The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • 19

''Y THE INDIA XAPOLTS STAB SUNDAY APRIi 18 1909 19 AMUSEMENTS Players nn Will Be Seen in Picturesque Roles at Local Theaters Play Bills of the Week GRAND MATINEE EVERY DAY GOOD ENCI Thursday riday Saturday Short Nights EtHULIvn Matinee Saturday Only One Matinee $1000000 WAS MID BY ZOO 000 NEW YORKERS TO NEAR THIS BRILUANT COMPANY CB Edna Aug Coming AMUSEMENTS amily Theater PUPILS TO GIVE RECITAL MOTION PICTURES revJ S' famous hold fnniilv of acrobats will a startling act HUGH MclNTOSH AMUSEMENTS A Seat Sale for Alumni BASE BAIL TODAY SONNETS THE STAGE SUNDAY April 18 COLUMBUS Jolly Girls Reserve Seats at Ball Park Phone 2859 iXlain 4426 hall System Week Starting Mon day Matinee April 19 ALWAYS THE BEST SHOW AT THE GRAND THIS is the splendid nrganizalion absolute ly intact that inter preted ranz melodic masterpiece when the final cur tain fell on the great est triumph New York has ever seen Thursday April 22 in honor of Indianapolis' AVORITES Widow" Saturday AW IE UWEEG NATIVE SON NIGHT but sea BALI and MARSHALL In Vnnderbllt Alley PURCELL and VICTOR Some Singers Dancers EANflE xz 'a 'the mereyidow jAjcgtic Purdue Students in New Musical Show numbers VltrnrniiR stvln will be introduced during the action nf the farce Soprano Soloist at the Gayety Gladiators on Horseback Dired from the New York Hippodrome ZocricXE' GJZAND SPrctALS Mondny Novelty Night Cake Walk Wednesday Colors Amateurs White Amateurs Best Show In lOc Any Seat JACK SPRINGER The Talkative Singer more closely than In the case of former dramatic versions The first act occurs in Norway along (he coast and the central incident is the meeting of Sir Philip Errington and the beautiful Thelma The second and third acts conduct the characters through the various incidents in the artificial social atmosphere of London The final act re turns to Norway with the rainbow bridge of Odin and the mysteriously beautiful aurora show especially for Hayes as tilian describes llayi'S is supported bv a big company including Beatrice Harlow Janies Dnherlv Alai le West Lott ie Blackford George DutD and Iol) Aicher 'There is also MARIE LAURENT Mlszi Marin Laurent soprano soloist credited with ono of the most beautiful voices In vaudeville will slug at tbn Gayety tills week There will be other vaudeville numbers and moving pictures SID BAKER MIDGET Hand Balancing One week from tomorrow Edna Aug an American comHenne will be seen nt the Grand ns the headline attraction Mian Aug has never before appeared in In dianapolis jy some sort of mishap but she Is as famous in Europe as any of the vaudeville artistes who cross the pond lias starred In the principal music halls of London Berlin and Paris and was featured for weeks at comiiany for throe engagement will would be patrons party a chance to etta for the first patrons of the former company a chance to see the original metropolitan produc tion Junior in a musical show is to be presented by the Harlequin Club of Purdue University nt next Wednesday evening Tills club it will be remembered last year presented George air which with Elsie Janis In the stellar role has become since a professional success Junior in Is a Pur due production through and through The book is by rank Harshaw of the class of 3 902 the lyrics by Dave Reel of this class and the music by George Ade Davis a nephew of George Ade and a member of the Purdue class of 1901 The settings were painted by Judge Henry Vinton of Lafayette a Purdue graduate and all properties were built by the chili property men and electricians The Pur due orchestra nf twenty five pieces is car ried with the show The book deals with the adventures of a Purdue man In Mexico as the leader of a revolution The cast consists of six teen people besides a chorus of thirty six EMPIRE Spike Hennessey the wise guy and his creator Edmond Hayes one of the most popular comedians on the burlesque stagewill be at the Empire this week in George 51 Cohans rattling musical Wise Guv written by the big noise himself Haves lias starring vehicle tor it has been entirely Manlkan Is a newcomer who Is said have a rather amazing scenic production called The kinodrome motion picture machine will display a series of films entitled uesdav A sort The op borse riday XXXI THE MERRY WIDOW Already light romance's mellowing haze That comes most often when the flower is dead And only the sweet lingering perfume stays To vanish loath encircles Sonia's head I European and American Smart Vaudeville Music Readings and Sketches on Pro gram at St Parish House The junior pupils of Miss Helen Nell Lemmon of the Indiana Boston School of Expression and Dramatic Art assDtod by the piano pupils of Miss Nellie Shaf fer wih give a rerltnl nt St Parish uoxdav evening April LD program shows a variety of num kotrhes hv casts ompnspd rntire A tnong When the Southern company played at English's in ebruary for an entire week the sign was out at every performance following the Tuesday evening performance Toward the last of the week there an almost unprecedented scramble for tickets It was said at the box office at that enough prospective buyers of tick ets were turned away from the Saturday matinee and evening performances to fill the house twice over rom the opening of the office In the morning to the closing late at night every day the last half of the week there was an almost continuous stream of purchasers at the window' Tt was largely for this reason that Henry Savage was induced to hook 1n the New York A moving picture reproduction of the Burns Johson fight which occurred in De cerriber at Sydney will be the attraction for two nights and daily matinees at Eng beginning tomorrow This Is not a local affair but is a travel ing organization under the direction of Hugh McIntosh the promoLr ami referee of the fight who is in America trying to arrange a malch between John son and Jeffries and who hus brought the moving pictures with him Tlmv are being booked in the first class theaters by Klaw Erlanger and are being shown simultaneously in various parts of tlie country including the Auditorium Theater in Chicago and the Broadway in Now' York and are attracting a great final of attention on account of the fact that thov were in the open air ami are said to Do the clearest of the kind over attempted The pictures show cvei detail and enough to occujiv an evening In the presentation There is a lecturer with the films who explains the various inter 1 esnnir Avonfc AMERICAN BUYS RERUN April 17 A St ivi rl ns vi olin which had been used by Paganini has come into American hands Tim present owner who is an Anu rUm living In Munich pnid 30009 marks for the In strument which was In the possession of Herr Mosel a member of a Munich nr ehestrn The haunting strains of fill the soul With longings wild that through Timo's solmen vaults Prom distant ages immemorial roll The maddening music of the widow waltz That guides the floating steps of Sonia through The mystic mazes of fragrant bower The heart beat quickens bathes with honey dew The fancy points the ravishing rapt hour When Love's light god on music's pinions whirled Shall storm fort and grasp the world CLARENCE BULLEIT THE AMOUS ORIGINAL NEW YORK COMPANY HKNRY SAVAGE OERS the MERRY WIDOW Burns Johnson fight pictures Mnn day and Tuesday afternoons and evenings Thursday evenings and Saturday matinee GRAND High class vaudeville featuring the Plssuittis all week Matinee daily PARK all week Matinee dally Change of program every Monday IOC Any Seat in House 10C Matn daily 3 in St mats 2:30 and 3:30 UvenlngR 7:45 and Sat eirningM 7:30 10 Playhouses of Indianapolis Offer Attractive Bookings Mme Bloomfield Zeisler Pianist CONCERT Caleb Mills Hall The KNTTTN Theter for New vjA I IL 1 I The amily Matinees Dally 2:30 Saturday 1:80 and 3 ni evening 7:30 imd 9:00 REINED VAUDEVILLE NrwrM Motion Picture WIufJK O' APRIL ID WEST A BENTON MARIK LAURENT JUGGLING PARROTTS KIAS WALSH (lEOKGE PELTIER of "The Merrv days this week This give the disappointed of the Southern com see the brilliant oper time and will give the Presenting a Revhed Edition of George I inmleM of All MijaIchI 15 Ise horn of Thirty Pretty CJlrln nnd a Rig Company Dally Mat inn Prive 15c and 25c Night 15r 25c 50c mid 75e Old phone Main 5227 Noxt Empire Burlosquors THE WORTHEYS In Their Breezy Skit the Night April 21 THE HARLEQUIN CLUB PURDUE UNIVERSITY OERS The Junior in Command A Comic Opera in Three Acts Book by rank Harshaw Lyrics by Dave Reel Music by George HUC UcIVIS U4 9160 $100 76c 50c ivpluypr iri the cast Wright formerlv of MAJESTIC It will be in a new dramatic version of Mario romantic novel of the Norway fjords and the London drawing rooms that the orepaugh stock company will be seen this week This story has won a place peculiarly its own In the affections of both the reading and the theater going public and no stork season seems quite complete without its resentation The now dramatization of is said to be one that adequately embodies the salient features of 1 he novel Natur ally the entire book could not be pre sented on the stage and lie playwright is forced to select his inrtdents and Ills ohararters Tn this dramatization thr se Iretion Is said tn have been made with the utmost care and the story then woven around the characters and the Incidents The Carl Hagenbeck RAAERAI I Tomlinson Hall ifea Paragon Base Indianapolis Toledo opening Came April 22ni wim bYom lrid to Hall And Evory Siicecndlng Gnnie Played Away fmn Hme by Indlnnnpolls Reproduced play iiy play tt Like bceing the Game Itself Every Liny Made Same as on the I 'Dld ami Reproduced the Instant Hip Play Is Made All Seals 25c Ladles lOr Doors Open Game Called 3:30 pm SHE April 29 HIGHEST CLASS CIRCUS IN THE WORLD Great Wallace Shows COMBINED THREK RINC CIRCUS AND TRAINED WILD BEASTS esting events "TIIE MERRY' resh from its record breaking enzttijxe rnent of fifty two consecutive weeks at the New Amsterdam Theater Now York the original New York wmpanv and pro duction of Morrv will be Presented at during the latter half of this week Tibs company has the distinction ot having 'attracted 100000 people to the Gotham plavliouso during its year's run the bov office re ceipts aggregating mnrt )luln nftfl Tn the opinion of the critics of Now York and tne large cities surh as Phlla Belphta Washington and Pittsburg visited auring the last few weeks this and production ronrlis the high water mark of achievemnt in light opera presentation In every detail of cast ceneiy and electrical effects the produc tion at English's will be Identical with die metropolitan production Tn the role of Sonia ill appear rances Cameron a native of Hungary ranz Lehars country It will be recalled that Rosemary Glosz who simg the role of the widow with the Southern comnanv seen MtX A ehrua9' is also a Hungarian Miss Cameron is said to be a pleasing singer and dancer with extraordinary ability as an actress George Damerel seen here as Prince Danilo with the sfintl' ern company has been recalled frnm tIln( organize Ion for the Indianapolis engage ment Mr namere! was with the NYw ThoStar at the Annsterdam Xnoatei Hp scored a great personal hit In Indianapolis in ehruarv 1 ZA I 1 I 11 l'Cl 1(1 PWO Is Dr Charles Indianapolis who LOUISE SCHMIDT TRIO hi An AiUmUc Rendition of Hiflh Class I la Hri "IS" 1 Pnnulnr Productions rwH in tt WEEK ST ARTING MONDAY MATINEE OREPAUGH STOCK CO IN the most popular ok all plays THELMAt Marie Widely Admired and Best Liked Dramatic Masterpiece Matinees Monday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Prices 10c 25c 35c 50c Matinee 25c Box Seals 75c Next Week LARITY AND UNUSUAL LENA RIVERS Claude anny Usher Jolly CliiMtlr In Slnnjf COOPER ROBINSON International Cotncdluns in riend of KINODROME Imported Motion Picture Serlen uoaHnu Matinee Daily Moving Iit lri I of the I'ntllo at SydneyAustralia for the (hiinipionship betAveen TOMMY BURNS and JACK JOHNSON Produced by arrangement with MR HUGH MclNTOSH ITomohir and of tlm went) Lower floor 50c Balcony 50c and 35c Gallery 25c SEATS NOW SELLING Th 11 li i muslcnl elocutionary and drama tic i i ro ly of pupils will bv prosonlfd lliosn who will fakv purl nr r'ingborn Hrm Wolf Louise Marv Matgimrito onder Horaro illard Drunk Hildrod Ruth Dun lap iances Estelle Longshore Harriot Augusta IVunk Jr Lillv Marie Gonlon Griffin Afire Howard Kimlial! ami D'linlfiv Dudley Jordan ElliN Ellzibrt li Chirk and Gertrudr Peltijohi) Among tho dlKUngailHhril iiUtyci urn George Damerel Robert rear tnnriw rxiwiini Wright WIIHa Weedon MKWIhv IL Ifihlll Barry Hyde raiicea Cnineron Anna BuMMit rem Vim jfxmldH Hilliard 1 aaline Intent Mnbelie Moyle etc etc THE NOTABLE ENGLISH GRAND OPERA ORCHESTRA under uie baton of Uulu I GotDrhulk GRAND A foreign act of the sensational tops the bill at the Grand this week PiSSIliftis Rurnnpan 1rin I 1 1 1 1 I back come tn the Grand direct from the New York Hippodrome The offering of the Plssuittis consists of exhibitions of strength and artistic poslngs on a white horse galloping about the bare stage It Is one of the brilliant equestrian displays over which European performers seem to have a monopoly of importance on the bih that of Bobby North who co ten himself with the title "Hebrew imper sonator This Is his first visit loathe Claude and anny Usher present a titled "agan's De cision The Toutse Schmidt trio is composed of operatic singers who are to be beard In a rendition of the prison scene from Dick Gardner and Anna Revere known as "The Bell Bov and the Sonbretto" compose a musical wlUl vo'f" HnrI Inrttmmental music singing ano comedy Cooper and Robinson comedians who have of wit success on both sides of tle Atlantic gwsent a skit called Kriend of Mine i'1 move light eomerH is offered bv tlm YYorthleys in a breezy sketch "On the THE PISSIUTIS BOBBY NORTH 'Hmt ('IvvtT Impersonator of Hebrew ClmracterN GARDNER REVERE Dirk and Anna the Musical Comedy Duo MANIKAN In Ills Scenic Production rog MAJESTIC nil wek Matinees Mon day Wednesday Thursday and Saturday EMPIRE Burlesque all week Matinee daily the Marquis Casrada the funny fat lit tle Ere neb man deeply lr t)V1 w(b (hp widow Tins will be Dr Wright's first appearance in his homo citv and a spe cial demonstrati by personal and prntessfonal friends here is being planned Tn addition to those singers ami Xv Rnb cast includes Anna Bussert Robert Graham Teresa Van Brune red rear Tnimia Hilliard William c' Weedon Mabel Moyles MWaHhv' Stanley Jessup and Rehill many of whom created their roles in the English Added to these will be the full rninplcmenl of assisting plaj ers the brilliant choral forces and the notable English Grand Opera Orohes 1 A VagP 1 production of The scat sale for the engagement open tomorrow MATH ON NAIA TOMOKHOW MORNING AT 0 L(M PRtCEN: 50c 75c $1 $150 $5 KALE RKSEIIVED HEATH MONDAY APtUL At Music House 9 APfil 26 ront Set Main loor Ont Dollar Balanrc of Seats ifty Cents Tiger Riding an A Lion Riding a Horse and Leaping A Polar Bear Prize ight and a Score of Sensational Animal Acts Million Dollar Menagarie Street Parade of Gorgeous Display at 10 a GENERAL ADMISSION Children under 9 years 25c Adults Reserved Seats Extra 2 raDinr Empire Circuit Attractions High Class Burlesque BEGINNING MONDAY APRIL 19 THE AVORITE CHARACTER COMEDIAN EDMOND HAYES The Wise and His LJ J'" 'A MM MBMM 1 CW'W vWMWMMl 'W 'n 'VKn 'JBnLl aWMH ni Mim Mi 11 fji) 9 'rSSHK Ajei I AM ft I HJV i vaHwiMwnieT ii JSmK zdESHSnl ru J5 Wk i 'w joeia i iflirff inest and Largest Organization Light Opera urn (icorgo Ihunerel Grnhin iv IL wyw fw 1 9W' 1 Ik 4 jMi pru 1 MOaBMBR 'ki JI fils 11 gSTa tickets Gall fli I 1 Jh "xnwHL i.