The Indianapolis journal., 1904-05-05
In the Theaters of Indianapolis

Rianos and the performing ponies and dogs.
When the Grand closes its doors Saturday
night the house will be dark until the
first of September. Some improvements
will be made on the stage during the sum
mer, and two new sets of scenery Will be
painted. Resident Manager Shater Lieg-
Ter will remain in the city for week or
two, and will then join his brother, Henry
Ziegler in New York. The Ziegler rae
ing stables will again be in evidence on
the Eastern tracks during the turf sea-
son in the East. Ed. r.. Daley, the press
agent of the Grand, will fill a position In
St Louis at the Exposition for the next
three months Albert Grome, the treasur-
er, and James L. Weed, the advertising
agent both of whom are Cincinnatians, Will
return to the Queen City for the summer.
and Mr.. Grome will again occupy his old
place in the box office at the Clncinnau
base ball park. John j. Sullivan, the as
sstant treasurer, and Joseph Mailer, as
sstant advertising agent, Will spend tne
summer in this city. The Grand's staff Will
probably be unchanged when the theater
opens for the next season.
Besides Barney Gilmore, well known as
a ballad singer, a number of other spe-
cialty performers are in the kidnapped
in New York. company, which comes TO
the Park to-day. Sherman Wade, who
played the part of the French hotel keep
er in the prince of Pilsen" last season;
Weston and De vaux. team of musical
comedians. and the Shirley sisters are also
en- by Regenia Donnelly and Albert Ed
wards Barney Gilmore has been playing
''Kidnaped i'm New York for five seasons.
During the three days he is at the Park
he will sing number of songs which
were written especially for him. He Is one
of the best impersOnators of Irish char
acter appearing in popular-prlced theaters'
The coming of Viola Allen in Shak-
speare's beautiful comedy, Twelfth Night, !"
is a tempting theatric lure for the play
goer. Miss Allen will be seen at English s
a week from tonight in what is expected
to prove one of the most delightful enter
tainments of the season. Miss Allen, like
Maude Adams is a great local favorite. Her
companies and productions are always or
the first order and her revival of Twelfth
Night is said TO be one of the most beauti-
full as well as one of the most generally
satisfactory Shakspearean productions ever
seen on the American stage.
The Empire has a good burlesque show
this week in Irwins Majestics. and the at
traction is drawing good sized audiences.
The best feature of the performance is the
chorus, which is made up of number of
pretty and shapely girls who can both sing
. and dance. II mas Deen a long time Slice
Empire audiences have seen more grace
full burlesquer than Gertrude Hayes, whose
work is of a higher order of merit than is
usually to be seen in entertainments of this
class.
The only concert of the season at Eng
lish's will take place on the evening of May
20-two weeks from tomorrow night-when
the celebrated contralto, Madame Schu-
mann Heink, will be heard in one of her de-
lightful song recitals. This great singer
will be one of the star attractions of the
Cincinnati May music festival next week
She was last heard in this city just about
year ago. when she gave a very successful
recital at the ClaypOol Auditorium.
Kate Claxton, the veteran actress whC
made 1.-The Two Orphans famous. has de-
cided to retire from the stage. She wa:
booked to appear at the Park the latter
half of last week. but the tragic death o.
her son in New York caused her to canoe
her engagement. She resumed her tour in
Richmond, Ind. last night, but her heart i:
no longer in her work and she says that a
| the end of the present month she will leav,
| the stage forever.
| The new comedy by w. S. Gilbert, tn,
| famous English humorist, was given it
initial presentation in London the nigh
before last at the Garrick Theater. The nev
| piece is called THE Fairy's Dilemma" an,
| is described as a fantastic whimsicality,
with the cast Of characters divided int
| .'IJnnaturals'' and ''Supernaturals" Tn
| company includes some of the best farcica
| players in England.
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