The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-23

! EMP1RE.-Burlesque and p m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. and p m
The first attraction of Thanksgiving week
lat English's Is vaudeville show-an un-
usual booking for this theater-headed by
Mabel Mckinley, niece OF the late Presi-
dent, and who Is billed as very sweet
singer and composer of popular music. The
show will be at English's tonight and to-
morrow night 1t has just been organized
In New York and. as they say in the sport
ing world, there is no line on it'-that is,
IL Is impossible to tell in advance just how
;Herttorious 1t will be. Miss Mckinley her
self has undoubtedly made great success
: In vaudeville, to judge by the extremely
favorable notices she received from the San
Francisco and New York papers. She made
her debut In San Francisco several months
ago and scored an immediate hit at the
Orpheum, the big vaudeville house of the
Pacific metropolis. She was equally well
liked by New York audiences and is now
being sent on a tour by. a manager who
considers her one of the brightest stars of
the bill with Miss Mckinley are new to this
city. The following performers will take
! part In the entertainment: Virna and
: Lara. singers and dancers; F'redo and Dare
musical comedians; William Tompkins, in
J monologue; Farrae, Ogle and company, in
three Millettes, acrobats, and Matthews and
Ashley. in farcical sketch entitled
. money MAO.
The Grand returns to its regular plan
this week OF presenting a vaudeville bill
! made I'D OF acts selected by the manage
ment. The road combinations that have
{, appeared at the Grand during the last two
weeks have given good entertainments
particularly Hyde's Comedians, who fur
nished last weeks programme-but ii is
Z promised that the current bill Will be just
as meritorious. 1t will be headed by Clay
/ ton White and Marie Stuart, who with the
assistance OF pretty Pauline Taylor. will
season. The Three Nighons are European
acrobats who have never appeared in this
part Of the United States and their act is
expected to arouse much interest. The
. Dillon Brothers VIII contribute one of the
mirth-prcvoking specialties of the pro-
. Gramme and other performers who will aid
I'm keeping the audience in a good humor
: win be Sailor and Barbaretto, the man and
! May RoseIla in a sketch called "A Put-up
: job" and Mazuz and Mazette, as the
tramp and the brakeman" Humberty a
dogs win provide novel and entertaining
performances.
Not Guilty" which, for the last three
seasons. has won favor at the Park. comes
again this afternoon for half-weeks stay.
/: Since last seen here. 1t is said that the
made in 1t. While in other years 1t has
had some pretentious equipment. the scenic
effects have been improved. Most of the
faces seen in the cast are new chief among
the players being Monnie Emerald. Pearl
/; Turner and Albert West The play tells
q story OF persecution and has a good
romance. In which the heroine shows her de-
votion to an ardent young sutton. The
scenes are In mining region In Pennsyl-
vania, where a young superintendent Of a
coal mine has charge of murder made
against him, the man who is slain be-
ing the father OF his sweetheart. He fees
to New York and there clears himself of
the charge. There Is abundance of
humor in the action. good deal of the
Justice. who sets the young miner free.
after breezy rulings that are not in entire
accord with legal technacalities.
The dramatic event OF this week will be
the appearance of Mary Mannering at Eng
Esh's next Friday and Saturday nights and
Saturday matinee, in Clyde Fftch's society
play, THE Stubbornness of Geraldine" Mr.
Fitch has written many plays In the last
two years and this is one OF the three to
score great successes, the other two being
1.-THE Girl with the Green Eyes" In which
Clara Booasood rece1sly appeared in i this
piece which he wrote especially for that
dazzling stage beauty. Maxine Elliott.
There Is great interest among local theater-
the play In which Miss Mannering has
been 80 well received fine supporting
company has been provided for Miss Man
nerfng by Manager Frank Mckee.
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.rhe tour OF the Indianapolis emotional
actress. Elita Proctor Otis. in Ibsen's
''Hedda Gabler," under the management OF
George II. Brennan. will open Wednesday
evening or this week in Ciarksburg, w. Va
Miss Otis will appear In most of the prin-
cipal cities OF the West and South and
will In ali probability be seen In this city
before the end OF the season, although
the booking has not been made as yet
Manager Brennan is one OF the few theat-
ricai men who have a great deal OF faith
In Ibsen. He now has three companies on
the road presenting gloomy dramas by the
Norwegian poet. Mary Shaw and Alberta
sGaliatin are both starring In Ghosts"
under the direction of Mr.. Brennan. Miss
Shaw will begin her second Chicago en-
gagement In the play within few weeks
The Thanksgiving day attraction at Eng
lishs will be Rose Coghlan In THE Great
est Thing In the World" a play first pre-
sented by Mrs lie Moyne. Miss coghlan
left the New York production OF Ulysses