Vinegar Buyer critique targets Kendall stage play
The writer dissects The Vinegar Buyer by Kendall, noting debt to James Whitcomb Riley for Jap Miller inspiration but arguing the play’s characters are not representative of Indiana or any state. It condemns the offense to taste, questions Kendall’s shift from vaudeville, and mocks Marion Abbott and Walter Thomas performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinegar Buyer
James Whitcomb Riley
Jap Miller
Mr. Riley
Miller
Mr. Kendall
Mr. Winslow
Joe Miller
Kendall
Viner Buyer
Miana
Indiana
New York
Hascomb's Corners
Marion Abbott
New England
Walter Thomas
San Toy at English's This Evening
English's presents the musical comedy San Toy with the same company as last season. George K. Fortesque portrays the Mandarin Yen How Elgie Bowen plays the title role Sarong Lambert acts as the Emperor and Samuel Collins as Li The piece is humorously intelligent and the music pleasantly melodious The theater orchestra will join with the companys orchestra for the performance.
Vaudeville at Grand Opera House Delights and Delivers
This week’s vaudeville at the Grand Opera House features the Meredith sisters and Dorsch and Russell, a Spanish trained act. Fanny Rice recites Salvator and a doll cabinet routine, with Sabel delivering songs and impressions. Cole and Delosse perform on the slack wire, the De Forests dance, and Fields and Ward return with refined comic material. The program closes with a biography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Meredith
Dorsch
Russell
Fanny Rice
Salvator
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Oliver Doud Yron
Helene Mora
Miss Rice
Tenny
Josephine Sabel
Cissy Loftus
Miss Loftus
Miss Sabel
Sabel
Cole
Delosse
Fields
Ward
Zig Zag Alley at Park Theater Opens Three Day Run
A Park Theater farce Zig Zag Alley opens a three day engagement. The cast includes Ben Dillon and Lillie Seiger with Ella Shields whose audience remarks sparked a brief incident. Musical numbers include Andrew O Neil singing Because I Love You So and Shields with Seiger on cornet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theater
Ben Dillon
Dillon
Lillie Seiger
Ella Shields
Miss Shields
New York East Je
Andrew O' Neil
Cornet
Miss Seiger
Moonlight Maids Delight Marred by Gallery Interference
The Empire management should not permit gallery ruffians to disrupt a strong performance by The Moonlight Maids given yesterday. The incident underscores the need for better crowd control to protect artists and audiences in future shows.
Variety in a Vaudeville Show Noted for Music and Laughs
A vaudeville bill features Tona Hanlon whose singing pleases the lower floor while gallery rowdies cause consternation. Williams and Adams perform sketches with mixed reception though several acts draw laughs, including Frey Allen and Evans in A Single Lesson and the Walker Sisters singing and dancing. Richard Craig and Walter Ardell deliver music with less comedy, and Mr and Mrs Harper open with negro songs and buck dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tona Hanlon
Williams
Adams
Frey
Allen
Evans
Walker Sisters
Williams and Adams
Richard Craig
Walter Ardell
Hinman Strohm Decatur Wedding in Simple Home Ceremony
Miss Anna Strohm and Rolla P. Hinman of Decatur Illinois wed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Medearis on East Pratt street. The Rev. Owen Davies Odell officiated as the bride wore a green tailor gown and no attendants. The couple will visit Chicago before settling in Decatur. guests to be received after November 1. The bride’s brother J E Strohm gave her away. Mrs Hinman will reside in Decatur after a short stay at the Hotel English.
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Hinman—Strohm
Anna Strohm
Rolla P. Binman
Decatur
Charles William Medearis
East
Pratt Street
J. E. Strohm
Owen Davies Odell
Second Presbyterian Church
J. A. Dunkel
Akron
Albert Coombs
Alexandria
Josie Marly
W. H. Green
First Methodist Protestant Church
Evans—Vanes
Pigs Feet in Church Sparks Expulsion Move
Isidor Wulfson faces formal expulsion from Knesses Israel at a meeting tonight in Eddy and Merrill streets church. He is accused of bringing pigs feet into the church and placing them on Solomon Trotsky seat. Wulfson, an inspector on the City Board of Health, claims the action stems from Trotsky antipathy and his own trouble with the rabbi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isidor Wulfson
Knesses Israel
Eddy and Merrill
Wulfson
Solomon Trotsky
Trotsky
City Board of Health
Woman Fights Burglar At East New York Street Home
Mrs. Fred Wilkins of 726 East New York street surprised a burglar inside her house yesterday afternoon. The intruder, Charles Idler from Pittsburg, was chased by a crowd and captured in a stable near Noble street after a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wilkins
East
New York Street
Noble Street
Charles Idler
Pittsburg
Idler
Miss Elizabeth Collins in Serious Condition After Injury
Miss Elizabeth A. Collins principal of school No. 54 remains unconscious after a Sunday afternoon collision at Pratt and Broadway. Authorities report her condition as serious as she lies in a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth A. Collins
Pratt and
Broadway
Apron design blends beauty with protection by May Manton
Home dressmaking hints describe a white lawn apron with frills and needlework band. The model features a square neck with frilled shoulder lines, front and back tucked below the neck, then flowing into soft folds suitable for various apron fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Manton
Pattern 4264 for girls dress sizes 4 and 6 years
Instructions describe a fitted yoke band dress with shoulder bretelles and a center back closure. Material for medium size 6 years totals 2 yards 36 inch wide fabric plus 1 yard embroidery and 1 yard insertion. Pattern coupon offers 10 cents and requires a self addressed stamped envelope to Pattern Dept The Journal Indianapolis Ind, with one week for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jetter
the Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
Hotel guest arrested for alleged bad check at Sherman House
J. E. Wright, a temporary Sherman House guest, was arrested yesterday on a charge of violating the hotel law after attempting to pay his bill with a worthless check. He claimed to be from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Wright
Sherman House
Chicare
Jewelry sale ad from J P MyLeatry at Monument Place
A jeweler at 28 Monument Place promises special ring centerpieces this week with a large stock of diamonds and a selection for buyers to choose from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. myLeatry
Monument Place
United Irish League Opens in Boston with Irish Leaders Present
A Boston gathering marks the first United Irish League convention with John Redmond Michael Davitt John Dillon and others among delegates. John Finerty opens with an address condemning English rule citing famine evictions and oppression and urging Irish unity and armed readiness if allied. The convention elects John F Finerty as chair and adjourns sine die after pledging support for Ireland independence and urging Americans to contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United Irish League
John E. Redmond
M. P
Michael Davitt
John Dillon
Ireland
John Blake
United States
Smith
New Jersey
Patrick Egan
Chill
Patrick Ford
John Finnerty
England
Ngland
Balfour
Wyndham
Edward I
Bourke Cochran
District of Columbia
Canada
John F. Finerty
Chicago
Mike Davitt
Two Costly Fires Start From Defective Flues
Defective flues caused two fires last night at the homes of H. T. Harris 822 Eugene Street causing about 200 damage and H. C. G. Bals 1208 College Avenue suffering about 1000 damage. The fires began earlier before discovery as smoke filled the rooms and the families had difficulty escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Harris
Eugene Street
H. C. G. Bals
College Avenue
City News Notes and Local Events Highlight Week
Police halted several slot machines during festival week. A rummage sale runs next Monday for a week at 989 West Thirtieth. Fifteen year old Joseph Hunter crushed ankle at North Indianapolis Station. possible amputation. Charles M Chatten injured in Northwestern avenue sewer with internal injuries and broken ribs. Fifth precinct Warren township election boards meet tomorrow at Stop 15 Greenfield line. Howard Chandler Christy in city consulting with Bowen Merrill. teaches at Cooper Union and New York School of Art. guests of W C Bobbs. Rudolph Schwarz says Pingree bronze statue in Grand Circle Park Detroit to be completed by Jan 1. Joseph Pingree Jr and others inspected clay model. bronze transfer to begin. Deed filed for Armstrong Park division lots to Armstrong Park Land Company. price 157 dollars. No house closer than 25 feet to lot lines on several streets and Northwestern avenue.
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Ladies’ Aid
Home Presbyterian Church
Thirtieth Street
Joseph Hunter
North
Indianapolis
City Hospital
Charles M. Chatten
Northwestern Avenue
Fifth
Warren Township
John A. Furguson
Greenfield
Howard Chandler Christy
Bowen- Merrill Company
Christy
Sousa
Virginia Horned
Old Vincennes
Otis Skinner
Cooper Union
New York School of Art
W. C. Bobbs
Rudolph Schwarz
Pingree
Grand Circle Park
Detroit
Joseph Pingree, Jr
Governor Pingree
Michigan
Charles Schmidt
Detroit Pingress Monument Association
John McDonaldson
Schwarz
William L. Elder
Arthur F. Potts
Elder & Potts
Armstrong Park
Armstrong Park Land Company
County Recorder’s Office
Frank Fisher Declared Out of Danger Amid Gum Hemorrhage
Vaudeville actor Frank Fisher had suffered unusual gum hemorrhages that drew public concern, but medical reports now say he is out of danger. Doctors note improvement and stability, with no immediate complications observed as treatment continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fisher
Indecency in posters stirs W C T U protests
At the National W C T U convention in Portland Maine Mrs Amelia D Martin urged adoption of a New York County W C T U resolution condemning billboard nude figures and public displays. She supported Helen M Goulds resolution opposing midway dances at the St Louis world fair and urged actions to curb indecent shows. The session heard reports from seven superintendents and discussed prohibition, home protection, and humane education laws now in force in California and Colorado. Union labor topics and international labor events were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Amelia D. Martin
New York
Department of Literature and Art
St. Louis
Exposition Company
Treasuey
Mary I. Lovell
Pennsylvania
Department of Mercy
California
Colorado
Nebraska
Committee On
Tin Plate Workers Convene Over Rebate Plan
The Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Plate Workers meets in Pittsburg to consider the American Tin Plate Company's rebate proposal. Delegates from tin plate plants discuss a percent reduction to fill foreign orders as production and imports shape industry balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Workers
Shaffer
American Tin Plate Company
Tin Plate Company
William B. Leeds
Sensation in Court as Man Claims to Be Victim
In Knoxville Tennessee Justice Beard faced a dramatic interruption as a man claiming to be Silas Harlin entered the Supreme Court chamber and declared he was the murdered man. Clarence Peake, condemned for the Harlin killing, is confined to an asylum after a long sentence. Harlin asserts Peake shot another person and fled to Colorado before returning to challenge the death claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Clarence Peake
Silas Harlin
Supreme Court
Beard
Silas Hurlin
Peake
Lo Court
Hurlin
Colorado
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