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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
7
The Madcaps from Berlin headline the Grand bill as the top chorus act of the week, boasting acrobatic finesse and toe dancing mastery. Also featured are Paul La Croix the juggler and Three Voscarrys, while next week Carlotta will headline the season’s first sensational bicycle loop act.
The Park Theater presents a melodrama titled Inside Slavery or similar tale opening Thursday for the rest of the week. The plot centers on a middle aged man seeking a greater good amid twists and suspense that promise a gripping afternoon and evening show.
The Majestic Theatre will present Zira next week by the Forepaugh Stock company. The play, centered on human sympathy and personal charm, echoes the famed production directed by Henry Miller with Margaret Anglin in the title role, following the early triumph of The Great.
The Sam T. Jack company presents Empire Theater this week with old-time burlesque style updated by modern comedians and chorus. Two burlesques provoke constant laughter while new song numbers showcase the chorus. The vaudeville segment stands out, and lightweight champion wrestler Johnny Billiter appears at every show, with pictures from the Gans Nelson fight shown.
The New Gayety screens the Talk-A-Graph Biograph film The Fight for Freedom and a London Marathon recreation. Children’s feature The Story of King Fregolo is shown with vivid color, The Chauffeur's Dream provides laughs, and Rhea Hall Behymer sings new songs in top voice this week.
Wilton Lackaye stars in Cleveland Moffatt's The Battle at the Grand Opera House in Chicago receiving rare praise from critics. The performance highlights Lackaye as John J. Hagegleton, regarded as the finest acting opportunity of his career with other engagements canceled as it likely seasons there.
An Indianapolis shop named Crafts man's Guild opens at 56 Monument Place in the old Star building. It features home made candies and social gatherings, with brown decor and staff in brown dresses, and offers after theater parties with Billiken as a decorative presiding deity.
Milton L. Hopkins of Lansing Michigan formerly of Indianapolis, was found by Referee Rowland Evans to owe the United States nothing. The government claimed Hopkins as a Camp Chigamauga quartermaster mishandled accounts during the late Spanish War. The referee’s judgment fully clears his name and dismisses the suit.
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