The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
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boo. by rivers from the Suwanee to Congo.
in countries from Dixie 20 Zanzibar; but
why not an Indian biii-and-coo melody and
exhibition? But Ne gel II now Fred
LenOx is the sOlOst who voices some verses
about an Indian chic and his sweetheart.
The chorus * acted. az Wei "a sung, In
the Weber and Fields fashion by dozen
young women haOitcd as sguaNs. Ihelr
movements are in partly faithful and partly
fancifui imitation OF savage ceremonial
dances. The entertainment has been put
together 10y many hands. and some OF the
contributions are reminiscent. The English
material has been Americanized by Edgar
Smith. and he with several musicians. have
novelty comes from Cole and Johnson, ne
groes.
Do you remember. or have YOU forgotten.
that Christie Macdonald Is one of the dain-
test of the singing and dancing CO.
medicines? Nice she must be, too. for she is
the wife of William Winter jefferson. son
OF Joseph Jefferson ard namesake Of VIII
liam Winter. These two fine old masters
of arts and letters. respectively painter and
poet. also dean OF the actors and dean OF
the critics, are so intimate that they name
sons after each other-there Is a Joseph JEFF
ferson Winter, husband of Elsie Leslie-but
they differ widely--as -to--SNlhst entertains
a folly show, and Jefferson dOtes on them.
So Elsie Leslie Winter pleases her father
in-law by Sticking-to the standard drama,
and Christie Macdonald JEFFERSON doesn't
displease her father-in-law by remaining in
extravaganza One OF the old things that
she helps 10 do i'm AN English Daisy" with
Charles A. Bigelow is done well to
make il as good as new. They give imita-
tons OF vaudeville specialties, song and
dance pairs, and so on, but there is jolly
addition when BigeIow, as a trained ape
capers at the ends OF a leash and lash
held by Christie We all roar when, in grin
ming and chattering reluctance. he humps
himself on bicycle and trundles himself
around the girl
Military officers have worn all this win
ter, at social functions on Governors
island and in the Brooklyn navy yard.
what they have nicknameS hybrid uni
forms, and some OF them have come across
the river thus CARRIED TO balls and other oc-
casions of formality. But the new suits are
put on this week for the GrsI time here in a
play. More dramatic things than that are
done in "Ranscns Folly" Of course, but
nothing else that lJuKs 30 singular. Rich
ard Harding Daviss novel is two or three
years old, and most 81 us have read about
the folly by which Ransom BOT into danger
Gus disgrace; bat the regulations as to
these strange clothes have been promul-
gated since the book MAS published. When
the colonel, the ma JOT -anJ captain or the
Twelfth Cavalry appear al an Arizona post
dance in claw-hammer coats OF the conven-
tional cut and color, bat frightened with
a lot of lieutenants IN similarly ornament
ed, shirt-eXposing, but taflsss jackets, it
is sight TO be stared at The Broadway
parquet knows, however, that IL IS Davis's
way Of correctly dating hrs dramatization
up to 1894. A BUvely gal ~ might assume
that he had faxed set % plain coats with
gilt trimmings. Thee uniforms are meant
to be, as indeed thfy are, bold blend OF
military and ciVls sn and full dress. They
are a novelty, but women don't like them, IL
one 1ndy Juose % l'i.iiiiii'e e~eisiifi'ioh'
MI laws - 70 ny lii'ilTi'is' TIE inos' III
u an ''ie eon 'ii'-'0i ''i'eouS <Niiiei
"a" .s'OiF 'ei'eiS. MS "d''a'N Vi .no
Weai'hS young reno" VINO No'un'eereo ior
ia az M - a. vas %
pieaseu WIN ac'iNe ssrFiee 'ii"t ne went
INTO the regular service, oHt became SO
Dored Dy the cuietna~ ~ ~ eStern post
that TO break the mct0n. = as held up
stagecoach on a 49,. -.,'F before us
In an acting verStUa. q g. .. eist Is his
own dramatist. uli ae all OF the
tales points OF POT. n faithful
nlustIallohs Oh ne az q 'as StauOn IN
the inert time o. Dest-. ,tt.ss snly thrown
into commoton By az o, j0vial ex-