The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-19

is a fac-simile of still that was cap
tured by United States revenue men last
summer. The method OF manufacturing
the so-called white liquor" is reproduced
in every detail
Word has just been received from Klaw
ErIanger that their popular farce-comedy
stars. the Rogers brothers, will appear at
English's on Thursday and Friday evenings,
April % and "a. The new musical farce that
is being presented by the comedians this
season is called "The Rogers Brothers in
Harvard 1t IL given in three scenes which
represent the gardens OF the famous Clare
mount Inn, the Riverside drive, New
York. the campus at Harvard College and
the exhibition hall of the Eden Musee In
New York city. The company numbers
over one hundred people.
Johnny Ray Is another one of several IA
vorite comedians who have had their first
start on the stage in obscure little music
halls in San Francisco. He and Emma
Ray have been stage partners as well as
matrimonial partners for many years. ana
long before they ever dreamed OF being
classed with the best farceurs in the couh-
try they were performing in variety ana
burlesque houses on the Pacific coast. AS
before noted i'm these columns, the enter. enter
tainers who have had their early training
in these little theaterS or the west uSu-
ally climb the ladder of fame when tne
opportunity once presents ltse'I LOT a start
on the upward journey. Ihey nave peen
compelled TO work hard to obtain recogni-
ton from audiences that are none too en-
thusiastic at their best. and as result they
have learned the art of fun-mak1ng pretty
| thoroughly Among quite number OF
| these California comedians who have ap-
peared in indianapolis during the last two
| Cree and Johnny Ray, all of whom are re-
garded as top notchers" in their respect
| I've lines of stage work The farcical sketch
of the Rays, which they are presenting at
the Grand this week, Is causing a great deal
OF laughter. although IL is hardly worthy
of them. If they ever get hold OF real
cleverly written twenty-minute farce they
will attract even more attention than they
do now.
Hope Temple, chorus girl in 1.-THE Silver
| Slipper" company, now playing an indef-
mite engagement in New York. found
very Ill and hungry in a cheap boarding
house few nights ago. She had been
| missing from the performances for several
nights, and finally some of her associates
in the organization took the trouble to seek
| out her lodgings. When the gay and care
| less throng of chorus people behind the
| scenes heard the news of the young wom-
| ans condition one of the members OF the
1 company Eva Davenport took off her big
| picture hat and passed Il around. When il
! completed the circle it was so heavy that
| she could hardly hold Ii. as il contained $ll9
| little Miss Temple, and the company also
/ decided TO raise enough more to send the
sick girl TO her home in Milwaukee as soon
| as she is able to travel.
XXX
The engagement of the Castle Square Op-
era Company in Louisville took on the at
mosphere of a great social event. All the
principals were entertained by society peo-
1 IL nj Of ha iroa ua
invited to give song recitals under the pa
| tronage of the fashionable leaders of the
city. The Castle Square Company will In
the future give a week of grand opera In
| Louisville every winter If the local en-
| gagement of the organization proves the
success that 1T deserves to be, indianapolis
will hereafter enjoy grand operate sea-
son annually, along with st. Louis, Louis
| vile, Chicago, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Mil
waukee and Detroit. The advance demand
for seats promises well. but English's is a
| large theater. and the expenses of so large
| a company-tEere are 110 people with the
organization-are naturally very heavy, and
ii will require crowded houses to make the
| event success. The music lovers of the
city cannot afford to allow the first engage
ment of the Castle Square Company to be
anything but successful, for the future
holds promises that are too bright TO spoil
New Theatrical Syndicate.
TOLEDO, o., Feb. 1S.-Announcement Is
made here to-day that Frank Burk and
Stair & Havlin have completed circuit
of high-priced theaters which will COM
pete with the syndicate theaters in eigh-
teen of the principal cities They are
promised the cooperation of Harrison Gray
Fiske, James E. Hackett and the Henri
eta Crossman management. Stair & Hav-
lin will continue their popular-price houses
at present, but merely as managers and
booking agents Next season they will owr
no plays and will manage no producing
companies, their only interests being as
the head of the two circuits The theaters
circuit are: Lyceum, Toledo; Majestic
New York; Majestic. Boston: Auditorium
Philadelphia: Maryland, Baltimore; Lafay-
cite. Washington; Empire, Pittsburg
Grand Opera House and Great Northern
Chicago; Grand Opera House, st. Louis
Walnut, Cincinnati; Grand, Kansas City
Grand. San Francisco; Grand, New Or
Grand, Indianapolis; Empire, Providence
| and a new house in Denver.
In Buffalo, ST. Paul and Milwaukee and
several other cities they have not com
| pleted details. as no houses can be Sc
cured. 1t is the avowed intention in such
| cases to build a. new theater In each towr
with the aid of local capital.
In response TO query, e. d. Stair, WHIT
is in New York, wired to-day: THE rumol
is not we'll founded. The circuit is being
largely augmented, but in the interests o.
our popular-priced houses. New York anC
Boston are the only high-priced houses 81
far
Manager Zeigler of the Indianapoli.
Grand Opera House. says there is no trutf
in the above report so far as IT concern'
the Grand, which has been leased for vaud
evile and will have no connection with tn,
| new circuit.