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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
Notes and Comment.

There seems to be a growing tendency
upon the part of certain vaudeville come
dams TO the use of loose language, and the
sooner they realize that this sort of thing
is offensive to self-respecting patrons of
the theaters the better 1t will be for them
selves and everybody else The Dramatic
Mirror recently had a sensible editorial on
this subject, pleading with the vaudeville
performers to discontinue such an objec-
tionable method of raising laughs. Among
other things the Mirror said
'Such things are to be expected in the
burlesque houses, but in a theater patro-
nized by women and children they should
not be tolerated. Eternal vigilance is the
price that must be paid for keeping the
patronage of the people who have made
vaudeville profitable to managers and
performers during the past few years, and
the entertainer who forgets himself in this
way is deliberately taking the bread out
of his own mouth. Vulgar expressions of
legged comedians and they use them wher-
ever they get a chance and when they i'm
agine they have the manager off his guard.
Even now, after several weary years spent
in cleaning up acts, managers are COM
PEELED to stand in front. pad in hand, every
Monday afternoon and make memoranda
concerning material that any performer
should know is unfit to use before refined
audience. The performer who does not
have TO be watched gains the confidence Of
managers, and he stands a much better
chance OF an engagement than the one who
has to be notified every day or two that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
Diversified Offerings for the Week
In the Indianapolis Play Houses
"A Japanese Nightingale" Rosemary"
the and at

Secret" in which she was seen here early
in the season, says that she Will not return
TO the stage until she can secure a suitable
comedy. She has made arrangements TO
read selections from Browning during Lent.
This talented actress is an excellent reader
and will doubtless be in great demand
among literary societies.
Although I am appearing in a Sardou
play" said Sir Henry Irving in an inter
view last week, Il have never met Sardou.
AT the time the arrangements were be-
ing made 1 was travelling about the Eng
lish provinces. 1t was quite impossible.
therefore, for me to supervise the matter
1 should have liked. 1 suggested that
certain scenes should be constructed and
Sardou followed my ideas as much as
possible. The designs for the scenes were
painted by four distinguished French
artists who went to Italy and made
sketches Of the localities for that purpose.
OF, course, Ii is needless to say that an
other great French artist, Gustave Dore,
contributed largely to many of the scenes
in Dante While his illustrations are
not being followed to the letter, the ideas
of his pictures have been closely copied.
The incidental music of the play was also
furnished by Frenchman, distinguished
composer, Xavier DerouX. who also wrote
the music for Bernhardt's production of
Jeanne dare So that save for the
actors Dante might be called French
production"
THE Cherry Girl" the Frohman & Ed
wardes's production at the new Vaudeville
Theater in London, is more American than
English in atmosphere, if one should judge
by it's musical hits alone. Miss Ellaline
Terriss, who is London's idol among come
diennes,. sings My Little HongKong
Baby which was one of the hits of THE
Chinese Honeymoon" over here, and Just
to Please You, Sue, a dainty coon sere-
made. Seymour Hicks, comedian and pro-
Queer, has also introduced Oats De Way
to Spell Chicken" when L Look Into
Those Lovey Dewey Eyes" and I'm the
Land OF Make Believe" three typical Amer
Londoners. In addition to this, Mr.. Hicks
has introduced John w. Bratton's MY
Cosy Corner Girl into the score of THE
Earl and the Girl" AS all of these hits
are from one publishing house, Nj. Witmark
& Sons, il looks as though their London
branch had been doing some American
hustling among the English managers.
Hoopskirts made the reputation of Thel-
ma Fair. the prima donna of the Frank
Daniels Opera Company in THE Office
Boy Miss Fair was a chorus girl in
When Johnny Comes Marching Home" two
years ago Although in line with sixteen
others, it was her graceful handling of an
immense hoopskirt which attracted crit
ical opinion. One night she was almost
crowded by the Otnrr girls into the big
bass drum, but cleverly folded her hoop
skirt and saved herself from a fall by
stepping upon the edge Of the proscenium
box. This feat also attracted managerial at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

known to vaudeville patrons from New
York TO San Francisco, and from Detroit to
New Orleans, and is recognized everywhere
as an original vaudeville performer If there
ever was one. He is not a specialist in any
one particular field, like most of the people
OF the vaudeville stage, but a jack of all
specialties and a master of a good many OF
them 1t has not been so many years ago
when the writer of these columns saw La
fayette in San Francisco at the Orpheum-
the big music hall of the Pacific coast. He
was not the Great Lafayette then, but
just an ordinary vaudeville performer on
an ordinary salary. At least he was not
down on the bills as an extraordinary con-
tributor to the programme, but he soon
proved that he was very, very different
from any other vaudevillian ever seen in
Frisco. His imitation of John Philip
SOusa was the first-and the best-of the
master, and San Francisco went wild
over Ii.
That was really the beginning of La
fayette's success in this country. He had
scored something of a hit in Europe, but
had never caught on" before to an unu-
sual extent with American audiences. When
he comes along nowadays with the dignified
prefix TO his name, nobody denies him the
self-made title. He has earned it. He Is
perhaps one of the most egotistical men in
the show business. but he is also one of the
most successful. He will appear this week
with an entertainment which is said to be
almost entirely different from the one
which he presented lasbseason His big
act this time will not be 1.-THE Lion S
Bride, but a new pantomime of magic.
mirth and mystery, entitled 'Krishna, the
Divine" which is full of surprises Be-
sides his many representations. he will give
a burlesaue OF the Chinese juggler, Ching
Ling Foo and will introduce a new feature
called THE Dance of the Four Zones"
The other contributors to the bill will be
Lynn Welcher, the well-known monolog-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
The Park-Tvo Attractions.

A play, Shore Acres, with a long rec
ord OF success behind 1t, yet new produc-
tion to theaters of the popular class comes
TO the Park on Monday afternoon for a
stay of three days. For twelve years this
pastoral drama, with its wealth of comedy
and tears. has had successive seasons of
triumph. For ten of these twelve years it
has been under the management of Will
liam d. Gross, vino continues to regale it
with Its old-time standard OF scenery,
which has helped largely TO hold its place
In public esteem The play written by
James Herne, who also started &c on its
long stage career, and he spent two years
among the simple folk along the New Eng
land coast before placing the spirit of their
common affairs before the footlightS. Its
characters are made up Of fishermen and
Harbor and it tells of their quiet comedy,
their romances and the tragedies of life as
they faced them in the old days. The love
soothing In effect. Although the play has
not known Mr.. Herne as its chief char
acter for some years, James T. Galloway.
who appears as Nathaniel Berry. is re-
garded as a worthy successor. Mr.. Gallo
way has had years Of experience as MEM
Der of Joseph Jeffersons company and
manager. One of the veteran character ac-
tors of the profession. Atkins Lawrence,
takes the part Of Martin Berry. He had
his training in the schools Of such stars as
Forrest. Booth, Barrett and Mary Ander-
son. The part of Dr. Sam Warren, one of
the chief characters In the play. is taken
by Herbert Flansburg.
The closing bill will be Happy Hooli-
gam" jingle of music and frivolty, which
had successful engagement at the Park
last season. Since II was seen here the pro-
duction has been embellished with fresh
songs, scenery and costumes, and Is prac-
tically new all along the line IL offers a
wealth OF specialties. dancing and ensem-
bles, while the spectacular effects are said
TO be on the glittering and gorgeous order.
Happy Hooligan" Is a character who was
made famous by New York cartoonist.
In the production he is a genial hobo, who
is cheerful through all the difficulties which
befall him. His doings and adventures are
all OF the mythical order, but with these
| adventures as a ground plan, Frank Du-
mont has built I'D a clever farce comedy.
w H. Mack takes the part OF Happy
Hooligan." and is supported by numerous
comedians. Among them are Campbell and
Caulheld a team that is said 70 offer
number OF good specialties. Alice Gilmore.
Mabel Stanley, Helen Robson. Bessie
Sharp. Mac Phelps and Harry s. Mckee
are also In the list. and the Boston quar-
tet will offer number OF songs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
The Theaters of New York
the The Virginan, The Medal
and the Maid" New Plays There Lastw

NEW YORK, Jan 15.-Life down South.
out West, and over in England is shown in
ION the Plantation" 1.-The Virginian" and
THE Medal and the Maid" The play last
named is fanciful. however, and we are not
asked to take its representations in good
faith. This is a musical comedy, such as
they make nowadays in London, and is
principally a show of feminine beauty.
Since six carefully-selected models of the
nnodish belle, tall, slim and nonchalant,
were fashionably gowned for "F1orodora"
and exhibited with a beau apiece in the
double sextette which made the fortune of
that entertainment, imitation half-doZens
of coquettes have sauntered behind the
footlights, f1irted with their partners and
nodded knowingly at audiences. Here they
again in Owen Halls latest compost
ton as young ladies lin society" and their
escorts are polo players. But they are no
longer novelty, and We regard them with
out lifting an eye or cooking an ear. They
not quite bygone, but have become
common, and the showmen strive TO make
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

there are words and tricks in his turn that
are outside the bounds of permission"
Z
Nat c. Goodwin's late failure as Bottom
in "a Midsummer Nights Dream" lent
color to that trite old maxim to the effect
that Shakespeare spells ruin in the thea
ter" A modern author can meet with dis
comfort and dismay and naught is said of
1t. When Clyde Fitch failed to win ap-
plause with his Major Andre" it was not
said that Fitch spells ruin in the theater"
He went right ahead and produced Her
own Way and won success. The fact is,
then, that there are certain plays which the
public enjoys-whether they be by Shak-
speare or by Fitch-and certain others
which they won't have at all. This truth
Is proved rather conclusively by the fact
that Goodwin, as Bottom, failed with THE
Dream and Viola Allen has met with
financial and artistic success as Viola in
Twelfth Night" Nor should the general
favor with which Miss Rehan and Mr.. Skin
ner have been received In 1.-THE Tanning Of
the Shrew" and THE Merchant of Venice
be overlooked f. II. Sothern and Julia
Marlowe are preparing enthusiastically for
their Shakspearian revivals for next sea-
son, and the same is true of Mrs. Fiske and
her revival OF Macbeth" which is taking
shape. Certain of the plays of Shakespeare
have always been popular, for the reason
that they appeal 10 all shades of intellect,
the untutcred as well as the ultra refined.
OF his comedies Twelfth Night" has never
failed to delight, while his tragedies, such
as Hamlet" and Macbeth, have ever at
tracted the attention and been given the
warm support of the public.
"All Fletcher's Fault" play by Mostyn
T. Piggott which was produced in Lon
don last week. is a Cockney variant of
Charles Reade's novel. Christie tombstone. I"
The Athenaeum says of it:
THE story told is sympathetic rather
than interesting. Brought at last to a sense
that his life is not only depressing to him
SELF but also useless to others, the Earl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

tention and then some one discovered that
she could sing. So now she is the prima
donna of THE Office Boy"
Fritzi-Sheff seems to have established
herself as society's own star Wherever
she goes her audiences and admirers are
sure to be of the very inner circle of ex-
clusiveness. After a long run of "Ba-
bette" in New York the Scheff organization
opened at the Colonial Theater in Boston,
where the advance sales were prodigious.
The names of patronesses for the opening
night might have been compiled as a per-
feet social register.
Next week will be a busy one at Eng
lish's. THE Burgomaster," one of the best
of the big musical comedies and a great In
dianapolis favorite, will come Monday even
ing, Jan. %, for single performance to
be followed by the new operate comedy,
The Yankee Counsel which will play an
engagement of two nights, and the rest of
the week will be given UP to the beautiful
actress, Bertha Galland, in Paul Kesters
stage version of Charles Majors Dorothy
Vernon of HaddOn Hail."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
To Arcade.

Oh. who can tell me which way leads
To Arcade?
Down through these flowery meads
path l see.
/ wonder if this be the way?
| have forgot.
Years ago, on a summer day,
l found the spot.
But there walked close by my side
A manly youth,
And with him there to be my guide
What need, fOrsooth,
Had l to trace the beaten row
To Arcade?
But il was nearer then, / know,
At least to mel
How could that dear path have gone
SO carelessly?
All, me, one cannot go alone
To Arcade.
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
The Unique-VaudevilIe.

The management of the Unique Theater
will offer something new this week In the
form of minstrel first part" in which
all Of the vaudeville people engaged to APP
pear on the programme will participate
WilIig and Larkens, the black-face com
edians, will be on the ends, and j. r.. Liv-
ingston will be the interlocutor. Grace
Morris, the popular little singer, will con-
tinue at the Unique as the leading feature
of the vaudeville olio, and will be heard this
week In a brand new repertoire OF songs
Addison and Livingston will appear in a
comedy sketch that is said to be very
funny and Willig and Larkens Will pre-
sent another one of their bright little sing
ing and dancing acts. The performance
will conclude, as usual with a series OF
new ana attractive moving pictures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

Grsfters' Inn"-by a large chorus of pretty
girls and a dozen singers and comedians
prominent in burlesque circles. Both bur-
iesoues are said 10 b deliberately staged
and bristling with many tuneful musical
numbers and pretty dances.
In the vaudeville olio. sandwiched in be-
tween the burlesques viii appear the Or
loft troupe Of remarkable gymnasts in a
series OF extremely difficult feats; Mark and
Kittie Hart in Irish comedy; Lillian
and Ada Lane in a merry sketch entitled
"NobOdy's Darling" William J. Patton $
Great international Four. In new and
novel musical speciality; Charles II. Mackie'
mimic and impersonator, and Robert Gran
ella and May Shirk in a little dramatic
sketch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
MARGARET ELLINGTON AND MAY BUCKLEY
In a japanese Nightingale Englsh's

@HE attractions at English's will
be considerably varied this week.
. With a big musical farce. a spec
sal tacular drama Of life I'm the
- Orient and a nreffv cornedv from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
The Empire-Burlesque.

One of the best-known burlesque compa-
MES on the road-the Rice and Barton Gaiety
Show-will be the Empires attraction for
the week opening with the regular matinee
tomorrow afternoon. This organization
visits the Empire annually and is so famil-
far to the patrons of that theater that ad-
vance comment concerning 1t Is hardly
necessary. The company is headed as
usual, by big Charles Barton, whose fool
cries have made thousands laugh He is
assisted In the two musical travestes-"A
Night at Manhattan Beach," and The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
The Grand-rhe Great Lafayette.

That versatile. lightning-change artist.
|mitator. magician. illusionist. pantomirnist
nd all-'round Snowman who calls himself
| ne Great Lafayette, viii be the Grand's at
fraction this week. OF course he will have
|nany assistant performers with him. but
Lafayette himself will be pretty much the
whole show" as in the past He is well
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
JERRY AND HELEN CONAN

comedy sketch; Emma Thompson, a nov
city dancer; Carr and Burns, who give a
farcial act called THE Irishman and the
Actor" the Ellis-Nowlin Trio, In a new
musical act, and the Manila Quartet, sing
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
Winter Music at Lake Park.

Special to the Morning News.
Alliance, Oct, lathe Mannerchor
band has closed a contract with. the
Lake Park Amusement Co., for the
use Of the dance pavilion for the
coming winter. Dances will be given
twice each week. one dance being with
a full band OF 20 pieces and the other
with stringed orchestra Of eight
pieces. The first dance will be given
on October 18th.
The Jennings Family Orchestra has
completed the schedule of summer
dances at the park and will accept a
position for the winter elsewhere. II
Is expected that the dances given by
the band will be quite successful as
band music at dances Is somewhat OF
an innovation here and this coupled
with the present popularity of the park
pavilion will undoubtedly attract
large crowds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
COL. SULLIVAN
VERiFlES STATEMENT THAT DIME
SAVINGS WAS NOT INVOLVED
WITH AuLTMAN COMPANY.

A representative Of the Morning
News called upon Col. J. ]. Sullivan,
receiver of the Aultman company, at
the Office of the company in Canton.
and found him busy with the
affairs Of the company. To an inquiry
is TO whether he, as receiver, was
willing to make statement relative
to the report which became current
in Canton yesterday that the Dime
Savings Bank, of Canton, had loaned
the Aultman company money. he said
that in the interest of truth and JUS.
tice he felt called upon to say In the
most emphatic manner possible that
the Aultman company had no business
relations whatever with The Dime
Savings bank
This statement Is based upon thor
Uugh examination Of the books and
accounts of The Aultman company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
CORNE ERSTONE
OF New Church TO BE Lsih-l awsuit
Recalls Ancient History.

RECALLS ancient history.
Lisbon, o., Oct. l2.-The corner stone
for the new Reformed church to be
erected in Lisbon will be laid with
fitting ceremonies on Sunday, October
%. The exercises viii be held in the
afternoon, Rev. J. j. Gruber, of War
ren, preaching the sermon and Rev. C..
H. Brandt of the local congregation
laying the cornerstone. Other local
ministers are expected to participate.
The case OF ]. b. and Annie G.. Cal
lahan, Of Coshocton, against William
Bradbury, OF the Commercial hotel
here, which was settled in common
pleas court today after jury had been
called, recalls memories Of John Child,
the defaulting cashier Of the First Ma
tional bank here, who absconded just
six years ago having shortage or
$4,000 in his accounts Suit was
brought in this case on note for .$40O
which was executed by the defendant
in 1883 in favor of Child, who disposed
of 1t to the plaintiffs With interest
on the note the sum sued for aggregat-
ed $500. The defendant had filed IN
answer in which he maintained that
he had paid the, note in 1891 or 1892
and the plaintiffs finally agreed to ac-
cept 800 and pay the costs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TO CONFER WITH COUNT
Won BUELOW.

Berlin, Oct. 12.-It is reported on
the best authority that Count Golu.
chowsky, the Austro-Hun garian min
lister of foreign affairs is coming
to Berlin to confer with Count Won
Buelow, the German imperial chan.
cellor.
The visit has a close connection
with the recent meeting between
Count Won Buelow and Signor Clio
letti, the Italian premier. Count Won
Buelow, Who is regarded as an ex-
cellent peacemakor, will discuss the
irredentist difficulty with Count Go.
luchowsky.
Balkan matters will also be discuss
ed as well as the German-AustYiau
commercial treaty, which; iss not yet
concluded, and other matters affect
ing the triple alliance. 2'4l
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
HELD UP

The first hold-up of the season oc-
Cured about $50 o'clock last evening,
when three men relieved L. H. Graber
of a neat sum.
Mr.. Graber had been down to the
home of his brother-in-law, Fred Puff,
teamster who resides at S25 Mimi
sila street and was returning to his
room which is located at 1908 East
Fourth street He had reached the
corner of Madison and Bucher streets
when two men stepped in front of him
and demanded that he hold UP his
hands. They showed two ugly looking
guns in their Victims face to emphasize
their order and the hands went up
without delay, while third man went
through Mr.. Graber's pockets. After
getting the money they told Graber to
go and they vanished in-the darkness.
AS soon as the gentleman who had
been touched recovered from the fright
he went to his brother-in-law's home
and accompanied by him came TO police
uSdNQudi ISl 81 He OillCCIS "SIS uOll-
fed and faithful search started.
In an interview with Morning
News reporter It was learned that the
money which amounted to 1927, had
been earned by day labor at the Nc
Lain foundry and that it had been
saved up for the purpose of providing
furnishings for home for Mr.. Gra-
ber's fiance whose name he did not care
to reveal. He said, however, that they
were to have been married in just
six weeks from today and that since
his misfortune he did not know how It
would be in regard to the wedding.
The money taken was In bills. there
being six 20's, one 5 and one 2.
Right after Graber had informed
Turnkey Rlegler of the robbery, OFF,
GERS Ryan and Rifle were put in charge
Of the case. Their investigation brought
no new discoveries as there was no
clue to act upon Of a substantial ma
ture, it being so dark where the hold
up occurred that the victim could not
tell the police whether or not the rob-
bers were negroes or white men.