The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-07

0RAND.-vaudeville, 2:15 and Sis D. m.
PARk--"A Montana Outlaw" Q and 3
Observation-Disclosures, 2 and 8 p. m.
The second week OF the new vaudeville
season a. the Grand will open with q Labor
day matinee this afternoon. The bill for
the week would seem very inviting. as
there are five acts on the programme that
are ent rely new TO Indianapolis. The Man
ming entertainers, who hail from the Lon
don music halls. have never been seen here,
nor have the Whitney brothers, novelty
musicians. Donahue and Nichols, a comedy
sketch team, and Charles Earnest, a new
monologuist. The Manning troupe is now
making its first tour OF America. There are
hve performers In the troupe, and they are
said to give a very funny farcicaI act. The
Dill Will be headed by Mary Norman, a IA
vorite entertainer whose caricatures of So
ciety women lave brought her fame. 9th
ers contributing to the performance will be
Ollie Young and brother. Jugslers and hoop
rollers. last seen here Will Primrose 4,
Dockstaders minstreis; Irene Franklin. a
sweet singer of popular ballads, and Max
well and Dudley. I'm a musical sketch called
The Singing Lesson" The bioscope will
nave some good new views. including a
series OF ghost pictures"
XXX
The dramatizat ton Of Bret Harte's Snow
bound at Eagles" has just been produced
in the English provinces by Arthur Bour-
CHER, who is soon to present the new play
in London. The action Of the piece takes
place in California. the period is 1860. and
the, story opens 1T Heavy Tree hill, where
the California coach Is held up" While
the robbery is taking place one of the sud-
den snowstorms peculiar to the California
ranges overtakes both the passengers of the
coach and the highwaymen, AID all charac-
ters OF the story are completely showed
in for a fortnight. Some liberties have
been taken with the original narrative, but
the play Ia said to be a very entertaining
one. 1t Is thought that ''Snowbound at
Eagles will make a hit in London.
XXX
Miss Sophia Lingwood. the English act
ress, tells in the London Era of an incident
that recently occurred while she was play
ing the part OF Catherine in "the Bells"
Matthias. after a little gasping and gurg-
ling and clutching at his throat, Mt last fell
back In his chair in the rigidity of death.
But the solemnity Of the event was some
what impaired by. untoward misfortune to
the hind legs OF the chair, which suddenly
came of and thus caused the corpse TO fall
backward on his head. "Dead!' cried Cath
crime falling on her knees. and uttering this
which doomed before her and utterly de-
stroyed the pathos Of the situation.
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There Is said to be enough entertainment
of almost every character in Klaw &
Erlanger's great production of THE Sleep
ing Beauty and the Beast" which comes
to English's next Monday night for e
weeks engagement. to satisfy the most ex-
trayagant desires. Comedy, romantic
drama, music and spectacle are all blended
in a wonderful conglomeration. From the
rise TO the fall OF the curtain something new
is shown every moment. The ballet of The
Four Seasons, considered in New York the
most beautiful thing of the kind ever seen
on the stage. is TO be presented in In
annapolis with the same care as to detail
that was shown during the long metropoli-
tan run of the spectacle. The sale of
Ieats will oDer at Enslish's box Office
Thursday morning.
Frank 3. Carr's burlesque company.
styled The Th~oroughbreds.' comes to the
Empire for a weeks stay. opening with the
holiday matinee this afternoon. The organ
ization Is a large one. and included in its
roster are a number of very %well-known
buriescue performers. The stars OF the
show are Blanche Washburn and Josie
FLYNN, old favorites at the Empire, and
other people prominent In the entertainment,
will be Mile. La Toska, the contortionist,
Kennedy and Evans, the Irish comedians
lh0ScCh ah' - nc rhtNIh OIL WIG
Tyrene. the novelty dancer; the Empire
Comedy Four, a grotesque quartet. Two
burlettas will be presented.
Paul Heyse's drama. Mary of Magdala, :
in which Mrs. Fiske has won such great
success. is to be published in book form by
the Macmillan Company. OF New York. tn,
first edition TO be ready next Monday, Sept
1.-THE date set for the temperance OF
Mrs. Fiske at the Manhattan Theater In
the play. sThe identity of the author OF
the English version OF Mary of Magdala'
has thus far been kept secret-a uniqu,
fact considering the wonderful success will
the writer who made the English adaptation
will be disclosed simultaneously with tn,
publication of the book.
The number OF Shakspearean revival.
promised for this season is unprecedented
large. Besides Mr.. Manfeld's and Mr.
Sothern's annual presentations. Nat Good
win will appear in Midsummer Night:
Dream" Wilton Lackaye in 'Othello.'
Robertson in Hamlet" Viola Allen anc
Marie Wainwright as Viola in Twelfth
Night. Henrietta Crosman as RosalinC
In A You Like IL" Otis Skinner and Ada
Grace George and Nance O'Neill as indi
viduai stars. all in Shakspearean plays
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Melodrama will again hold sway on tn
Parks stage this week after a brief season
OF -minstreisy. "A Montana Outlaw on
OF those ''thrillers." with plenty of heroism
sensational incidents and nerve-racking eli
makes, will be the attraction for the frs
half OF the week. beginning with the natl
nee this afternoon The play is understood,
10 be deliberately staged and well acted
The management Is especially proud OF tn
scenic equipment. which Is said 10 be un
usually nne for n drama of this class. Prom
inent In the company are William A. Clark
John O. Mcdowell. Frank Arnold, tn
Gabriel brothers. Helene Warde, Mari
Con and Alice Mcdowell.
Do Indianapolis theater-goers remembe
Miss SaIlie Simlan: Well. Miss Sallie {
the little monkey that played such an i'm
portant part with Mile James In 'aThe Lit
tie Princess at EngIish's last spring. Poo
saiiie Is very IA at her quarters In Ia
Bronx Park Zoo. and Miss James is worrie,
for fear the little lady will not be able 4
BEGIN ruhsarsa2s this week. The acuesa