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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

never been seen in this country before.
The act presented by the six performers
who make up the troupe is understood to be
without an equal in its particular line.
Falk and Semon. the comedy musicians,
have often been seen in this city before,
both in vaudeville and with the high-class
minstrel companies They may always be
counted upon for a good specially. Hal
Godfrey and his company will offer a farci-
cal sketch called ~ Very Bad Boy" writ
ten for them by Arthur j. Lamb Godfrey
plays the part of messenger boy in the
piece aud is credited with some good fun
making. Josephine Gassman, a California
girl who has travelled all over the world as
a "blackface artist" will be on the bill,
accompanied by her '1ittle picks" she
calls them-three tiny negro children-and
will Introduce some new songs and dances.
Martini and Macmillan, the burlesque ma
gicians, scored hit at the Grand last
season in speciality that proved quite
novel. They come again with some new
tricks. Phil and Nettie Peters. well-known
In this city, will contribute a singing and
dancing sketch. and Lynn Welcher the
monologist last seen at the Grand with the
Lafayette show. will entertain with some
funny stories and songs. The bioscope
will bring the programme to a close at
each performance, as i'm the last two sea-
sons, and series of interesting views are
promised for the opening week
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The Park-Two Attractions.

The time at the Park this week will be
taken up by comedy drama and the first
,popular-price minstrel show of the present
season. ION the Bridge at Midnight,
which is coming the first half of the week,
while ii contains a good deal of comedy,
makes it's way into melodrama at times
with what is said to be thrilling effect. The
heavier phases of the play are woven about
bridge, from which the play gets its
name, and the bridge is said to be one of
the largest pieces of stage mechanism that
the Park has ever had. 1t is a working
model of one of the huge "jackknife" struc-
lures that span the Chicago river. opening
it's great steel arms as the blade of jack
knife is opened to permit river traffic to
pass. The child of blind mother is kid
naped I'm the play and, i'm seeking the lost
one, the kdnapers are pursued to the
bridge. The play was written by w. l..
Roberts for George Klimt and Alma
Hearne. and he has the chief characters
follow lines of comedy. this element per-
haps outweighing the dramatic. Mr. klimt
takes the role of Germany. who has not
entirely mastered English-a man who is
open-hearted in his generosity. Miss Hearne
appears a Chicago street arab. who is
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lean dramatists by producing in London,
upon his own account William Gilette's
first successful play. Held by the Enemy"
NJ. Sardou's new play, La Sorciere," is
to be given at Nine. Sarah Bernhardss
theater IN Paris during the coming vim
ter. Its story is largely concerned with
the sorcery and black arts of the middle
ages. Another of Sardou's works is to be
seen again i'm an entirely new fOrm-"Theo-
DORA" which is now being turned into an
opera by NJ. Xavier Lerous, the composer
of ''Astarte."
The new comedy written by ]. NJ. Barrie
for John Hare, the English comedian. will
have its initial production at Wyndham' S
Theater in London. two weeks from to-mor-
rom night. and will be called 1.-THE Stormy
Petrel'' instead of Little Mary" pre-
viously announced. The Little Mary in
question is a character talked about in the
play but never seen.
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Il mimic one. and that the broken-hearted
father not one of their own people,
after all, but merely American actor
whose mummery they had paid to witness.
In very interesting review of Emily
recently produced at the London Adelphi,
William Archer. the English critic. writes
as follows: THE reception of the play was
a striking tribute to the genius of Charles
Dickens Not that Messrs Warren and
Landecks drama tization of David Cop
perfield did any more justice to the great
novel than previous adaptations have done.
1t is reasonably good. no more. The truth
is that every dramatic version necessarily
throws into relief the weaker side of
Dickenss art. because il necessarily seizes
upon and eXaggerates the theatrical ele-
ment in it. The proof of his genius lies
in the fact that though only the weaker
side is presented To us that weaker side is
so strong and so human and above all so
intimately associated with imperishable
memories. We have little in this play save
the domestic melodrama that centers round
the cabin Yarmouth sands. cit is curl
ously difficult to find an exact term for the
Peggotty mansion, which was neither a
boathouse nor a houseboat) David Copper
field himself is almost a nonentity; Betsy
Trotwood is little more than a name: there
is no Mr.. Dick, no Traddies, no Spenlow,
and no Jorkns no Dora and no Gyp. no
Barkis. no Omer. no DIR. Strong, no Mrs.
Markleham Mrs. Micawber is once or
twice heard of. but never seen; and Micaw-
Der himself-the immortal, the heroic the
incomparable-is reduced (oh. basest of
mn viz Tn no htff.
diton of comic relief Yet, though but
corner of the vast canvas is unrolled before
us and although all the elements of the
drama presented are conventional and
hackneyed i'm the extreme, even this brief
contact at second hand with the superb
creative energy of the good genie OF fiction
is enjoyable and refreshing. 1t must be
added that thu leading parts i'm the domes-
tic drama are filled with unusual ability"
''Trilby" first opened managerial eyes TO
the commercial value of stage versions of
successful books and the stream of drama
tized novels has been seemingly endless
since the wonderful hit scored by the fas-
cinatng Du Maurier piece. OF the recent
dramatized novels that will find their way
to the stage this season the following are
the most important THE Light that
Failed" with Forbes Robertson and Ger
trude Elliott; Hearts Courageous with
Orrin Johnson; 1.-The Pit" with Wilton
Lackaye; "A Japanese Nightingale" which
Klaw * Erlanger will produce Mrs
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch which will
bring forward Madge Carr Cook: Lady
Roses Daughter" which Charles f'rohman
will produce; John Ermine Of the Yellow
stone" which is Louis Evan Shipman's lat
est; Miss Petticoats." which Kathryn Os-
terman will use; THE Spenders." which
has been made into a play by Edward T..
Rose for W. III. Crane; "Ransom's Folly"
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which Richard Harding Davis is to drama
tie for Charles Frohman; 1.-The Amateur
Craftsman in which Kyrle Bellew finds
number of possibilities: Clyde Fitch's
new play for Millie James, to be taken out
of "Old Curiosity Shop" Dorothy Vernon
of Haddon Hail. intended for Bertha Gal
land.
Stage Manager 5ohn Tul of English's,
says that State fair week will see the bust
est times of the theatrical season on the
stage over which he has control. Klaw &
changers stupendous Drury Lane specta-
Gle, 1.-The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"
will be the attraction all of that week at
English's and the coming of this big pro-
duction means hard work to the men who
labor behind the big drop curtain. Exten-
sive alterations will have to be made in the
stage, and every strip of scenery, no mat
furniture. no matter how inconsequential
will have to be removed from the stage
before the several carloads of scenery and
properties belonging to the show arrive
in the city, 1.-THE Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast" is now running at Manhattan Beach
and will come almost directly to Indian
ment at the seashore 1t will be presented
at English's with practically the original
cast seen at the Broadway Theater two sea-
sons ago. There will be over 600 people in
the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Milton .Royle have
scored only moderate success in their
new farce MY Wife's Husbands" which
cd hn
day night in New York The play, which
was written by Mr.. Royle himself is said
to be Electrically amusing and full of lines
that are Electrically clever, but that the
author has showed little care for the smooth
and swift unrolling of a tale. Mrs. Royle
made her debut as farcical actress and
her performance seems to have been the
real hit of the piece As Selena Fetter
she is remembered by theater-goers as the
heroine of Friends, which was so sue
cessful for several seasons, and before that
as the tragic adventures of Ramsey Nor
rs's play 1.-THE Tigress." The latest por-
trait of Mrs. Royle is reproduced on this
page.
The date for the opening of Charles War
ners engagement in Drink at the Acad-
envy of Music New York, has been fixed
for Sept. II. Much interest is being mani
tested in the first American appearance
of this famous English actor. Rich and
Harris. who are to manage his American
tour, have brought over a complete or
gauiZation from England in addition TO a
newly made equipment of scenery. Be
sides his great triumph in Drink" Mr..
Warner has scored many other successes in
his country. He for years the
principal stock actor at the London Adelphi
and il was he who broke the ice for Amer
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saucy in manner and speech. These two
characters have much to do with running
the kidnapers to earth, sprinklinS their
fun as they go.
Hi Henry is coming to the Park the lat
ter half of the week with what is said
to be the greatest aggregation of talent that
he has had during the thirty years he has
been in minstrelsy. Its strength lies i'm
its singers and the richness of the first
part, given under the title of Courts of
Nero" The company is made up of fifty
white men, fifteen of whom are solo singers
among them being George S. Van, j. p.
Moore. Joe Lyons, L. j. Broulette Billy
Lyons, Rastus Ereheart. Frank Brack-
away. Jacques Lyons, b. G. Hardcastle and
c. II. Jesperson. Arthur Deming is the
premier of the comedians who appear in
the first part. the list including Billy Clark.
James Corrigan John Dove. Joe La Toy.
Bob Stevens, Tom DAILY, Art Howe and
Joe WEIGH
The company. ii is said, docs not spend
all its efforts the first part, but saves
many of the good things for the olio, in
which Arthur Deming appears i'm mono
logue and the Bartelli troupe does aero
batc turns. La Toy brothers, grotesque
comedians and high jumpers. do some diff
cult turns Chief among the funmakers
OF the company is the burnt cork team Of
Corrigan and Dove. who do dancing turn
in the olio and present Corrigan's loop
de-loop." Hi Henry, who has won fame
both as a cornettist and minstrel manager,
will play several cornet solos. Others in
the olio will be Billy Lyons the male in
genue; the Amphion Glee CLUB; the saxa-
phone quartet; Cook and Hall, musical
comedians; Probst. imitator of song birds;
Viola Abt dancer. and Harvey and
Cooley, singers.
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The Empire-American BurIesau.

The Empire-American BurIcsquers.
The first week of the Empires new season
was a successful one largely on account
OF the fact that the show offered by the
management was praiseworthy. The man.
ayers of burlesque theaters throughout the
country are demanding better attractions
of the burlesque producers this season, and,
judging from the first bill of the season at
the Empire, the shows this year will be
kept up to a higher standard than hereto
fore. There was nothing in the least OBJ
jectionable i'm the show presented by the
Bowery Burlesquers and it is to. be hoped
that the other companies on the road will
follow this good example. The show that
unearths good material instead of relying
upon vulgarity as a drawing card, is the
one that is going to be popular hereafter
in the burlesque houses.
The American Burlesquers, well known
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organization will hold the boards at the
Empire this week, beginning with the
matinee tomorrow afternoon. The com
pany is headed by William B. Watson.
the German comedian. and Jeanette Dupre.
who is billed as French chansonette. Both
are popular with Empire audiences Other
performers in the company are Wheeler
and washburn in a sketch which intro
duces the conversation dance" Mcfarland
and Murray. character comedians; the
Bachelor Sisters, singers and dancers; the
Bells, two musical artists. and the
Hewitts in an act called Equilibrium"
There are a number of well known burlesque
girls with the show. the more prominent
ones being Freda Carroll. Laura Creigh-
ton, Kittie Lucette, Langtry Ashton, Liz
zie Howe and Edith Crawford The travesty
portion of the entertainment is said TO be
handsomely staged and tastefully costumed.
Theatrical Gossip.
The news of the mental breakdown of
Ernest Hastings, the young stock actor.
whose sudden collapse i'm New York was
chronicled in these columns the day before
yesterday, will come as a shock to his many
friends in the theatrical and newspaper
world. Mr.. Hastings is we'll known all over
the country, but especially i'm San Fran
CISCO where he played as the leading man
CT the Alcazar Stock Company for over two
years He is an excellent actor and a man
of charming personality. 1t was through
him, more than any other actor. that the
little Chinese play, THE First Born
achieved such remarkable success as his
portrayal of the Chinese father. with his all
consuming love for his only son. was won
derfully strong piece of character work.
Night after night. week in and week out,
this play of Chinatown life ran in San Fran
cisco The Chinese from the city's Oriental
quarter came in great numbers TO see their
own countrymen pictured by American ac-
tors, and the one thing that seeneS TO i'm
press them above all else in the uAique
little play was the acting of Ernest Has
ings The present writer recalls the rows
of yellow faces in the gallery of the little
Alcazar-a spectacle most unusual in an
American theater-and remembers how In
terested the Chinese auditors became when
the father of the dead Chinese boy lay
in wait for his child's murderer in what
was made TO represent a dark alley Of their
own Chinatown. Some of the little trag-
cdy struck them as funny-there Is no ac-
counting for "a Chinamans view of things
acted so perfectly, was impressive even to
their peculiar minds. For once, the amused
smiles faded from their faces, and they
forgot that they were in white DEVILS
theater' forgot that the tragedy was only
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The Grand-sen.on'. First Vaudeville.


With its handsome new decorations. new
carpets. new sofa chairs. new sets of seen
cry and other lesser improvements. all of
which have been previously described in de-
tail III these columns. the Grand will open
its season OF high-class vaudeville at mat
inee performance tomorrow afternoon.
The management of the Grand has spared
no expense during the summer vacation to
make the theater one CT the prettiest and
most comfortable in the West. and the old
patrons OF the house will be surprised to see
What Transformation has taken place in
tie auditorium and lobby. A transforma-
ton has also taken place on the stage and
In the arrangement of the dressing rooms
for the performers. but these things, of
course. will not be noticeable from the front
or the house. although they will be greatly
appreciated by the people engaged in Civ
ing the performances.
From present indications the local vaude-
Vile season will prove the best ever known.
The Grand has its books filed with the
finest acts on the vaudeville stage. and
there is every reason TO look forward to
many weeks OF enjoyable entertainment
The opening programme this week seems to
take in almost everything in vaudeville art,
from the best OF music to the customary
acrobaiic tufn. Madame Eugenia Mantelli
a grand operate singer of high reputation
will be the leading feature OF the BILL She
Is an Italian soprano, who has sung with
the Grau company and on the concert stage
and has been received everywhere as an
artist OF the first rank. She scored a strong
success while az the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York. where she was looked
upon as the best Italian soprano since
Scalchi After leaving Americas greatest
operate organization she sang successful
engagements in Madrid. Lisbon and several
OF the South American capitals where she
was particularly well liked in the roles of
Mignon and Carmen. She is a great ad-
mirer of Mascagni. with whom she has
toured, aud rarely renders a programme
without introducing at least one OF Mascag-
mis- compositions. Her Indianapolis APP
pesrance is sure To attract much attention.
The Montrose troupe OF acrobats equi-
librists and general gymnasts will be a
strong feature OF the opening bin. This
usvpe comes direct from europe and has
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-04
Married.

Ar Floyd B. Reas aud Miss Ida
E. McCoid, of Liberal, were united
in marriage Saturday evening at the
M. F. Parsonage by Rev, Reace.
The News extends congratulations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-04
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY
MISS MAGGIE MARTIN. cou~rv. supr


The State Supt. writes that it is
impossible, owing to the congest-
ed condition at the printing Office,
to secure all blanks on time for the
Annual Meeting.
He makes the following sugges-
tions:
On account of change OF the An
nual Meeting to an earlier date it is
impossible for the County Clerk to
get the valuation out in time.
Therefore it will be legal for the An
nual Meeting to adjourn to some
future date. Any number of voters
at the Annual Meeting can adjourn
to some future date. 1 will suggest
that you meet and adjourn until the
last Thursday in July, it will give
the County Clerk ample time to get
the valuation out in time.
Even though the meeting will ad-
journ the notices must be posted on
or before the 9Th of June or next
Monday and voters must meet on
the 9Th and adjour until last Thurs
day in order to make your meeting
legal.
1t is source of much regret that
matters are thus situated, but a con-
dition beyond our control has caus-
ed delay in printing.
This coupled with. the i'm
mense change in the annual meeting
make the above suggestions neces-
sary.
I sent out all old blanks had on
hand which can be used by chang
ing dates. I viii forward rest as
soon as received from State Supt.
Eastern Kansas is experiencing
the heaviest floods in it's history.
All business is paralyzed and mail
from the east was delayed couple
of days.
Measles have broken ont II the
city. Frank Wood, Harry Rosen-
berry and VIII Martin are the latest
victims.
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JEWEbRY NEWS.

Are you "out of sighte" Sc,
Sourbeer & Co.
We have those dollar watches
Sourbeer & Co.
We are equipped for fitting glass
es by the most improved methods.
See us if your eyes trouble you.
We have an assortment of lockets
holding two to four pictures. JUS;
the proper thing now.
Something new. The American
Pedometer. Tells how far you walk
in day. Price sI.a5. Sourbeer &
Co.
We are selling good clocks at a
very low price.
Does your sewing machine need a
new shuttle or any other new repairs?
We can get them for you.
The finest silver cleaner on the
market is the Silver Cream, a5c per
bottle.
If you want a wedding ring in
hurry call up Phone No. II, that's
US.
A IS ieweled genuine Waltham
movement in 20 year Fahy's case
for SO.
SOURBEER & CO..
The Jewellers
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-04
Reunion Dafe Fixed.

The Southwest Veterans Associa-
ton reunion will be held in the CITY
park here the first week in Septem-
Der. Secretary Arment has re-
ceived a letter from President Swee-
ney that the dates for the Eleventh
Annual Reunion has been set for
September I, 2, 5, and 4. He also
writes that ne has secured 200 tent
from the State to be used here dur
ing the week. A number of large
tents have been rented from a Kan
sas City house.
After two very successful reunions
the next one has every promise OF
outclassing all others either here Oh
elsewhere There will be larger
and more distinguished array OF
speakers here than at any timein the
history of our city.
Look out for the big bills
Dodge City Globe Republican.
Our Plains editor. no doubt wa.
delayed by the floods this week.
Fresh ground chop at Camps
feed mill all the time. We give It
ounces to the pound.
We forecast a wedding in The
city inside of the next ten days
Can you guess whom?
Grorge White who was here in tn,
spring with the Percheron hors'
which was sold to company here
was in the city a few days las
week
The Royal Neighbor Camp o
this city desire to extend thanks tc
the Helping Hand Society for the
So received from the proceeds of The
entertainment ~
Fred Judd left last Thursday FOL
Ashland where he had business with
the Mclaughlin Bros. Horse Co
He will probably be employed BY
them as a salesman.
w. S. Roe, agent for Car Su
cattle dip, was in town for severa
days He put in dipping vat fo
J. R. Keith, in Logan twp. stool
company was formed and it was de
cided to locate the vat at Mr.
Keith's:
Mr.. R, A. Harper of Santa Ann.
Texas, is in the city visiting his sol
R. A. Harper and wife. Mr.. Har
per rode across Texas to Stratford
with some horses and came from
there by rail. He will remain 70
several days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-04

Pro9rem for Sunday School Con.
vcniIoa.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-04

A man named c. F. Runnels was
killed just this side of Goodnight
yesterday in peculiar manner.
He was in a coal car coming south
and was seen from the caboose by
conductor Liesberg to crawl out on
top of the car as they were coming
over high bridge and just after he
got on top the high wind lifted the
top of the car off and blew it some
distance. The train was stopped
and ran back and the unconscious
man, with cut in his forehead,
was brought to town where he soon
died without regaining conscious
ness. Corner Wood held an inquest
and it was found that his relatives
lived at Aubrey, Denton, county,
Texas, who were notified and the
remains were forwarded there last
night. He was nicely dressed, had
about 500 and was supposed to be
a stock kshipper.-Clarendon Chron-
icle of Wednesday.
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70 be held at the Presbyterian
Church Thursday and Friday, June
nth and Il.
ZIP. N. Is minutes devotinnal
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-04

Louis Boehler left Tuesday even
ing for Dodge City to attend court.
The past few days have been the
gloomiest we ever remember in Kan
sas.
{ Alfalfa cutting has begun. The
first crop will be light owing to thl
extreme cool Spring weather.
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Local News.

Call and see the doll house at
Reads Grocery.