The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-19
Theatrical Notes.

The leading attraction in the Grand's
vaudeville bill next week will be the
famous HOOsier Zouaves, a company of
lightning drill soldiers organized i'm this
city under the direction of Captain Fox,
the ~Well-kpOwn military expert. The
zouaves started out as a vaudeville head
line act about a year ago in of
the younger Captain Fox, a son of the drill
master; and have scored a triumphant sue
cess all over the country. When the little
company of hustling sOldiers-there are
seventeen of the young m-en-appeared at
Hammerstein's Roof Garden, in New York,
early last summer they created such a
sensation that the manager of the favorite
summer vaudeville theater engaged them
Tor a run of three months, and the
HOLSTERS" as they came to be called, were
much talked about all over the metropolis.
The zouaVeS have not been seen in an ex-
hibition i'm this, their home city, since they
have perfected themselves in their new
drill and they are sure to attract an un-
usual amount of attention during their
forthcoming appearance at the Grand. The
current programme at the G~rand-one of
the best of the se3sOn-is meeting with
much approval from the theater'S patrons.
T Nichols sisters are the favorites of the
bill, but there are a number of other strong
speclaltieS in the entertainment that are
far above the average.
1t is almost settled that Babes in Toy
land" the companion extravaganza to "The
Wizard of o." is to go to London for a
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managers have been negotiating with Man
ayers Fred Hamlin and Julian Mitchell to
take the clever Victor Herbert-Glen Mac
DOnOugh musical piece To the British me-
trOpOlis. and il = believed that George
Musgrove, the English theatrical magnate
who is now in New York, will make ar
engagements for taking the extravaganza to
London intact. Mr.. Musgrove is the Eng
lishman who called tie turn on The
Belle of New York" which became one Of.
the greatest successes ever known in Lon
don. lie thinks that Babes in Toyland'
is sure to score a great hit on the other
side of the water.
Captain Dieppe," which was anything
but a success in this country when pro-
duced by John Drew in New York early in
the season. has scored a genuine hit in
london. according to a cable report.
Nothing could better illustrate the differ
cnce between the American and English
viewpoint when il comes to humor. In
New York the Anthony Hope comedy was
considered downright stupid, and Mr.. Drew,
than whom there are few better high-class
comedians. was forced 70 shelve il and re-
turn 10 Captain Marshalfs play, 9Th Sec
Ond in Command in which ne recently
appeared I'm indianapolis. But Captain
Dieppe' strikes the Londoners as delight
fully funny-and there you are as Chas.
Graham says in "F~lorodora."
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
will present both The Light That Failed"
and Hamlet when they come TO Eng
lsh's the latter part Of next week. II has
been decided 20 give the kipling play next
Friday night and at the Saturday matinee
and the ShakSpearean drama Saturday
evening. Mr.. Robertson Is considered by
many critics 10 be the greatest Hamlet
since Edwin Booth and Miss Elliott is un-
derstood 20 be an excellent Ophelia. The
engagement viii be one of the events of
the local theatrical season.