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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
7
Grand Vaudeville appears daily at 2 15 and 8 15 p m The Gypsy Cross plays Monday through Wednesday at 2 and 8 p m The volunteer organist appears Thursday Friday and Saturday at 2 p m Empire Burlesque runs every day at 2 and 8 p m
Eva Williams and Jack Tucker bring a half hour sketch at the Grand in Indianapolis with Skinny's finish. May Edouin Fred Edwards and other acts tour from New York. The Gypsy Cross at the Park features Alma Doerge. The Volunteer Organist, Henry Martell, next. Empire hosts Broadway burlesquers with Kelly and Davis and a full chorus.
The comedy Fiddle-Dee-Dee returns to the Park for the week of April 2 after a long Broadway run at Shoals theater Buffalo during the Pan American exposition. Webber & Fields present the original music scenery and costumes with Rice and Cady and a noted cast led by Bobby North John Sparks John Alden Alf Anderson Dorothy Drew Truly Shattuck and a chorus of 50.
The Ringling brothers circus arrives in Indianapolis on Monday May 12 bringing 500 horses 30 elephants a giraffe a polar bear a dozen camels a hippopotamus horned horses black tigers sea lions and numerous other acts European imports include the Dumitrescu aerial troupe Batty's beasts Webb's juggling sea Souder's elephants Ethardo the contortionist and the Hailway high wire trio.
Stage gossip notes Adele Ritchie maintains a custom of weekly pink tea and violet luncheon gatherings at her home for members of The Toreador company. The gatherings are awaited with interest as lively, mild entertainment. Rivalry grows among local prima donnas with famed birthday and supper parties cited.
A New York paper hints at a personal rebirth or resolve as a figure of exceptional wit contemplates retirement. The piece suggests no matter how rich one is, they should not hide their true plans or intentions from the public. Master Willie Nelson’s music frames the scene with archival detail.
Miss Irwin will perform her usual engagements next season while Annie Russell shifts to Joan of Arc in Rostand. Charles Frohman backs bold casting as Bessie Tyree plans to star in As others see us. Edna Wallace Hopper chats food with Jeannette Lowery as Cyril Scott is teased about roasting.
A Boston theater veteran Frank Losee is portrayed as combining a long stage record of villainy with acts of radical kindness. The piece contrasts his roles in dramatic villains with a confession of dramatic stage thefts and a dramatic mercy tale about rescuing a starving kitten and a cold dog, highlighting a complex public image.
At Weber and Fields Music Hall Lillian Russell canceled a planned duet with De Wolf Hopper. Hopper, was unprepared, announced he would sing with his mother at the piano. The audience applauded a simple German song, which proved more moving than an operatic piece.
Representative Mickey of Illinois reports Private George Hoovey of the Twenty-eighth Infantry from Quincy writes that he helped Private Edward Richter, a friend, to his death after Richter was tied to a stake and ice water poured over him on Lieutenant Sinclair orders. Richter died soon after.
Mrs. David D. Riddle wife of Up-to-date Farmer publisher was assaulted by a negro near her 916 N Capitol Ave home at noon Friday. She and a friend screamed, drawing neighbors. The assailant fled after the women screamed. a bystander seized a Winchester rifle and threatened to shoot if identified.
An old ad style claim asserts that humor excesses surface in spring and Hood's Sarsaparilla removes them, wards off danger, and ensures good health. The message promotes the tonic as a preventive remedy for seasonal ailments.
Dr G H Clay a dentist at 150 N IH street advertises fourteen years with the New York Dental Company promising best work and money savings for patients seeking dental care and value.
Sallie Harris of Salem New Jersey reports a very severe muscular rheumatism attack last fall. After trying several prescriptions she used Chamberlains Pain Balm as advertised in the South Jerseyman. Two applications brought improvement and one bottle cured her completely. For sale by all druggists.
Fragmentary notice asks where to obtain good photographs. Mentions Willhite and Holloway at 237 N. enn t and a Main Cigar Store at 104 Monument with scattered street references. Likely a local classifieds request for photo services and nearby premises.
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