The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21

vorite in the new bill. She comes this time
with a new repertoire of songs and will be
aided by a little pickaninny in her fun
making: Musical Dale, one of the very
best of vaudeville Observation-Disclosures, will
render selections on his famous musical
bells, and other specialties will be contrib
uted by Delmore and Lee, pair OF high
class gymnasts; George II. Wood, who is
called 1.-THE somewhat different comedian"
Rome and Ferguson, who will appear in
a novel act, and Johnny Carroll, the mon
ologuist and parody singer. The bioscope
will fill out the entertainment with Sc
ries OF new and interesting moving views
The Empires attraction for the week
will be the Rose Hill English Folly Com
pany, one of the Rice & Barton shows
The organization is headed by George w.
Rice himself, who is of the best known
burlesque manager-comedians in the United
States. His partner. Barton, appeared at
the Empire a short time ago with another
travesty company, which scored a big hit,
and it is now up to" Rice to maintain
the standard set by the companion organ
ization There is large chorus and sew
eral prominent burleSquers in the combi-
nation, the principal women being frankie
HaineS. Jennie Guichard, the Esther Sisters
and Katherine Rowe Palmer. Among the
speciality people in the olio are Gracey and
Burnet, in comedy sketch; the Wilson
Trio of German singers and yoders; Wolf
and Milton. acrobats; Nolan and White, in
parOdies, and Thomas and Watson, charac-
ter comedians. Two burlettas will be
given, the first being a take-off on trusts
and SyndlcateS and the second a hilarious
Offering called "A Peep Behind the
Scenes
With only week in which to prepare
for her debut, Miss Helen Buckner, a pref
ty Louisville girl who had never before
appeared on the stage professionally, sang
the prima donna part in the comic opera,
1.-The Isle of Spice" Saturday night. AL
though but nineteen years of age, she was
selected by B. c. Whitney, owner of the
production, to sing the part of Teresa.
which was cast for Miss Helen Royton. the
latter having appeared recently in Indian
apoliS. So greet was the stress under
which Miss Buckner appeared that she
hardly survived her frst-night ordeal. She
gives promise, however, of filling the part
acceptably, and should she do so, will APP
pear in The Isle of Spice in Boston dur
ing its summer run. Miss Buckner previ-
Gus to her engagement had appeared but
a few times at concerts, where her soprano
voice was praised by critics Of Louisville.
The plot which holds together the action
of Happy Hooligan," the Parks bill to-
day, is frail and is so frequently sew
cred that it is lost sight %. But it under
takes to tell of an Irish woman. who. sud
spending her money. She has two suitors
and to promote harmony between the rivals
buys barber shop and has them run il
for her. The affairs of the BARRIERS become
as important at times as those of Happy
Hooligan." 2 good-natured tramp Alice
Gilmore takes the part of the Irish woman
and II. j. Campbell and Harry j. Crandal
are her suitors. Mae Phelps appears as
the Irish womans mischievous daughter
and w. III. Mack brings out the hard luck
story of the tramp. The engagement is fol-
three days.
There will be a clash of first night per.
formances in New York on Easter Monday
| evening. William Collier goes into the
| Criterion Theater with the new Richard
| Harding Davis comedy, THE Dictator:
| Charles Hawtrey will be seen in his new
| farce, 'Saucy Sally" at the LyceIm: De
Wolf Hopper and his all-star cast will
make a revival of Wang at the Lyric
| w. III. Crane will revive David Harum'
at the Academy of Music; Frank L. PerIey
| will present new opera entitled "A Vene.
| tan Romance at Days Theater; Wright
Lorimer will make his premier production
of 1.-The Shepherd King" at the New York
! Theater. and the Stange-Jerome-
Schwartz comic opera, with the ridiculous
title of ''Piff, Paff, Pouff," will be produced
at the Casino