, in charge of Mrs. James
Orndorff a noted china painter of the city
There were other things at the booth be-
sides art classics A deep megaphoned
voice reverberated through the street, ad-
vertising the fame and luck of the for
tune wheel. The people pressed forward
the wheel spun round and the spectators
luck with 1.-THE doll to the man with gray
in his hair and the shaving mug to the
girl of five In spite of the contrariness of
fortune, the art booth leads the procession
Wednesday night over S33 was taken in
and last night business was much livelier
The sale of James Whitcomb Riley's poems
has also been good. Although the auto
graphed copies cost 80 cents extra, more
of them are sold. tribute TO the author Of
The Lockerbie Street Fair"
The fortune tellers were well patronized
voyant, of St. Louis. was a new number.
and said to be the real thing" Zoe Zoe,
jr. palmist, at the home of Mrs. Trustin
igoe that dazzled and sparixled with lights
and lanterns, also had an eager crowd
waiting at her mystic door. The German
Runge, on the corner of Lockerbie and Lib
erty streets, was In gala attire and gave
forth its hospitality to all who entered
CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS
One thing stands forth and impresses
the stranger when he enters the Lockerbie-
street gate. 1t is the people who are gath
cred about HIM They gay and talka-
tive, but withal polite and cultured. The
boisterous vulgarism OF a street carnival
is entirely absent; the undesirable element
is lacking. Lockerbie street is a great re-
ception hall. bright and lively with lights.
decorations and pretty gowns, and the
people act accordingly Last night was
the most successful evening in the fairs
history.
The music last night was furnished nv
the Father Mathew Brigade. Tonight in
the vaudeville. new number will be Saul
Oppenheim, real Hebrew impersonator
who made quite an impression at the
Propylaeum last week.