The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26

the cast and J. Maru1 Mckee. w. A.
Meckling. Irene Meara. AnIo!nette Smart
and others will appear. The engagement
will continue until Wednesday night.
Sam Devere's burlesque combination will
open a weeks engagement at the Empire
this afternoon. The weIl-known comedian
manager is at the head OF the company
and will be heard. as of yore. in his comic
songs with his own banjo accompaniment
Larry Smith is the other leading comedian
of the organization and he Will be seen
in the principal comic parts in the two
burlesques. "A School of Love and "A
Bunch of Daisies" The claim is made that
the olio OF vaudeville features Is an espe-
cially strong one. IL will be made up of the
following performers: Smith and Champion.
in a farcical sketch; the Rico Brothers. in
an unusual gymnastic exhibition Seymour
and Hin. in a comic act called Mix Them
Up the TroubadOur four in a singing
speciality, and Burke and McAvoy in a
burlesque boxing act AS a special attrac-
ton Max Luttbeg the Cincinnati wrestler,
will meet all corners at the end Of every
performance.
The present week will be an important one
Electrically for Chicago. In addition to a
number of successful productions now run
ming in the Western metropolis. Maude
Adams and Julia Marlowe. Americas fore
most cOmeOlenneS, Will open THEIR OncdSO
engagements tonight. Miss Adams will be
seen in the dramatization of Mrs. Burnett's
little story, THE Pretty Sister of Jose,
and Miss Marlowe will present at first, Es-
other new plays. According TO Chicago
writer on dramatic topics there Is differ
ence of seven years.in the ages of these two
born in 1860 in the village Of Caldbeck, in
the north of England, and Miss Adams was
born in Salt Lake City, Utah. in November.
1872. Thus Miss Marlowe is the same age
as Mrs. Fiske. thirty-eight. while Miss
Adams is just thirty-one.
The present season in the East is con-
sidered the hardest one upon the actor
colony that its members have known in
years. The many delays in the construc-
ton of several new theaters I'm New York
are mostly responsible for this state of
affairs, for good many productions that
were originally booked for October have
been postponed until the first of the year.
AS n result of this. together with the in
creased popularity of the musical shows
against the dramatic attractions, there has
been a decline in the demand for legiti-
mate players. One of the best known dra-
matte agents In the country has been
quoted as saying that at the present time
out of work in New York city.
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The Unique Theater, which is proving a
popular little amusement place. presents
an entire change of bill to it's patrons this
week Some of the performers on last
weeks programme will remain, but all of
them will have something new and novel to
offer. Manager Ralph Thorbus announces
his programme to be the following: Cook
and Howard in a musical act: Miss Shaw,
I'm popular songs; Grace Morrison, the little
soubrette, in new songs and dances; Sanford
and Marlowe, in a comedy sketch, intro
duo he n
and a series of interesting new moving
views There Is a matinee every afternoon
at 3 o'clock and three performances every
evening, the first opening at oclock.