The Indianapolis journal., 1903-10-10

"a Fool and His Money" the new comedy
by George H. Broadhurst, will be presented
at English's this afternoon and tonight by
a carefully selected company of players, in
Guiding Jameson Lee Finney, Anita Bridger,
George Henry Trader, Mary Davenport,
I,yster Chambers, Lydia Dickson, Myron
Calico, Mabel Dixey, AxeI Brunn, Brandon
Douglas and Charles Males. The piece was
one Of last years successes in New York.
when it was produced at the Madison
square Theater In the comedy Mr.. Finney
assumes the character OF scion of indus
trfous plutocracy whose good nature and
want of something to do cause him to be
done by others. His father surprises him
one night while he is playing roulette and
in spirit of paternal kindness tells him q
few truths. The young man gets on his
mettle, decides to make his own living and
asks his father to disinherit him. The next
day on the golf links the announcement OF
his disinheritance Is made and all of his
friends fade away. In the end the hero of
the comedy wins back fortune with an
invention and everything ends happily.
There is said TO be many amusing situations
during the action OF the play. The comedy
fs staged under the authors personal direc-
tion and is understood to be very clever
performance throughout.
The Grand has had number of good
bills, but it is doubtful if there will be
many better programmes this season than
the one that has been arranged for next
week Robert Hilhard and his company
w II be the leading features in play that
has scored an unqualified hit in Eastern
vaudeville theaters. 1t is called Number
e73," and II credited with being delightful
little stage story: Max Waldon, trans
seen IN Indianapolis for the first time, and
his performance is reasonably certain to
attract unusual attention Other important
he emf fof INN will f,ea
Mr. and Mrs. Watrous, the well-known
vocal duetfsts, the musical Westons, Harry
Thompson. comedian, Anna Caldwell, a
monologuist, and the Brownings In a novel
speciality. This weeks programme has
proved very successful. To-day's two per-
formances win offer the last opportunities
to witness Edmund Days bright little play.
'Shipmatss,' Eva Mudge's fine lightning
change" act and the other good things of
the bill.
Sidney Jerome has been rehearsing his
playlet. 1.-THE Little Jolliers," on the stage
ct the Grand preparatory to making a tour
with the piece in the Western Vaudeville
Association theaters. He will begin his tour
In Peoria, Ill. next week. Mr.. Jerome will
be assisted by Miss Frances Meredith and
two Juvenile performers: Winnette and Le-
nola st. Clair. All reside in this CITY, but
have been performing in the larger parks
Of Ohio. Illinois and Tennessee all sum-
mer. The new playlet is being staged I'M
.
the press representative of the Grand. IL
will be seen at the local home of vaudeville
next spring.
"Rube" waddeIl. the baseball player. is
emily one OF several strong features in the
nelodrama now running at the Park. Tine
Stain OF Guilt is about as exciting a play
~ Park audiences have seen this season.
and II Is well acted by a good company.
The play Is drawing great crowds at every
performance. This afternoon souvenir
matinee viii be given. To each woman at
lending the performance a handsome pho
kograph OF Miss Rachel Acton. the leading
woman or the company. will be presented.
q novelty at the Park. Miss Acton is not
only very pretty young woman, but a
very gooc actress as well.
The Lady Henry In the stage version of
Mrs Humphry Wards Lady Roses
Daughter" TO be seen at English's next
week. Is AFFLICTED with tart tongue that
trips acrimnoy all through the play. She
! very bitter against the heroine-the part
70 be played by the charming Miss Fay
Oayis-and calls her "a handsome. intrigti-
ms. unscrupu1lSSSs p1oS hGssy.Iust Hsy the kind OF
mouth" The new play was well received
n st. Louis. where IL began it's season
Wsek before last. and in Cincinnati where
Z Is playing an engagement this week
The Partisan Widows Buriesque Company
Win close its engagement at the Empire
with two performances to-day. The show
good cne-about the best seen at the
Empire this season The Gay Morning
nlories' extravaganza combination will be
the Empires offering all OF next week.
There are some prominent burlesque per-
formers with the company.
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The light effects I'm 'srhe Beauty Doc
sor." the new operate comedy which VIII
- seen at English's next Monday night.