The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
Theatrical Notes.

One of the most important characters in
Hearts of Oak" which closes its engage
ment at the Park with two performances
to-day. is a genuine baby. about six months
old. The one now in the cast was engaged
on the word OF its mother that cit never
cried a Bit" But yesterday afternoon the
youngster nearly broke up the perform
ance by crying at critical point in the
play. When the curtain went down. the
women of the company rushed to the in
FAINT to see what was the matter. One said
1t might be pin that was causing the
trouble and another thought that perhaps
the baby had missed its monday meal. The
baby continued to exercise its lungs until
Leonard Clarke, who plays the part OF
Owen Garroway, took an old-fashioned
for the next act TO begin At sight of the
watch the baby leased up" and then the
truth of the matter dawned upon the mind
of the actor. OF late he has been giving
the baby the watch to play with while 1t is
on the stage, but on this occasion Mr.
Clarke had forgotten all about IT. When the
baby got hold of the watch Ii began to bill
and COO at once and the performance had
no further interruption. Clarke says that
he never realized before what a valua BILE
old time-piece he owns.
The Grand's bill next week will be made
up Of the following acts: Clayton White,
Marie Stuart and Pauline Taylor. in the
farcical comedietta. Paris" the Four
Nightons. celebrated European acrobats;
the two Dillon Brothers, considered the
best of all parody singers; Sailor and Bar
baretto. in comical sketch called THE
Man and the Pink Pajama Girl" Harry M
Parker with his troupe of trained dogs:
Mazuz and Mazette. comedy acrobats and
rope, in a new and novel exhibition; Charles
Merritt and May Rozella, in a singing
sketch called "a Put-up job" and the
biograph with brand-new assortment of
moving pictures. Hyde's Comedians will
give their last two performances at the
Grand to-day. The show has proved a most
entertaining one and has drawn large au-
diences.
The sale OF seats for the Mabel McKin-
ley Vaudeville Company. which comes to
English's next Monday and Tuesday nights
is now in progress at English's. 1t is I'M
derstood that, besides Miss Mckinley. there
will be seven high-class acts in the en-
tertainmcnt. Englishs will have four at
fractions in all for Thanksgiving week
After the vaudeville show Lewis Morrison
comes for Wednesday afternoon and even
ing performances in Faust" He will be
followed by Rose Coughlan. who will give
a Thanksgiving matinee and evening per
est Thing in the World" Mary Manner
ing, one of the most beautiful and talented
young actresses on the American stage
will be the final attraction of the week,
coming for three performances opening
Friday night, of Clyde Fitch's play The
Stubbornness of Geraldine"
The greater portion of the plays now be-
ing presented on the New York stage are
the works of English authors. while other
productions, written by Americans, have
distinct English flavor. America con-
tinues to bow down TO everything English
In theatrical way, while in England they
will have nothing 10 do with American
theatrical attractions. 1t is only the Amer
lean vaudeville performers who can sue
coed in London. George Fuller Golden, the
monolog1st. Is about the only really popu-
lar American entertainer on the other side
Of the ocean at the present time.
Hart p. banks, a musical composer of
national repute and formerly noted singer,
was found dead yesterday in his boarding
house in Philadelphia. He was seventy
nine years old. and was the composer of
many old-time popular songs. including
Silver Threads Among the Gold" He also
wrote much church music and was at
various times connected as director or
basso sooist with prominent churches in
New York. Brooklyn, Chicago and Cleve-
land.
Roy Fairchild. member of Ezra Ken
dalls company. seen at English's Thurs
day night. is not much OF an actor. but
1t seems that he is something OF play
wright. He has just written a little vaude-
Vile sketch called "Jimmy's Experiment"
which promises TO prove successful. The
one-act play Is being acted in Chicago by
Valerie Bergere. the bright little comedienne
seen here at the Grand last season in
''Billy's First Love-"