The Indianapolis journal., 1904-04-28

son. SndIeF ZelSleT, resident manager OF the
Grand, announced last night that IL had
been decided 10 bring the season TO ar end
before the beginning of the heated term.
The Grand has had a very profitable sea-
son and the bills offered lately at that
amusement house have been among the best
ever seen in this city. The current pro-
programme at the Grand is one that Is Wei
worth seeing The Hawthorne ssters-Nel-
lie and Lola-the latest portraits Of whom
appear at the head Of this column, are GiV-
ing a singing specially that Is one OF ths
most pleasing things of the kind ever pre-
sented in vaudeville. This is probably the
last season that the winsome Hawthorne
girls will be seen together. as Lola Haw-
thorne is considering an offer at the present
time to appear in musical comedy next
year Nellie Hawthorne likes vaudeville
too we'll TO leave this class or stage work,
and will very likely appear next season in
a new speciality that she now has in prepa-
ration. other very entertaining acts are be-
ing contributed at the Grand this week by
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Crane, an excellent
team of farceurs; Professor Galletti, with
his trained monkeys and dogs; Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Barry, in a laughable comedy
sketch: Zska and King in a burlesque
magic act; Mgnonette Kokin. the singing
comedienne; the Trocadero Comedy Four,
in singing act, and the Flying Bamvards
in very fine aerial gymnastic perform
ance.
A cowboy hero, Jack the Buster" a SEN
sational rescue of a man about to be
lynched and a ride down a mountain pass
in a stage coach. are some of the melo-
dramatic features of "A Montana Outlaw"
which comes 20 the Park to-day. The play
has it's scenes in the Kootenai valley of
Montana and the characters are types Of
and min Of fhn
When the play was produced at the Park
last September IL had unusual mountings in
its five acts, most of the scenes having been
drawn from the KOotenai valley. Besides
the melodramatic affairs there is an abund-
ance of comedy and heart interest. During
the progress of the play a mob storms the
Jail and attempts to lynch ranchman,
when the hero appears and with a rifle
shot cuts the rope in two. Included in the
equipment is an old stage coach that has
seen actual service on the plains. The COM
pany, headed by Homer r. Barton, in the
character of Jack, the Buster, has been
largely recruited from the vaudeville stage
and number of specialties are given.
There is also cowboy band of fifteen
pieces.
AS stated in this column yesterday, all
speculations regarding the dissolution of
the long-existing partnership of Weber and
Fields have now ceased. At the end of the
Harlem engagement of the celebrated Web
er & Fields Stock Company, the famous
firm will dissolve. and each of the manager
comedians will go his own way. The Har-
lem engagement ends two weeks from Sat-
urday night Weber will conduct the old
music hall on Broadway alone next season,
but Fields's plans are still prOblematical,
although it is about settled that he will be
associated with Hamlin & Mitchell, the
successful producers of THE Wizard of
OF" and Babes in Toyland." 1t is said
that Fields may decide to engage Bobby
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Harris is Fields's brother-in-law. and dur
ing Webers illness some time ago replaced
the little comedian so well that few people
in the audience were aware of the substitu-
ton.
Maude Adams, who is to be seen at Eng
lish's next Wednesday night in her revival
of The Little Minister cher best play),
will have a rousing reception when she ap-
pears in her home town. Salt Lake City.
Governor Wells, of Utah. has arranged to
meet Miss Adams on the border of the State
and escort her to Salt Lake City. While
there she will appear in both THE Pretty
Sister of Jose and The Little Minister, y
and her engagement will be made the
greatest dramatic event that Salt Lake City
has known for years. She has never before
acted in the home of her birth. Early in
June San Franciscans will see Miss Adams
for the first time since she became a star.
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All of the feminine dramatic and oper-
attic stars seem to be contracting the vaude-
vile fever again. Minnie Dupree has an
nounced her intention of taking a vaudeville
jaunt for six weeks. She will join hands
with Aubrey Boucicault. and together they
will present a twenty minute version of
"A Scrap of Paper the comedy played for
so many years by Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall.
Miss Dupree expects TO star next season.
Clara Hunt. formerly an operate star, is
another new recruit to the vaudeville stage.
She has just arrived in New York from
Paris and will soon be singing a repertoire
of songs on the various vaudeville circuits.
Charles Frohman, who is still in London
looking after his interests in the British
metropolis. says that the theatrical out
look is Frightening both in America and
England. The immense success achieved by
his little American star, Edna May, as the
doll in La Poupee," at the Prince of Wales
Theater, Is likely to cause him TO change
the plans which he had prepared for her
Miss May was to have opened an American
tour in THE School Girl" early next Sep
tember, but II now looks as If La POupee'
would enjoy as long a run in London as
did "A Chinese Honeymoon"
George II. Primrose. the well-known min
strel, surprised his professional friends the
day before yesterday by marrying Miss
Esther Nerney. a concert and oratorio sing
er from san FRANCISCO, the wedding taking
place at the Primrose home, at Mount Yer
non, n. Y. Mr.. Primrose first met Miss
Nerney fifteen years ago, when she was a
pupil in a convent at Yonkers. He will fiji
a vaudeville engagement in New York next
week. and then he and his bride will take
a three months wedding tour The veteran
minstrel is one of the richest men connected
with the American stage.
Frederick Warde. the Shakspearean actor
who was recently seen in Indianapolis In
'.Othello.' with Louis James, made an in.
teresting address last Sunday night from
the pulpit of Trinity Episcopal Church In
Toledo. He explained stage conditions tC
the congregation and declared that if ther.
were numerous plays of low moral tone
now being acted the fault lay with the pub
lie that demanded such plays. IF the pub
lie wants noble and uplifting plays il viii
have no trouble in seeing them," he con
cluded.
Felice Morris, a daughter of the late Fe
lix Morris. who is well remembered as a fin,
character actor. made her professional de
but Monday night in New York PLAYING
| the part of Odette, a maid, in the new
| farce, Tit for Tat" by Leo Ditrichstein
! which was produced with Bessie Tyree il
| the leading role. Miss Morris is but eight
cen years old and has just recently gradu
| ated from the New York Normal College.
Charles Frohman has secured the Ameri
can rights 10 x Time to Love- coined,
/ written by John Oliver HohbS Mrs r,.ai