The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-09

OF the Empire. and as the attractions OF
these managers arc usually OF excellent
good entertainment Pat Reilly. the we'll
known Irish comedian, heads the company
and will appear in the burlesqueS-D Down
at Murphy's Home and Hades ana the
-Four Hundred" Other prominent vaude-
VILE people with the show are Nat Leroy,
Craig and Ardel. Bonita and her pickanin-
MES. the Orpheus comedy four and George
and Lila Brennan.
The sale Of single tickets for the Dam
rosch-Bispham concert Wednesday evening
in the CIaypool Auditorium will open this
morning at the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day.
ton ticket office I'm the hotel building. The
demand for subscription tickets last week
was very satisfactory, and Mrs. Ona b.
Talbot, who is acting as local manager OF
the series OF musical events scheduled Tor
the Claypool Auditorium this season, Is
assured of a large audience for the initial
recital. With such artists as Walter DAM
rosch and David Bispham giving Wagner's
great sacred work, "Parsifal, in recital
form. there is every reason for display
OF interest in Wednesday nights Offering
1.-THE Worst Woman in London" the Eng
fish melodrama that was one of the sensa-
tons of last season in the British metropo-
lis, will be given its American production
this evening at the American Theater, the
home of melodrama in New York The
woman engaged to play the title role turns
out to be Ann Fairchild, an Australian act
ress. For some unaccountable reason the
management OF the American Theater mas
been making a secret of this actress iden-
tity the theatrical people in New YORK
have been wondering who the worst woman
in London was TO be. Miss Fairchlld Is not
lxrarx tn ,fc fru a
very capable actress.
XXX
new vaudeville programme will be given
at the Unique this afternoon and all the
rest Of the week. together with a new ex-
hibition OF interesting animated pictures,
including some views never shown before
In this city. The principal performers on
the bill will be the Empire Trio. in songs
and dances; Miss Adelyn, in new ballads,
and Knight and Harrigan, in a sketch en-
titled Life In a Tenement House Busl-
ness at this little theater continues so good
that Manager Thorbus Is assured OF the
success of his venture. The performances
each one Of which lasts exactly one hour
ARE free from all objectionable features.
]. II. Stoddart, Reuben Fax and COM
pany that promises to be adequate in every
respect will come to English's tomorrow
night in the dramatization of Ian McLaren's
delightful Bonnie Brier Bush" The en-
gagement is for Tuesday and wednesday
evenings with Wednesday matinee. NO
play seen here last season left better Inn
preston than did this pretty stage-told
story OF Scotch country life. Mr.. Stoddart.
in his portrayal Of old Lachlin Campbell,
is one of the finest figures on the American
stage to-day, and Mr.. Faxs imperSonatlon
of ''Postey'' is another splendid characteri-
zation.
FRITZ Schef, the little German prima
donna soprano, will make her New York
debut as a comic opera star a week from
tonight in ''Babette," the latest work of
Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith. The
new piece, styled a romantic opera. deals
with the period of Louis XIV. Miss Schen
will be supported by Eugene CowleS, the
popular basso; William Castleman, IDA
Hawley, Josephine Bartlett, Louis Harrison
and z. j. Connelly--all OF them well-known
opera singers.
Indianapolis will have its first view Of "A
Chinese Honeymoon" next Friday and Sat-
urday nights at English's, with a Saturday
matinee, and the sale of seats for the three
| performances will open tomorrow. This
Is the English musical comedy that proved
such a pronounced success IN New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and other Eastern
cities last season John h. HenshaW, Iopy
Claude and a number or other prominent
comedians and singers are with the organ
ization.
Seats are now sale for Clara Blood
goods performance of THE Girl With the
Green Eyes" Thursday evening at English's s.
This play is considered by many people the
best of Clyde Fitch's comedies of New York
social life, and Mrs. Bloodgood's acting in
the role of jimmy Austin is credited with
being a most noteworthy piece of work, both
| in it's comedy and emotional passages. The
| company Is one Of Charles Frohman's and
| therefore competent one.