Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1892 — Page 16

TiE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, MAY 8,

CLOSING OF THE THEATERS

Grand Will End the Season with Dockstader's Minstrels Saturday Night. Jack's Eurlesqnere and tbettodestTounffXan Ahead of Them Park Attrition This Week De Wolf Hopper's Saccees. The Grand Trill close Its successful ieaion next Saturday night. Trith a performance by Lew Dockatader's iainstrels, and It is something of a coincidence that this lame company opened the season at this bouse last August, and made a favorable Impression by the originality and novelty of the performance given. Since then it baa been materially augmented, in material points, and it is now claimed that it is the strongest company, so far as vocalists and comedians are concerned, traveling. At the head of it is Mr. Dookstader himself, who is one of the foremost of the "blackface" comedians. Other principals are George Powers, comedian and banjo soloist, a very popnlar performer; Frank Girard, the Teteran; Mclntyre and Heath, the leading representatives of negro life in the tionth; the three Marvelles, grotesque contortionists ana dancers; Perry and Magrew; J'red Slocomb, the famous English tenor, and others. As a ipecial feature, Mr. Dockstader has recently added Le Petit Freddy, the vronderfnl child artist This remarkable boy speaks and sings in many different languages, executes in splendid style six or seven different dances, and directs tho entire large orchestra with the minstrels. His mother travels with him to look after his wants, as he is only eight years of age. Mr. Dockstader's company has met with pronounced success this season, and the general verdict of the excellence of the performance comes from all parts of the country. The advance sale of seats for the periormance will be gin at th box-oilice of the Grand next Wednesday morning. A larje demand may be anticipated, n minstrtlsyia always a strong attraction in Indianapolis, and this company has an excellent reputation. Mr. Sam T. Jack, who is responsible for the existence of a great many burlesque companies, and who has made a great deal of money out of them, will play one of them all this week at English's, the engagement beginning to-morrow night This is his so-called "Creole Burlesque Company,7' whieb, according to the truthful and modest young agent, consists of "thirty beautiful daughters of the sunny South, and twentV visions of loveliness from the classic Nile." According to this same young man, who is making an ambitious eiiort to earn more than his salary, the entertainment possesses an element of freshness for which Mr. Jack is noted, and affords opportunities for the varied talents of the artists. Vivacious vocalists, graceful dancers and merry burlesquers combine to make the entertainment enjoyable. Tho Creole belle divides the honor's with the Egyptian beauty, and both manifest an ambitious desire to plea&e. The allusion made to the freshness" for which Mr. Jack is "noted" has no reference to the agent, who is singularly unassuming, particularly in tho claims he makes for the company. If the "Creoles," who come from the sunny South or Egypt I ho certainly can't mean Egypt, I1L,) do lere as they have in ether cities they will fcava large audiences, for that has bssn their experience generally. They give an entertainment that opens with a first part entitled "Tropical Kevelries," to be followed by various specialties and a "buck" dancing contest in which there are twenty participants, bo far as singingand dancing are concerned the Creoles have the reputation of being the best of all the burlesquers. The attraction at the Park Theater, all this week, beginning with the matinee tomorrow, will be a rising young actor, Mr. JL W. Fremont, in Joseph D. Clifton's new play TT:.M The odd title, which attracts attention wherever the play is produced, arises from that number being given to the convict who figures in it The play is of the sensational order and deals with the murder of an old man for the purpose of robbery. By a mistake of his sweetheart, the crime is fixed on the son of the murdered man. and he is sentenced to the penitentiary at Baton Rouge, La. He escapes and devotes his life to hunting down tho murderer. His sweetheart. Kose, also, turns detective and opens np in New York city a swell club-room. The murderer becomes infatuated with her and she leads him on to disclose his secret and so proves the innocence of the hero. Geo. Maleomb. The story of the play is laid in the South and New York cHy. it abounds in trastio incidents and gives scope for considerable dramatic eflect. Mr. Fremont in the dual role of Geo. Maleomb, the supposed murderer, and Gerald Covington, a man of the world, has. it is said, a realistic conception of his parts. The company is a good one aud helps Mr. Fremoutto render a good production of "777." The scenic effect are sew and said to be unusually good. After one of the most brilliant tours ever known in the history of light comio opera. that merry comedian, DeWolf Hopper, and his now famous organization of fun-makers and singers, returns to New Y'ork city and on to-morrow evening will begin a brief engagement of four weeks at the Broadway Theatre, in "Wang," which is un doubtedly the reigning musical success of the season. Mr. Hopper presents the en tire original cast and the same large and well-drilled chorus that were seen and heard during his engagements in the principal cities the past season, and all of the many novelties, elaborate stage-set tings and wonderful mechanical effects. that have proved such prime factors in Wang's" immense popularity, will be again employed. Contrary to the expectation of his many friends and admirers. Mr. Hopper and bis clever associates in "Wang' will not form one of the attractions during tho summer season in the Metropolis, for at the close of his Broadway Theater engagement tho big comedian, accompanied by his managers, lien D. Stevens and John W. McKinney, will visit Europe, returning to this country in time to be present at the opening renearsais or his new opera wnicn is now being written by J. Cheever Goodwin and Woolsor Morss. the author and compoer of Wtono" which will b presented for the first time on Aug. 15, at the Broad way 1 heater. DeWolf Jlopter is unquestionably a prime favorite in New York city, as he it elsewhere, and. with his excellent company and the DODular "Wantr " it is ouite safe to predict a succession of well-tilled houses during his short stay in the metropolis. Gossip of the Stage. Lew Dockstader's new minstrels will be at the Grand next Saturday night Hubert Wilke. of comio opera renown. talks of abandoning that field and indulging in "the legitimate." The New Wing" is the curious name of the new play that will open the Boston Columbia I heater next season. Marie Jansen. whose contract with Francis Wilson ended May 5, will go abroad this summer, and noit season will head a com pany of her own. Forbes Eobertson. the English actor. who was here with Mary Anderson, is the jatest person mentioned as John Drew's successor at Daly's Theater. Anew pantomime, "La Statue da Commander." is a ercat success in Paris. Though the story is said to le "Frenchy." It avoids coarsenees. The music is charm ing. Lula Glaseer. who is to take Marie Jansen's place in Francis Wilson's comnanv. has been Hiss Jansen'a understudy forsomo tinifc. She is pretty, a good dancer, and has a strong voice. Richard ManiSeld has commissioned o New York playwright to dramatize for the stago Fergus llnme's last novel. "Tho Man Who Vanished." The book is on the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" order. De Wolf Hopper is to have a new "prima donna" next season in place cf Miss tannotte Bt Henry, who does sol like

traveling. Mr. Hopper's acquisition is a product of Snn Francisco. Her last name) is Millard, and she, also, is reputed to have beauty and talent and youth. Toper Venn has retired from the American Extravaganza Company, and soes to London for three or four months, then she returns to this country to get married and settle down in San Francisco. George Thatcher and Henry Sayers have engaged for a comedy, called "Cupid on Wheels." the three Powers brothers, who own a DAtent enabling there to raoe ou bicycles on a theater stage. The motive of the piece is. of course, a love story, but the race is to be the feature. The American rights t. "Walker." London, recently acquired byT. Henry French, have been sold by him to Nat Goodwin. The play, which is a farco-corady. was written by J. M. Barre for John L. Toole, who has been presenting it to crowded bouses at his theater in London for several months. The scene is laid in a bonee-boat on the Thames, and the principal character is a cockney, masquerading as a distinguished military officer. Thomas Q. Seahrnok is having constructed at Wilmington. Del., a peculiar palace car in whieb he will tour next season, while playing in tbe xnnsiral burlesque. "The Isle of Champagne." The car is sixty feet in length, and in exact imitation of a champagne bottle, to the smallest particular, cork, label and &1L The interior equipments are sumptuous and with every convenience known to railroad travel, ft is understood that a leading wine house pays the bill for the comedian's costly comfort Dramatic Mirror: One of the novelties of

the next season will be an intensely inter esting drama called "The Milt Train." it will come from tho pen of the author of those great literary succeed, "The Noontide Alarm" "The Unlimited Mail." "Tho Slow Mail" and "Tho Salary Train." The principal act of the "Milk Tram" will show the prairies in a blinding blizzard. "IhoMilk lrnm" is wrecked in an avalanche of snow, r ho milk freeze and for eicht days the characters live on ice-cream. ihen thev are rescued. Since the recent death of James McCnllough. son ofjohn McCnllough. tbe great actor, the only surviving descendant of the tragedian is James's danghter. Letitia. James was forty years old when he died. and the disease which carried him oil was heart disease, fin atiection from which his father also suffered. To Letitis, who is a very beautiful rifleen-year-old girl, descends arestato of about 4)0.000 under her k ra u d mo there will and tbe deed of trust of her grandfather. Had the latter refrahjed from the dissipations which eventually caused his death he would have died worth fully a million. A New York letter says: "Sam Jack, who has recently surprised Chicago by making a mint out of what has long been regarded as a theatrical morgue, can draw Lis check for SieO.OOO.'anotber instance of asnccessful variety mauager who knew enough to keep his money. 'Jim' Donaldson, of the Bowery, is worth $200,000 or more, made on tbe variety stage, and TomF Canary, who is Miners partner in one of his beer and music theaters, is easily able to raise S200.. 000 on his notes. John T. Ford, Baltimore's wealthiest manager, made money in tbe early days in the variety business; so did Col. W. E. Sinn. Brooklyn's richest man ager, and a dozen others in as many cities. Al 1 1 ay man, the California-New York man ager, is safely fixed with a comfortable fortune. Charley Fro h man will hardly want lor money so long as be keeps gathering in wealth at his present rate. Dan F rob man, his brother. Is well supplied with the world s goods, and I-rank Sanger, who was once an actor, is now a manager with at least $ 150.000 to his credit As for tbe veteran Hooley, of Chicago, who can tell the size of his purse? In New York they say he's good for 0,000 or bo. He owns real estate, I know, worth nearly that much, and it's daily increasing in valne. T. Henry French, the Grand Operahonse manager, is rated at 00.000. He is safe from disaster, for no shrewder theatrical financier lives to-day." . MABKET FOE REAL ESTATE Warm Spring Weather Has Helped the Desire of Purchasers Not a Little Some of tha More Notable Sales of the Past Week Lenginjr Ejes Upon the Morris "Parm"Baildlnjr Association Notes. Real-estate men note that the movement in their terrene commodity was not active during; the past week, a condition of af fairs duo, in great measure, to the frequent rains, which prevented the proper showing of real estate except by those agenci cs that are provided with scows, goloshes aud umbrellas. The week started out with seventeen recorded transfers, with a total consideration of 49,935, of which $15,000 was the transfer of tbe property of Mrs. Margaret Dark, on North Meridian street to Joseph D. Mausur, and $10,000 for that of tne farm of Mercy Murry to Orxno M. Pruitt On Tuesday publication was made of eighteen transfers, with a total consideration of $?5,o50, the big end of which represented tbe 43,000 sale of the Iron Block, by Hiram P. Wasson to Si mon Yandes. On Wednesday the publi shed record showed twenty-one transfers, con. sideration 81S.068: on Thursday fourteen transfers, consideration 51.600; on Friday sixteen transfers, consideration 328,27a, of which 71Z.G03 was for the sale by Louisa M. Schmidt to Eliza J. Knight of parts of Lots 22 and 23 in Goldsberry's subdivision: on Saturday thero were twenty-three trans fers, with a total consideration of 512.520. the largest transaction amounting to $7,000, being the livery stable property of Francis Jones, on Seventh street, between Meridian and Illinois, bought by Kate L. Mayer. The lot adjoining this, on the west sixtv feet front, was sold to Ferdinand L. Mayer, by the Connecticut Lale insurance Company. lor SJ,3bU. The Morris Property. A large number of real-estate men have been looking with longing eyes at the homestead property of Gen. T. A. Morris. lying north of Morrison street and bound ed north by Home avenue, east by Central avenue, and west by Alabama street They figure out its possibilities for handsomely sub-dividing into lots, and as it is tho largest tract of private property now with m the settled portion of tho city they see hundreds of thousands of dollars in it for tho owner and several thousands in commissions to tho lucky real-estate broker who may get the sale of it Persons who live in the neighborhood look upon theso acres with different eyes. They have a faint hope that it may be a park beautifully shaded, and having walks, drives, fountains and bed of flowers. "Morris Park" strikes them as about the proper thing, and they argue that, as a breathing spot for the future, it would have a value that could not be estimated in dollars and cents. A great inuuy of tho residents thereabouts would be willing to contribute from $100 to $."-00 toward the purchase of this property for park purposes. New IlallriltiBS. At tho corner of Fort Wayne avenue and Delawaro street ground has been broken for the new Central Christian Church, and the work of excavation and building will , be pushed forward rapidly. It is intended to have the edihee ready lor occupancy by Nov. 1. Dr. Joseph Eastman is enlarging his sanatorium by erecting a four-story brick building on tho southeast corner of Vermont and Delaware streets, connecting with tho adjacent building which he occupies. The addition will givo tbe sanatorium a total of seventy rooms. DuUding Associations. The Celtic association began a new series last week and three hundred shares were tsken tbe lirst night Tbe Plymouth has $20,000 in loans negotiated waiting upon the building, season to open. This association has never known the demand for money to be so active as now. The Indianapolis Savings aad Investment Company is amoug tbe inoet prosperpresident and J. A. Iteaume secretary. It

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MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS

CHILDREN'S ODDITIES -ANDNOVELTIES Received yesterday, and will be placed on Bale to-morrow ("Monday) morning. They are a variety of new imported novelties for children, never before shown in this city. For beauty and stylo they are tho thing. When looking for Children's Cloth, ing don't overlook our magnificent stock.

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