The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

GRAND OPERA HoUsE-@'LA oIARBoNNIERE
LA Charbonnere" (The Charcoal Dealer), DeCour-
eelle Il Cremieuxs sensational French melodrama
was given its initial presentation in this city at the
Grand Operahouse, last night. II is intensely
satonal and ugubrious play hghtened up in theopen
ing acts by little more than suggestion of comedy
and almost drearly tragic in the later 1t is
not attractive play, and the leading part not
exceently acted and the Suggesting unusually good
it would be tiresome and tedious. There are two
strongly dramatic characterizations in it-Catherine
and Pompon-and the other parts little than
conventional. In this respect LA Charbonniere"
is far inferior to the English melodramas,
which have been popular in America for
several years. Mrs D. P. Bowers an actress of much
tragic force and fine power of expression plays the
part of Catherine the charcoal dealer and plays it
excelently. Its requirements great throughout,
and she partieu ary effective in the stimulation of
madness IN the prison scene, and in the succeeding
act where she RECEIVERS her lost by psyche
logical process which has recently become quite eff
fective-in plays. Miss Viola Aliens Pompon adj
miraby done and those who saw her act for the first
time last night viii readily agree with the comp-
which she has been favored elsewhere.
with the exception of Mr.. Leslie Aliens
Marengo which was we'll done Russell's Michel was
stiff and constrained, and Mr.. Franklin showed him.
self to be an indifferent comedian La Chalbonniere
will be repeated tonight, tomorrow afternoon and
tomorrow night.
ENGLIsHS oPERA-HoUsE-''FH SILVER SPUR"
Last night, at Englsh's Opera-house Scott Marbles
comedy drama Silver Spur" with Helen Sedgewick
in the role of Egie received its first presenta-
ton in this city The play has been written to dis
play the speeialtes of soubrette star but contains
many dramatic situations, and has the elements
comedy il. It to satisfy ap audience, and
several of the roles enlist the sympathies
The dialogue is bright bat needs udeious pruning as
several of the quite long The plot turns
upon the masquerading of aged servtor in the role
OF the master who has died and is buried secretly and
the Vaccinations of designing woman to secure the
fortune righfuy belonging to the vivacous niece of
the deceased squire. Miss Helen Sedgewic Elgie,
the heroine was clever in the part land introduced sew
eral new songs and dances, and banjo solo which
was heartily eneored Miss Mille Willard, as Helen
Tracy, was good. and Mr. Charles Theodore made as
much as possible of thankless role. The remaining
roles were well sustained. Silver Spur" will hold the
boards of this theater tonight tomorrow Afternoon
and tomorrow night.
THE MONARCH MUSEUM
Last night the Monarch Museum had the largest
crowd that they have yet had this season. and there is
every indication that the business will continue to in
crease as it has since the opening The curiosi
ties this week the chicken with the human face
the Singalese family, the wax-works, Torquenadas
fortunes, the zulus, the phantom lady General
Tot and the two-headed COW. An excellent
stage performance is given the principal people being
Elsie Loane, favorite Carter the juggler; Ida Lewis
who is about the cleveres child artistic here for
long time; Miss Emma LaMause song and dance
Baby Ralston, and others The performance is a very
entertaining one and yesterday it met with much
favor. The Museum is being patronzed by respecta-
BILE people and has made hit.
GILMoREs zoo THEATER.
Tho Zoo this week has the best speciality show that
has been given there since the season began. Last
night there large audience and much laughter
and applause. Individual hits were made by Mr.
-t,1q,
Tor, dancers; Alice and Edward Clark, the Dudes'
Maggie Bussell and Miss Sadie Cushman, q sweet
voleed singer with an attractive stage presence and
good selection of songs. The performance concluded
with the funny afterpiece "Maloney's Rattle with
j. j. Sullivan in the leading part The company will
remain throughout the week.
MR.. NoRToNs COMING BENEFIT
ST. LOUIS, Dec 1.-The seats at the Olympic
Theater for the benefit of John w. Norton, manager
of the Grand Op "a, which burned week ago yes
terday. sold to-day, and yielded So, 200, with
fourffhs of the seats yet be disposed of. Among
those who purchased boxes and seats are;
Nat Goodwin, $500 J. NJ Hi, 500; Maggie Mitch Mitch
ell 500; Emma Abbott $lo0 Joseph jefferson,
Richard Hooley, 800; Thos. W. Sweeney $780,
Jno Elsler. 300: John A. Mccall 800; John Ma
cauley, $780, ]. b. McCulagh, 800: j. M.
Collier 500; the Southern Hotel, $780, the
LndeH Hotel, 500, and more than
fsCre Of Pastor otS N;s R including Florence
Adrch and DAILY. Robson and Crane took single seats
at $50 and $40 each. Nearly all these will be re-
turned to the house and be resold 1t is expected the
benefit will net about So 600 which will cover about
half of Mr. Norton loss by fire.
NOTES.
The Christmas week attraction at the Grand will
be the Union Square success Storm Beaten"
"Krao, the Missing Link one of the greatest curl
osities in the country will DO exhibition at the
Museum next week,
The attractions for the latter part of the week are
Lillian Oleott in legitimate roles, at Engshs, and
Jacques Kruger in Dreams" at the Grand
Mr.. Scott Marble author of SILVER Spur" is here
with the company which is playing it, He is also the
author of Furnished Rooms States Attorney"
"a Wonderful Book" aid other well-known plays
Neil Percy, an actor who, until recently was with
the Silver Spur" party, and another member of the
company had spirited fight in the Brunswick Hotel
last night in which blood shed but no lives lost
At rehearsal of one of his plays Sardou makes the
and carefully notes the effect of the play and acting
upon them; and he is not satisfied until their emotions
are aroused.
Professor Aginton, fine skater gave his first ex-
hibtion at the Meridian Rink last night and With
mucn applause. He is an artist on wheels He will
week and Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Wyndham still refuses to divulge the name of
the author of The Candidate" Much curiosity pre-
walls on the subject Justin H Mccarthy, son of
Justin Mccarthy, and c. McRae are both named as
being responsible for the work. If intended for repre-
sentation in America it would have to be wholly re-
written
gentleman who going to take his family to see
dramatic performance. the other day surprised
to see his wife packing large trunk and filling two
large baskets with eatables before starting What
on Garth are you doing that for, inquired the hus
band. Why returned the wife, 1T says the play
bill that six weeks elapse between the first and second
acts"
Mr.. Howard P. Taylor, the dramatist whose sue
ceesful play Caprice, recently presented here
by Minnie Madden, is in the city He is rewriting
and rearrainging La Charbonniere' for Brooks &
Dickson and in the version played last night the first
three acts had been worked over by him. Mr.. Taylor
is also the author Of Snow Flake in which Miss
Annie Pixley was first successful.
On account of a dsgrsceful scene enacted at the