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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1902
Page
10
News of the theaters notes Joe Welch will headline at the Grand Opera House this week with Melodrama and Musical Farce at the Park and Variety at the Empire. The Park presents The Night Before Christmas and The Irish Pawnbroker, while reviews discuss Goethe Sudermann and Sudermann problem plays and a new musical by Edna May.
The article lists Joe Welch in Life in the Ghetto at the Grand Opera House with a lineup including Sullivan Mack Mazie Trumbull Delmore Wilson and others. Supporting cast features Bryants Conlan Ward Spencer Brown Ost Symonds War Bromiey and a chorus.
The Empire’s bill this week features The Matrimonial Club and The Wienerwurst Inn with acts by the Prentice troupe of acro Tom Waters pianist Nowak a diminutive comedian Y and Mason musicians Bohannon Carey song illustrators Sam Shaw German comedian Rogers and Hill Juxgiers and May Geldbert soubrette plus the usual chorus for burlesque music.
Liberati’s Military Band and Concert Company brings seven concerts to Fair Bank closing amusement season in Indianapolis. The Philadelphia based group, now fifty strong, performs with Signor Liberati, famed Imperial cornetist Hering, and four vocalists Katherine Klarer Marie Valdes A Baggetto and Mons Berbegue. They proceed to St Louis after the run.
Noted actors W J Le Moyne and wife may return to the stage if health improves He may join Mrs Le Moyne in Those Present Glen MacEnnoss wrote for her But Mrs Campbell’s New York opening this Tuesday will be Aunt Jeannie EB Benson author is traveling from London for the show Maeterlinck’s Monna Vanna not publicly acted in London due to censorship but privately discussed by Maeterlinck Society members Louis Mann to star in Hoch the Consul at Town Topics critic Clara Lipman to appear in Play Walter Yager new manager for Mann entourage and Dan Dailey tour plans Conried Irving Place Theater returns from abroad with a gold tobacco gift
The piece compares the Rogers brothers to Weber and Fields praising their boisterous humor as simple and popular. It notes differing tastes with interests in Henry Irving and Tony Pastor and suggests the Rogerses fit a broad comedic economy, appealing to a wide audience despite critiques.
Mr. Robert McRitchie of Glasgow suggests Washington style distance based charges for tram fares. He argues a short ride costs less and a longer trip costs more, noting Glasgow’s publicly owned system yields a yearly profit-to-sinking fund and demonstrates that city control benefits the public.
Poem contemplates a heavenly realm beyond mortal doubt and longing for rest. The speaker imagines radiant visions, hovering angels, and a celestial chorus that could banish fear if the afterlife offered sure presence of loved ones and a peaceful stream.
The Merchants Fall Festival and Society Horse Show will feature Dan J. Canary with a new triple act combining spiral ascent cycle whirl and rough rider's down-shoot at Festival Field October 13 through 18. Canary, famed in Indianapolis, performs without protection, delivering a thrill beyond Diavolo. Also highlights include Louis Toreat the French impersonator and a broader fraternal committee organizing festival attractions and theater showcases.
Boston draws many distant associations seeking a convention site and the historical allure of the city. Visitors cite Bun ker Hill, Faneuil Hall, the subway, public library, and art museum as top draws, with journalists naming the Old South and Freedom’s landmarks as essential Boston experiences.
A visiting Alabamian recalls thinking Boston would be quiet before arriving. He describes a hustling city where trolley cars quicken the pace and locals move with purpose, contrasting it with southern towns where people seem less hurried.
Washington letter traces the piano origins from psaltery to harpsichord and pianoforte with key figures Cristofori Broadwood Chickering and Astor. It notes U S piano growth in Philadelphia Newark and Chicago, frame tension, uprights rise, and census values. It also covers organ history from Ctesibius barber to US beginnings in Salem 1743 and Boston leadership, plus reed organ note and American factories.
William Baker, once a prominent vaudeville performer, visits Indianapolis and recalls the Zoo on Mississippi Street and Senate Avenue. He notes how variety shows evolved from saloonlike venues to respected theatre, mentions 25 dollar weekly wages, and recalls figures like Prof. Lawrence Kehr, Turner, Felton, W. H. Leake, and early venues such as Pleasure Garden and Academy of Music.
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