The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-05

Gle. They pose in a great golden frame
and the effect is startling. This exhibition
has created q furore In the East and will
be one of the most noteworthy offerings OF
the season at the Grand. Other acts in
the Grand's next programme will be fur
nished by Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Murphy, old
time favorites here; Hal Merritt, crayon
artist; A. o. Duncan, the well-known ven-
triloquist; Bryant and Saville. the black
face musical comedians; Gallagher, Barrett
q Co., in q new farce; Lew Sully, the
monologuist, and Madge Maitland, come
dienne. The current bill at the Grand, with
Fanny Rice as the star, is pleasing large
audiences.
''The Silver Slipper" which will be seen
in Indianapolis at Englishs next Wednes-
day and Thursday nights, and at Wednes-
day matinee, is being sent on tour this sea-
son by Fisher & Ryley, the same managers
who produced "Florodora'' on such a hand
some scale. The new English musical COM
edy is by the authors of "Florodora" and is
said to be just as clever and entertaining
The company presenting it numbers one
hundred people, besides an orchestra of ff-
teen musicians. George II. Murray, the
business manager of the organization. was
in Indianapolis yesterday making final ar
rangements for its local engagement He
said that the company travels by special
train OF six cars, which is composed Of
three sixty-foot baggage cars and three
Pullman buffet sleepers.
The sale of seats for "The Sultan of
Sulu," which comes to English's next Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, is now in prog
ress at the box office of that theater The
company is the same in almost every par
ticular as that which was seen in Indian
apolis early in the career of the merry
George Ade piece. Frank Moulan, who
gave up the role of the Sultan at the begin
ming of this season in order to play the
leading comedy role in another musical
show has returned to Manager Savage's
organization, and Is once more creating
much amusement as KlRam, the little
monarch who is initiated into American
styles and customs.
It is now reported that Lillian Russell, at
present on a tour with the Weber & Fields
all-star burlesque organization, will again
star next season at the head of comic
opera company. 1t is said that the success
this year of Grace Van Studdiford in Red
Feather and. FRITZ Scheff in "Babbette'
has awakened fair Lillian to the fact that
the public wants opera with singers and
is about through with the musical comedy
game. 1t is understood that she will ap-
pear next season in an opera by Victor
Herbert.
Sir Henry Irving will reopen the Illinois
Theater in Chicago next Monday night.
when he will be seen in "The Merchant
of Venice" The Illinois will be the third
Chicago theater TO get under way once
more. McVicker's held a record breaking
audience last Monday evening when ii re-
opened with the melodrama, I'm Old Ken
lucky" Next week the Garrick Theater
will reopen with Paula Edwardes in Win
some Winnie" and a week later Maxine
Elliott will reopen Powers's Theater in
Her Own Way"
Work will begin Monday morning on the
stage of the Park Theater in the prepara-
ton of the scenery for Dickson & Talbott's
new popular-price theater in Dayton, o.
All of the stage settings for the new Dayton
house are to be built and painted in this
city, under the supervision of Charles
Duchene, the stage manager at the Park.
The rolls of canvas arrived yesterday and
the Parks stage will present busy appear
ance every morning, beginning with next
Monday.