The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-27

PARK.-"For Her Childrens Sake,
EMPIRE-Burlesque and p. m.
Theatrical Notes.
The vaudeville bill at the Grand this
week, opening with the matinee this after
noon. gives promise Of much enjoyment.
The Barrows-Lancaster Company will be
the leading attraction with new farce en-
titled 1.-The Jolly Joliier.'' The piece was
written by Edmund Day, who has turned
Is said to be very funny. There are four
people in the little company presenting
the farce-James o. Barrows, John Lam
caster, Pearl Landers and James Dickson.
Pepita Aragon will be one of the novelties
on the BILL She is a European singer and
dancer who has been brought over to this
country by Richard Pitrot, the vaudeville
agent who has secured many excellent for
eign performers for engagements in Amer
lean vaudeville theaters. He has sent eight
or nine European acts TO the Grand this
season, and all of them have proved ex-
ceptionally good specialties. Pepita Aragon
has never been seen in the Western vaude-
vile houses until this spring. She is now
on her way East from a very successful
tour of the Orpheum circuit. which took
her to San Francisco. The four Lukens,
high-class acrobats, will furnish an inter-
esting act, and other entertainers on the
programme will be Al Lawrence, the pop
ular mimic; Julian Rose, the Hebrew i'm
personator; Derenda and Breen. the comedy
jugglers; the Young American Quintet
singers and dancers, and Carson and Will
lard, ''the German senator's" The bio
scope. as usual. will offer some new moving
pictures.
For Her Children's Sake the melo-
drama which begins a half-weeks engage
ment at the Park this afternoon, is a
Theodore Kremer play. and therefore 1t
should be a good one. Mr.. Kremer has at
tained q position of prominence as a writer
Of melodramas second to no other Amer
lean playwright. His plays are all of the
class that appear In the popular-price the
aters, but they are usually well-written
stage stories, possessing the human In
terest that makes lasting successes. His
Fatal Wedding" was so great a success In
this country that 1t Is now being acted In
London and the English provinces, where
it .s considered one Of the best pieces of its
class ever seen. Mr. kremers new piece
is said to be as strong a play THE
Fatal Wedding" and IL such proves to be
the case the Park will have very large
The company Is a large one. and is headed
by Selma Herman, one of the best young
actresses to be seen In melodrama.
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AL Reeves and his company Of bur-
lesquers come to the Empire to-day for a
weeks engagement. In these columns yes
terday it was stated that the present en-
season in this city for the Reeves show.
This was a mistake. The organization was
the concluding attraction at the Empire
last season, and has not been at that the
ater at all during the present season. The
combination is said to be better than when
last seen here. 1t includes Louise Auber,
Maud Elliott. Fannie Fern Thatcher, Andy
Lewis and his company, Mazuz and Mazett,
the grotesque acrobats, the American
Quartet. Douglas and Hurd, and Al Reeves
himself. Two new musical tIavestes VIII
specialties.
Katherine Osterman, seen at the Grand
as the principal feature OF a vaudeville bill
two months ago. will star next season in q
cramatization of Dwight Tiltons novel
Miss Petticoats. Inc dramauzauon Il
&c editor OF the Boston Traveller. Miss
Osterman will be managed by j. j. Rosen.
thai, who announces. isss. IN the usual pres pres,
known vaudeville headliner, has been Sc
cured by Manager Rosenthal for five
year starring contract[a rather amusinf
yate life, Mrs. j. j. Rosenthal.
II takes a good deal to surprise New
York theatrical people nowadays. but wher
the news got out the other day in the me
tropolis that David Belasco would produc,
s.aumpty Dumpty" next season on a mag
mitted that they were somewhat aston
ished 1t seems that Ii Is Mr. Belascoi
Intention, IL the story Is to be credited. Il
present the Old pantomime In the sam,
Erlanger production, with the very bes
comedians and pantomimists that none,
can secure in the cast
Viola Allen will not appear In Hall Caine'
External CITY, after this season. II
understood that she has never been salts
fed with the play-or, at least. with tn
role which she interprets. Liebler & Co
her managers. will equip her with splen
did Shakspearean production. IL is said
and send E. j. Morgan on the road as tn
star OF the melodrama OF modern Rome
Mr.. Morgan has been playing the leading
male role OF David Rossi all seasonal par
that Is just as strong as the one portraye
by Miss Allen.
The brief spring tour OF Liebler & Co.
alI-star cast production OF Romeo an
Juliet" begins at Albany, N. Y, tonight
The chief interest will center in the per
formance OF Eleanor Robson. who essay
the role OF Juliet for the first time. Ii
the general verdict OF her friends that tn
clever young actress will give an entirel
satisfactory @ Interpretation @ of the part an
productions for her in the future
XXX
This viii be Mr.. Cranes last week i
''David Harum." He has played the char
acter OF the horse-tradng old banker 10
two years, and feels that he has had abol,
enough OF the part, despite the success h
has made in It, new play Is being dill
gently sought for him for next season
Is not improbable that Martha Morton wi
furnish IL.
Aessre.. Sam Schubert and Nixon an
Zimmerman Will produce for the first tim
tonight their newest musical comedy .sTh
Runaways." II Is to be given a weeks tria
Ia Baltimore, where such alterations q
nay bs deemed necessary will be mad1