The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-29
In the Theaters of Indianapolis
To-Day's Schedule.

Observation-Disclosures vaudeville. 2:15 and
SIj p.
PARK.-.'The Smart Set" and p. m.
EMPIRE.-Burlesque and p. N.
UNIQUE.-Nariety, and =. N.
With Henry Lee. the 'fmpersonator OF
great men, past and present" and Ellie
Fay, the vivacious comeGienne, as the lead
ing contributors 10 the Grand's programme
this week, the vaudeville entertainment
should prove to be one OF considerable in
terest. Mr.. Lee is credited with giving
one Of the strongest specialties on the
vaudeville stage this season and in all Of
the cities where he has so far appeared he
has attracted more than the usual amount
OF attention. He is an original entertainer
and a versatile one. If he were to play a
season of six weeks in any one vaudeville
house he could change his entire programme
every week and still keep it up 70 the
mark'-something that can be accom-
pnshed by precious few performers in
vaudeville. His act this week will be new
and novel Miss Fay was considered one Of
the brightest ''headliners'' in the New York
vaudeville theaters before she started out
on her present tour OF the West. She will
Introduce number OF new songs and Will
sing her old favorite. The Belle OF Avenue
successful.
other speciality performers to take part
In the programme viii be Louis McCord,
who. with the assistance Of two other play
ers, Will present a farce; Sherman and De
Forrest in a travesty called THE Battle OF
Don Dago;" Gardner and MaddeTn in a new
act. Talbot and Rogers IN a sketch, Val
jokes and Ford and Wilson, who VIII offer
a singing and dancing speciality. The bio
scope will round out a programme that
promises he Interesting
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Hugh Morton, the librettist who wrote
the book of THE Belle Of New York." is
back In New York after a sojourn OF three
years in England. where he met with more
success than in his own country. He is
ambitious to do serious dramatic work and
hopes to follow the example Of George AIDE,
whom he greatly admires. He says:
81 know 1t is hard to convince people,
when you have been successful with mu-
steal comedy. that you have brains enough
10 write anything serious, but ii should not
be impossible. 1t has been accomplished in
the case OF George AIDE. The public are
beginning TO recognize that he has a con-
ternplative mind, that he goes very near
nature, that he doesn't merely transcribe
nature, but that he also makes his char
acters say things which have the elements
OF philosophy. Now, philosophy may be
irritating to careless people but il is al
A man can easily suuggle a little of 1t
into an amusing play, and. If il isn't forced.
II Will invariably touch the right spot. Yet
1t is this very philosophy that managers
will generally reject. They think IL VIII fly
over the heads of the audience. 1t won I,
for the public in general represent as good
Intelligence as you wish to look for, and
their Intelligence really ought to receive
more consideration from managers"
When Frank Daniels comes to English 8
in his new musical comedy, 1.-THE Office
Boy" In the near future Bonnie Maginn,
great local favorite, will be seen in the
leading soubrette part, instead of the high
strung Eva Tanguay, who has been with
the comedian all season. Miss Tanguay
left the Daniels organization Saturday
night, and Miss BIaginn was Immediately
engaged by Manager Charles Dillingham; to
take her place. IT is understood that Miss
Tangu2y, whose clever performance as the
female detective" in The Chaperons" is
we'll remembered, expected to be q star
herself this season. and has not taken kind
ly to her position as supporting member
OF Frank Daniels's company. Miss Maginn
belonged to the Inflated Mr.. Bluebeard'
company, and has not been seen on the
stage since the terrible Chicago fire. She
VIII make her first appearance with the
Daniels company in Baltimore this even
ing. Miss Alaginn is one of the best dane
ers on the stage.
'The Smart Set" a spectacular extrava-
ganza, GENES TO the Park to-day, the COM
pany including q generous list of singers
and burlesquers. 1t is q succession of songs,
dances, cakewalks, specialties and the like,
the whole company being made up of COL
ored people. The scenes OF the three acts
are in the Sandwich islands, one of them
showing a garden al Honolulu and another
tangled tropical forest, where a duel is
fought. 1t Is asserted that there is not a
serious line In the play the whole effort
being toward fun-making. The songs in
clude ragtime melodies folklore as the COL
ored people know it. and some of the more
gifted singers giving classical numbers
Some OF the popular songs are 1.-THE Smart
Set Guards, !" Good Night, Lucinda" Look
in Yo' Baby'S Eyes and Loves Enchant-
ment." Among the singers are Mamie Emer-
son, Marion Smart and Hattie Hopkins
A New York writer on theatrical topics
says that Wilton Lackaye's dressing room
is busy place during the brief periods that
the actor is off the stage while a per-
Torrance Of THE Pitt is going on, not so
much by reason of the fact that his dresser
makes a complete change in the actors at
tire after each act, but because Bully
Boy" rollicking bulldog that occupies the
next place in his masters affections after
Mrs. Lackaye and Wilton, jr., is contin-
uouslY surging over diVans under tables
and behind trunks in pursuit OF a rubber
ball. which he only overtakes to immediate
" liberate again. again TO renew tumultu-
Gus pursuit. The visitors first impression
is that four dogs are playing tag with six
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