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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
3
News of the theaters reports Pablo Casals delivering a fine cello recital at the Nevada concert hall. William Winter notes Otis Skinner's revival of Francesca Da Rimini promises well for the stage, signaling strong prospects for upcoming theater offerings.
The column covers Englishs Opera House acts including Nathan Hale with Howard Kyle and vaudeville at Grand and Park venues. It highlights Miss Nevada appearing on stage, Casals cello performance dazzling the audience, Maquarre on flute, and Leon Moreau’s precise piano. A dramatic ship tale features Howells and Knowles amid peril and survival.
A glowing review of Lost In the Desert at Park Theater with a wild horse rescue and Arab prison and camp scenes. The act one fire and act two horse chase on a treadmill draw loud audience applause. Also notes Clyde Fitch's Nathan Hale at English's with Howard Kyle and a Grand sketch Above the Limit with Grapewin and Anna Chance.
Otis Skinner and his company open in Baker's Francesca da Rimini at the Victoria Theater with reviews praising the performance and the tragedy. William Winter notes the play's dark mood, Lanclotto's heroic suffering, and Skinner's earnest, capable portrayal amid a season of notable recitals and London theater buzz.
Mrs. W A Taylor hosts a Monday tea drawing many local families and visitors. The society page lists countless visits and events including alumni gatherings, church circles, private dinners, and a Harvard bound pupil among the group.
Edward E. Neal of Noblesville attended Denison last night and praised Senator Fairbanks for a Memorial Day era tribute to Harrison Mount and McKinley. Neal noted the late President’s assassination and urged loyalty to the Republican party amid future challenges. The report recounts Fairbanks praising leadership and urging unity for a stronger nation and a better party.
Two traveling soap salesmen Charles Schmidt and Jim Malone at the Denison Hotel discuss 1901 as the most prosperous year in five years. They credit rising working-class buying power for higher sales and note Malone's average about 1000 boxes per month, doubling the prior year's figure.
C M Parker and the Parker Concert Company toured from Ladoga to Nevada and Montgomery county praising higher music standards in the United States. Parker notes public schools foster quality, citing audiences in South Dakota and Oklahoma as discriminating and supportive of refined performances.
Chalmers Brown, potentate of Murat Tem ple Mystic Shrine, presided over a smoker for shrine officers at the Denison Hotel. About thirty‑five attendees attended as Brown begins his fifth year as potentate. Informal talks occurred with no organized speech program. The Columbia Club honored New Year’s Day staff with cash gifts totaling over a hundred dollars, distributed by the superintendent. Fred Matthews of Bloomington visited Hotel English yesterday. Leonidas N Mull of Manilla Indiana stayed at Spencer House last night.
Trinity Congregational Church votes to self support and sever Home Missionary Board aid. Rev Levi White notes church is five years old and youngest in Indiana to make the move. Officers elected include Clerk O B Ball and Treasurer Lawrence Swartling. 246 members with 45 net gain.
Memorial Presbyterian Church held its annual meeting last night, the largest in the congregation's history. A. J. Johnson reported 31 new members added, 16 lost, net increase 11, total membership 572. C. W. Hale cited year receipts 81.96 and expenditures 54.16 with a balance of 373.9, including 47.9 carried over. Sunday school attendance for the year reached 12,689.
The report details receipts and expenditures of church agencies led by Mrs. C. M. Smith and Secretary Will R. Ballard, noting luncheons, visits, bouquets, and aid to the poor. Trustees’ accounts show a balance and debt figures. Officers were elected smoothly with Chaffee’s election by ballot after a nomination dispute. Revival services at Trinity M E Church report strong attendance and thirteen accessions.
Governor Durbin yesterday denied a requisition from Ohio’s governor to return James J. Reid to that state. The action leaves Reid in Illinois custody as questions linger over possible future procedures and legal steps.
The Central College board and faculty held a dinner at the University Club from six to o’clock with no speeches. They discussed a proposed new college building to cost about 600 dollars per portable unit and a cornerstone ceremony before term end. Mortimer Levering presided. Speakers included Jurie Beter, John L Griffiths, Dr W P Herod, Dr Louis Turk, Rilus Eastman, Dr JF Farehuttson Maxwell, Dr W H Link, and Prof B Thomas of Wabash College. George Cook sold property on Kentucky avenue to George Kessler for 300. Frank T Rogers bought F P Rush’s property on East Winston Street east of East Street. Rogers also purchased Catherine Muffman’s property.
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