The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29
Theatrical Notes.

strel Jubilee will take possession Of the
theater. Indianapolis has not had its Gus
tomary share of black-face entertainments
this year. and the show tonight will prob
ably prove a drawing card for there are
many lovers of this kind OF amusement in
this city. Although the name of BILLY
West Is now only pleasant memory of
the past, the organization which still was
his pride during the last years of his life,
and which is now owned and controlled by
his widow, Is said to be kept up to the high
standard which West himself always main
tanned The company is headed by the WELL
known Billy Van, one of the funniest of
end-men and monologuists, and there are a
number of other prominent burnt-cork peo-
pie with tho show, including John King,
Frank Hammond, Jules Bennett and Tom
Moore. Among the speciality performers are
the Zarrow trio of bicycle pantomimists,
the Ford brothers, champion dancers, and
swift and Huber, musical team. Among
the leading vocalsts are Clement Stewart
Robert Hardy and w. j. Baldwin.
George w. Lederer's big musical revel. -
as the advance notices call it, but which is
more generally known as sally in Our
Alley" comes to English's for three per-
formances, beginning tomorrow evening
and is reasonably certain to attract large
audiences. since Indianapolis is fond OF
is very large one, with dozen or more
comedians and singers of recognized abil-
ity, including June McCree, Richard f.
Carroll, George Schiller, Frank Harrington
Harry FairleiSh, jeanette LOwrie, Trixie
Friganza, Margaret Marston. Catherine
Lewis Caroline Heustis and Tessie Mooney
When Sally in Our Alley left Boston
the company was short the services of six
teen chorus girls. as that many quit their
jobs at the end of the run there, refus-
ing to play such one-night stands as NAL
den. Ithaca, Syracuse and places of similar
size, and leaving word with the manager
that they would join the show when u
reached Cincinnati. There was no way al
hand for filling their places, and the com
pany had to get along as best ii could with
out the independent misses until the girls
showed up" at Cincinnati when Sally
began her weeks engagement in that city
last week. All of the girls got their jobs
back again and are now with the show, but
the manager swearS by all the gods of the
theatrical art that if the merry, merry
maidens dare desert him again he will send
to Chicago for raw recruits and undertake
himself the troublesome business of teach
ing the new chorus girls the music and
business OF the piece.
new melodrama called 1.-THE Little
Mother" will be presented at the Park The
alter this afternoon and for the rest of the
week The story of the play deals with
the people of the lower East Side tenement
district of New York city. and the prin.
cipal character is Nan Morton, little
newsgirl, who is the only support of hel
invalid mother ana two little brothers
The play is said to be well supplied with
special scenery, and the production is ar
elaborate one of its kind The company
includes Leighton Leith. Edwin S. Phillips
Harry Mack, Phil Mccarthy, Mabel Brown.
ell, Elizabeth Hunt, Ella Davis and others
Thomas j. Ryan, who is renewing at the
Grand this week the good impression hi
made here last year in Will NJ. Cressy's
sketch, Mag Hegerty's Father" has EN-
ployed a novel means of securing comedy
act equally as good as his present vehicl,
for his next season in vaudeville. TIL,
present sketch is considered as good as an,
| that Cressy has ever written, as Ii create:
|. continuous laughter i'm the audience fo
twenty minutes. Ryan has offered Cress,
$500 for another sketch along the same lines
and has promised the clever farce write
| an additional 500 IL the new comedy Il
pronounced by five competent judges th'
| equal of Mag Hegerty's Father" Tn
| judges are TO be S. h. Hodgekin, booking
manager of the Keith vaudeville circuit; +
! T.. Sargent ("Chicoto, of the New Yorl
Telegram; Edmund Day, another cleve
vaudeville sketch writer; Percy Williams,
vaudeville manager and Fred Halen, tn
| actor recently seen at the Grand in
| sketch. The new piece is TO be produce,
/ at keithS New YORK NauueNllle mouse a
| the beginning of next season.
XXX
| Indianapolis theatergoers will be glad I,
| learn that James ONeill. one OF the bes
| American actors, has just been booked I,
/ appear at English's during the last weel
| i'm February in THE Manxman," the pow
| erful decentralization of Hall Gaines move,
/ OF the same name, in which Wilson Barrett
/ has scored such success in England.
new farce-comedy of American life will
be produced in London within a week o.
two 1t is called 1.-The Adoption of Archi
bald and was written by Edgar Selwyn
! The leading parts will be played by Mis-
i George Giddons and Miss Fannie Brough.
/
Eddie Foy mas made a big hit in Klaw {
Erlanger's brilliant production of the spec
tacular pantomime, Mr.. Blue Beard" a
the Knickerbocker Theater. New York. TIL
! clownish Foy has the part of Sister Ann
| who as everybody knows. is the maidel
| who goes up TO the tower TO look for TIL
horseman." His makeup is said to be ex
cruciatingly funny The new production i
| given on ever more magnificent seal
| than its predecessor. THE Sleeping Beaut,
| and the Beast
The sale of seats for the engagement o
1.-THE Chaperon. will open at English
this morning. This operate comedy. whic
| comes TO English's next Monday night 70
/ one performance. made good impression
when seen here last season.