The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-29
First Of the Summer Musical Shows
Welcomed by Broadway Audiences
he Is
al the Fails Appear
Square Garden Events

scenes. The orchestra was a pretty good
one, but the audience failed 10 appreciate IL
outright from the operate score, was so
long that the gallery Kissed IN It's lmpa-
thence. So much for sacred drama II,
Harlem. How good Frau wagner woulu
have writhed had she been present in that
theateri
Venice in New York is again one of the
sights of the metropolis this summer John
Duss, the speech making bandmaster, with
pockets full of coin of the realm. has once
more transformed Madison Square Garden
into miniature Venice. with grand canal
and all. and again conducts the magnificent
orchestra from the Metropolitan Opera
House. He had engaged Lillian Nordica 10
sing at the opening concert this week, but
the famous prima donna went back on
him. at the last moment and failed to put
in an appearance. Nine. Nordica was sur
fering from ''indispostion" ailment
which so frequently attacks great vocalists
at time when big audiences are waiting 10
hear them MARBLE. When Mr.. Duss received
word that his advertised star would not
''ShoW up" he was in a Quandary Tor rev
moments. But DusS is a quick-wltted TEL
low-there's no discounting that fact-and
he squared himself with the great crowd
by telling the people that they could either
receive their money back Sounds like tea
advertisement, doesn't it? or else remain
and hear Nine. Cutter-Savage sing the
songs that were to have been sung ny the
divine Nordica Well, seven thousa..d peo-
pie stayed and three thousand left.
Nine. Cutter-Savage is the young woman
who appeared at Tomlnson Hall in Indian
apolis last month in Walter Damrosch's
"Parsifal' concert. She didn't have much
to do upon that occasion-she sang the mu-
sic of the First Flower Maiden-but her
work was better than that of the leading
singer. She is a soprano OF pleasing stage
presence and admirable ability and she
made quite an acceptable substitute LOT
Nordica, although of course, she is not 10
be compared with that world-famouS ar
tist
1t now looks as If there would be a great
row over Nordicas failure TO keep her con-
tract. Loudon G.. Charlton, John Duss s
manager, is considering the institution or
legal action against the diva. She was to
have received 81 500 for her services and
great preparations had been made for her
appearance, to say nothing of the great
amount of special advertising that had been
done. Mr. Charlton believes that Nordica
could easily have fulfilled her contract had
she chosen to do so. In the words or the
immortal John Stetson. Boston's theatrical
manager, 1.-The ways Of them prima donnas
is something awful"
Those old minstrel comedians, Mcintyre
and Heath, who have always been popular
with indianapolis audiences. and who at
tracted large crowds to the Grand during
their vaudeville engagement at the thester
last winter will be seen on the road the
season after next in a new sort of enter
tainment. The burnt-cork funmakers
signed a contract on Tuesday Of this week
whereby Klaw & Erlanger secure their
services for three years. commencing Sep
TENDER 1, 1905. 1t Is the intention of klaw
& Erlanger, according to the reports cir
culated in Gotham theatrical circles, to sur
round the comedians with a company OF
nearly 200 people and to present them in a
new musical play by John j. McNally, with
original music written by Cole and Johnson,
the colored song writer's, who supplied
Marie Cahill with the majority Of the songs
introduced in Nancy Brown"
The new extravaganza-for 1t is under
stood that the piece will be an extrava-
ganza of the most pretentious kind-will be
the opening attraction at Klaw & Erlan-
gers New York Theater the season after
next Among the spectacular features will
be some original electrical effects which
have just been perfected by New York in
ventor. These effects will not only be a
novelty to the public, but absolutely new to
the stage. Mcintyre and Heath have al
ways been regarded the cleverest black
face comedians and when given the same
elaborate surroundings which Klaw & Err
LANCER have always given the Rogers Broth
ers, they will have an opportunity to come
more prominently before the public than
ever. LOUIS w. JONES.