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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
6
Grand offers vaudeville daily with The Royal Lilli putians in The Merry Tramps at the park shows Monday through Wednesday The Last Sentence appears Thursday through Saturday at the park. Empire presents The Majestic Burlesque show every afternoon and night.
A sketch titled The cook lady adapts the Why Smith left home character. George Marion to stage it with Mrs Yea mans in an excellent company. Edna Wallace Hoyner declines road touring with Florodora after two Broadway stays. A Woodward seal on Brooklyn Orpheum stage caused a panic as it dodged into an orchestra chair. A Romeo and Juliet company in Brooklyn used vaudeville between acts with a Maggie Kline spoof sung by a soubrette amid the tomb scene.
Lucille Saunders, basking in national stage roles, headlines the Grand season with a Met opera background and key contralto parts in London and New York. The lineup includes The counsel for the defense, a sharp vaudeville courtroom comedy, Willis Sweatman,Cooking Señora, the Probyns, Mile Chester and eye e dog, Baby band, Wenona and Frank.
The Royal lilliputians appear at the Park for the last three days of the week in The Merry Tramps and The Birth of Venus with Polar Star and The Burning Volcano. The troupe features Mas Doyle and 30 chorus girls plus giants and average-size assistants. Whitaker and Lawrence will present The Last Sentence, praised in other cities for its careful staging.
The production features sensational and comedic elements in a melodramatic plot. Stage pictures are reproductions from locality photographs, drawing on regional scenes to shape the drama.
The Majestic burlesquers, an old vaudeville company, visit the Empire next week with two new burlesques A night at rehearsal and The diamond palace. Burke brothers and their trained mule Wise Mike headline. Grace LaRue with Virginia Lee and her pickaninnies, Twenty minutes on a Georgia plantation. The Stantons present The maid and the rooster. Gilbert Girard, the mimic, and the three Bastedo sisters with the Meeker-Baker trio and grotesque acrobats. Agnes Miles is one of the principals.
Sam Barnard of the Weber-Fields show executes a plan to supply counterfeit photos with his autograph to matinee girls and others who have outgrown the matinee stage. His latest image is printed on souvenir mailing cards with a form of a postal card on the back, minus the stamp. A postage stamp is required with all requests.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes actress Blanche Walsh saying she has become a Buddhist. The exchange suggests it was framed as a playful misinterpretation of Buddhism as a debutante status, reflecting a light society topic.
In a Chel sea Mass. production Sullivan as Simon Legree drew sharp audience reaction. A rival actor threatens him after a powerful scene. Sullivan’s performance described as intense and lifelike, culminating in a dramatic final beat.
License inspector Williamson said on Friday he found no license for Jake Van Blaricum, the saloonist whose place Jesse Newland reportedly bought liquor for the drinker who died Sunday. Williamson would ask county commissioners for a license, and Superintendent Taffe stated the saloon would be closed immediately.
The United States circuit court at the ISC request heard railroad magnates J. J. Hill B. A. L. Harriman and others explain what they knew about recent mergers. The crowded courtroom in Belfast heard Chairman Kuspp open the session with rail industry leaders from across the country in attendance.
Footlight flashes report pronunciation jokes and London plans for Ben Hur by Kian and Erlanger. Edward Morgan and J S Dodson will join the cast abroad while Derenda Breen jugglers perform in Australia. The Mhilties Canadian band will vaudeville at Brooklyn Orpheum in early March. Stuart Robson delays at Richmond with telegrams. Martha Morton recovers delaying a Willie Collier comedy. J H Stoddard declines Sunday acting at a Chicago theater. Annie Russell Mrs Gilbert and others admire Weber Fields burlesque. Annie Yeamans to enter vaudeville.
City attorney Joss declines to comment on Attorney General Taylor's opinion while indicating the county will decide the bridge type. County commissioners would select the bridge if the county builds it. Controller Breunig endorses the Attorney General's view and favors leaving the decision to the commissioners, noting the bridge benefits both county and city and that the city pays two thirds of the taxes.
Norfolk Va Jan 25 Nine white convicts sentenced to terms totaling 141 years for the killing of two men in Russell county Virginia eight weeks ago were received at the state penitentiary Friday.
Washington January 25. After the house convened the urgent deficiency bill was taken up. Mr Cannon moved for an aye and nay vote on a 500000 dollar amendment for soldiers shelter in the Philippines. The amendment carried 178 to 105.
D S Gorham township assessor died of heart trouble while seated at his home in Brownsburg Indiana He was a well known Hendricks county figure Mrs Christopher Trucks died after a long illness Her husband lies in critical condition from cancer of the face in a separate tragedy at the same town
Real estate dealers say January shows one of the best starts for the Indianapolis market in years with steady transfers and healthy price levels. They note rising interest in rental investments and continued activity from both locals and outsiders, while some warn against pushing prices too high.
S. H. Caraway to erect a frame house at 1510 Montcalm Street costing 300 dollars. B. Sims to build two cottages on Laure near New York and Addison near New York, each costing 1200 dollars. Mary J. Aiken to build a frame house on Tacoma Avenue near Washington Street costing 1400 dollars. L. S. Pierson to build a cottage on Orleans near Beecher at 900 dollars. August Elbrecht to build a three story brick and iron building at Virginia Avenue Prospect and Shelby Streets costing 20000 dollars with five storerooms on the first floor, 24 rooms on the second floor in suites of four, and two halls on the top floor.
The Manual Training High School offers a comprehensive cookery program led by Miss Josephine Loomis. Students, including 24 girls per class, learn kitchen layouts, utensils, recipe notebooks, and dining service in a model dining room. A lively croquette day showcases practical methods, with students preparing and tasting meals, while mastering sauces, frying, and baking along with breadmaking, desserts, and canning.
The Irish News reports 300 island inhabitants, nine miles off Donegal, have been served with ejectment orders for years of unpaid rents and taxes. The island is said to have a local kingdom with a king, relying on fishing and local industry, as a warship is sent to aid the landlord in enforcing evictions.
Representative Brick of Indiana visited Senator Fairbanks at his home and left a card for the senator. The servant mistook a printed Abraham Lincoln name on the card for the ghost of the president, causing the colored man to fear a spectral Lincoln calling on Fairbanks.
A testimonial from Mr. I. V. Stein of 12% North Senate avenue praises Dean's Kidney Pills for relief from heavy bearing down and back pain. He details long urinary issues and stinging back twinges, noting gradual relief after buying at Henry J. Duder's drug store and using the pills. Foster-Milburn Co. BUFFALO NY markets the product. price listed as 3 cents. sole U.S. agents caution to remember the name Dean's and take no other.
Hon James R Kenney of Pennsylvania chairs a push to mass distribute works on Personal Magnetism and Hypnotism. The American College of Sciences funds free books, promising health, success, and mental sharpened power, with tailored offers and a Philadelphia address for requests.
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