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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1902
Page
6
GRAND-Vaudeville led by Pete Dailey. PARK hosts a Passion Play Lecture Sunday. PARK features Jess of the Bar Z Monday to Wednesday and Happy Hooligan Thursday to Saturday. EMPIRE presents Twentieth Century Maids burlesque.
Pete Dailey headlines next week at the Grand with a comedy act A dress rehearsal as Charles Carey wine agent. He is supported by Frank Lane Mae Lowery and a company of trained performing dogs. Other acts include Billy Clifford George Thatcher Francis Le Page the Tanakas Terry and Elmer. Manager Bronson plans hype but Peter sends no copy while Feicht offers Oberammergau lecture and stereopticon views at the Park.
Ear Z announces a new production by Forbes Heerman at the park for the first week. The story centers on a heroine named Jess a refined educated businesswoman who can rope steer and fire a 43 caliber gun. Miss Alice Archer plays the role born on a New Mexico ranch near Las Vegas on the Rio Pecas, giving authentic insight into ranch life.
A farce comedy titled Happy Hooligan will be staged at the Park on Thursday, offering music dancing and stage humor in a light melodrama environment. The production features a capable company and promises lively acts rather than a strong plot.
Eugene Carter, famed Chicago billiard player hailed as among the world’s best, died after a bout with consumption following a severe September cold. Born in Toledo about 48 years ago, he rose from childhood interest to top international status and earned the nickname You know me for never refusing a match.
Baseball chatter covers player signings between Brooklyn Baltimore and Cleveland Chicago. Talks on Fredman, Willie Keeler, and Barney Dreyfus shape the National and Western leagues as clubs plan parks, salaries, and reorganizations.
Joseph H. Lesh sells On line at the Coliseum horse sale in Chicago on a Wednesday afternoon January 15. The Horse World Christmas number is praised. Cheseeus captures exhibition miles on the coast. National trotting circuit winners share almost 160000 in prize money for the season. Crescens earns under 10030, while Thomas W. Lawson plans a Boston area Dream world farm as a new breeder. Dan Patch, unbeaten son of Joe Patchen, drops only one heat last season with early marks 2 0714, and recent performances suggest further potential to challenge sire records.
At the Empire the Twentieth Century maids led by Harry Morris perform a week of vaudeville and burlesque. The opening number Operavitch and Russia blends music and comedy with full company on stage. Morris stars in The Mormon Wives, a breezy one act farce with music and dances.
In Mansfield's company actors rotate yearly and anecdotes swirl about his nervous methods. During rehearsal he rebuked a cast member for fussing with her collar and warned a supporting actor that either he or the stage manager must leave if a sneeze disrupted a scene.
During a Pennsylvania tour the Mamserle Awkins company paused in Waynesburg Sunday. The pastor invited the troupe to attend service and Frank Duke the property man slept in a pew. An elder tried to collect with a silk hat. Duke woke and said the hat belonged to a derby wearing actor, not him.
The note discuses rising stage gown costs for show girls and lavish outfits in productions like The Little Duchess. It notes managers fear fashion shifts and that some gowns cost at least 700 dollars. It highlights Viola Allen and J H Sothern touring plans with large casts and lengthy train movements across major cities, detailing logistics and tight schedules.
The Broadway theater show Beauty and the Beast drew the New York Life Insurance Company to fill the orchestra floor all lower boxes and much of the balcony after a Waldorf banquet. The company president and associates attended the Monday night performance.
Mrs. A Morgan of 1209 Calhoun street cites back and hip pain relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Henry J Hyder's drug store. She says prior remedies failed and credits the pills with positive relief. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Tester Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute.
An ad describes Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills aimed at people feeling weak and exhausted over months. It includes a testimonial from W P Smith of Indianapolis praising the remedy for steadier nerves, digestion, and strength. Pills sell for 50 cents a box or directly from the Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY, with portrait and signature on each package.
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