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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1909
Page
3
An upcoming vaudeville program at the Grand Opera House begins Monday with Marie Dainton topping the bill. The English star recently arrived from Europe heads a strong lineup praised for elevating local entertainment and drawing liberal patronage to the Hoosier Home of Vaudeville.
Thanksgiving week at Park theater features a housing farce comedy described as clever and plot driven rather than vulgar. The production promises witty dialogue and engaging characters, aiming to entertain audiences during the holiday period.
A diverse Grand bill features Miss Dainton on her first US visit, Arthur Dunn and Marie Glazier in The Messenger Boy, Winona Winters returning as a vaudeville star, and acts by Connelly, Elsie Faye, Miller and Weston, Melody Lane Girls, and the Walthour Trio. Also promoted are Martini and Maxmillian and kinedrome shorts, with McFadden's Flats praised. Under Southern Skies at Park theater heads to Thanksgiving matinee, following an era of New York success and strong audience demand.
Stage pictures of the land of beauty captivate the eye as a large two member cast brings to life a Southern aristocracy tale. The play portrays high-bred manners and darky servants with colorful speech and Halloween scenes, promising a first class production that will draw big crowds.
Forepaugh stock presents Our New Minister at the Majestic starting Monday with a matinee. Denman Thompson writes a modern rural drama that blends humor and pathos as a young New England preacher faces prejudice, reforms a small town, and fosters Christian kindness.
The piece Our New Minister tours successfully and debuts in stock with a festive setting and a Thanksgiving matinee. Empire Theater showcases Billy Watson with two comedies In Beautiful Clover and The Bashful Venus, backed by a large company and a chorus dubbed The Beef Trust for their size and spectacle.
Seymour Indiana reports that county, city, and town health officers will be appointed January under a new four year term law. Officers receive 3 percent of per capita population with a minimum $10 annual pay for non incorporated towns. The board of county commissioners names the county health officer and the city officer is named by the board.
The mayor appoints the health officer of a city and incorporated towns’ health officer is chosen by the town trustees. The law allows county health officers with two years of service to be eligible without examination, while others must pass an exam on sanitation and hygiene set by the state board of health.
City records list births for Dix Robinson Wormaer Kupferberg Hillman Harsing Bevine Hegarty Wylie. Deaths include Boyer Scott Fleming Miller Butler. Marriage licenses issued to Folkening Brinkman Early Cook Forgey Carvin Biddle Lube Layton. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS with PAZO OINTMENT guarantee.
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