The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-05
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Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
ADJUSTMENTS,

GRAND oPERA-HoUsE-ROBsoN & CRANE.
The steady rainfall last night did not prevent
quite a large audience from assembling at the
GraDd Opera-hOuse to greet the popular come
dams, Robson and Crane. For the first time In
this city, if memory is not at fault, they ap-
peared in Leonard Growers four-act comedy,
"Our clearinghouse" which is not an espe-
cially good play, when considered with due re-
gard to dramatic proprieties, but in their hands
very funny one, and the people In front last
night were kept in state of continued merri-
ment. The comedians have introduced much
new business and not a few original lines
and gags Mr.. Crane being particularly
feicitious in this respect. He plays Col. Eleva-
tor in that irrisistibly comical way he has,
while Mr.. Robson's Prof. Gillypod is as funny a
performance as one cares to see, his makeup,
manner and action being artistically ridiculous.
They are admirably adapted to their respective
parts. and if they 90 not succeed in making
'Our Boarding louise" the most amusing of all
the plays in their repertoire, it is simply because
that in it they do not "give the whole show" as
they do in some of the others. They have with
them the largest and best-sekcted company
which has ever supported them here, including
such excellent people as Miss Emily Baker, Miss
May Henry, Mr.. A. 8. Lipman,
Mr. Charles s. Dickson, Mr.. NJ. B. Snyder, Mr.
D. n MOTtlmtf, anu OInofH. MISS henry prayed
a small part with her usual grace and clever
ness, and Mr.. Lipman displayed his versatility
by playing in excellent style the best acting
part in the piece-that of Fioretti, the villain.
Miss Baker, an accomplished actress-with a
slight tendency to be melo- dramaJic however,
made a good Beatrice Mannheim, and Miss
Bradley's elegant dressing AMI natural grace
contributed much to the pleasure of the enter
tainment, The smaller parts were all exceliently
sustained. "Our Boarding House" viii be re-
peated tonight, Tomorrow afternoon aud to-
morrow night. If you miss seeing it by Robson
& Crane you will miss good thing.
ENGLIsH's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEVILS AUG.
TON"
"The DEVILS Auction" which was presented at
Engish's last night to good audience, is one of
those pieces which has no dramatic pretensions
but depends for popularity upon brilliant spec
tacular effects and ballet dancing. 1t is on the
order of the "Back Crook" with Mephisto's de-
MONS red fire and curses without end but the
g. medy element is brought out princ pally in
ments taken at best, and 1t would be interesting
to know who put II together, and what his idea
was-f he had any. However there
is considerable brilliant scenery-twO of
the sets being especially striking
and artistic, fair acting and prettily eOstumed
Rosa Astegiano the premiere, is not especially
good. Mr.. James f. Mafiit, a well-knOwn clown
created much merrlment in the part of Toby,
and other parts were creditably assumed by W.
II. Bartholomew, A. W. Decker and others. AL
bert Martlnetti's contortlon and acrobaIic spe-
cialties wonderful, and he was honored with
several calls last night Incidental to the action
of the piece, Mason and Lord did their funny
burlesque trapeze act, which made a hit; and
other novel features which were introduced