The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03

The sale of seats for the matinee and
evening performances at the Grand to-day
indicate that the lovers of vaudeville are
finding much to enjoy in the bill at that
amusement house this week The two beau
tiful Observation-Disclosures Bloodgood, the
contraIto. and Esther Fee, the violinist-
will appear for the last times this season
before INDIANAPOLIS audiences with to-day
performances They are both well worth
hearing. Another strong feature OF the
Grand's bill is the speciality of the Heras
family of acrobats This troupe performs a
series of astonishing feats The Grand will
have another drawing card next week In the
great Lafayette road show, which Includes
bier. a clever Coincidence, the five Noses.
thinner and Burke, Moller and Teller ana
Lynn Weicher.
..McFadden's Flats is, as usual, great
hit at the Park The show has never been
put on quite so well as it is this season.
Particular attention has been given to the
choruses, with the result that it has been
a long time since the Park has had such
enjoyable renditions of the reigning popu-
lar songs MY Water Loo, Only Sol.
der Boy" and My Queen from. Zululand
are sung In this show as they have never
been sung before in Indianapolis. The show
closes its profitable engagement with the
two performances to-day. "A Little out
half of next week
Harry Morris, who comes to the Empire
next week In "A Night on Broadway" is
known as the man who can put on bur-
lesque or musical comedy that is funny
without being vulgar" His satire Of "Tril-
by several years ago was one of the most
comical things ever seen on the stage. The
High Rollers extravaganza company mas
PLAYED to large audiences this week. Some
features of the show have been commend
able
English's will have two attractions next
Judge" next Wednesday evening and the
popular comic opera comedian. Jefferson
De Angels, in The Emerald Isle" Saturday
night.
Helen Bertram, the beautiful Indianapolis
prima donna. has been assigned the title
role in the George Ade-William Lorraine
opera, Peggy from Paris and will begin
rehearsing the part next Monday In Chi
cago. She has been singing the leading So
prano part In THE Prince OF Pilsen. AS
predicted in this column recently, not one
OF the advance comments on the new opera
has word to say of William Lorraine,
everybody referring TO ii as the 'Ade-Sav-
age opera" George AIDE receives all the
credit for the work itself, and Manager
Savage all the credit for its production.
And William Lorraine. the composer, who
has spent months on the score. Is meantime
working with all his might directing the
musical rehearsals of the principals and
chorus
Two weeks from next Monday night
Klaw & Erlanger will present "Mr. Blue
Beard" the Drury Lane spectacle. at the
Knickerbocker Theater, New York The
company engaged includes such we'll
known people as Eddie Foy, Dan McAvoy,
Herbert Gawthorne. Samuel Reed, Bonnie
McGinn, George Game and Adele Rafter.
Oscar Hammerstein is confident that
s"rhe Resurrection Is going to prove one
Of the sensations of the new year. He re-
ceived the manuscript OF the play the day
before Yesterday from Beerbohm Tree In
London. and il is said that when the little
manager finished reading IL he could hardly
contain his enthusiasm. The cast is TO be
a very large one and will necessarily de-
tors to be obtained. Ii is thought that VIII
liam Favorsham has been engaged 10 play
one OF the leading parts.
Saharet the famous dancer who is soon
to be seen at the Grand. left Anna Heid's
Little Duchess" company in Memphis the
other day rather suddenly. She has been a
tremendous success all season with the
show, and Mr.. Ziegfeld, the husband and
manager of Miss Held, has been compelled
jealousy on the part of the star of the
company was responsible for the dancers
determination to go back into vaudeville.
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Mrs Langtry has not been received very
enthusiastically In her play, 1.-THE Cross
ways" I'm New York and she will probably
produce another play entitled Mile. Mars, "
in which she was successful i'm London.
Percy Wallace Mackaye. son of the late
Steel Macksye. author of Paul Kauvar'
and other successful dramas. has just COM
pleted a play which has been accepted for
production by +. ii. Sothern. The title OF
the new play and also its subject are being
kept secret, but IL is understood that the
plot has TO do with famous incident In
English history.
Ethel Barrymore's collapse In Washing
ton the other night Is said to be due to the
fact that she has taxed her strength be-
yond endurance. Besides appearing I'm q
double bill every night. it was no uncom-