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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-02
Her Preference.

Fashionable Doctor-My dear young lady,
you are drinking nnfiltered water, which
swarms with animal organisms You should
have it boiled; that will kill them.
be an aquarium than i' cemetery.NLondon
Tit-Bits.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

impression that it is Ditrichsteins purely
because he adopted it when the real author
wasn't looking.
Jules Huret the Partisan Journalist who
recently visited America to make for the
Paris Figaro a study of America and the
American stage. has been devotng much
space i'm his journal to the ensemble work
of the American chorus girl as the most
characteristic phase of American theatri-
Gals 1.-The one thing that has impressed
me as the most original and delightful
creation that l have encountered in the
theaters of the United States, writes NJ.
Huret lis the dance of the chorus girl.
and | am indeed afraid that if it does not
rehabilitate itself speedily and seriously
the old French-Italian ballet will soon be-
come a thing of the past. The dance of
the American chorus girls has resuscitated
the art of ensemble movement with ami
mated gesture with absolute pantomimic
eloauence of the whole figure, and with a
grace. a charm and a seduction that are
incompatible"
Local admirers of Henry f. Dixey will be
glad TO learn of his engagement for .wo
performances at English's. opening week
from tomorrow night. his dItiSliC dCtoI
was last seen here with Amelia Bingham
when that actress played an engagement
at English's early last season. He is one
| of the most finished comedians on the
American stage. but. for some reason. has
been unfortunate until recently in securing
a play we'll suited to him. Several times he
has gone on starring tours. scoring a per-
sonal success each time, while his plays
have never been worthy of him. Dixey has
been desirous OF making people forget that
| he ever was the famous Adonis of the bur-
| lesque of that name. and has of late sue
| ceeded in winning much praise for his ex-
celent character portraiture a member
| of Miss Binghams company and in the two
pieces he is now presenting Facing the
Music" and the little curtain-raiser. over
| a Welsh Rarebit."
| Vesta Tilley. the English comedienne. will
sail from Liverpool next Saturday and
will inaugurate her American tour at the
| Garrick Theater. Chicago. early in October
| She will open in new comedy called
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

"Algy" bright little piece which gives her
an opportunity to resort to various male
disguises which no member of her sex can
wear so well as she. Vesta Tilley is the
greatest artistic living i'm her peculiar line
of work, and the idol of London, where. APP
parently, she could remain the balance of
her career, and earn more money than any
where else on earth Naturally, the Lon
don managers are loath to see her depart
from their city. and their shores. They
have already projected banquet to be
given her just prior to her sailing, ut the
Carlton Hotel, the swell hotel of London,
and for which no less than two hundred
and fifty covers are to be laid. That's
what they think of Vesta Tilley in london.
The press agent of the lurid melodrama,
''Over Niagara Falls" has been getting in
his best licks during the tour of the play
through the small towns of Indiana. This
startling piece of information, which APP
peared i'm Knightstown paper the other
day. is surely worthy of consideration:
"Nowland and Clifford, the enterprising
managers of Over Niagara Falls which
will be seen at the Alhambra Monday
night, Aug. q, after much trouble and no
little expense have secured the barrel in
which Anna Edison Taylor made her famous
descent OF Niagara Falls Oct. "a. 1901.
She is the only human being who has ever
dared to brave the falls and lived. Her es
cape was almost miraculous, and has fur
nished food for the pen of JOS. lie Brandt,
the well-known dramatst. The scene in
which the barrel is used is a thrilling one"
Mr.. Crummels in Dickens's Nicholas
Nickleby' boasted of real washtubs in his
play. Mr.. Crummels has been outdone at
last. Here's a real barrel on the stage
and one with a grand history!
May Robson is undoubtedly one of the
most versatile actresses before the public.
Although she is the best caricaturist on
the American stage. she has been selected
To play serious historical character this
season, having been chosen to enact the
role of Queen Elizabeth in the Bertha Gal
land production of Dorothy Vernon of
Haddon Hall" 1t is said that Miss Rob-
son has never before been so enthusiastic
over a part. She is spending most of her
time at present in that part of the Astor
Library which is devoted to the historical
portraiture of the Elizabethan period, deep
ly absorbed while turning over colored
plates and black and white sketches or i'm
mersed in the volumes of English history
by Greene or Gosse. While Miss Robson $
fame at representation of character absur-
dity might lead to the supposition that
she would attempt to make the role of
Queen Elizabeth a humorous one, the ac-
tress says that. on the contrary, she intends
portraying Elizabeth without the least ex-
aggeration, and hopes to present the most
faithful picture of the royal termagant ever
seen on the mimic stage. The New York
dramatic writer's are looking forward to
Miss Robson's work in the new play with
considerable eagerness.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

the stage. Many of the dresses, especially
those worn by the girls representing the
different flowers and fruits, are said TO be
of the richest fabric. and hand-painted.
Xxx
The special company engaged to present
''Ben-Hur'' in New York for run be-
ginning early in the fall, started rehears-
ing last week OH the stage of the New York
Theater. The original "Ben-Hur' organi-
zation has been in rehearsal for three
weeks. and will open its season at South
Bend Ind. two weeks from tomorrow
night Several dramatic writers have re-
ferred to these organizations as the NO.
l. and mo. % companies. .Klaw & Erlang-
er say that no such distinction should be
made, as they claim that each organization
is the equal of the other. The company
which opens at South Bend, and which is
to go on a Western tour as far San
Francisco, is the one which first presented
''Ben-Hur'' at the Broadway Theater, New
York, and which was seen in indianapolis
for three weeks last fall.
The first new play of the season in New
York is "Vivian's Papas,' a farce by Leo
Ditrichstein, who seems to be another Clyde
Fitch, when it comes to activity as dram
atist. The new piece was given its initial
presentation last Monday night at the Gar
rick Theater. and was not hailed as a great
success, although some of the players in
the cast, particularly Hattie Williams, re-
ceived evidences of appreciation from the
audience. Miss Williams has for several
seasons been the leading comedienne with
the Rogers Brothers, and her role i'm
'Vivian's Papas is the first straight
comedy part she has played for some time,
her work with the Rogers Brothers being
of burlesque nature. One New York re-
viewer says that the new farce is so OBJ
viously of foreign origin to convey the
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

The Park Theater will swing out of the
melodramatic path the first half of this
week and will offer a pastoral drama that
Is new 10 indianapolis. For Mothers
Sake The play is by Carrie Ashley
Clarke, and will be presented by the Rusco-
Holland company. Ii is said to be one of
the most pretentious rural dramas the
Fark VIII have during the first part of the
year, end a good deal of special scenery
and mechanical effects will be required TO
produce it, For Mothers Sake" is made
up OF about every phase OF life found in
New England villages and on the farms
ard the author has been unusually clever
I'm developing the plot. She leads the au-
dience to believe that treacherous muir
der has been committed by an unfeeling
villain. but in the end this dark cloud is
shifted, and IL is shown that there WIS no
spilling of blood and that the villain has
strength of manly character. Stronger vet
than this vein OF the authors effort is said
10 be the romance, in which love. hate and
devotion are held i'm balance by patbos ana
homely humor. The seasons of the year in
New England are included, which gives
opportunity for pleasing stage pictures
One OF them is a Fourth of July ceIebration
and the play ends with a Christmas .ree
with children singing and romping about II
Marie Heath. i'm the character Of 10 Penn
berton. New England boy, upon whom
the play leans heavily heads the cast
which includes twenty-five speaking parts
Dolly Davenport, Eunice Goodrich. Clara
Beyers. Theodore Pottle Adelaide PIpnk-
ett. virgie Mckinley. Charles Pjunkett
George Lyons. Bdwin Roy, ]. E. Brown and
a number of others are in the comnanv
There will be numerous specialties. songs
by Miss Heath and by quartet of chill
dren.
While Railroad Jack" coming To the
Park the last half OF the week. is on the
bills as a comedy drama, its fun is said
to outweigh the melodramatIc But its SEN
sations are lurid enough TO thrill the Oldest
regular patron OF this theater The plot
involves an heiress and a villain. who
seeks possession OF her. The action also
moves about a circus train, which I'm It's
travels on railroad is wrecked by a tor
nado. and the villain sezes the opportunity
10 make away with the heroine by throwing
her into the cage OF a live South African
lion. The hero OF the play is a tramp,
whom the audience watches as he rushes
into the cage and saves the heiress before
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

In the second act of ''The Sleeping Beauty
and the Beast" the Klaw & Erlanger Drury
Lane spectacle which is to be presented in
Indianapolis at English's during State fair
week. the beautiful ballet called THE Four
Seasons is introduced-the ballet which at
tracted so much attention in New York last
year during the long run of the show at
the Broadway theater. This great terpsi-
chorean feature, with its chorus represent
ing spring. summer, autumn and winter.
presents nearly 800 people in the most gor-
geously beautiful costumes ever seen on
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

skIxG DoDo- COMING TO ENGLIsH's
FOR TWO PERFORMANCES.
Two Attractions mt the Park-OpeniDg
of the Empire-LocaI and For
eign Stage Notes.

With G company of seventy-five people.
including an augmented orchestra OF
twenty-five musicians. king Dodo,
the relgning comedy opera success for
the last two seasons, returns TO
Englishs tomorrow evening for two
performances in indianapolis. Headed
by Richard Golden. who interprets the title
role the organization comes direct from the
studebaker Theater, Chicago. for the open
Ing of its season in this city. Rehearsals
have been going or in Chicago for the last
three weeks and it is understood that the
company Is in fine working order"
The comic opera writer's, Pixley and
Luders. have turned out many successful
stage entertainments during the last five
years. but King Dod3'' remains the king
PIN OF their productions so far both as
to libretto and music. In that the piece
is constructed along legitimate comic opera
lines, even TO an amazon's march and con-
spirators' chorus. IT must needs be obvious
that the success of the production has been
Instrumental in rejuvenating that form OF
musical entertainment which has been sup
planted by the vogue of musical comedy
In recen. years. Richard Golden is now
playing the part made famous by Raymond
Hitchcock and it is doubtful il Manager
Savage could have made a better selection
for the role OF the foolish old monarch. Mr..
Golden Is well remembered In Indianapolis.
both as good comic opera comedian and
an excellent inpersonator of rustic character
types. He was a star for several seasons
IN the quaint New England comedy, "Old
Jed Prouty," and has often been seen here
as the leading funmaker of various musical
pieces Last season he appeared in the
star part of Foxy Quiller'' and scored a
tremendous hit in the role. From past
performances" as they say at the race
track. he should make a very funny King
Dodo.
The present production will be made by
Henry w. Savage on a thorough scale, the
scenic establishment of which will be ex-
ceedingly elaborate, while the ensemble ef-
fects promise to be rarely beautiful. The
cast, In addition to Mr.. Golden, includes
Arthur Woody, Charles w. Meyers. Harry
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23
in THE MUSICAL WORLD
SOMETHING ABOUT THE FoRTHCoM-
ING OPERA SEASON IN NEW YORK.
The Cast Chosen for ..ParsifaI"-PIans
of Heinrich Conreid-Notes OF
Music and Musicians.

The coming season of grand opera and
ballet at the Metropolitan Opera House
will begin on Nov. %. aud will extend over
fifteen weeks This will be followed by an
out-of-town season of five weeks in Phila-
delphia, Boston, Chicago. Cincinnati and
Pittsburg. German, French and Italian
operas and music dramas will once more
be represented in the repertoire. The nov
elites which the management hopes 10 pro-
duce are "Parsifal." I'll Etisir D'Amore."
Les Dragons de Villars,'' LA Dame
Blanche" La Gioconda" and die Ner-
kaufte Braut." The cast chosen by Man
ager Conreid for the production of 'Parsi-
faf' is as follows: Parsifal. Alois Burg
staller; ,Amfortas, Anton Won Rooy; Killing
sor. Otto Goritz; GIrnemanz. Robert Blass;
Kundry. Milkaternina. The flower girls
will include Mines. Seygard. Fanchon
Thompson. Marcia Van Dresser, Jacoby.
Heidlbach, Shafter and Harris The boys
will be recruited from one of the New York
church choirs. The first presentation of
''Parsifar' will be on Dec. q. Ten perform
ances of the music drama will be given,
and i'm accordance with the Beyruth Gus
tom, the performance will begin at 5
o'clock. At o'clock there will be in
termission of an hour, and the representa-
tion will conclude at about II. New seem
cry, costumes and properties will be pro-
vided for many of the works of the re-
pertoire, notably for the Wagnerian music
dramas and Les Huguenots." The stage
manager will be Herr Fusch. who super
intended the first production of ''ParsifaI
at Beyruth. For the presentation of the
music dramas Mr.. Conreid has engaged
Herr Lautenschlager, the Munich Opera
House stage director. Great attention will
be paid during the season TO ballets. The
orchestra will be greatly strengthened and
enlarged. AT ordinary performances it will
include nnety-one musicians, while for the
Ring music dramas and "Parsifal" il
will be still further enlarged The chorus.
long weak point, has been completely re-
organized. 1t will consist of 40 singers.
part of whom have been engaged in Vienna
and Milan.
Nelson w. Page, the composer who wrote
the music rendered in the presentation OF
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

London Chronicle.
In the remarkable work OF DR.. Evans and
his helpers on the long-despised island of
crete a very curious fact has come TO light
Or Evans has discovered several statuettes
which delineate precisely the arrangement
IN the minutest detail. of the muscles and
surface veins of the Cretan arms of those
days II is worth pointing out that these
now constitute the earliest az all records of
human anatomy. They might serve as
detail and the point is that four thousand
wears of evolution have not effected the mi
nutest change in the structure of the hu-
man arm This is no such small period if
man be only 10000 years old. and the de-
auction is that physical evolution has
ceased, and that in the hidden and inner
qualities of brain alone is future progress
to be recorded.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

the lion can spring upon her. The mechan-
ical effects, besides its pictures OF cir
Gus. include the flight of midnight train,
which encounters explosion as il ap-
proaches switch. The tramp meets with
many adventures i'm all these affairs. and
while they appear to be serious enough for
him, he turns them into laughs for the au-
dience. Miss Madelon Caufman appears as
the heiress. The tramp is impersonated by
James De Meyer. The cast is a large one,
and includes the Manhattan Comedy Four,
the Rag Time Trio and the Empire Quartet.
In the company, too. are Bessie Primrose.
Marie Hiliker Ethel Hillinghead. Jessie
Z. Sanders, r. O. Caufman, Fred Thomas,
John b. Max. X NJ. Gray and c. b. Shoe
maker.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

The Empire Theater, redecorated and
with several new sets of scenery will throw
open its doors to the amusement-seekinS
public tomorrow afternoon, starting the
new burlesque season in Indianapolis with
the Bowery Burlesquers as the attraction.
The Empire. i'm its new dress. presents
much brighter appearance than heretofore,
as the walls and ceiling have been orna-
mented in colors that pleasing to the
eye. The business staff at this theater will
remain the same as that of last season with
Charles p Zimmerman resident mana
ger and Samuel Davis as treasurer. The
stage force will also remain unchanged.
The Bowery Burlesquers have been at the
Empire every season for the last four
years. This organization has brought out
several burlesque stars that have after
ward gained renown in more pretentious
kinds of entertainment. Truly Shattuck was
one of the original members of the COM
pany. as was also Winnie Henshaw. Both
of these clever young women have become
favorites in musical comedy. Gilbert and
Gofdie, two popular comedians, were for
several seasons the principal funmakers
| with the company, but their faces will be
missed this year. Walter Goldie died short
~ diter the company prayed ltS engage
| ment here. last year. and his partner and
, lifelong friend has retired from the stage.
| However, the management of the organiza-
| tions claims to have number of capable
performers this season who will easily COM
pare with the stars of which the show
boasted during previous seasons. The pres
| ent company includes Bickel and Watson,
| Edward Lee Wrothe, Bennett and Rich,
| the Warsaw Brothers, La Belle Veola Liz
zie Freligh. Jeanette lie Beau. Nettie Nell
son and the well-known comedienne, Maud
| Huth.
| The scenic equipment is understood TO
! be new and unusually handsome and the
| girls of the chorus are credited With being
| pretty and graceful. Many new songs will
be introduced in the course of the bur-
| lesque and a number of novel specialties
| are promised If the company is as good as
| il has always been in the past, the Bowery
| Burlesquers should prove a splendid OPEN
| ing attraction at the local home of bur-
lesque.'
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

Davies, Maud Williams. Claude Albright,
Daisy Hamlin and Gertrude Barnes. The
chow girls of the company. are unusually
pretty, as may be seen from the group of
them in the hashlight photograph which is
Produced on this page. The tuneful musi-
cal numbers OF the piece will soon be
whistled about town once more. The most
catchy songs are Look i'm the Book and
See" 'I'il Do or Die THE Eminent DIR.
Fizz.' THE jolly Old Potentate," when
Thou Art Mine ''The Miller's Cats" "Old
Father Time THE Tale of a Bundle
Bee. Diana" and They Gave Me Medal
for That
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23
Opening of the Grand Next Week.

The Grand will open its new vaudeville
season week from tomorrow. A fine
bill has been prepared for the opening,
some of the best vaudeville people in the
country having been engaged. The chief
attraction will be the grand opera singer
Nine. Eugene Mantelli. who was for five
years the celebrated mezzo soprano of the
Grau Company. The latest portrait Of
Nine. ManteIii appears on this page She
Is woman of handsome stage presence
and her singing is sure to be greatly en-
joyed. The work of redecorating and re-
modelling the interior of the Grand will be
completed within day or two The lobby
has been repainted i'm tones of green, ivory
and gold. The walls of the foyer have been
decorated in red. and the beautiful domed
Ceiling is ivory and green. The portieres
are of green and Indian yellow silk velours,
and the floor has been recarpeted. The
main auditorium is i'm the empire style
the coloring is treated in rich reds, classi-
cal borders and panelings and ornamented
with musical emblems throughout while
the wood work is i'm rich green's. The boxes
have been refurnished and recarpeted. and
the loges remodeled The work of decora-
ton has been in the hands of Messrs.
Mitchell and Halbach, of Chicago, who
have had great deal of experience in
dressing playhouses i'm new suits of clothes
number of new stage settings and
drops" have been painted by Messrs. Liv-
ingston and Minor. the scenic artists from
the Auditorium Theater, Chicago.
Resident Manager Shafer Ziegler and
Press Agent Louis Buckley have just COM
pleted the preparation of a list showing
the principal acts that have been booked
for the season, and a glance over the names
of the performers who are to be seen there
indicates that the season is going 10 be
the best that the Grand has ever expert
enced Here are some of the most impor-
tant bookings: Nine. Mantelli the Montrose
troupe. Manning's entertainers Adolph
link, the Onri troupe, Mile. Capell, Chris
tiana's monkeys, the Two Silvas.
the Four Sisters Merkel. the Great
Lafayette and his company, Prelles
talking dogs, the Three Zolas, Inez
Mecusker, the Jack Theo trio, Sierra and
Bella Rosa. the Tito European troupe, the
Fleury trio. the Four Millions, the Three
Richards, the Great Nirvano. Alcide Cap
itaine, Charles T. Aldrich, Taffarys won
derful dogs. Edmund Day and company the
Great Everhardt, Ollie Young and brother
Ross and Fenton, Avery Strkosch, Ethel
Levy. Mirzl Won wenzI. the Amoros-werner
troupe, the Three Rio brothers, Musical
Dale and Imro Fox with his company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23

presented in London, has been engaged to
compose the music for the coming pro-
duction of "A Japanese Nightingale" to be
produced at Days Theater. New York, in
December. Mr.. Page is about the only
composer of the day who is making a spec
ialty of Oriental music.
portrait appears on this page of Chris
tian Frederick Martens, who has just been
engaged to come to this city to act as vocal
the Chinese play, 1.-THE Cat and the
Cherub," and Mrs. Patrick CampbelPs
japanese drama. Mime Chrysanthemum. -
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-23
Bathing in Missouri.

hdIlSdS NIIN otdI
travelling man alighted from a train
and. covered with the dirt and dust of trav-
e made his way To the best hotel in a
southwest Missouri town the other day. As
he handed the porter his grips he told him
he wanted TO take a bath. The negro boy
hesitated moment and then replied:
Sorry. sab. but we amt got no bath I'm
this heah house.
How do you people bathe?" asked the
guest.
We'll. sah.'' returned the negro. lin de
summah time all goes out 10 de East
Fork and ducks in the creek and In dc win
tah We jcs waits 70 de good ole summah
time