Amusements at Grand feature mixed reviews of acts
Critics fault Will H. Fox for dull performances while praising stronger acts on the bill. Buoman and Adelle’s “The Door Key” draws ire after two seasons. ventriloquist A Duncan earns laughs with updated dialogue. The Hoopers, Stuart Barnes with Mabel Sisson, Allison troupe acrobats, Clayton and Jenkins with a donkey act, and Bessie Munroe also appear, drawing varying reactions from Indianapolis crowds.
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Myers
Will H. Fox
Buoman
Adelle
H. Fox
Fox
Carrie Nation
Iter
Indianapolis
Hoopers
A. ©. Duncan
Duncan
Stuart Barnes
Mabel Sisson
Barnes
Allison
Clayton
Jenkins
Bessie Munroe
Eer
Night In Getz Musical Comedy at English's Opera House
Tonight at English's Opera House the Indianapolis Elks present a stage version of Thomas Y. Getz's musical comedy A Night In with local cast and orchestra performing through the evening in a lively program of singable songs and comic sketches.
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English
Opera
Indianapolis
Elks
Thomas Y. Getz
Grape Nuts Food Solved a Cory Pa. Girl’s Illness
A Cory Pennsylvania young woman said prolonged illness and five years invalidation followed overwork. After two months on Grape Nuts Food she gained strength quickly, needed rest less, and could work or play after meals. She credits Grape Nuts with satisfying appetite and aiding recovery.
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Cory
Nursin
Bohemia Run of Minstrels Features Indianapol is Stars
The Bohemia company led by Henry Warrum and Joe Gasper repeats tomorrow night drawing crowded houses. Notable acts include Miss Fiorencé Mars imitating Mrs. Alice Shaw, Miss Ruth Quigley-Morris in her first appearance here, and Louis Bates in Sis Hopkins impressions. The program also presents The Great White Diamond melodrama at Park Theater with John Martin as Nyctalops and Florence Huntley delivering hits like I Can't Tell Why I Love You encores.
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Bohemia
Henry Warrum
Joe Gasper
Charles P. Balz
al Donahue
Nona McCormick
Elks
Weiere
Alice Shaw
Fiorencé Mars
Shaw
Miss Mars
Indianapolis
Ruth Quigley-Morris
Dot" Quigley
Paris
London
Mamie Clancy
Belle of New York
England
Fifi Fricquoet
Candy Shop
Angela Gil‘ain
Pieroedore
Virginia Osgood
Edith Cleveland
Sis Hopkins
Louis Bates
Walter Fessler
Park Theater
Sierra Nevada Mountains
United States
Jan van Hock
Miss Gilmore
Harry West
Jakey
Lola
Stage and theater notes from New York to Vienna
The column reports on operas and plays in progress including unfinished Crane work finished by A E Mason and Belasco drama. Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott planning a Garden Theater tour. Weber’s Parisian Widows three-day Empire engagement. Blue Roses by Chambers. Jane Peyton replacing Filkins in Otis Skinner troupe. Jacob Miller dies in San Francisco before benefit. Sybil Sanderson to sing in Vienna amid death rumor. Sunshine of Paradise Alley panorama at Park. English’s Opera House musical comedy A Night in Bohemia with Getz Warrum Bals. Kelcey and Shannon in My Lady Dainty at English’s. Mary Johnston To Have and To Hold dramatized at Knickerbocker with Isabel Irving and Robert Lorrane. Zoo open with Bostock attractions Dynamite Big Lig and others. sea lions and Esau the chimpanzee noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English
Opera House
the Elks
Bohemia
Thomas P. Getz
Henry Warrum
Charles P. Bals
Mary Johnston
Charles Frohman
Knickerbocker Theater
New York
Isabel Irving
Jocelyn Leigh
Robert Lorrane
Captain Ferey
Mr. Bostock
Bobby Mack
Big Lig
Boyker
Bonita
Baby Stella
Buffalo
Esau
Personal and Society Notices From A City Briefs
Mrs. Caleb 8 Denny has gone to New York. Mrs. Charlotte Dering of Chicago, who has been with Miss Annie Fraser, has returned home. Mrs. John N. Carey and Mrs. Willem H. Coleman will return from Washington, D. C., Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Talbott on Nort Pennsylvania street. Kate Smith, who has been visiting Miss Jeannette Judson, will return home this week. Mrs. George N. Catterson, in New York visiting friends, will return to Muncie today. Mrs. Thomas H. Parry will observe Wednesday as her day at home. Miss Kate Cathcart will leave for New York to study.
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Denny
New York
Charlotte Dering
Chicago
Annie Fraser
John N. Carey
Willem H. Coleman
Washington, D. C
Robert Scott
Frank Talbott
Nort
Pennsylvania Street
Mises Kate Smith
Jeannette Judson
Wil
George N. Catterson
Muncie
Thomas H. Parry
Sevon
Rae
Kate Cathcart
Tigate
Ralph W. Hoyt
Major Hoyt
Cuba
J. H. Woodburn
East Ohio Street
W. F. Goltra
Meridian Street
North Meridian Street
John F. Carson
D. A. Chenoweth
Sandusky
Woman's Research Club
George Henderson
Mary Isabella Kramer
Gertrude Goodhart
Alta Roberts
Miss Lewis
Lillian Moore
Frank Wells
Wirt C. Smith
Alice van Anda
Council
Wedding and social notes from Indianapolis area events
A stream of social updates from Indianapolis shows weddings planned for March 17 in Knightstown and Greenburg Finklesteen nuptials. Invites issued for teas and recitals at Propylaeum and Meridian Street venues. Club officers, choir engagements, and Mothers' Club receptions announced with lists of members and guests across several dates and homes.
Last Symphony Concert Marks IOSA Season Finale
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Association closed its fifth season at English's Opera House with a varied program conducted by Karl Schneider. Miss Sarah Layton Walker, known as Mrs. Morris Black, sang surefire arias and encores to audience acclaim, highlighted by Glazounov's mazurka and the Rameau suite arrangements, with praise for the soloist's sweet contralto and a grand bouquet presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Association
Opera House
Karl Schneider
Mendelssohn
Rameau
Mott
Glazounov
Mogart
Tschaikowsky
Morris Black
Sarah Layton Walker
Black
Meyerbeer
Robert Frang
Augusta Holmes
Clarence Forsyth
H. N. Parker
Mrs Black
Polly Willis
Mrs. Black
Second Annual Ball Held by Red Men Pageant Group
The Red Men's Illuminated Street Pageant Association hosted its second annual ball at Masonic Hall attracting about 100 couples. Net proceeds go to the general fund for promoting the street pageant. The general committee included Smith Mann H C Prehu Mrs Tineher B Frey F G Castor and William Friese with Castor chairing the dance committee. The association represents about 2 200 Red Men and families.
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Masonic Hall
Smith Mann
H. C. Prehu
Tineher
B. Frey
F. G. Castor
William Friese
Actor Truman W. Johnson Dies at 38 in Brooklyn
Truman W. Johnson of this city, recently with Spooner stock company in Brooklyn, died yesterday of pneumonia at Long Island Hospital. He was 38, born and raised here, a High School alumnus who acted with Nelle towns troupe, Lincoln J. Carter company in The Fast Mail, and Baldwin Melville troupe before joining Spooner. His father died ten years ago and his mother resides here.
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Truman W. Johnson
Brooklyn
Spooner Stock Company
Long Island
Nelle Towns
Ulinois
Lincoln J. Carter
Fast Mail
Baldwin- Melville Company
Spooner Company
Death of John Blodau and funeral details in Indianapolis
Mr. Robert B. Blodau returned yesterday from Nashville where he attended the funeral of his father John Blodau. The deceased was well known in Indianapolis after living here briefly, taught at the Deer and Dumb Institute, and later worked in furniture and lounge manufacturing. He is survived by four children.
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Robert B. Blodau
Nashville
Tenn
John Blodau
Indianapolis
Deer and Dumb Institute
Tena Meyer
Oleomargarine Factory Unearthed At Union City
United States revenue officers and Noblesville agents uncovered a large oleomargarine operation run by The Hudson Produce Company in Union City owned by Frank Day. The plant reportedly produced 3000 to 4000 pounds daily, evading taxes and license payments, with shipments to Chicago New York and Cincinnati. Day confessed and was summoned to Cincinnati with required records.
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United States Revenue
Noblesville
Union City
Phillips
Hudson Produce Company
Frank Day
Lawrenceburg
F. W. Smith
Charles Withoff
Lon Boyd
United States
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Day
Inaugural Day Crowds Rally For McKinley Amid Rain
A throng of 20 000 plus onlookers braved a downpour as McKinley and Hanna took the oath in a rain soaked Capitol setting. The parade followed the Capitol to the White House with troops from 22 states, West Point cadets, Rough Riders, Porto Ricans in uniform, and numerous dignitaries in a grand display of pageantry.
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Treasury Building
Court of Honor
White House
Civic Division
Governor's Island
Francis V. Greene
McKinleys Ride From White House to Capitol
President McKinley rode from the White House to the Capitol at 10:30 amid a large escort including Senators Hanna and Jones and Admiral Dewey. Veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic, and Rough Rider bands lined the route, with a notable colored contingent and Ohio Squadron A serving as guard of honor. He arrived at 11:40, signed bills in the Senate lobby, and shown high spirits during the procession.
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Washington
White House
Capitol
Hanna and Jones
Arkansas
Cannon
Cortelyou
Admiral Dewey
General Miles
Pennsylvania Avenue
Greene
Governor's Island
Daniel E. Sickles
Gettysburg
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Veteran Union
Union Veteran Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Rough Rider
Roosevelt
G. A. R. and
Ohio
McKinley
Congress
McKinle
Senate
Inaugural Ceremonies Open McKinley’s Second Term
President McKinley took the oath of office before 1 PM at the Capitol with Chief Justice Fuller administering. A vast crowd cheered as McKinley and Vice President Roosevelt stood together, then he delivered a lengthy inaugural address amid rain, ending with a Capitol lunch before the parade to the White House.
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Washington
McKinley
Capitol
Senate
Fuller
Roosevelt
United States
Cuba
Committee On Military Affairs
Army
Navy
White House
Inaugural Parade Displays Smooth Washington Pageant
Washington witnesses a well conducted inaugural parade for McKinley and Roosevelt with orderly crowds and strong police control. Iron post and wire barriers along Pennsylvania Avenue kept the march route clear from the Peace Monument to Seventeenth Street, a first in inaugural history.
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Washington
McKinley
Roosevelt
White House
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Peace Monument
Seventeenth Street
Two Values in a Purchase and Ivory Soap Savings
The ad explains two values for purchases the cost and the value received. It cites cork at eight cents a pound but notes cork's value lies in its saving when far from shore. It claims Ivory Soap returns ten to twenty times its cost in benefits and urges readers to test it, noting Ivory Soap floats.
Washington Inaugural Parade 1901 Review at White House
The 1901 inaugural parade drew a vast crowd as military and naval units led by cadets from West Point and Annapolis passed the reviewing stands near the White House. The Porto Rican regiment impressed spectators with enthusiasm and the Marine Band alongside the Naval Academy cadets sparked the loudest cheers. President Roosevelt and the Cabinet acknowledged salutes as the parade proceeded, with notable maneuvers by Governor Odell and Governor Yates. The president left the stand around 6 o'clock to rest ahead of the inaugural ball, while the veteran review was canceled due to darkness and weather.
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Hanna
Roosevelt
San Juan
Twenty-third Ohio
Admiral Dewey
Miles
Joe’ Wheeler
West Point
Annapolis
Richmond Grays
National Guard
Capitol
White House
Washington
Naval Cadets
Marine Band
Washington Barracks
Our Islands
Court of Honor
Fifteenth Street
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Streets
Executive Mansion
Executive Avenue
State, War and Navy
Governor's Island
United States Naval Academy
Dewey
Gen. Wheeler
Land
Odell
New York
Yates
Nilinois
Sickles
Man Allegedly Robbed Found Injured on City Sidewalk
A man believed to be H. M. Pierce of 106 West Market was found by dental students around 1 AM on Illinois and Michigan streets, bleeding and able to speak briefly. He claimed his watch and $4 were taken, with another watch and $7.00 found on him at City Hospital.
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H. M. Pierce
West Market
Illinois
Michigan
City Hospital
Hazelwood Case Finalized by State Medical Board
At yesterday afternoon’s meeting the State Medical Board disposed of the Felix W. Hazelwood case from English Indiana. The board concluded that a license should be issued to Hazelwood after lengthy discussion about an alleged forged license.
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State Medical Board
Felix W. Hazelwood
English, Ind
Hazelwood
Young Negro Arrested for Loitering Near Telegraph Spool Theft
James Martin, sixteen, was arrested last night by bicycle police on a loitering charge. He was found watching for another young man who was cutting copies from large spools behind the Telephone Company building. The companion escaped.
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James Martin
Vow Telephone Company
Maerdn
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